Weekly Dose Health News for January 2025

January 6, 2025

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Fleeing the LA fires alone on a wheelchair: ‘I had to take my chances’: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/10/fleeing-california-wildfires-los-angeles

HHS proposes HIPAA update to boost healthcare cybersecurity: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hhs-hipaa-security-rule-update-cybersecurity/736451/

ACA signups set to smash record at 24M with enrollment continuing: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/aca-enrollment-2025-record-high/736803/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202025-01-08%20Healthcare%20Dive:%20Payer%20%5Bissue:69314%5D&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive:%20Payer

Mental health disorders attributed to more service member hospital stays than any other ailment: DoD: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mental-health-disorders-attributed-more-service-member-hospital-stays-than-any-other-ailment-dod

Aussie scientists use toxins to kill off world’s most dangerous creature: https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-scientists-use-toxins-to-kill-off-worlds-most-dangerous-creature-100121843.html

January 13, 2025

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DEA proposes long-awaited special registration for telehealth prescribing, with heightened scrutiny for virtual platforms: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/dea-proposes-registry-system-telehealth-rx-heightened-scrutiny-telehealth-platforms

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/DEA-2023-0029

Changes in Patient Care Experience After Private Equity Acquisition of US Hospitals: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2829041

New obesity definition sidelines BMI to focus on health: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00123-1

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(24)00316-4/abstract

ACA Preventive Services at the Supreme Court: https://www.kff.org/quick-take/aca-preventive-services-at-the-supreme-court/

January 20, 2025

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Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and online posts: https://apnews.com/article/trump-health-communications-cdc-hhs-fda-1eeca64c1ccc324b31b779a86d3999a4?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZPftTkqREgA5eyH8oeqMKzJZcRmz1xI8XAA5EWkq1HmQGYNl7-LtId11g_aem_r2vn1MOkVgJZt-uAGnmpWQ%23#

Trump declares U.S. will withdraw from the World Health Organization: https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/01/20/g-s1-42918/trump-world-health-organization-withdrawal

US withdrawal from WHO is unlawful and threatens global and US health and security: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31527-0/fulltext

UnitedHealth CEO says U.S. health system ‘needs to function better’: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/unitedhealth-ceo-says-us-health-system-needs-function-better-rcna187980

January 27, 2025

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RFK Jr., Trump’s pick for HHS, grilled about vaccines again in Day 2 hearing: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5281452/trump-cabinet-picks-rfk-confirmation-hearing-help-committee

What to know about an AI transcription tool that ‘hallucinates’ medical interactions: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/what-to-know-about-an-ai-transcription-tool-that-hallucinates-medical-interactions

Claims Denials and Appeals in ACA Marketplace Plans in 2023: https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/issue-brief/claims-denials-and-appeals-in-aca-marketplace-plans-in-2023/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9CC5riVBBQtqFSXmF-R__s48zXHf4r9I_ylCpksLIqw49x4yo7T1EF44CKeIg3WRh3b35MDPWdD38rcUbgTzziQyxnog&_hsmi=344299747&utm_content=344299747&utm_source=hs_email

https://connect.kff.org/healthcare.gov-insurers-denied-nearly-1-in-5-in-network-claims-in-2023-but-information-about-reasons-is-limited-in-public-data?ecid=ACsprvu-bHqmZhqEf8dYjCSydNXzW9YPLjdmwjNYE6fHA9R2LbS9cNjX31WG6GnqwuxqeqbUTP8Q&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Be9Q4ggyvxj8bOxrGWIZoKagcb4-G449TtmD0G9eycLUDLdQP-2k1r6bVZ32BDVHOypiuFe7Xwkl9973l4z7ego-ObQ&_hsmi=344299747&utm_content=344299747&utm_source=hs_email

‘Carnivore diet’ caused yellow lumps to grow on man’s hands and feet: https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/carnivore-diet-caused-yellow-lumps-to-grow-on-mans-hands-and-feet

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2828915