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The Latest in Health News from Lathams Pharmacy     Section Page News - Modern Healthcare Patient says Jefferson Health missed the mark on EHR-driven marketing Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:39:15 EDT As hospital systems try to figure out the best way to use electronic health records to promote services, they also need to be aware that patients may receive targeted marketing messages. In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:50:19 EDT The portrait of the opioid epidemic has long been painted as a rural white affliction, but the demographics have been shifting for years as deaths surged among Black Americans. The pandemic hastened the trend by further flooding the streets with fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid, in communities with scant resources to deal with addiction. Chicago county faces one-two punch of nurse strikes Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:33:17 EDT About 900 nurses are on a one-day walkout today, with other county workers planning to start a strike of their own Friday. Aduhelm raises questions about financial conflicts among patient groups Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:50:59 EDT Critics say patient advocacy groups should disclose their financial ties with companies when lobbying for the approval of new medications. CVS wins California drug overcharge trial Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:40:36 EDT A jury cleared CVS of claims in a drug overcharge trial, where plaintiffs alleged the company worked with pharmacy benefit managers to overcharge health plans and insured drug buyers. Democrats propose $400 billion Medicaid boost for home care Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:04:28 EDT States would have to opt in to the program to receive a 10 percentage point increase in the federal Medicaid match that must go to expanding home- and community-based services. Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:17:24 EDT "Breakthrough" infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That's about 0.1%. Biden quietly transforms Medicaid safety net Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:52:07 EDT “We’ve had discussions at the federal level in the last 90 days that are completely different from where we’ve ever been before,” said Jennifer Langer Jacobs, Medicaid director in New Jersey. FDA to warn about heart inflammation after vaccination Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:39:38 EDT The Food and Drug Administration is preparing language to warn patients about the rare possibility of heart inflammation in young men and teen boys who receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, while stating the benefits still outweigh the risks. Black and Brown Americans suffer most in biggest U.S. drop in life expectancy since WWII Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:41:28 EDT With coronavirus infections falling in the U.S., many people are eager to put the pandemic behind them. But it has inflicted wounds that won't easily heal.