August 2025 Health News Roundup
Date postedAugust 1, 2025
Topics in this News Roundup
- Cardiology
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- COVID-19
- Endocrinology
- Environmental Health
- Financial Concerns
- Government and Advocacy
- Health Equity and Access to Care
- Medical Care
- Medications and Prescribing
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Public Health
- Respiratory Health
- Substance Use and Treatment
- Vaccination
Cardiology
- Strategies Needed to Address Physical Activity Before, After CVD Events (American Journal of Managed Care, 8/1/25)
Children's Health
- (New Hampshire) NAMI New Hampshire Reaffirms Support for Transgender Youth (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 8/2/25)
Chronic Health Conditions
- Diabetes:
- New Subtype of Diabetes Identified in Sub-Saharan Africans, Black Americans (HealthDay, 8/1/25)
COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2 Variants Challenge Surveillance Efforts and COVID-19 Vaccines (Journal of the American Medical Association, 8/1/25)
Endocrinology
- New Subtype of Diabetes Identified in Sub-Saharan Africans, Black Americans (HealthDay, 8/1/25)
Environmental Health
- EPA Moves to Cancel Key Climate Regulations That Limit Pollution (Pulmonology Advisor, 8/1/25)
- (New Hampshire) Hampton Beach State Park Again Issued Fecal Bacteria Advisory, Listed 11 Days in July (InDepth NH, 8/1/25)
- Prenatal PFAS Exposure Alters Infant Vaccine-Related Immune Cells (American Journal of Managed Care, 8/1/25)
Financial Concerns
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte signs bill to prohibit surprise billing and set across-the-board pricing for ambulances (New Hampshire Bulletin, 8/1/25)
Government and Advocacy
- Children's Health - View more Children's Health articles >>
- (New Hampshire) NAMI New Hampshire Reaffirms Support for Transgender Youth (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 8/2/25)
- Criminalization of Medicine
- (New Hampshire) NAMI New Hampshire Reaffirms Support for Transgender Youth (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 8/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) Op-Ed: NH Pediatricians Disappointed by Gov. Ayotte’s Decision to Sign HB 377 into Law (InDepth NH, 8/1/25)
- Sixteen states sue White House over healthcare access for transgender youth (The Guardian, 8/1/25)
- Statement from Medical Association Liaisons to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Being Barred from Nation’s Vaccine Review Process (American Academy of Pediatrics, 8/1/25)
- States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth (AP, 8/1/25)
- Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
- Medical Care - View more Medical Care articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Op-Ed: NH Pediatricians Disappointed by Gov. Ayotte’s Decision to Sign HB 377 into Law (InDepth NH, 8/1/25)
- Medications and Prescribing - View more Medications and Prescribing articles >>
- FDA requires label changes to all opioid pain meds to clarify risks (Fierce Healthcare, 8/1/25)
- Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
- Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs (KFF Health News, 8/1/25)
- Trump administration blocks funding for CDC health programs, WSJ reports (NH Union Leader, 8/1/25)
- Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
- AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups (AP, 8/1/25)
- Latest ACIP move is dangerous to the nation’s health (American Medical Association, 8/1/25)
- Statement from Medical Association Liaisons to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Being Barred from Nation’s Vaccine Review Process (American Academy of Pediatrics, 8/1/25)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- Sixteen states sue White House over healthcare access for transgender youth (The Guardian, 8/1/25)
- States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth (AP, 8/1/25)
Medical Care
- 4.3 Million Patients Turned Away Annually from Home Healthcare (Managed Healthcare Executive, 8/1/25)
- (New Hampshire) Op-Ed: NH Pediatricians Disappointed by Gov. Ayotte’s Decision to Sign HB 377 into Law (InDepth NH, 8/1/25)
Medications and Prescribing
- FDA requires label changes to all opioid pain meds to clarify risks (Fierce Healthcare, 8/1/25)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Increases in Local Violence Tied to Higher Subsequent Suicide Rates (HealthDay, 8/1/25)
Public Health
- Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs (KFF Health News, 8/1/25)
- Trump administration blocks funding for CDC health programs, WSJ reports (NH Union Leader, 8/1/25)
Respiratory Health
- Childhood Bronchiectasis Associated With High Disease Burden (Pulmonology Advisor, 8/1/25)
Substance Use and Treatment
- Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol Consumption Linked to Poor COVID-19 Outcomes (Infectious Disease Advisor, 8/1/25)
Vaccination
- 5 Things Everyone Should Know for National Immunization Awareness Month (American Journal of Managed Care, 8/1/25)
- AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups (AP, 8/1/25)
- Covid-19 vaccine policy changes raise questions and concerns for US adults as summer wave ramps up (CNN, 8/1/25)
- Hesitancy Toward RSV Immunization Products Common in Pregnant Individuals (Infectious Disease Advisor, 8/1/25)
- Internal Medicine Physicians Urge Adults to Get Recommended Vaccinations to Protect Against Preventable Diseases (American College of Physicians, 8/1/25)
- Latest ACIP move is dangerous to the nation’s health (American Medical Association, 8/1/25)
- Statement from Medical Association Liaisons to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Being Barred from Nation’s Vaccine Review Process (American Academy of Pediatrics, 8/1/25)