January 2025 Health News Roundup

New Hampshire:

• Concord Hospital Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Sana Fatima and Dr. Peter Moran to the Lakes Region (Concord Hospital, 1/7/2025)
• Respiratory illnesses are on the rise in New Hampshire (NH Public Radio, 1/7/2025)
• AG Approves Sale of Catholic Medical Center to HCA for $110M (InDepth NH, 1/6/2025)
• With a donation from Concord Holiday Inn’s new owner, Harbor Care gets furniture for their housing programs (Concord Monitor, 1/4/2025)
• Leading the Way: Cottage Hospital’s Vision for Rural Healthcare (Cottage Hospital, 1/3/2025)
• New Law Prevents Delays Getting Prior Authorization Insurance Decisions (InDepth NH, 1/3/2025)
• Susan Reed, RPh, CPHQ, LSSBB, Named North Country Healthcare Director of Pharmacy (NCH Androscoggin Valley Hospital, 1/3/2025)
• 2024 NH Legislative Session Recap (NAMI NH, 1/2/2025)
• Insurance dispute between Anthem and St. Joseph Hospital could impact thousands (NHPR, 1/2/2025)
• NH to test dairies for bird flu (NHPR, 1/1/2025)

New England:

• Healey-Driscoll Administration Adopts Emergency Regulations Protecting Reproductive Health Care (MA Department of Public Health, 1/8/2025)
• Maine DHHS Awarded Nearly $17M to Help Support the State's Maternal Health System of Care (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 1/7/2025)
• The Biden-Harris Administration Awards 14 States and Washington, D.C. with CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Planning Grants for Expanding Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services (Department of Health and Human Services, 1/7/2025)
• Another Big Year for Scope of Practice Advocacy (MMA, 1/2/2025)
• Cap on Out-of-Pocket Costs and Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MMA, 1/2/2025)

General:

• COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Women in the US (Journal of the American Medical Association, 1/9/2025)
• Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds (CNBC, 1/9/2025)
• U.S. overdose deaths far outpace other countries: Report (The Hill, 1/9/2025)
• Bird flu (H5N1) resource center (American Medical Association, 1/8/2025)
• Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity (CNN, 1/8/2025)
• Insights on Health Disparities, Treatment, and Research in Psoriasis in the Latine Community (American Journal of Managed Care, 1/8/2025)
• Intestinal Ultrasound Feasible for Detecting Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Infectious Disease Advisor, 1/8/2025)
• Nearly 24 Million Consumers Have Selected Affordable Health Coverage in ACA Marketplace, With Time Left to Enroll (Department of Health and Human Services, 1/8/2025)
• Over-the-Counter HIV Test Approved for Adolescents (Infectious Disease Advisor, 1/8/2025)
• Pertussis Cases Surging in the United States (Infectious Disease Advisor, 1/8/2025)
• Biden administration bans unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports (AP, 1/7/2025)
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $700 Million to Deliver Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation Infrastructure on Tribal Lands Through Investing in America Agenda (Department of Health and Human Services, 1/7/2025)
• CRH Programs Influence Better Health Outcomes, Access, for Veterans (American Journal of Managed Care, 1/7/2025)
• Fewer than 1 in 1,000 US adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, researchers find (AP, 1/7/2025)
• Younger age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis tied to higher dementia risk (Endocrine Today, 1/7/2025)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Confers Protection Against Post-COVID-19 Conditions (Infectious Disease Advisor, 1/6/2025)
• FDA Proposes Updated Recommendations to Help Improve Performance of Pulse Oximeters Across Skin Tones (Food and Drug Administration, 1/6/2025)
• First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1/6/2025)
• Obstetric Outcomes by Hospital Volume of Operative Vaginal Delivery (Journal of the American Medical Association, 1/6/2025)
• Oral Glucose-Lowering Agents vs Insulin for Gestational Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Journal of the American Medical Association, 1/6/2025)
• Pain May Be Indicator of MS Prior to Disease Onset: Study (American Journal of Managed Care, 1/6/2025)
• Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Face Higher COVID-19 Risks (Infectious Disease Advisor, 1/6/2025)
• AOA supports reauthorizing the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (AOA, 1/4/2025)
• Anemia Affects 13% of US Women, With Stark Racial and Income Disparities (JAMA, 1/3/2025)
• First Severe H5N1 Case in US, New Labcorp Test, and Other Bird Flu Developments (Journal of the American Medical Association, 1/3/2025)
• HHS awards $306 million in Avian Flu monitoring and preparedness funding (HHS, 1/3/2025)
• Lockdowns Led to Altered Regulation of Inflammatory Responses in People Living with HIV (AJMC, 1/3/2025)
• Meta-Analysis: Vascular Function Worse in People With MS (AJMC, 1/3/2025)
• Nearly 1 in 3 US Pharmacies Have Closed Since 2010, Widening Access Gaps (JAMA, 1/3/2025)
• NIH researchers discover novel class of anti-malaria antibodies (NIH, 1/3/2025)
• Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Could Support HIV Prevention in Vulnerable Populations (JAMA, 1/3/2025)
• U.S. Surgeon General Issues New Advisory on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk (HHS, 1/3/2025)
• Prevalence of Dementia Among US Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder (JAMA, 1/2/2025)
• Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Remains a Concern Among US Transplant Candidates (Infectious Disease Advisor, 1/2/2025)
• Revolutionizing Lung Cancer Care: The Impact of Liquid Biopsies (AJMC, 1/1/2025)