Michael Scaturro

@ajc, @kffhealthnews; formerly @business, @guardian

[Michael Scaturro @MPScaturro]

Can a sunscreen chemical used safely for decades in the EU, etc., rebuild trust? Experts I spoke to for @KFFHealthNews hope so.

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

“People are not shunning sunscreen because they have stopped believing UV is dangerous. They are shunning it because they have lost trust in what is in the bottle.” Will a newly approved sunscreen chemical change that?

@MPScaturro reports ⤵️ https://t.co/bWO1YO4ywU

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

NEW: In driving for Lyft, Tramaine Carr has become a critical part of the nation’s medical transportation system.

@MPScaturro reports on how ride-hailing companies are ferrying patients long distances to key appointments. https://t.co/AcSRdP6HH4

[Helen Haskell @hhask]

.@MPScaturro: Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber To Travel Far Distances to Medical Care https://t.co/eYUEipK8EL via @kffhealthnews

[CaliforniaHealthline @CalHealthline]

Uber and Lyft have become a critical part of the nation’s infrastructure for transporting ailing people from their homes — even in rural areas — to medical care sites in major cities such as Atlanta.

@MPScaturro reports: https://t.co/j3rCliwTo2

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

NEW: Sunscreen is under fire in the U.S. @MPScaturro reports on why Americans don’t have the same lotions to protect against skin cancer as the rest of the world. https://t.co/0kGDGDkhVt

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Skin cancer is by far the most common cancer in the U.S., but Americans have less effective sunscreens than people in Europe and Asia. Read why a 1938 U.S. law is getting in the way.

@MPScaturro reports for KFF Health News & @NBCNews. ⤵️ https://t.co/nfR4syeeby

[Michael Scaturro @MPScaturro]

Thank you, @ATabarrok, @AdeAdamson, @ewg, @dqasci for sharing your thoughts on how the U.S. can improve sunscreens.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Sunscreens in the U.S. just aren't that good, and it all comes down to ingredients.

The FDA hasn't approved key chemicals that provide more protection from ultraviolet rays that can cause skin cancer and lead to wrinkles. https://t.co/px83HVcmJl

[Michael Scaturro @MPScaturro]

Just in time for summer: I wrote about sunscreens for @NBCNews and @KFFHealthNews.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Sunscreens in the U.S. just aren't that good, and it all comes down to ingredients.

The FDA hasn't approved key chemicals that provide more protection from ultraviolet rays that can cause skin cancer and lead to wrinkles. https://t.co/px83HVcmJl

[Michael Scaturro @MPScaturro]

I wrote about rural hospital closures in the U.S., and the impact on Georgia.

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

While major U.S. metro areas boast the world’s finest medicine, rural America is suffering from a dearth of coverage and hospital closures, according to a wide-ranging report on the state of rural healthcare in America. https://t.co/tRUgoSTzLC

[Michael Scaturro @MPScaturro]

Scotland, Australia, Portugal on track to eliminate cancers caused by HPV. Georgia and California redouble efforts to catch up.

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

Cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) can be entirely eliminated via a vaccine given to kids, but in Georgia and some other states, not enough young people are taking the shot. https://t.co/laK2g1wFuL

[Michael Scaturro @MPScaturro]

I wrote about the U.S.'s nationwide drug shortage, and its impact on Georgians.

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

As the federal government investigates the role of pharmaceutical distribution companies in a nationwide shortage of generic drugs, Georgians say they are having trouble accessing some critical medicines. https://t.co/uoAQauJ5jh

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

As the Georgia Senate continues attempts to legalize sports betting, experts say the Peach State should look closely at lessons learned in the 38 other U.S. states that have legalized the practice. https://t.co/qVJv2oH8k1

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

NEW: Florida’s decision to apply for permission to import drugs from Canada isn’t likely to lower prices for most Georgians. But it could be a first step towards reigniting a debate around why Americans pay more for the same drugs. https://t.co/oYJaFlU3g3

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

People 50-plus years old now represent half of all Americans with HIV. To curb the spread, the U.S. wants to cover PrEP drugs, which prevent HIV, for older Americans on Medicare.

📝: @MPScaturro, KFF Health News-@abcnews

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

NEW: A new federal plan to pay for HIV prevention drugs for older Americans could help the U.S. catch up to nations in Europe and Africa that are on track to end new HIV infections by 2030, @MPScaturro reports: https://t.co/PXexl04T29

[ABC News @ABC]

A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort to catch up to much of Europe and Africa in stemming the spread of the virus. https://t.co/1DQS8WUIfw

[Sabriya Rice @sabriyarice]

Researchers say it’s past time for the @US_FDA to restrict chemical hair straighteners due to @NIH-funded studies linking them with breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers. https://t.co/AvjN1LHDTE

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

NEW: A proposed @EPA rule calls for companies to disclose PFAS manufactured or imported since 2011. The chemical industry is upset, while environmental health advocates worry because the rule wouldn’t ban the chemicals outright.

📝: @MPScaturro https://t.co/WMwwzIAbFJ

[Kytja Weir @kytja]

What's in that lipstick? More than a dozen states are currently trying to make up for lax federal oversight on dangerous chemicals like formaldehyde, lead, and arsenic in cosmetics, @MPScaturro reports. https://t.co/7CPmxay3YR via @khnews

[Michael Scaturro @MPScaturro]

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