In the issue of the InnovationRX week, we look at the spread of both measles and misinformation, for this, the doj that goes after medical journals, HHS policy changes to Covid vaccines and much more. To take it to your inbox, Sign up here.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.
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More 624 cases of measles have been confirmed only in Texas this year (Until Tuesday), with about 800 confirmed cases across the country. Twenty -five states so far have seen cases of the disease this year, and the outburst in Texas has been genetically linked to spread to both New Mexico and Kansas.
But measles is not the only thing that is spreading: misinformation about the disease is also, too, According to a new survey from the Kaiser Foundation. Republicans were particularly prone to this misinformation. For example, the study found that while two -thirds of democratic parents knew that measles was on the rise this year, only one -third of the Republican parents.
The spread of misinformation is a challenge for public health efforts. There is no approved treatment for measles, making vaccination the best approach to control of the disease. However, research found that 21% of Americans falsely believe that such vaccines cause autism, 16% believe that measles being shot is more dangerous than illness and 23% believe that vitamin A can prevent infections from measles, even when they have been infections. Secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kansas have reported 37 cases of measles by mid -March and in informing about the disease yesterday, Governor Laura Kelly urged parents vaccinate their children and blame the vaccination movement to deteriorate the problem. “Talk to your doctor. Ask questions. Get the facts and then make a plan,” he told Kansans.
Trump’s doj goes after medical journals to wake up a lot
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In Trump administrationEven medical academic journals are examined to wake up very much.
On April 14, Medical Journal Medical Journal, which focuses on respiratory diseases and sleep medicine, received a letter from Edward Martin, the younger one, the US Attorney General of the Columbia region, exploring whether the publication is “partisan” “competitive views”. Medpage today He said last Friday that at least three magazines had received the letters. Did not recognize the other two posts.
On Wednesday, the New England Medicine newspaper confirmed to Tower that he had also received such a letter. “We support the publishing independence of medical journals and the rights of first modification for free expression”, Dr. Eric Rubin, Nejm’s Editor -in -chief, he said by email.
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Biotechnology and pharmacy
Minister of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, younger weighs the idea of drawing a recommendation for children to get COVID-19 vaccines, reports Political. If this does this could be a problem to stop the effect of the disease on children. Long Covid has been proven to be most widespread Among children than previously believed, leading to chronic health problems, while Covid -9 has higher mortality rate Among children from other respiratory diseases such as influenza. The discussion about whether children should receive the Covid-19 vaccine comes to his heels Orders to stop working In federal contracts with at least three biotechnology companies developing next generation COVID vaccines.
Plus: GenenTech has Agreed With repertoire immune drugs for the development of treatments for autoimmune diseases. The repertoire will receive a down payment of $ 35 million and up to $ 730 million in additional land payments plus rights.
Digital health and ai
World Havas Communication Company made a strategic investment In Ostro, an AI company for the sciences of life founded by Tower 30 Under 30 Alums Chase Feiger and Ahmed Elsayyad, as part of the previously announced an investment of $ 450 million in AI. Prior to this agreement (the financial figures of which were not disclosed), Ostro had increased a total of $ 56 million in a $ 250 million assessment.
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China Restrictions on rare land It’s not just a problem for electric vehicles – they also create a high risk for medical equipment such as magnetic resonance imaging. These critical minerals enter permanent magnets used for the operation of the engines, so they are used to diagnostic machines. Rare land are also used in other ways in health care. For example, gadolinium is used to produce a liquid contrast that is injected into patients before they receive scanning to help doctors more easily diagnose brain tumors.
Plus: Biolinq, which develops biomedues for precision health, announced A $ 100 million funding round.
Public health and hospitals
In Pennsylvania, Crozer Health Hospitals They close. Thousands of workers working there received emails on Monday morning that the system was closed despite the months of the parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, to find a buyer. Meanwhile, the Providence Health System, which controls 51 hospitals in all western United States, is freezing non -clinical recruitment Because of the “financial funds”.
Agreement of the week
Nourish, a Telehealth platform connecting patients with registered dieticians, announced today It has increased a $ 70 million B -series round to an un -announced valuation, bringing its total investment to $ 115 million. The company, founded by Tower 30 Under 30 Alums Aidan Dewar, Stephanie Liu and Sam Perkins, aims to provide personalized nutritional support to patients suffering from chronic diseases-for example, providing dietary plans for those taking GLP-1 drugs such as OZEMPIC. The company plans to use the new capital to develop new products and expand its network of dieticians.
What do we read
A new approach to strangulation that biologists call “genes jumping” can help Treat diseases associated with aging.
Ireland has become a global node of pharmaceuticals-Now is support For the impact of Trump’s proposed invoices.
Trump’s administration has been frozen Billions of dollars of healthcare payments pending manual reviews, creating huge payment delays.
New invoices imposed by the federal government threaten significant impact The minimum lines of hospitals across the country.
THE Supreme Court appeared divided on the provision of the affordable care law providing free preventive care.
The fda inhibits quality control program For milk and other dairy products after cuts in workforce.
New research suggests that vintage antibiotic streptomycin can serve as Treatment for metastatic cancer.
Nih is Reduce funding For women’s health initiative, one of the largest research programs of the federal government for women’s health.
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