Boycott launched against American Diabetes Association includes journal

The headline reports a boycott against the American Diabetes Association, including its journal, but the provided excerpt does not include further details on that boycott. The excerpt is a STAT Morning Rounds newsletter by Chelsea Cirruzzo. It opens by marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, with Cirruzzo reflecting on growing up in New York and the lasting impact on people around her, and promotes a First Opinion essay by a New York City thoracic surgeon who treats first responders still facing extraordinary health challenges from exposure to the toxic aftermath of ground zero.

The newsletter then covers President Trump's promise to send $500 refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, mostly in swing states, with checks arriving ahead of the midterms. The checks would go only to people who do not receive federal subsidies for their insurance plans, after Republicans declined to extend enhanced ACA premiums that expired at the end of last year. The White House said the money will help "Americans most exposed to the higher costs imposed by the Biden administration's gross mismanagement of Obamacare." People are eligible if they live in one of the 30 states using the federal government's ACA marketplace, such as Ohio and Florida. It remains unclear whether only people with current coverage qualify, or whether people who had plans in the past may also get checks. STAT colleagues Bob Herman and Tara Bannow have more on the unclear legality of the move.

Next, the newsletter describes a rare FDA de novo classification issued last week to an algorithm from Powerful Medical that aims to help triage patients to the right care when they are having chest pain. The vast majority of AI devices go to market through the FDA's 510(k) clearance pathway; fewer than 10 each year receive de novo classification, which typically requires more clinical evidence. The algorithm, Queen of Hearts, can detect patterns indicating a patient is experiencing the most severe kind of heart attack, when a coronary artery that supplies blood to the heart is completely blocked off. It can thereby help doctors ensure a patient gets treatment as soon as possible to open the blockage and restore oxygen to the heart. STAT's Katie Palmer has more on what it means for patients and doctors if ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction patterns can be detected more quickly with an EKG.

The excerpt ends with the beginning of an item on a platinum-based treatment for children with certain cancers. It notes the treatment can be a lifeline, but can also cause healthy cells to mutate, with the sentence cut off at "potent." No further details on that item or the boycott are included.