About health insurance
Congress is eyeing 3 paths to end surprise billing. Here's what they look like: The headline is the content of the article, which is a good summary of the strategies being debated. No indication yet which will win out.
About the public’s health
Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report: “CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 26 million flu illnesses, 250,000 hospitalizations and 14,000 deaths from flu.”
By 2060, a quarter of U.S. residents will be over age 65: “Between 1970 and 2015, life expectancy rose by almost 8 years, but it’s only predicted to rise about 6 years between 2017 and 2060. That’s because in the latter half of the 20th century, there were decreases in infectious diseases and cardiovascular deaths, increases in vaccinations as well as the promotion of exercise and anti-smoking campaigns.” Like other countries, if we want to keep the population “young” we need to focus on immigration.
About emerging technology
Attacking pancreatic cancer with the help of the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease in cows: “The peptide was taken from the VP1 coat protein of the foot-and-mouth virus. It can target integrin αvβ6, a protein that’s overexpressed in most pancreatic cancers but is low or absent in the normal pancreas.” Read the research article here.