December 2025 Health News
Date postedDecember 6, 2025
Topics in this News Roundup
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Caregiving and Patient Support
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Consumer and Patient Safety
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Environmental Health
- Financial Concerns
- Flu / Respiratory Virus Season
- Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- Gastrointestinal Health
- Good News
- Government and Advocacy
- Health Care Systems
- Health Equity and Access to Care
- Health Technology
- Immunology and Allergies
- Infectious Diseases and Infections
- Insurance
- Medical Care
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medications and Prescribing
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Oral and Dental Health
- Physicians and Health Care Providers
- Public Health
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Respiratory Health
- Rural Populations and Health Care
- Social Safety Nets
- Substance Use and Treatment
- Vaccination
Cancer
- Medicaid Expansion Tied to Improved Lung Cancer Survival (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- Few Newly Eligible Younger Adults Are Undergoing CRC Screening (Endocrinology Advisor, 12/4/25)
- Hereditary Ovarian Cancer Genes Found Beyond Traditionally High-Risk Groups (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/4/25)
- Political Ideology Impacts Trust in Scientists for Cancer Information (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/4/25)
- Racial differences in treatment priorities highlight opportunity to strengthen shared decision-making in lung cancer care (Managed Healthcare Executive, 12/3/25)
Cardiology
- Diabetes Tied to Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/4/25)
- Semaglutide Shows Cardioprotective Effects Independent of Baseline Adiposity (Endocrinology Advisor, 12/2/25)
Caregiving and Patient Support
- Hospital-Level Home Care vs Traditional Hospital Care Enhances Experience Without Raising Costs (Medscape, 12/3/25)
- House votes to pass 5-year hospital at home extension, sending bill to the Senate (Fierce Healthcare, 12/2/25)
Children's Health
- (New Hampshire) New Futures Launches NH Kids Count Data Resource Center (New Futures, 12/4/25)
Chronic Health Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)
- Scoliosis Surgery Cuts Pneumonia Risk in Cerebral Palsy (Medscape, 12/3/25)
- Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
- WHO Releases First Global Guidelines for Diabetes Management in Pregnancy (Journal of the American Medical Association, 12/5/25)
- Diabetes Tied to Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/4/25)
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
- Harnessing the Microbiome to Make Sense of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (Medscape, 12/2/25)
- Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
- GLP-1s Linked to Better Seizure Control in Epilepsy (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- AI-Powered Patient Registry Identifies Care Gaps, Helps Specialists Connect the Dots in Complex Epilepsy Management (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- Depression Complicates Epilepsy Treatment, Raises the Risk of Developing Epilepsy, Two New Studies Show (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- Scientists Create Brain-Like Tissue That Produces Key Cells Linked to Seizures (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- Specialized “First Seizure Clinic” Helps Children Get Faster Epilepsy Diagnosis and Care (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- TikTok Misinformation About Epilepsy Treatments Gets Far More Views Than Accurate Content (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- Hepatitis
- ACPM Stands Firm on Hepatitis B Prevention Efforts (American College of Preventive Medicine, 12/6/25)
- US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth (AP, 12/6/25)
- 5 takeaways from the chaotic, combative vaccine advisory meeting (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- AASLD & Partner Organizations Sound the Alarm: Reverse ACIP’s Hepatitis B Birth Dose Rollback Now (American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, 12/5/25)
- ACIP decision to roll back universal Hepatitis B vaccine schedule recommendations will leave children vulnerable to unnecessary exposure and preventable illness (American Public Health Association, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Votes for Delay and ‘Shared Decision-Making’ on Hep B Vaccine Birth Dose (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Votes to End Routine Hep B Birth Dose Recommendation (Infectious Disease Advisor, 12/5/25)
- ACIP votes to end universal birth-dose for hepatitis B vaccine with updated guidance for parents and doctors (Managed Healthcare Executive, 12/5/25)
- American Medical Association trustee denounces CDC panel’s vaccine vote as ‘reckless’ (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- Breaking: CDC Panel Votes to No Longer Recommend Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns (HealthDay, 12/5/25)
- CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants (NH Public Radio, 12/5/25)
- CDC panel passes recommendation to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- CDC vaccine committee overturns decades-old hepatitis B recommendation for newborns (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/5/25)
- Hepatitis B Immunization is Critical to Protect All Newborns (American Academy of Pediatrics, 12/5/25)
- In RFK Jr.’s Upside-Down World of Vaccines, Panel Votes To End Hepatitis B Shot at Birth (KFF Health News, 12/5/25)
- Statement from Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups on CDC Vaccine Meeting (American Academy of Pediatrics, 12/5/25)
- Trump hails vaccine panel’s hepatitis B vote as ‘very good decision’ (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- Who’s allowed to get the hepatitis B vaccine in the US now? (The Guardian, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Delayed Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedule Vote Amid Safety Controversy (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/4/25)
- Kennedy advisers delay vote to drop hepatitis B vaccine recommendation, a major policy shift (NH Union Leader, 12/4/25)
- Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns (AP, 12/4/25)
- CDC's vaccine advisers are likely to make a controversial change to long-used vaccine (NH Public Radio, 12/3/25)
- Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth—Risks of Revising the Recommendation (Journal of the American Medical Association, 12/3/25)
- APHA Joins GW and Dozens of Public Health and Policy Experts Urging the CDC to Maintain Universal Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination (American Public Health Association, 12/2/25)
- Connecticut Department of Public Health reaffirms recommendation for newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine (CT State Department of Health, 12/1/25)
- RIDOH Reiterates Importance of Hepatitis B Birth Dose for All Newborns: Guidance aligns with the American Academy of Pediatrics and is supported by the Northeast Public Health Collaborative (RI Department of Health, 12/1/25)
- Vermont Department of Health Supports Science-Based Recommendations for Hepatitis B Vaccine (VT Department of Health, 12/1/25)
- HIV/AIDS
- Small study shows a promising path toward HIV cure (NH Union Leader, 12/1/25)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Limit corticosteroid use to less than two months (American Gastroenterological Association, 12/2/25)
- Lupus
- Stanford scientists find link between Epstein-Barr virus and lupus (Managed Healthcare Executive, 12/2/25)
- Neurologic Diseases and Disorders
- More Than 180 Million in U.S. Have Disorders Affecting the Nervous System (HealthDay, 12/1/25)
- Neurologic Disorders Now the Leading Cause of Disability in the US (Medscape, 12/1/25)
- Sickle Cell Disease
- New Standards Set for Sickle Cell Disease Care (Journal of the American Medical Association, 12/5/25)
Consumer and Patient Safety
- Faulty glucose monitors linked to 7 deaths and more than 700 injuries, FDA warns (AP, 12/4/25)
- FDA Pulls Requirement for Asbestos Testing in Talc-Containing Cosmetics (Medscape, 12/4/25)
- Glucose monitor problems linked with deaths, injuries: FDA (The Hill, 12/4/25)
- Millions of Abbott Glucose Sensors Recalled After Faulty Readings Linked to Deaths (HealthDay, 12/4/25)
- FDA issues warning about Olympus ligating devices after 113 injuries (HealthExec, 12/3/25)
- 7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors (CNN, 12/2/25)
- Damaged Alaris infusion pumps linked to two serious injuries as FDA updates safety instructions (HealthExec, 12/1/25)
- FDA Pulls Plan to Require Asbestos Testing in Talc-Based Cosmetics (HealthDay, 12/1/25)
- FDA Tells Consumers to Toss 19 Cookware Items That May Contain Lead (HealthDay, 12/1/25)
Criminalization of Medicine
- Alberta’s Physicians Resist Restrictions on Transgender Care (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- New Texas law allows residents to sue those suspected of providing access to abortion pills (The Guardian, 12/4/25)
- US Judge Blocks Trump From Cutting Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 States (Medscape, 12/2/25)
- US Supreme Court Poised to Side With Anti-abortion Pregnancy Centers in New Jersey Case (Medscape, 12/2/25)
- The quiet collapse of America's reproductive health safety net (Fierce Healthcare, 12/1/25)
Environmental Health
- (New Hampshire) Executive Council approves funding for lead remediation in child care facilities (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) Unitil Responded to 104 Carbon Monoxide Calls in 2024 (InDepth NH, 12/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) Mushrooms could help address Merrimack’s PFAS problem (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/2/25)
- How Can Health Organizations Respond to Climate Change? (American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 12/1/25)
Financial Concerns
- (New Hampshire) Health care among challenges in Londonderry school budget (NH Union Leader, 12/3/25)
- No ‘clear path forward’ in US Senate on spiraling health care costs, with deadline near (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/3/25)
Flu / Respiratory Virus Season
- New flu variant increases outbreak concerns for schools (The Hill, 12/3/25)
- Connecticut Department of Public Health highlights National Influenza Vaccination Week (CT State Department of Health, 12/2/25)
- It's National Influenza Vaccination Week: American College of Physicians Encourages Adults to Get Flu Shot (American College of Physicians, 12/1/25)
Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- Shredded Cheese Recalled Over Possible Metal Fragments, FDA Says (HealthDay, 12/4/25)
- Select Ritz cracker sandwiches recalled in multiple states over allergen risk (The Hill, 12/3/25)
- Restrictive Eating May Be Linked to Developmental Difficulties (Medscape, 12/2/25)
Gastrointestinal Health
- Motility coding changes coming in the new year (American Gastroenterological Association, 12/5/25)
- Harnessing the Microbiome to Make Sense of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (Medscape, 12/2/25)
- Limit corticosteroid use to less than two months (American Gastroenterological Association, 12/2/25)
Good News
- (New Hampshire) Dr. Kevin Geffe, General Surgeon, Joins AVH Surgical Associates (NCH Androscoggin Valley Hospital, 12/4/25)
- (New Hampshire) Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester gifted $50,000 for perinatal and postpartum mental health services (Catholic Medical Center, 12/1/25)
Government and Advocacy
- Cancer - View more Cancer articles >>
- Medicaid Expansion Tied to Improved Lung Cancer Survival (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- Caregiving and Patient Support - View more Caregiving and Patient Support articles >>
- House votes to pass 5-year hospital at home extension, sending bill to the Senate (Fierce Healthcare, 12/2/25)
- Consumer and Patient Safety - View more Consumer and Patient Safety articles >>
- FDA Pulls Requirement for Asbestos Testing in Talc-Containing Cosmetics (Medscape, 12/4/25)
- Financial Concerns - View more Financial Concerns articles >>
- No ‘clear path forward’ in US Senate on spiraling health care costs, with deadline near (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/3/25)
- Flu / Respiratory Virus Season - View more Flu / Respiratory Virus Season articles >>
- Connecticut Department of Public Health highlights National Influenza Vaccination Week (CT State Department of Health, 12/2/25)
- Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
- Alberta’s Physicians Resist Restrictions on Transgender Care (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- Immigrant Children Face Health Care Barriers as Coverage Policies Tighten (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/2/25)
- Health Technology - View more Health Technology articles >>
- Insurance - View more Insurance articles >>
- Health subsidies would continue for 3 years under Dem bill to be voted on in US Senate (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/4/25)
- Most Americans want Congress to extend ObamaCare subsidies: Poll (The Hill, 12/4/25)
- Plan to extend ACA tax credits finds bipartisan support in the House (HealthExec, 12/4/25)
- Senate Democrats renew bid to extend Obamacare subsidies (NH Union Leader, 12/4/25)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- 'Everyone loses': Payers talk sweeping implications of Medicaid cuts (Fierce Healthcare, 12/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH Republicans seek to implement Medicaid changes as Democrats work to reverse them (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/4/25)
- Medications and Prescribing - View more Medications and Prescribing articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Medicaid to stop covering weight-loss drugs for obesity in New Hampshire (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/5/25)
- Drug discounts for safety-net hospitals up in the air and into the courts (HealthExec, 12/3/25)
- CVS Health agrees to pay $37.8M to settle fraud allegations over insulin pens (Fierce Healthcare, 12/2/25)
- States retreat from covering drugs for weight loss (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/1/25)
- Mental/Behavioral Health - View more Mental/Behavioral Health articles >>
- Court blocks Trump administration effort to halt school mental health worker grants (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- New NAMI Poll Shows Americans Want Congress to Act as Mental Health System Reaches Breaking Point (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 12/3/25)
- Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte Says She Plans To Work on Housing, Childcare, Public Safety Initiatives in 2026 (InDepth NH, 12/3/25)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- New Texas law allows residents to sue those suspected of providing access to abortion pills (The Guardian, 12/4/25)
- US Judge Blocks Trump From Cutting Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 States (Medscape, 12/2/25)
- US Supreme Court Poised to Side With Anti-abortion Pregnancy Centers in New Jersey Case (Medscape, 12/2/25)
- ASRM Center for Policy and Leadership Publishes New Research Analyzing the Trump Administration's IVF Initiative (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 12/1/25)
- The quiet collapse of America's reproductive health safety net (Fierce Healthcare, 12/1/25)
- Rural Populations and Health Care - View more Rural Populations and Health Care articles >>
- Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Withhold $50B Rural Fund Details (KFF Health News, 12/5/25)
- Republicans Left Tribes Out of Their $50B Rural Fund. Now It’s Up to States To Share. (KFF Health News, 12/4/25)
- Tracking Applications for Rural Health Transformation Funds (KFF Health News, 12/4/25)
- Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications (KFF Health News, 12/2/25)
- Social Safety Nets - View more Social Safety Nets articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte Asks Trump Administration To Reconsider Change in Temporary Housing Eligibility (InDepth NH, 12/4/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte urges Trump administration to reconsider grant restrictions on temporary housing (NH Union Leader, 12/3/25)
- Even as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come (KFF Health News, 12/3/25)
- USDA threatens to withhold SNAP funding from Democratic states over data demands (The Hill, 12/3/25)
- Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from Democratic-led states (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/2/25)
- Trump to halt some SNAP aid support over data fight (NH Union Leader, 12/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) Low-income heating help grants released to NH (NH Union Leader, 12/1/25)
- Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky. (KFF Health News, 12/1/25)
- New Work Requirement Adds Red Tape to Missouri’s Snarled Food Aid System (KFF Health News, 12/1/25)
- Substance Use and Treatment - View more Substance Use and Treatment articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Aldermen approve 1-to-1 needle exchange rule in Manchester (NH Union Leader, 12/4/25)
- Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
- ACPM Stands Firm on Hepatitis B Prevention Efforts (American College of Preventive Medicine, 12/6/25)
- US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth (AP, 12/6/25)
- 5 takeaways from the chaotic, combative vaccine advisory meeting (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- AASLD & Partner Organizations Sound the Alarm: Reverse ACIP’s Hepatitis B Birth Dose Rollback Now (American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, 12/5/25)
- ACIP decision to roll back universal Hepatitis B vaccine schedule recommendations will leave children vulnerable to unnecessary exposure and preventable illness (American Public Health Association, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Votes for Delay and ‘Shared Decision-Making’ on Hep B Vaccine Birth Dose (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Votes to End Routine Hep B Birth Dose Recommendation (Infectious Disease Advisor, 12/5/25)
- ACIP votes to end universal birth-dose for hepatitis B vaccine with updated guidance for parents and doctors (Managed Healthcare Executive, 12/5/25)
- American Medical Association trustee denounces CDC panel’s vaccine vote as ‘reckless’ (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- Breaking: CDC Panel Votes to No Longer Recommend Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns (HealthDay, 12/5/25)
- CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants (NH Public Radio, 12/5/25)
- CDC panel passes recommendation to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- CDC vaccine committee overturns decades-old hepatitis B recommendation for newborns (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/5/25)
- FDA commissioner claims Biden administration hid heart risks of COVID-19 vaccines from public (Cardiovascular Business, 12/5/25)
- Hepatitis B Immunization is Critical to Protect All Newborns (American Academy of Pediatrics, 12/5/25)
- In RFK Jr.’s Upside-Down World of Vaccines, Panel Votes To End Hepatitis B Shot at Birth (KFF Health News, 12/5/25)
- Statement from Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups on CDC Vaccine Meeting (American Academy of Pediatrics, 12/5/25)
- Trump hails vaccine panel’s hepatitis B vote as ‘very good decision’ (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains (KFF Health News, 12/5/25)
- Who’s allowed to get the hepatitis B vaccine in the US now? (The Guardian, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Delayed Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedule Vote Amid Safety Controversy (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/4/25)
- FDA Memo Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Tied to 10 Child Deaths (Infectious Disease Advisor, 12/4/25)
- Kennedy advisers delay vote to drop hepatitis B vaccine recommendation, a major policy shift (NH Union Leader, 12/4/25)
- Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns (AP, 12/4/25)
- A dozen former FDA leaders lambaste claims by the agency’s current vaccine chief (AP, 12/3/25)
- CDC's vaccine advisers are likely to make a controversial change to long-used vaccine (NH Public Radio, 12/3/25)
- Former FDA, CDC leaders warn that US vaccine policy is under threat (CNN, 12/3/25)
- West Virginia reinstates school vaccine mandate after religious beliefs ruling (The Hill, 12/3/25)
- APHA Joins GW and Dozens of Public Health and Policy Experts Urging the CDC to Maintain Universal Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination (American Public Health Association, 12/2/25)
- FDA conclusions on vaccines lack evidence & transparency (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 12/2/25)
- FDA Memo Claims COVID Vaccine Tied to 10 Child Deaths (HealthDay, 12/2/25)
- Connecticut Department of Public Health reaffirms recommendation for newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine (CT State Department of Health, 12/1/25)
- Moderna falls after FDA vows to impose new vaccine requirements (NH Union Leader, 12/1/25)
- RIDOH Reiterates Importance of Hepatitis B Birth Dose for All Newborns: Guidance aligns with the American Academy of Pediatrics and is supported by the Northeast Public Health Collaborative (RI Department of Health, 12/1/25)
- Vermont Department of Health Supports Science-Based Recommendations for Hepatitis B Vaccine (VT Department of Health, 12/1/25)
Health Care Systems
- Fee-for-Service Models Linked to Higher Odds of Low-Value Surgical Procedures (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/2/25)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- Alberta’s Physicians Resist Restrictions on Transgender Care (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- Immigrant Children Face Health Care Barriers as Coverage Policies Tighten (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/2/25)
- From Trial Diversity to Telehealth: Advancing Equity and Access in Rural and Underserved Cancer Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/1/25)
Health Technology
- eHealth, mHealth Interventions Boost Healthy Behaviors in Youth (Endocrinology Advisor, 12/4/25)
- US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technology (AP, 12/4/25)
Immunology and Allergies
- Small study shows a promising path toward HIV cure (NH Union Leader, 12/1/25)
Infectious Diseases and Infections
- Evaluation of a Novel Data Source for National Influenza Surveillance: Influenza Hospitalization Data in the National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, September 2021–April 2024 (American Journal of Public Health, 12/4/25)
- The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history (Trends in Immunology, 12/4/25)
- Chikungunya and Dengue Outbreak in Cuba Has Left 33 Dead, Officials Say (HealthDay, 12/3/25)
- Stanford scientists find link between Epstein-Barr virus and lupus (Managed Healthcare Executive, 12/2/25)
Insurance
- Most ACA marketplace users can’t afford potential increases, poll shows (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/5/25)
- Health subsidies would continue for 3 years under Dem bill to be voted on in US Senate (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/4/25)
- Most Americans want Congress to extend ObamaCare subsidies: Poll (The Hill, 12/4/25)
- Plan to extend ACA tax credits finds bipartisan support in the House (HealthExec, 12/4/25)
- Senate Democrats renew bid to extend Obamacare subsidies (NH Union Leader, 12/4/25)
Medical Care
- New Standards Set for Sickle Cell Disease Care (Journal of the American Medical Association, 12/5/25)
Medicare and Medicaid
- 'Everyone loses': Payers talk sweeping implications of Medicaid cuts (Fierce Healthcare, 12/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH Republicans seek to implement Medicaid changes as Democrats work to reverse them (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/4/25)
Medications and Prescribing
- (New Hampshire) Medicaid to stop covering weight-loss drugs for obesity in New Hampshire (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/5/25)
- Drug discounts for safety-net hospitals up in the air and into the courts (HealthExec, 12/3/25)
- CVS Health agrees to pay $37.8M to settle fraud allegations over insulin pens (Fierce Healthcare, 12/2/25)
- WHO Publishes GLP-1 Guidelines for Obesity Treatment (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/2/25)
- States retreat from covering drugs for weight loss (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/1/25)
- World Health Organization Guideline on the Use and Indications of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Therapies for the Treatment of Obesity in Adults (Journal of the American Medical Association, 12/1/25)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Court blocks Trump administration effort to halt school mental health worker grants (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- How popular AIs may be fueling psychosis (Managed Healthcare Executive, 12/3/25)
- New NAMI Poll Shows Americans Want Congress to Act as Mental Health System Reaches Breaking Point (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 12/3/25)
Neurology
- GLP-1s Linked to Better Seizure Control in Epilepsy (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- AI-Powered Patient Registry Identifies Care Gaps, Helps Specialists Connect the Dots in Complex Epilepsy Management (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- Depression Complicates Epilepsy Treatment, Raises the Risk of Developing Epilepsy, Two New Studies Show (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- Scientists Create Brain-Like Tissue That Produces Key Cells Linked to Seizures (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- Specialized “First Seizure Clinic” Helps Children Get Faster Epilepsy Diagnosis and Care (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- TikTok Misinformation About Epilepsy Treatments Gets Far More Views Than Accurate Content (American Epilepsy Society, 12/4/25)
- More Than 180 Million in U.S. Have Disorders Affecting the Nervous System (HealthDay, 12/1/25)
- Neurologic Disorders Now the Leading Cause of Disability in the US (Medscape, 12/1/25)
Oral and Dental Health
- 5 Things Driving Better Dental Health Access in Underserved Communities (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/5/25)
Physicians and Health Care Providers
- AOA files lawsuit to protect fair opportunities for physicians and residents (American Osteopathic Association, 12/3/25)
Public Health
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte Says She Plans To Work on Housing, Childcare, Public Safety Initiatives in 2026 (InDepth NH, 12/3/25)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- New Moms With Disabilities Don’t Receive Important Perinatal Care Discussions (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- Pregnancies Affected by CV Complications are Becoming More Prevalent (Pulmonology Advisor, 12/5/25)
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities Affect Maternal Cardiovascular Health (Pulmonology Advisor, 12/5/25)
- WHO Releases First Global Guidelines for Diabetes Management in Pregnancy (Journal of the American Medical Association, 12/5/25)
- New Texas law allows residents to sue those suspected of providing access to abortion pills (The Guardian, 12/4/25)
- Delayed care to 2 Black pregnant women highlights maternal health disparities (The Hill, 12/3/25)
- Endometriosis Patients Face Increased Risk for Self-Harm and Overdose (Medscape, 12/3/25)
- The Pregnancy Puzzle Facing Women Stopping GLP-1s (Medscape, 12/3/25)
- US Judge Blocks Trump From Cutting Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 States (Medscape, 12/2/25)
- US Supreme Court Poised to Side With Anti-abortion Pregnancy Centers in New Jersey Case (Medscape, 12/2/25)
- ASRM Center for Policy and Leadership Publishes New Research Analyzing the Trump Administration's IVF Initiative (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 12/1/25)
- The quiet collapse of America's reproductive health safety net (Fierce Healthcare, 12/1/25)
Respiratory Health
- Scoliosis Surgery Cuts Pneumonia Risk in Cerebral Palsy (Medscape, 12/3/25)
Rural Populations and Health Care
- Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Withhold $50B Rural Fund Details (KFF Health News, 12/5/25)
- Republicans Left Tribes Out of Their $50B Rural Fund. Now It’s Up to States To Share. (KFF Health News, 12/4/25)
- Tracking Applications for Rural Health Transformation Funds (KFF Health News, 12/4/25)
- Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications (KFF Health News, 12/2/25)
Social Safety Nets
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte Asks Trump Administration To Reconsider Change in Temporary Housing Eligibility (InDepth NH, 12/4/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte urges Trump administration to reconsider grant restrictions on temporary housing (NH Union Leader, 12/3/25)
- Even as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come (KFF Health News, 12/3/25)
- USDA threatens to withhold SNAP funding from Democratic states over data demands (The Hill, 12/3/25)
- Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from Democratic-led states (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/2/25)
- Trump to halt some SNAP aid support over data fight (NH Union Leader, 12/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) Low-income heating help grants released to NH (NH Union Leader, 12/1/25)
- Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky. (KFF Health News, 12/1/25)
- New Work Requirement Adds Red Tape to Missouri’s Snarled Food Aid System (KFF Health News, 12/1/25)
Substance Use and Treatment
- (New Hampshire) Aldermen approve 1-to-1 needle exchange rule in Manchester (NH Union Leader, 12/4/25)
- Almost 70 Percent of Medicaid Enrollees With Opioid Use Disorder Do Not Receive Meds (Endocrinology Advisor, 12/4/25)
Vaccination
- ACPM Stands Firm on Hepatitis B Prevention Efforts (American College of Preventive Medicine, 12/6/25)
- US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth (AP, 12/6/25)
- 5 takeaways from the chaotic, combative vaccine advisory meeting (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- AASLD & Partner Organizations Sound the Alarm: Reverse ACIP’s Hepatitis B Birth Dose Rollback Now (American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, 12/5/25)
- ACIP decision to roll back universal Hepatitis B vaccine schedule recommendations will leave children vulnerable to unnecessary exposure and preventable illness (American Public Health Association, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Votes for Delay and ‘Shared Decision-Making’ on Hep B Vaccine Birth Dose (Medscape, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Votes to End Routine Hep B Birth Dose Recommendation (Infectious Disease Advisor, 12/5/25)
- ACIP votes to end universal birth-dose for hepatitis B vaccine with updated guidance for parents and doctors (Managed Healthcare Executive, 12/5/25)
- American Medical Association trustee denounces CDC panel’s vaccine vote as ‘reckless’ (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- Breaking: CDC Panel Votes to No Longer Recommend Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns (HealthDay, 12/5/25)
- CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants (NH Public Radio, 12/5/25)
- CDC panel passes recommendation to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- CDC vaccine committee overturns decades-old hepatitis B recommendation for newborns (New Hampshire Bulletin, 12/5/25)
- FDA commissioner claims Biden administration hid heart risks of COVID-19 vaccines from public (Cardiovascular Business, 12/5/25)
- Hepatitis B Immunization is Critical to Protect All Newborns (American Academy of Pediatrics, 12/5/25)
- In RFK Jr.’s Upside-Down World of Vaccines, Panel Votes To End Hepatitis B Shot at Birth (KFF Health News, 12/5/25)
- Statement from Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups on CDC Vaccine Meeting (American Academy of Pediatrics, 12/5/25)
- Trump hails vaccine panel’s hepatitis B vote as ‘very good decision’ (The Hill, 12/5/25)
- While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains (KFF Health News, 12/5/25)
- Who’s allowed to get the hepatitis B vaccine in the US now? (The Guardian, 12/5/25)
- ACIP Delayed Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedule Vote Amid Safety Controversy (American Journal of Managed Care, 12/4/25)
- FDA Memo Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Tied to 10 Child Deaths (Infectious Disease Advisor, 12/4/25)
- Kennedy advisers delay vote to drop hepatitis B vaccine recommendation, a major policy shift (NH Union Leader, 12/4/25)
- Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns (AP, 12/4/25)
- A dozen former FDA leaders lambaste claims by the agency’s current vaccine chief (AP, 12/3/25)
- A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer, study finds (AP, 12/3/25)
- CDC's vaccine advisers are likely to make a controversial change to long-used vaccine (NH Public Radio, 12/3/25)
- Former FDA, CDC leaders warn that US vaccine policy is under threat (CNN, 12/3/25)
- Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth—Risks of Revising the Recommendation (Journal of the American Medical Association, 12/3/25)
- West Virginia reinstates school vaccine mandate after religious beliefs ruling (The Hill, 12/3/25)
- APHA Joins GW and Dozens of Public Health and Policy Experts Urging the CDC to Maintain Universal Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination (American Public Health Association, 12/2/25)
- FDA conclusions on vaccines lack evidence & transparency (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 12/2/25)
- FDA Memo Claims COVID Vaccine Tied to 10 Child Deaths (HealthDay, 12/2/25)
- Connecticut Department of Public Health reaffirms recommendation for newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine (CT State Department of Health, 12/1/25)
- Moderna falls after FDA vows to impose new vaccine requirements (NH Union Leader, 12/1/25)
- RIDOH Reiterates Importance of Hepatitis B Birth Dose for All Newborns: Guidance aligns with the American Academy of Pediatrics and is supported by the Northeast Public Health Collaborative (RI Department of Health, 12/1/25)
- Vermont Department of Health Supports Science-Based Recommendations for Hepatitis B Vaccine (VT Department of Health, 12/1/25)