April 2025 Health News Roundup

Topics in this News Roundup:

• Cancer
• Cardiology
• Children's Health
• Chronic Health Conditions
• COVID-19
• Criminalization of Medicine
• Disabled Populations
• Endocrinology
• Environmental Health
• Financial Concerns
• Flu Season
• Food Safety
• Gastrointestinal Health
• Good News
• Government and Advocacy
• Health Care Systems
• Health Equity and Access to Care
• Immunology
• Insurance
• Infectious Disease
• Measles Outbreak
• Medical Care
• Medical Education
• Medical Research
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Medications and Prescribing
• Mental and Behavioral Health
• Neurology
• Obesity and Weight Loss
• Physicians
• Public Health
• Reproductive and Sexual Health
• Respiratory Health
• Rheumatology
• Rural Populations
• Social Factors Affecting Health
• Substance Use and Treatment
• Vaccination

Cancer

• Hyperglycemia: A Risky Side Effect of Certain Cancer Drugs (Medscape, 4/25/25)
• New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Higher Cancer Risk (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/23/25)
• Vitamin D’s Potential Role in Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Immune Health (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/23/25)
• Overweight-to-Obese Trajectory in Adulthood May Raise Ovarian Cancer Risk (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/22/25)
• Cancer Death Rates Higher for Children in Neighborhoods With Persistent Poverty (HealthDay, 4/21/25)
• More Than 3.8 Million US Lung Cancer Deaths Averted During 1970 to 2022 (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/18/25)
• Disparities Evident in Treatment, Survival for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer (HealthDay, 4/17/25)
• More exercise linked to lower cancer risk in longitudinal study (Washington Post, 4/7/25)

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Cardiology

• CAD and Inflammation: What’s the Connection? (Medscape, 4/29/25)
• Housework and Other Incidental Activities May Reduce Cardiovascular Risk (Medscape, 4/24/25)
• Heart Failure Tied to Worsening of Neuropsychological Symptoms (HealthDay, 4/22/25)
• "The Barriers Are Real": Antoine Keller, MD, on Geography and Cardiovascular Health (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/18/25)

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Children's Health

• Frequent Use of Antibiotics Linked to Asthma, Allergies in Children (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/17/25)
• HHS eliminates advisory committee on newborn screening ahead of vote on rare disorders (NBC, 4/17/25)
• Eviction Moratoria Reduced Child Maltreatment Rates During Pandemic (HealthDay, 4/16/25)
• Child’s Full Recovery From Concussion May Take 3 Months Plus (Medscape, 4/3/25)

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Chronic Health Conditions

• General
  • Loneliness Poses a Clinical Risk for Patients With Chronic Illness (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/29/25)
  • RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted (AP, 4/12/25)
• Anxiety and Depression
  • Troubling Trend: US Depression Rates Climb While Treatment Lags (Medscape, 4/17/25)
  • Living Alone With Depression, Anxiety May Up Suicide Risk (Medscape, 4/14/25)
  • Poor air quality increases depression risk (The Hill, 4/5/25)
• Asthma
  • Switch to race-neutral test fixes missed asthma among Black kids (American Medical Association, 4/16/25)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • All ADHD Meds Tied to Small Blips in Blood Pressure and Pulse (MedPage Today, 4/7/25)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • RFK Jr’s Major Autism Study to Use Private Health Records (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/25/25)
  • Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition (The Guardian, 4/24/25)
  • HHS walks back NIH Director's claim of new autism database (Fierce Healthcare, 4/24/25)
  • Many in the autism community say RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are  (CNN, 4/19/25)
  • AAPD Joins Statement from Leading Autism + Disability Orgs re: Evidence-Based Research and Support for Autistic People (American Association of People with Disabilities, 4/17/25)
  • Florida Democrat chides RFK Jr. over ‘disrespectful’ rhetoric around autism  (The Hill, 4/17/25)
  • Gwen Walz on RFK Jr. comments: People with autism ‘contribute more to this nation than this man ever will’  (The Hill, 4/17/25)
  • RFK Jr. to refocus federal autism research on environmental factors (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/16/25)
  • Autism rate increased, CDC says in report that contradicts RFK Jr. on cause  (NH Union Leader, 4/15/25)
  • CDC report says autism rates are rising due to better screening, contradicting RFK Jr.  (The Hill, 4/15/25)
  • Autism Society says RFK Jr.’s comments ‘unrealistic and misleading’ (The Hill, 4/11/25)
• Bipolar Disorder
  • Groundbreaking Studies Expand Genetic Associations With Depression and Bipolar Disorder (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/4/25)
• Chronic Pain
  • Cannabis Linked to Sustained Relief From Pain, Fatigue (Medscape, 4/21/25)
• Cystic Fibrosis
  • Guidelines Developed to Improve Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/28/25)
  • Guidelines Developed to Improve Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis (HealthDay, 4/18/25)
•  Diabetes
  • New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Higher Cancer Risk (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/23/25)
  • Automated Insulin Delivery May Benefit Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/18/25)
  • Housing Instability Linked to Worse Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/14/25)
  • Malnutrition-Related Diabetes Officially Named ‘Type 5’ (Medscape, 4/11/25)
  • More Than 250 Million Individuals Unaware They Have Diabetes (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/7/25)
• HIV/AIDS
  • Historic Redlining Linked to Delays in HIV Treatment and Viral Suppression (Medscape, 4/28/25)
  • Hepatitis C Clearance in HIV Coinfection Linked to Participation in Ryan White Services (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/21/25)
  • Hospitalization for Severe Mpox Significantly More Likely With HIV Coinfection (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/16/25)
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Study Reveals Racial Disparities in IBD Healthcare (Medscape, 4/18/25)
  • Biologic Overlap During Medication Switches Is Safe in IBD (Medscape, 4/14/25)
• Long COVID
  • Long COVID Symptoms Persist up to 3 Yrs Post-Hospitalisation (Medscape, 4/14/25)
  • Long COVID Cuts Imperil Treatment Progress, Researchers Warn (Medscape, 4/7/25)
• Migraine
  • Allergic Diseases Linked to Increased Risk for Migraine (Medscape, 4/17/25)
  • Treating dry eye disease may reduce migraine severity (Healio, 4/17/25)
  • Poor Oral Health Linked to Migraine, Chronic Pain in Women (Medscape, 4/15/25)
• Sickle Cell Disease
  • C-Reactive Protein Increases During Menstrual Cycle in Females With Sickle Cell Disease (HealthDay, 4/15/25)

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COVID-19

• US CDC advisers discuss narrowing use of COVID-19 booster shots (Reuters, 4/15/25)
• Bias Reduction, Better Access Key to COVID-19 Equity Gains (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/14/25)
• Long COVID Symptoms Persist up to 3 Yrs Post-Hospitalisation (Medscape, 4/14/25)
• COVID-19 Linked to Increased Kidney Risks in Children (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/11/25)
• Long COVID Cuts Imperil Treatment Progress, Researchers Warn (Medscape, 4/7/25)
• State AGs file lawsuit against HHS' $11B clawback of COVID-19, public health grants (Fierce Healthcare, 4/1/25)

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Criminalization of Medicine

• 988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal (CNN, 4/25/25)
• DOJ Accuses CHEST and Other Medical Journals of Bias, Demands Response by May 2 (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/25/25)
• (New Hampshire) GOP lawmaker wasn’t fired over transgender bathroom comments, business owner says (Concord Monitor, 4/25/25)
• Trump administration faces suit over withheld family planning funds (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/25/25)
• Trump DOJ asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse ruling allowing transgender troops (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/25/25)
• A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens (KFF Health News, 4/24/25)
• Federal judges pause U.S. Education Department enforcement of DEI ban (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/24/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire federal judge partially blocks Trump administration DEI ban (Concord Monitor, 4/24/25)
• (New Hampshire) Senate Bill Banning Trans Girls from Bathrooms and Sports Shelved for Now (InDepth NH, 4/24/25)
• (New Hampshire) Heated Debate on Transgender Health Care Prohibitions for Minors (InDepth NH, 4/23/25)
• Transgender troops ban, nationwide freeze argued in U.S. appeals court (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/22/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH judge deciding whether to block anti-DEI directive to schools  (Concord Monitor, 4/17/25)
• (New Hampshire) Parental rights bill easily clears state Senate  (NH Union Leader, 4/17/25)
• (New Hampshire) The criminalization of medicine fails New Hampshire’s physicians and patients (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/17/25)
• Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/16/25)
• (New Hampshire) Transgender Access to Bathrooms, Sports Teams Debated (InDepth NH, 4/16/25)
• (New Hampshire) Concord superintendent joins over 100 school leaders in signing controversial DEI certification, but says equity work will continue  (Concord Monitor, 4/15/25)
• An emboldened anti-abortion faction wants women who have abortions to face criminal charges (AP, 4/12/25)
• Abortion Bans Tied to Drop in OB-GYN Workforce in States With Restrictions (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/11/25)
• As DOGE slashes services, disability advocates fight to maintain government lifelines (Yahoo News, 4/11/25)
• (New Hampshire) ‘Really scared’: Parents of kids with disabilities confront Education Department chaos (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/8/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH Republicans pursue more restrictions on trans rights, building on recent bans (NH Public Radio, 4/8/25)
• (New Hampshire) Planned Parenthood To Close St. Johnsbury Clinic, Impacting NH North Country Residents (InDepth NH, 4/8/25)
• The Trump administration withdrew 11 pieces of ADA guidance. How will it affect compliance? (AP, 4/8/25)
• (New Hampshire) As NH Republicans aim to ban DEI, disability advocates and others sound the alarm (NH Public Radio, 4/3/25)
• Trump’s DEI Undoing Undermines Hard-Won Accommodations for Disabled People (KFF Health News, 4/3/25)
• AAPD and Disability Advocates Sue Social Security Administration and DOGE to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security Services (American Association of People with Disabilities, 4/2/25)
• (New Hampshire) House Republicans advance anti-DEI law in state budget (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/2/25)
• Supreme Court confronts South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood (The Hill, 4/2/25)
• Trump administration targets Planned Parenthood’s family-planning grants (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/2/25)
• (New Hampshire) After a Democrat Leaves, House Republicans Vote To Eliminate DEI in State Contracts (InDepth NH, 4/1/25)
• (New Hampshire) House committee reverses vote, adopts prohibition on DEI activities and spending (Concord Monitor, 4/1/25)
• (New Hampshire) Planned Parenthood says Trump officials froze family planning funding in NH, Maine (NH Public Radio, 4/1/25)
• SCOTUS to hear oral arguments in abortion-related case (The Hill, 4/1/25)

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Disabled Populations

• Nearly One in Four Families of Children With Disabilities Face Financial Hardships (HealthDay, 4/29/25)
• (New Hampshire) People can’t wait: Supporting adults with disabilities is a moral and fiscal priority (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/18/25)

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Endocrinology

• Menopause Under Researched in Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 4/28/25)
• Automated Insulin Delivery May Benefit Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/18/25)
• Housing Instability Linked to Worse Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/14/25)
• Malnutrition-Related Diabetes Officially Named ‘Type 5’ (Medscape, 4/11/25)
• More Than 250 Million Individuals Unaware They Have Diabetes (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/7/25)

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Environmental Health

• Smoke Pollution Linked to Increase in Hospitalizations in Older Adults (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/30/25)
• Nearly Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, New Report Finds (HealthDay, 4/25/25)
• (New Hampshire) Wildfire risk is rising in New Hampshire — and science has identified the culprit (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/25/25)
• (New Hampshire) Trump attack on state climate laws likely doomed, but attempts to yank funds may be next (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/10/25)

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Financial Concerns

• Trump’s New Tariffs Could Drive Up Health Care Costs, Experts Warn (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/8/25)

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Flu Season

• First US Pediatric Patient With Avian Influenza A(H5) Identified in CA (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/22/25)
• (New Hampshire) This has been NH’s deadliest flu season on record (Concord Monitor, 4/11/25)
• Trump’s Immigration Tactics Obstruct Efforts To Avert Bird Flu Pandemic, Researchers Say (KFF Health News, 4/10/25)
• Bird Flu Virus HPAI A(H5N1) Detected in Domestic Cats of Dairy Farmworkers (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/7/25)
• Implementing the Improving Vaccination Model Raises Flu Vaccine Rates for High-Risk Children (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/4/25)
• FDA suspends program to improve bird flu testing due to staff cuts (NH Union Leader, 4/3/25)

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Food Safety

• USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry (AP, 4/24/25)
• FDA milk quality testing program suspended after job cuts (The Hill, 4/23/25)
• FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections (AP, 4/18/25)

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Gastrointestinal Health

• IBS and CIC Surged Among US Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/30/25)
• The Hidden Connection Between Air Quality and Gut Health (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/21/25)
• Gastrointestinal Disease Tied to High Physical, Financial Burden (HealthDay, 4/18/25)
• Study Reveals Racial Disparities in IBD Healthcare (Medscape, 4/18/25)
• Biologic Overlap During Medication Switches Is Safe in IBD (Medscape, 4/14/25)

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Good News

• (New Hampshire) Cheshire Medical Center releases latest Community Benefits Report (Cheshire Medical Center, 4/30/25)
• (New Hampshire) John T. Mullen, MD, FACS, named chair of the department of surgery at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine (Dartmouth Health, 4/25/25)
• (New Hampshire) Cottage Hospital Receives 5-Star CMS Rating For Cleanliness (Cottage Hospital, 4/22/25)
• (New Hampshire) Catholic Medical Center enhances maternity care with new midwifery program and physicians (Catholic Medical Center, 4/15/25)
  (New Hampshire) Michelle Savoie, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Named Chief Nursing Officer of Exeter Hospital (Exeter Hospital, 4/15/25)
• (New Hampshire) DHMC appoints Serena H. Chao, MD, MSc, to head new geriatrics section (Dartmouth Health, 4/9/25)
• (New Hampshire) Weight Management Program at Wentworth Douglass Hospital Earns Metabolic and Bariatric Accreditation (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 4/8/25)
• (New Hampshire) DHMC opens adolescent medical psychiatry unit to help address ongoing shortage of pediatric mental health beds (Dartmouth Health, 4/1/25)
• (New Hampshire) Wentworth-Douglass Hospital plans new Emergency Department at Ridge in Rochester (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 4/1/25)
• (New Hampshire) Work continues on new state psychiatric hospital in Concord (Concord Hospital, 4/1/25)

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Government and Advocacy

• (New Hampshire) Bill on school mask mandates in crosshairs in NH Senate (Concord Monitor, 4/30/25)
• Trump Restores Title X Funding for Two Anti-Abortion States — While Wiping It Out Elsewhere (KFF Health News, 4/30/25)
• (New Hampshire) Bill Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities Another Blow to Local Control, Committee Told (InDepth NH, 4/29/25)
• Decimated public health systems, a depleted federal workforce and the deletion of safety nets that maintain the health security of America are all outcomes of President Trump’s first 100 days (American Public Health Association, 4/29/25)
• How Trump chipped away at abortion access in his first 100 days (The Hill, 4/29/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire State Police join ICE task force (Concord Monitor, 4/29/25)
• American College of Physicians Recommends Ways Physicians Can Be More Effective Advocates for Patients and Profession (American College of Physicians, 4/28/25)
• (New Hampshire) Health Care Cuts in House Budget Get Second Look in Senate Finance (InDepth NH, 4/28/25)
• (New Hampshire) Protect Mental Health in the NH State Budget (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 4/28/25)
• For Our Health warns the proposed HHS budget cuts put Americans at risk (American Public Health Association, 4/25/25)
• HHS, RFK Jr. sued again over $11B infectious disease grant cuts as measles threat rises (Fierce Healthcare, 4/25/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH News Recap: Access to Medicaid, addiction treatment and more at risk amid proposed spending cuts (NH Public Radio, 4/25/25)
• Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition (The Guardian, 4/24/25)
• CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/24/25)
• HHS walks back NIH Director's claim of new autism database (Fierce Healthcare, 4/24/25)
• Reproductive health group, ACLU sue Trump administration over Title X funding (The Hill, 4/24/25)
• Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Federal Health Budget (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/24/25)
• (New Hampshire) Trump’s cuts to federal funding draw concern from New Hampshire health advocates (Concord Monitor, 4/24/25)
• Explaining the HHS Draft Budget and Why It Is Harmful to Disabled People (American Association of People with Disabilities, 4/23/25)
• Fate of Black Maternal Health Programs Is Unclear Amid Federal Cuts (KFF Health News, 4/22/25)
• (New Hampshire) 2025 NH Legislative Session – Crossover Recap (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 4/18/25)
• Trump's White House launches COVID website that criticizes WHO, Fauci and Biden (NH Union Leader, 4/18/25)
• Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs (AP, 4/17/25)
• Leaked HHS budget signals $40B in cuts, assumes ACA subsidies expire (Fierce Healthcare, 4/17/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Insurance Department Implements Statewide Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills (NH Insurance Department, 4/17/25)
• (New Hampshire) ‘Hit from all sides right now’: Proposed budget cuts could strain NH’s safety net health system (NH Public Radio, 4/14/25)
• (New Hampshire) Concern Expressed for State Services Under House Passed Budget (InDepth NH, 4/14/25)
• 5 Ongoing Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration Regarding Health Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/11/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Futures' Statement on the House State Budget Proposal (New Futures, 4/10/25)
• (New Hampshire) The House has finalized its budget. Here’s what’s in it. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/4/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH House Committee Approves $15.6 Billion Two-Year Budget Plan (InDepth NH, 4/3/25)
• Booker makes a stand against Trump – and doesn’t stop for 25 hours (The Guardian, 4/2/25)
• Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance? (AP, 4/1/25)
• (New Hampshire) House Budget Recommends Dramatic Cuts To Health Programs (InDepth NH, 4/1/25)
• (New Hampshire) The C-L Psychiatrist’s Practical Guide to Legislative Advocacy Skills—And why it is Imperative for C-L Psychiatrists to Utilize these Skills (Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 4/1/25)

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Health Care Systems

• (New Hampshire) Elliot, Southern New Hampshire health systems say separate is better (NH Union Leader, 4/25/25)
• (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health launches health care information campaign (NH Union Leader, 4/22/25)
• Covid Worsened Shortages of Doctors and Nurses. Five Years On, Rural Hospitals Still Struggle. (KFF Health News, 4/18/25)

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Health Equity and Access to Care

• Weight Stigma Remains a Barrier to Patient Care (Medscape, 4/18/25)
• What to do when incarcerated patients need surgery (American Medical Association, 4/15/25)
• American Advocacy and Action for Minority Health in 2025 (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/4/25)

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Immunology

• Antibody Response to Food Allergens in EoE Goes Beyond IgG4 (Medscape, 4/30/25)
• Historic Redlining Linked to Delays in HIV Treatment and Viral Suppression (Medscape, 4/28/25)
• Natural Killer Cell Deficiency Linked to Certain Recurring Viral Infections (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/4/25)
• Genetics and Environment Both Play a Role in Childhood Allergy Progression (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/3/25)

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Infectious Disease

• United States Seeing Increase in Pertussis Cases (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/30/25)
• Ticked off: Threat of tick-borne illness on the rise (NH Union Leader, 4/28/25)
• Whooping cough cases are rising again in the US (AP, 4/24/25)
• Why Malaria Treatments Are Failing and How to Respond (Medscape, 4/24/25)
• Hepatitis C Clearance in HIV Coinfection Linked to Participation in Ryan White Services (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/21/25)
• CDC Provides New Resources for Dengue Amid Ongoing Risk (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/18/25)
• Hospitalization for Severe Mpox Significantly More Likely With HIV Coinfection (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/16/25)
• Prepare for Climate-Driven Outbreaks: The Tools You Need (Medscape, 4/16/25)
• (New Hampshire) TB Update: DHHS Announces Additional Testing Clinics in Manchester, New Hampshire (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 4/11/25)
• TB Cases Go Undetected In Prisons, Threatening Nearby Communities (HealthDay, 4/8/25)
• Invasive strep infections have more than doubled in the U.S., CDC study finds (NBC, 4/7/25)
• Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally (CNN, 4/2/25)

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Insurance

• Watch: Why Insurance Companies Are Denying Coverage for Prosthetic Limbs (KFF Health News, 4/18/25)
• Don’t fall for these myths on prior authorization (American Medical Association, 4/17/25)

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Measles Outbreak

• Revisiting the measles: Who should get a vaccine? (NH Union Leader, 4/26/25)
• The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here’s what to know (AP, 4/25/25)
• US Faces Largest Measles Outbreak Since 2000 (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/25/25)
• US may have millions more measles cases over next 25 years if childhood vaccination rates continue to decline, study says (CNN, 4/25/25)
• Measles Misinformation Is on the Rise — And Americans Are Hearing It, Survey Finds (KFF Health News, 4/23/25)
• Poll: Belief in false measles claims correlated with lower vaccination rates (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/23/25)
• Measles cases in Texas rise to 624, state health department says (NH Union Leader, 4/22/25)
• Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr. later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer  (CNN, 4/19/25)
• Half of US states have reported measles cases this year  (CNN, 4/18/25)
• Montana reports first measles cases since 1990  (The Hill, 4/18/25)
• US has 800 measles cases and outbreaks in several states. Here’s what you should know (AP, 4/18/25)
• CDC Urges Extra Measles Shot for Some US Travelers Amid Outbreak (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/17/25)
• CDC ‘scraping’ to find resources to help states respond to growing measles outbreaks  (The Hill, 4/16/25)
• CDC scientist: Texas measles outbreak response hurt by funding cuts  (NH Union Leader, 4/16/25)
• Slashed Federal Funding Cancels Vaccine Clinics Amid Measles Surge (Medscape, 4/16/25)
• Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US (AP, 4/13/25)
• US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know (AP, 4/11/25)
• US Measles Battle Hindered by Confusion Over Health Secretary Response (Medscape, 4/9/25)
• Second child dies of measles in Texas amid rising outbreak (The Guardian, 4/6/25)
• Measles vaccination rate may be even lower than estimated, leaving kids vulnerable amid outbreak (CNN, 4/4/25)
• Texas measles outbreak approaches 500 cases  (The Hill, 4/4/25)
• Tracking measles cases in the United States (CNN, 4/4/25)
• Measles cases in Texas rise to 422, state health department says (NH Union Leader, 4/1/25)

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Medical Care

• Abortion Bans Have Affected Pulmonary/Critical Care Delivery (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/30/25)
• Avoidable Deaths Rise in US Despite Increased Health Spending (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/25/25)
• Emergency Care Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable in the United States (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/25/25)
• Community Health Workers May Help Lower Hospitalizations (Medscape, 4/24/25)
• EDs Struggle to Screen, Respond to Social Determinants of Health, Survey Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/23/25)
• Supreme Court Case Targets Free Preventive Care Provided by the Affordable Care Act (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/22/25)
• Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Braidwood Case (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/22/25)
• ACOG: Preventive Care Critical to Protecting the Health of Ob-Gyn Patients (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 4/21/25)
• Trump Cuts Agency That Works to Make the Nation’s Healthcare Safer (Medscape, 4/4/25)
• 11% of Americans Cannot Access Quality Health Care, Survey Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/3/25)

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Medical Education

• AMGA, Wilmington Health launch value-based care learning network (Fierce Healthcare, 4/17/25)
• (New Hampshire) Bill mandating child abuse education for health providers rejected by New Hampshire House (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/10/25)

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Medical Research

• Researchers say moms and babies are ‘going to get hurt’ by federal pregnancy data team cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/28/25)
• NIH Prohibits Grant Recipients From Participating in DEI Programs, Boycotting Israel (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/25/25)
• RFK Jr’s Major Autism Study to Use Private Health Records (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/25/25)
• ACOG Concerned about Harmful Cuts to NIH’s Women’s Health Initiative (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 4/24/25)
• After criticism, HHS reverses plan to cut funds for a landmark study on women’s health (CNN, 4/24/25)
• Uncertainty around NIH funding leaves Alzheimer’s studies in limbo (CNN, 4/24/25)
• HHS Cuts Funding for NIH-Based Women's Health Initiative Threatening Decades-Long Study (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/23/25)
• AAPD Joins Statement from Leading Autism + Disability Orgs re: Evidence-Based Research and Support for Autistic People (American Association of People with Disabilities, 4/17/25)
• Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump (KFF Health News, 4/17/25)
• Top NIH nutrition researcher studying ultraprocessed foods departs, citing censorship under Kennedy  (CNN, 4/17/25)
• How Dismantling DEI Efforts Could Make Clinical Trials Less Representative (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/11/25)
• Permanent injunction issued preventing NIH cap on research payments, but appeal expected (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/7/25)
• Democratic AGs sue National Institutes of Health over disrupted medical research grants (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/4/25)
• Researchers Challenge NIH's Politically Driven Grant Cancellations (American Public Health Association, 4/2/25)

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Medicare and Medicaid

• (New Hampshire) In the News: U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander Visits MCH to Discuss Medicaid and Medicare Cuts (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 4/28/25)
• (New Hampshire) ‘It's like slow genocide’: Crowd rallies against proposed Medicaid cuts (Concord Monitor, 4/25/25)
• (New Hampshire) Ayotte To Meet With Medicaid Supporters (InDepth NH, 4/24/25)
• Cutting federal Medicaid expansion funding could lead to 30K additional deaths: Analysis (The Hill, 4/23/25)
• (New Hampshire) In Manchester, those treating substance use disorder fear the repercussions of Medicaid cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/21/25)
• Why Better Data and Awareness Matters for Medicaid Work Requirements (Managed Healthcare Executive, 4/17/25)
• (New Hampshire) Hospitals sue state over NH’s Medicaid tax  (Concord Monitor, 4/16/25)
• Jennifer Haley Debunks the Belief That Medicaid Work Requirements Will Push Its Users to Work (Managed Healthcare Executive, 4/16/25)
• (New Hampshire) Work Requirement Will Not Move the Needle, Committee Told (InDepth NH, 4/16/25)
• Medicaid Work Requirements Could Lead to Major Coverage Losses Across Expansion States in the U.S. (Managed Healthcare Executive, 4/15/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Hospital Association Statement on Litigation Challenging the Constitutionality of the Medicaid Enhancement Tax (NH Hospital Association, 4/15/25)
• States Push Medicaid Work Rules, but Few Programs Help Enrollees Find Jobs (KFF Health News, 4/15/25)
• (New Hampshire) Hassan releases report on Medicaid's success in battling fentanyl addiction (NH Union Leader, 4/14/25)
• Trump HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for at Least 80 Million People (KFF Health News, 4/11/25)
• ‘If They Cut Too Much, People Will Die’: Health Coalition Pushes GOP on Medicaid Funding (KFF Health News, 4/3/25)
• More than 5 million could lose Medicaid coverage if feds impose work requirements (NH Union Leader, 4/3/25)
• Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Deeply Unpopular Across Party Lines, New NAMI-Ipsos Poll Finds (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 4/3/25)

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Medications and Prescribing

• Pharma tariffs would raise U.S. drug costs by $51 billion annually, report finds (NH Union Leader, 4/25/25)
• Millions in the U.S. take this drug. Tariffs might complicate their care  (NH Union Leader, 4/14/25)

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Mental and Behavioral Health

• Loneliness Poses a Clinical Risk for Patients With Chronic Illness (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/29/25)
• Medical Debt Tied to Higher Likelihood of Forgone Mental Health Care (HealthDay, 4/25/25)
• Trends in Mental Health Diagnoses Among Publicly Insured Children (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/24/25)
• Prevalence of Depression Increased Over Last Decade (HealthDay, 4/22/25)
• Wildfire Smoke Linked to Increase in Mental Health ED Visits (Medscape, 4/18/25)
• Troubling Trend: US Depression Rates Climb While Treatment Lags (Medscape, 4/17/25)
• Living Alone With Depression, Anxiety May Up Suicide Risk (Medscape, 4/14/25)
• Collaborative Care Model Offers Success in Reducing Suicide Risk, New Report Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/10/25)
• (New Hampshire) Mental health funding facing House cuts, drawing concern (Concord Monitor, 4/10/25)
• Discrimination Tied to Worse Mental Health in US Adults (Medscape, 4/8/25)
• (New Hampshire) Proposed House Budget Cuts Could Mean No End In Sight for Emergency Department Boarding (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 4/8/25)
• All ADHD Meds Tied to Small Blips in Blood Pressure and Pulse (MedPage Today, 4/7/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH Delegation To Kennedy: Restore $80M in Mental Health Substance Abuse Treatment (InDepth NH, 4/7/25)
• Poor air quality increases depression risk (The Hill, 4/5/25)
• DOGE Job Cuts Hit Federal Workers’ Finances and Mental Health (KFF Health News, 4/4/25)
• Groundbreaking Studies Expand Genetic Associations With Depression and Bipolar Disorder (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/4/25)
• (New Hampshire) Judge praises NH’s progress cutting down wait times for inpatient mental health care (NH Public Radio, 4/3/25)
• Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused (AP, 4/2/25)
• Statement from Leading Mental Health and Substance Use Organizations on Drastic HHS Staffing Reductions (American Psychiatric Association, 4/2/25)

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Neurology

• Many in the autism community say RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are  (CNN, 4/19/25)
• Allergic Diseases Linked to Increased Risk for Migraine (Medscape, 4/17/25)
• Florida Democrat chides RFK Jr. over ‘disrespectful’ rhetoric around autism  (The Hill, 4/17/25)
• Gwen Walz on RFK Jr. comments: People with autism ‘contribute more to this nation than this man ever will’  (The Hill, 4/17/25)
• Hearing Loss May Play a Bigger Role in Dementia Than Previously Thought (MedPage Today, 4/17/25)
• Treating dry eye disease may reduce migraine severity (Healio, 4/17/25)
• RFK Jr. to refocus federal autism research on environmental factors (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/16/25)
• Sleep Deficiency Linked to Atrophy of the Inferior Parietal Region of the Brain (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/16/25)
• Autism rate increased, CDC says in report that contradicts RFK Jr. on cause  (NH Union Leader, 4/15/25)
• CDC report says autism rates are rising due to better screening, contradicting RFK Jr.  (The Hill, 4/15/25)
• Poor Oral Health Linked to Migraine, Chronic Pain in Women (Medscape, 4/15/25)
• Two Deaths in Oregon County Linked to Fatal Brain Disorder (HealthDay, 4/14/25)
• Autism Society says RFK Jr.’s comments ‘unrealistic and misleading’ (The Hill, 4/11/25)
• Zoster Vaccine Has Dementia-Preventing or Delaying Effect (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/7/25)
• Stroke Risk From Neck Artery Tears Is Rising Fast (HealthDay, 4/3/25)
• New Level of Evidence Links Shingles Vaccine to Lower Dementia Risk (Medscape, 4/2/25)

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Obesity and Weight Loss

• Non-Sugar Sweeteners and Obesity: How to Advise Your Patients (Medscape, 4/28/25)

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Physicians

• Doctors Need Help Too, Experts Warn at Congress (Medscape, 4/29/25)
• Burnout Among Health Care Workers Drops Post Pandemic but Remains Elevated (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/21/25)
• (New Hampshire) DHMC Found Liable in Doctor Termination Lawsuit (InDepth NH, 4/14/25)
• Physician burnout getting better, but still a major problem in U.S. health care (Medical Economics, 4/9/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH BOM Order on Failed, Disputed, or Returned Licensee Fee Payments (NH Board of Medicine, 4/2/25)

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Public Health

• (New Hampshire) As New Hampshire debates vaccine requirements, it’s important to understand their purpose (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/30/25)
• Minnesota Bill Against Vaccines Promotes Disinformation (Medscape, 4/28/25)
• Secretary Kennedy and his policies are a danger to the public’s health (American Public Health Association, 4/9/25)
• Trump Administration Orders More Cuts to CDC Budget (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/9/25)
• HHS to Restore States' Public Health Funds to Comply With Order (Bloomburg, 4/8/25)
• As avoidable deaths slowed globally, they rose in the US (NH Union Leader, 4/7/25)
• “Guaranteed Pandemonium” as HHS Secretary Slashes Federal Health Workforce (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/4/25)
• Fired workers speak out at unofficial 'shadow hearing' held by Senate Democrats (NH Union Leader, 4/4/25)
• A city responding to a lead crisis in schools reached out to the CDC for help. The agency’s lead experts were just fired (CNN, 4/3/25)
• Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states (AP, 4/3/25)
• Judge to temporarily block Trump administration from yanking $11B in health funds from states (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/3/25)
• Judge orders fired federal probationary workers reinstated in 19 states, D.C. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/2/25)
• Over 100 Public Health Leaders—Including Former HHS Secretaries, CDC Directors, U.S. Surgeon General, Governors, and State Health Officials—Urge Congress to Reject Trump Administration’s Dismantling of CDC and Public Health Programs (American Public Health Association, 4/2/25)
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr Faces Senate Inquiry Over Deep Cuts to HHS Impacting FDA, CDC, NIH, CMS (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/2/25)
• Dem states sue Trump administration over sudden cancellation of $11B in health funds (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/1/25)

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Reproductive and Sexual Health

• Recent Years Saw Increase in U.S. Pregnancy-Related Deaths (HealthDay, 4/18/25)
• Syphilis Diagnoses With Neurologic Involvement Increased From 2019 to 2022 (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/18/25)
• ACOG Recommends Best Practices for Treating Ob-Gyn Patients with Disabilities (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 4/17/25)
• New ACOG Guidance Recommends Transformation to U.S. Prenatal Care Delivery (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 4/17/25)
• C-Reactive Protein Increases During Menstrual Cycle in Females With Sickle Cell Disease (HealthDay, 4/15/25)
• One-Third of Maternal Deaths Occur Long After Delivery, Study Finds (New York Times, 4/9/25)

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Respiratory Health

• Guidelines Developed to Improve Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis (HealthDay, 4/18/25)
• Switch to race-neutral test fixes missed asthma among Black kids (American Medical Association, 4/16/25)

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Rheumatology

• Assessing the Complex Interplay Between Metabolic Dysfunction and Rheumatoid Arthritis (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/30/25)

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Rural Populations

• ACP calls for urgent policy action on rural health (American College of Physicians, 4/15/25)
• Rural-Urban Differences Seen in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, CVD (Infectious Disease Advisor, 4/10/25)
• Rural areas rapidly losing independent docs, practices: PAI report (Fierce Healthcare, 4/4/25)

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Social Factors Affecting Health

• Individual, Neighborhood-Level Social Risk Indicators Provide Distinct Health Care Use Insights (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/15/25)
• Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price. (KFF Health News, 4/4/25)
• Financial, Housing, Food Insecurity Raise Risk of Hospital, ED Visits (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/1/25)

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Substance Use and Treatment

• Treating Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy Benefits Moms and Babies (Medscape, 4/29/25)
• (New Hampshire) Cheshire Medical Center helps locally distribute opioid rescue kits (Cheshire Medical Center, 4/22/25)
• Drug Decriminalization in British Columbia and Changes in Drug Crime and Opioid and Stimulant Harms (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/14/25)
• (New Hampshire) AMR data shows Nashua on track for record number of deadly overdoses this year (NH Union Leader, 4/9/25)
• CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/8/25)
• Hospital-Based Addiction Consultation Addresses Gaps, Improves Treatment Rate (American Journal of Managed Care, 4/8/25)
• FDA Removes Top Expert on Vaping and Tobacco (Pulmonology Advisor, 4/4/25)

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Vaccination

• Falling vaccine rates could mean millions of measles cases: Study (The Hill, 4/26/25)
• Childhood Vaccination Rates Still Lag Behind Prepandemic Levels (Journal of the American Medical Association, 4/25/25)
• Concerned about US vaccine misinformation and access, public health experts start Vaccine Integrity Project (CNN, 4/24/25)
• Annals publishes CDC immunization schedules, stresses the importance of vaccination (American College of Physicians, 4/22/25)
• (New Hampshire) Bills targeting childhood vaccine and mask requirements advanced by NH House Republicans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 4/3/25)

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