SUMMER: From UCare via Facebook, VERBATIM: “Ah #summer. UCare Medical Director Dr. Cantor says ‘Enjoy! And take these #safety #precautions for your health.’” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/46lPex5 (SPONSORED: UCare)
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POLL: Via YouGov, VERBATIM: “53% of Americans strongly or somewhat oppose Trump's budget, which was signed into effect earlier this week; 35% support it. Opposition to the budget has risen 10 percentage points since we first asked about it in April of this year. Just after Trump's budget was passed during his first term in 2017, it was opposed by a slightly smaller margin — 41% to 28% — than the margin against his current budget.”
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WEATHER: Via Environmental Health News, VERBATIM: “A USA TODAY/Ipsos poll found 58% of Americans think extreme weather is worsening, with 30% reporting recent personal experience of events like floods or severe storms. While most Americans believe climate change is reversible, 56% think people aren’t willing to make the necessary changes; only 18% believe progress is being made.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3U4BqiR
PARENTING: Via Morning Consult, VERBATIM: “Today’s parents are parenting differently: About 3 in 10 parents say they follow a ‘gentle parenting’ approach, yet only 14% say their own parents did the same. Raising a ‘mini-me’ is common: Nearly three-fourths (73%) of parents say their children are involved in the same activities they were as a child. Parents use tech as a reward and babysitter: 32% of parents say they use screentime ‘often’ as a reward, and 21% say they do the same to get a break.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4eNLdDM
SCREEN TIME: Via The Guardian, VERBATIM: “The number of 12- to 15-year-olds who take breaks from smartphones, computers and iPads rose by 18% to 40% since 2022, according to the audience research company GWI, drawing on a survey of 20,000 young people and their parents across 18 countries.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4lpp1ST
CHILD CARE: Via Associated Press, VERBATIM: “About three-quarters of U.S. adults see child care costs as a ‘major problem,’ but only about half say helping working families pay for child care should be a ‘high priority’ for the federal government, according to the June poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GAmHcu
INCONTINENCE: Via New York Post, VERBATIM: “A new survey found that one in 10 older men have experienced urinary incontinence — but half of those affected haven’t discussed it with their doctor. In a recent double-blinded poll of 2,000 U.S. men aged 60 and older conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Boston Scientific, 11% of the men surveyed reported that they have experienced urinary incontinence. However, 58% of those men have not discussed it with their doctor.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/462OoVN
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JAILS: Via Minnesota Reformer, VERBATIM: “A new law that requires Minnesota jails to give people access to their previously prescribed medications has been temporarily suspended in response to a lawsuit from the Minnesota Sheriffs Association. Advocates for the mentally ill and incarcerated people are now fighting back. The lawsuit seeks an injunction, arguing that the Larry R. Hill Reform Act would require medical professionals to use medication that ‘could be harmful or fatal to inmates.’ Sheriffs, counties, companies that provide health care in jails and doctors they employ also signed onto the suit.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GBwHlI
HHS PANEL: Via CNN, VERBATIM: “The US Department of Health and Human Services called off an upcoming meeting of expert advisers on preventive health care, raising questions about the future of the longtime nonpolitical advisory group. An HHS spokesperson confirmed to CNN that the US Preventive Services Task Force — which has set recommendations for cancer screenings, STI testing and other preventive care — will not meet Thursday, as previously scheduled.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3ImAfc3
MEDICAID SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OF US: Medicaid keeps Minnesota’s hospitals strong and ensures communities across the state have access to care. Policymakers must protect Medicaid so every Minnesotan — regardless of income or health status — can get the care they need, when they need it. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3FtrCuH (SPONSORED: Minnesota Hospital Association)
BIDEN: Via Axios, VERBATIM: “Former President Joe Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, refused to answer questions to the House Oversight Committee today, citing the Fifth Amendment and doctor-patient confidentiality. Why it matters: The committee is investigating Biden's decline while in office, and O'Connor had regular access to Biden during his presidency while publicly attesting to his fitness during the re-election campaign. What they're saying: The Republican Chairman of the Committee, James Comer (R-Ky.), said afterward that ‘Dr. O'Connor took the Fifth when asked if he was told to lie about President Biden's health and whether he was fit to be President of the United States.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GwTUpi
MORE: From House Oversight Committee via X, video from Dr. O’Connor’s deposition. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/44ToIK2
WORKFORCE: Via Axios, VERBATIM: “A small but growing number of employers are offering immigrants support in obtaining visas and green cards — especially those looking for physicians and surgeons, according to new data from jobs site Indeed. Why it matters: Immigration plays a key role in filling jobs within industries facing labor shortages — with health care at the top of the list. How it works: The share of job postings that include an offer of visa support spiked over the past few years — from 0.04% in June 2021 to 0.14% in May.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4nxWE6i
TODAY: Via KTTC-TV, VERBATIM: “A new children’s dental clinic in Rochester is officially opening its facility in a unique way. Children’s Dental Health Services is marking 19 years in its new home of serving low-income families. It plans to use floss as the ribbon during its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Jul. 10, at 4 p.m.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4kCwUDb
GENDER CARE: Via Stat, VERBATIM: “The Department of Justice has issued ‘nearly 20 subpoenas’ to clinics that provide gender-affirming care in relation to ‘transition-related investigations,’ DOJ chief of staff Chad Mizelle said at an event held by the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday. The department has also issued subpoenas to major manufacturers of ‘the drugs used in trans-related medical interventions’ in relation to investigations around drug marketing laws and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Mizelle added. The announcement is the latest Trump administration move to target providers of gender-affirming care. In June, the FBI requested tips from the public on clinics that provide this care, and in May, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent letters to nine hospitals requesting information about their protocols.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4nHj5WF
VACCINES: Via Becker’s Hospital Review, VERBATIM: “A coalition of pharmacy organizations, including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, has called for major U.S. health insurers to preserve existing vaccine coverage without increasing patient cost-sharing. In letters sent to major insurers including UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and trade groups such as AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the organizations expressed concerns about the potential coverage changes following updates by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, according to a July 8 news release from the ASHP.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4llwiD0
ESSENTIA HEALTH INVESTS IN TWIN PORTS NURSES: Total payroll for Essentia Health Duluth-Superior nurses is $164 million, with $53 million paid in salary increases over the past 3 years. Essentia Health has also increased clinical support staff by 10% over the past 3 years, providing additional support for those nurses. Over half of Duluth area nurses have been with us for over 5 years and enjoy exceptional work-life balance. To join our team at Essentia Health, search for openings HERE: https://fluence-media.co/3FzLe0i (SPONSORED: Essentia Health)
AI: Via Mayo Clinic, VERBATIM: “An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Mayo Clinic and Ultromics, Ltd., an AI echocardiography company based in Oxford, England, is highly accurate in screening for cardiac amyloidosis, a rare and progressive type of heart failure, according to a new study. The model is the first and only AI tool of its kind. Researchers from Mayo Clinic and Ultromics, with investigators at the University of Chicago Medicine and collaborators around the world, validated and tested the model on a large and multiethnic patient population and compared its abilities to other diagnostic methods for cardiac amyloidosis.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4ktr6Ml
DOULAS: Via KFF Health News, VERBATIM: “Two bipartisan bills, introduced in separate chambers of the South Carolina General Assembly, would require both Medicaid, which pays for more than half of all births in the state, and private insurers to cover the cost of doula services for patients who choose to use one. South Carolina isn’t an outlier. Even as states brace for significant reductions in federal Medicaid funding over the next decade, legislatures across the country continue to pass laws that grant doula access to Medicaid beneficiaries.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4lMrk1R
STUDY: Via NBC News, VERBATIM: “Fungal infections are getting harder to treat as they grow more resistant to available drugs, according to research published Wednesday in The Lancet Microbe. The study focused on infections caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, a fungus that is ubiquitous in soil and decaying matter around the world. Aspergillus spores are inhaled all the time, usually without causing any problems. But in people who are immunocompromised or who have underlying lung conditions, Aspergillus can be dangerous.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GFC17D
GONORRHEA: Via UofM CIDRAP, VERBATIM: “High and rising levels of tetracycline resistance globally will likely limit the ability of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) to prevent gonorrhea infections, according to a study published today in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers from the University of Melbourne examined data from 67 studies of tetracycline resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, covering 51 countries and 80,645 isolates.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GDZd68
FRESH15: The latest season of Fresh15 includes interviews with new Minnesota House members. So far, five new members have shared their goals, background and fun facts before they take office in a historic session this January.
Rep. Kari Rehrauer
Rep. Wayne Johnson
Rep. Julie Greene
Rep. Keith Allen
Rep. Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
ADDICTION: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “For Minnesotans suffering from chemical addiction, there are barriers to treatment. ‘From wanting help to getting help, there is a huge gap in between,’ said Neal Schmidt, a licensed drug and alcohol counselor at Northwoods Haven Outpatient Addiction Center in Hopkins, Minnesota. An estimated 290,000 adults in Minnesota are in need of substance use disorder treatment.
Barriers include cost, lack of insurance, waitlists and co-occurring disorders. Only 18% of substance use programs and 9% of mental health programs are equipped to properly treat both. ‘We treat both the addiction and mental health at the same time,’ said Schmidt. The new practice is offering free, fully covered spots in its Intensive Outpatient Program.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3Tusd3h
PRECEPTIS: Via news release from Golden Valley-based Preceptis, VERBATIM: “Preceptis Medical, Inc., a commercial-stage medical technology company transforming pediatric ENT care, today announced the appointment of Dave Carey as Chief Executive Officer. Carey assumes leadership as the company accelerates toward full market release of its flagship product, the Hummingbird® Tympanostomy Tube System (TTS).” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45YkVMA
ROBOTS: Via The Guardian, VERBATIM: “Automated surgery could be trialled on humans within a decade, say researchers, after an AI-trained robot armed with tools to cut, clip and grab soft tissue successfully removed pig gall bladders without human help. The robot surgeons were schooled on video footage of human medics conducting operations using organs taken from dead pigs. In an apparent research breakthrough, eight operations were conducted on pig organs with a 100% success rate by a team led by experts at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the US.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/40aCtRW
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EXHAUSTION: From Johns Hopkins via Science Daily, VERBATIM: “When you're mentally exhausted, your brain might be doing more behind the scenes than you think. In a new study using functional MRI, researchers uncovered two key brain regions that activate when people feel cognitively fatigued—regions that appear to weigh the cost of continuing mental effort versus giving up. Surprisingly, participants needed high financial incentives to push through challenging memory tasks, hinting that motivation can override mental fatigue. These insights may pave the way to treating brain fog in disorders like PTSD and depression using brain imaging and behavior-based therapies.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44VJk4k
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