‘Medicare for All’ Candidate in 2024; Exploding MRI Machine; Doc Convicted of Murder

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Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) says the country would get “Medicare for All” by the end of his first term. (The Hill)

The Biden administration announced that HealthCare.gov enrollment for 2024 coverage has exceeded 15 million people.

The FDA fully approved budesonide (Tarpeyo) to reduce the loss of kidney function in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy, also known as Berger’s disease, Calliditas Therapeutics announced. Previously, the capsules won accelerated approval to reduce proteinuria in these patients.

Juul sent a premarket tobacco product application to the FDA asking for authorization of its new menthol-flavored vape pods.

The FDA alerted healthcare providers about a class I recall of the Philips Panorama 1.0T HFO MRI machine due to risk of explosion during a quench procedure caused by a helium gas buildup. There has been one reported explosion, with no reports of injury or death.

In St. Louis, Northview Village Nursing Home closed suddenly and placed its 170 residents at other facilities. (NPR)

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reinstated its masking policy due to a wave of local respiratory illness. (Boston 25)

Public health officials are trying to encourage more vaccination in kids, as some states are more lenient than others in allowing vaccine waivers for public schoolers. (AP)

A low dose of midazolam administered preoperatively did not improve patient satisfaction in older people undergoing surgery. (JAMA Surgery)

Restrictions on abortion limit the medical interventions that pregnant cancer patients can undergo. (STAT)

Following global deaths related to toxic cough syrup, India banned the use of an anti-cold drug combination of chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine in children below 4 years old. (Reuters)

Patients who initially thought they would be good candidates for SGLT-2 inhibitors are turning to older drugs used for weight loss. (CNN)

The World Health Organization and UNICEF released their first joint psychological intervention designed for adolescents experiencing distress.

California doctor Eric Scott Sills, MD, was found guilty of killing his wife, who had helped him run his fertility clinic. (NBC News)

Australian nurses are shunning permanent employment and taking temporary agency contracts instead. (ABC)

A “Saturday Night Live” comedy sketch about sickle cell disease was not received well by patient advocates. (STAT)