Heat-related deaths in the U.S. rose 117% between 1999 and 2023, with more than 21,500 people succumbing over that time, according to a new analysis of Centers for Disease Control data.
The big picture: Heat waves are getting longer and more intense, and as temperatures continue to rise from climate change, planners in at-risk areas should expand access to hydration and public cooling centers and make other accommodations, researchers wrote in JAMA.
Select Walmart Great Value apple juice is being recalled in 25 states because the product contains potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.
Why it matters: The Food and Drug Administration has designated the recall as Class II, which means it "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences."
⚕️ Psychologists and psychiatrists are opting out of taking insurance as health plans increasingly decide who can get mental health treatment and for how long. (ProPublica)
💉 Drugmakers have Mpox vaccines ready to ship to stop a potential pandemic but World Health Organization regulations have slowed access. (NYT)
✍🏻 Former President Trump's running mate, JD Vance, said that Trump would veto a federal abortion ban if Congress were to pass one. (NBC News)
🏥 Anthony Fauci is recovering at home after being hospitalized for six days with West Nile virus. (Axios)
A select group of private equity-backed physician practices benefited from the federal process for resolving billing disputes for out-of-network care, collecting payouts well above what insurers would have paid in-network, an analysis of 2023 data shows.
Why it matters: The findings from Georgetown University researchers in Health Affairs raise more questions about whether the No Surprises Act is actually having a dampening effect on health costs and premiums paid by consumers, as was projected.
The growing concierge medicine market has a new target demographic: college students and their anxious parents.
Why it matters: It's the latest example of how expanded access to health care is available to those willing to pay, which critics say drives up costs without necessarily improving outcomes.
A person in New Hampshire has died from the mosquito-borne virus eastern equine encephalitis, and Massachusetts health officials warn 10 counties are at high or critical risk from the disease that's been detected in several states.
The big picture: There are currently no vaccines or medicines available to treat EEE, also known as "Triple E," which about 30% of people die from, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Friday, former President Trump posted to Truth Social: "My Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights." In an interview that aired Sunday, his running mate told NBC News Trump would veto a federal abortion ban.
While Trump, who has touted himself as the person who "was able to kill Roe v. Wade," appears to be softening his messaging on abortion, his campaign surrogates are being pressed to clarify his changing stance on the issue.
Here's what you may have missed when newsmakers hit the airwaves this Sunday, August 25.
