July 2025 Health News Roundup
Date postedJuly 25, 2025
Topics in this News Roundup
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- COVID-19
- 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
- Health Technology
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Insurance
- Measles Outbreak
- Medical Care
- 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
- Rural Populations
- Social Factors Affecting Health
- Substance Use and Treatment
- Vaccination
Cancer
- Air Pollution Linked to Cancer-Causing Gene Changes in Nonsmokers (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/25/25)
- Colon cancer becoming more common in people under 50 (American Medical Association, 7/24/25)
- Breast Cancer Burden on the Rise Among Working-Age Men (Cancer Therapy Advisor, 7/22/25)
- Underuse of Maintenance Therapies Highlights Need for Improved Care Strategies in Advanced Ovarian Cancer (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/21/25)
- Tumor eradication in mice prompts trials for human cancer vaccine (HealthExec, 7/18/25)
- COVID-19 Boosters Crucial for Patients With Cancer Despite Low Uptake (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/17/25)
- Gastrointestinal cancers are rising dramatically in people under 50 (NBC, 7/17/25)
- (New Hampshire) Portsmouth Regional Hospital launches high dose radiation for treatment of gynecologic cancers (Portsmouth Hospital, 7/15/25)
- ‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines (The Guardian, 7/12/25)
- (New Hampshire) At Dartmouth, flourescence tags cancer cells for surgical removal (NH Union Leader, 7/8/25)
- (New Hampshire) In Laconia, state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer (NH Union Leader, 7/8/25)
- World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos (CNN, 7/8/25)
- Insurance Gaps Threaten Cancer Treatment Success (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/7/25)
- Autoimmune Skin Diseases Linked to Better Survival in Patients With Cancer After Rx (Medscape, 7/4/25)
- Long-term blood pressure lowering does not appear to impact risk for new-onset cancer (Healio, 7/3/25)
- Appendix Cancer Rates Rising Among Gen X and Millennials (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/2/25)
- Collection Kits Boost Cervical Cancer Screening (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/2/25)
Cardiology
- MI Deaths Fall in US, Chronic Cardiac Issues Bigger Worry Now (Multiple Sclerosis News Today, 7/25/25)
- A-Fib Linked to Worse Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure, MR Undergoing Valve Repair (HealthDay, 7/24/25)
- RSV's Impact on Heart Health Emphasizes Broader Risks, Vaccination Importance for Older Adults (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/23/25)
- Social Determinants of Health Linked to Congestive Heart Failure Deaths (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/21/25)
- Invasive Approach Fails to Reduce Deaths in Older Adults With Acute Coronary Syndromes (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/18/25)
- Increased Risk for CVD Seen for Women With Premenstrual Disorders (HealthDay, 7/17/25)
- Diabetes Increases Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Psoriasis, Coronary Artery Disease (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/16/25)
- Doctors Overlooking Common Cause Of High Blood Pressure, New Guidelines Say (HealthDay, 7/16/25)
- Delayed Hypertension Diagnosis Tied to Higher Cardiovascular Risk, Lower Treatment Rates (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/14/25)
- For Cardiovascular Events, Europeans Add Vaccination as Fourth Major Pillar of Medical Prevention (Medscape, 7/8/25)
- Children and Adolescents With SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Risk for CV Complications (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/3/25)
- Why the Shingles Vaccine Is Important for Your Cardiology Patients (Medscape, 7/3/25)
Children's Health
- High Burdens of Drug Resistance Found in Children With HIV (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/24/25)
- Kaiser Permanente to pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients younger than 19 (The Hill, 7/24/25)
- American Academy of Pediatrics Outlines Barriers, Solutions to Improving Children’s Access to Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/21/25)
- American Academy of Pediatrics Publishes Updates on Care for Patients With Trisomy 13 and 18 (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/21/25)
- Don’t give children under age 13 smartphones, new research says (CNN, 7/21/25)
- Kids are asking AI companions to solve their problems, according to a new study. Here’s why that’s a problem (CNN, 7/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte vetoes bathroom bill, defeating it for second time in two years (Concord Monitor, 7/15/25)
- The toxic effect of poverty on children’s health (The Guardian, 7/11/25)
- The health of U.S. kids has declined significantly since 2007, a new study finds (NH Public Radio, 7/8/25)
- US children are much more likely to die than kids in similar countries, study finds (CNN, 7/7/25)
- Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender sports bans (NH Union Leader, 7/3/25)
- Trump Administration May Cut Funds to Hospitals Offering Gender Care to Kids (HealthDay, 7/1/25)
Chronic Health Conditions
- General:
- Patients with ultra-rare diseases worry FDA approach will leave them without treatment (The Guardian, 7/6/25)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:
- Insomnia Plays a Role in Quality of Life for Patients With ADHD (HealthDay, 7/21/25)
- ADHD Medications Remain Linked to Lower Risk for Real-World Adverse Outcomes (HealthDay, 7/2/25)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder:
- Mental Health Hospitalizations Common in Adults With Autism (HealthDay, 7/23/25)
- Four Biologically, Clinically Distinct Autism Subtypes Identified (Medscape, 7/16/25)
- Autoimmune Diseases:
- Autoimmune Diseases Almost Double Mental Health Disorder Risk (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/7/25)
- Autoimmune Diseases Tied to Doubling of Mood Disorder Risk (Medscape, 7/1/25)
- Diabetes:
- PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Linked To Type 2 Diabetes (HealthDay, 7/23/25)
- Diabetes Increases Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Psoriasis, Coronary Artery Disease (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/16/25)
- HIV/AIDS:
- High Burdens of Drug Resistance Found in Children With HIV (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/24/25)
- American Academy of Pediatrics Outlines Barriers, Solutions to Improving Children’s Access to Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/21/25)
- Racial Disparities Persist in Retention in Care for HIV (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/18/25)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease:
- Mild and Moderate Infections Common in IBD, Rates Vary by Choice of Treatment (Medscape, 7/16/25)
- Long COVID:
- Long COVID Symptom Prevalence Remains Relatively High 2 Years After Initial Infection (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/9/25)
- What long COVID can teach us about future pandemics (NH Union Leader, 7/9/25)
- Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows (Medscape, 7/2/25)
- Multiple Sclerosis:
- MS may increase Alzheimer’s risk, new genetic analysis finds (Multiple Sclerosis News Today, 7/24/25)
- Sexual Health in MS Is Overlooked — Here’s How to Change That (Multiple Sclerosis News Today, 7/23/25)
- New Biomarkers Could Speed Up MS Diagnosis, Improve Care in US (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/18/25)
- Review Highlights Gaps in Transition From Pediatric to Adult MS Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/16/25)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea:
- Magnesium Depletion May Be an Independent Risk Factor for OSA (Pulmonology Advisor, 7/1/25)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome:
- Androgen Excess? New Guidelines Shift Focus Beyond Just PCOS (Medscape, 7/18/25)
- Seizure Disorders:
COVID-19
- Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19 (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/25/25)
- Inequities in Excess Pandemic Mortality Among Documented and Undocumented Immigrants in California, 2020–2023 (American Journal of Public Health, 7/24/25)
- COVID-19 cases are rising in these states amid summer wave, CDC data shows (CBS News, 7/21/25)
- Real-World Data Highlight Effectiveness of XBB.1.5-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccines (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/16/25)
- CDC Says COVID-19 Cases Rising in 25 States (HealthDay, 7/14/25)
- Long COVID Symptom Prevalence Remains Relatively High 2 Years After Initial Infection (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/9/25)
- The Failure of Life Expectancy to Fully Rebound to Prepandemic Levels (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/9/25)
- Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus this summer (NH Union Leader, 7/6/25)
Disabled Populations
- As the ADA turns 35, groups fighting for disability rights could see their federal dollars slashed (AP, 7/26/25)
- Los Angeles Weighs a Disaster Registry. Disability Advocates Warn Against False Assurances. (KFF Health News, 7/17/25)
- American Association of People with Disabilities Denounces Proposed Department of Labor Actions Hindering Disability Employment (American Association of People with Disabilities, 7/10/25)
- Judge weighs push to require ASL interpreters at White House briefings (CNN, 7/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) UNH takes steps to comply with anti-DEI language in state budget (NH Union Leader, 7/2/25)
Endocrinology
- Androgen Excess? New Guidelines Shift Focus Beyond Just PCOS (Medscape, 7/18/25)
Environmental Health
- Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/25/25)
- Extreme heat is back — here’s where it will be the worst (CNN, 7/24/25)
- Where the next deadly flood wave could strike (CNN, 7/24/25)
- PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Linked To Type 2 Diabetes (HealthDay, 7/23/25)
- Amid PFAS fallout, Maine residents navigate medical risks (NH Union Leader, 7/19/25)
- Why Capturing Heat-Related Illness in the Medical Record Matters More Than Ever (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/18/25)
- Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits for Children Have Increased (HealthDay, 7/17/25)
- Trump administration pauses research on flooding risk as over 100 perish in deadly summer floods (CNN, 7/16/25)
- Air Pollution, Including Ultrafine Particles, Linked to Meningiomas (HealthDay, 7/14/25)
- Drinking Water Contaminants Linked to Higher Chronic Kidney Disease Risk (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/11/25)
- (New Hampshire) EPA releases plan to address drinking water contamination at Londondoderry Superfund site (NH Union Leader, 7/11/25)
- (New Hampshire) Natural disasters boost interest in receiving emergency alerts (Concord Monitor, 7/11/25)
- Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows (The Guardian, 7/6/25)
- Higher Temperatures Tied to Increased Probability of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (HealthDay, 7/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) UPDATE: As Summer Arrives State Monitoring Cyanobacteria; Funding Fighting the Blooms (InDepth NH, 7/1/25)
Financial Concerns
- Price of care rose 15% after independent practice buyouts, study finds (HealthExec, 7/21/25)
- Health Plans Brace for Rising Costs Through 2026 (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/18/25)
- Judge scraps Biden-era Medical debt credit reporting rule (The Hill, 7/12/25)
Flu Season
- Prescribing Patterns of Influenza Antivirals Show Treatment Gaps in High-Risk Patients (Pulmonology Advisor, 7/10/25)
- CDC ends emergency response to H5N1 bird flu (CNN, 7/7/25)
Food Safety
- Keurig K-Cups Recalled Due to Potential Ink Contamination (HealthDay, 7/25/25)
- (New Hampshire) DHHS Advises Consumers Not to Eat Improperly Pasteurized Cheese Curds from Huckins Farm (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 7/23/25)
- More Than 110,000 Rich's Ice Cream Bars Recalled Due to Listeria Risk (HealthDay, 7/23/25)
- Tuna Recalled in Seven States Over Listeria Fears (HealthDay, 7/23/25)
- FDA Elevates Dubai Chocolate Spread Recall to Class 1 Over Salmonella Risk (HealthDay, 7/21/25)
- More than 24,000 pounds of chicken sausage recalled after customers find plastic in food (The Hill, 7/19/25)
- CDC, FDA Warn of Possible Salmonella Risk From Frozen Sprouted Beans (HealthDay, 7/18/25)
- FDA Plans to Revoke 52 Food Standards (HealthDay, 7/17/25)
- Bread Sold at Walmart, Kroger Recalled for Hazelnut Allergy (HealthDay, 7/14/25)
- Ritz Peanut Butter Crackers Recalled Over Labeling Mistake (HealthDay, 7/11/25)
- FDA upgrades blueberry recall to highest risk level (The Hill, 7/3/25)
- Tons of Turkey Bacon Products Recalled Due to Possible Listeria Contamination (HealthDay, 7/3/25)
Gastrointestinal Health
- Mild and Moderate Infections Common in IBD, Rates Vary by Choice of Treatment (Medscape, 7/16/25)
- Fecal Transplant Appears Noninferior to Antibiotics for Treating CDI (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/11/25)
- Inflammatory Activity With IBD Tied to Impaired Sleep (HealthDay, 7/9/25)
- IBS Rates Nearly Doubled During the Pandemic (HealthDay, 7/1/25)
Good News
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health adds nine new providers from various disciplines across health system (Dartmouth Health, 7/25/25)
- (New Hampshire) Sarah H. Finn, MD, named obesity medicine section chief of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s Walter and Carole Young Center for Digestive Health (Dartmouth Health, 7/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) Cheshire Medical Center welcomes second class of Family Medicine residents (Cheshire Medical Center, 7/22/25)
- (New Hampshire) Elliot Health System, Dartmouth Health begin collaboration in maternal and child health services (Dartmouth Health, 7/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) New England Midwifery at CMC welcomes first baby, launches comprehensive women's health model (Catholic Medical Center, 7/9/25)
- (New Hampshire) Silver Recognition, Local Heart: Monadnock Community Hospital Named Among Region’s Best (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 7/8/25)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics provides more than $326 million in community benefits (Dartmouth Health, 7/7/25)
- (New Hampshire) Frisbie Memorial Hospital earns American Heart Association GOLD Achievement Award (Frisbie Memorial Hospital, 7/7/25)
- (New Hampshire) St. Joseph Hospital recognized as one of NH’s safest hospitals (St. Joseph Hospital, 7/7/25)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is the first in northern New England to receive national certification for hypertension from the American Heart Association (Dartmouth Health, 7/3/25)
Government and Advocacy
- General:
- Trump tax law runs up deficit by $3.4T, throws 10 million off health insurance, CBO says (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/21/25)
- Kennedy fires top aides in US health shakeup, CNN reports (NH Union Leader, 7/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte Vetoes Book Ban Bill, Fetus Videos and Locker Room Bill (InDepth NH, 7/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte vetoes social conservatives' bills on biological sex, youth survey, obscene material ban (NH Union Leader, 7/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Gov. Ayotte Signs 101 Bills, Vetoes 7 (InDepth NH, 7/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Congress passed Trump’s massive ‘big beautiful bill.’ Here’s how New Hampshire will feel it. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/14/25)
- AAP Statement on New Restrictions to Federal Programs for Immigrant Families (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/11/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte Says She Supports Medicaid Work Requirements, But Not All of Trump’s Bill (InDepth NH, 7/9/25)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire providers brace for Medicaid changes that reach beyond healthcare (Concord Monitor, 7/8/25)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire’s congressional delegation condemns U.S. budget bill (NH Public Radio, 7/8/25)
- Judge vacates Trump administration's removal of health web pages (Fierce Healthcare, 7/7/25)
- Cancer - View more Cancer articles >>
- ‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines (The Guardian, 7/12/25)
- World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos (CNN, 7/8/25)
- Children's Health - View more Children's Health articles >>
- Kaiser Permanente to pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients younger than 19 (The Hill, 7/24/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte vetoes bathroom bill, defeating it for second time in two years (Concord Monitor, 7/15/25)
- Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender sports bans (NH Union Leader, 7/3/25)
- Trump Administration May Cut Funds to Hospitals Offering Gender Care to Kids (HealthDay, 7/1/25)
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Federal lawsuit in Texas marks first wrongful death case involving interstate abortion (HealthExec, 7/25/25)
- (New Hampshire) NAMI New Hampshire and NAMI National Statements on Executive Order Targeting Homelessness and Criminalizing Mental Illness (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 7/25/25)
- Kaiser Permanente to pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients younger than 19 (The Hill, 7/24/25)
- Most Americans support legal access to abortions in most cases: Survey (The Hill, 7/24/25)
- ‘One big, beautiful’ law provision on Planned Parenthood funding partly blocked by judge (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/22/25)
- ICE will soon have nation’s Medicaid data: What to know (The Hill, 7/18/25)
- Health department hands over Medicaid personal data to ICE (NH Union Leader, 7/17/25)
- Trump administration ends 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth (CNN, 7/17/25)
- Court Allows West Virginia to Restrict Abortion Pill Mifepristone (HealthDay, 7/16/25)
- New York rejects Texas’s second attempt to punish doctor for prescribing abortion pills (The Hill, 7/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Study shows NH in the middle on access to contraception (NH Union Leader, 7/15/25)
- Planned Parenthood ‘defunding’ threatens women’s health beyond abortion (The Hill, 7/12/25)
- DOJ subpoenas clinics that provide trans care to minors (The Hill, 7/11/25)
- Judge’s order blocking Planned Parenthood funding ban unlawful, Trump DOJ says (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/11/25)
- (New Hampshire) Loss of Medicaid for Planned Parenthood in NH could mean a drop in patients (NH Public Radio, 7/11/25)
- The toxic effect of poverty on children’s health (The Guardian, 7/11/25)
- Many medical treatments could be affected by Supreme Court transgender ruling (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/10/25)
- RFK Jr. bans Head Start, health clinic access for people in US illegally (The Hill, 7/10/25)
- Doctors, advocates hold out hope for appeals in abortion privacy rule case (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/9/25)
- Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/8/25)
- More miscarriages criminally investigated three years into post-Dobbs abortion bans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/7/25)
- Planned Parenthood sues over Trump megabill ‘defunding’ provision (The Hill, 7/7/25)
- How the megabill allows Trump to expand mass deportations, curb immigrant benefits (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/3/25)
- Supreme Court rebuffs Montana attempt to revive parental consent abortion law (The Hill, 7/3/25)
- Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender sports bans (NH Union Leader, 7/3/25)
- 20 states sue over Medicaid data release to ICE officials (The Hill, 7/2/25)
- A ‘striking’ trend: After Texas banned abortion, more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage (CNN, 7/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) UNH takes steps to comply with anti-DEI language in state budget (NH Union Leader, 7/2/25)
- Wisconsin Court Says 19th-century Abortion Ban Cannot Be Enforced (Medscape, 7/2/25)
- Senate version of GOP megabill cuts Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood healthcare services (Fierce Healthcare, 7/1/25)
- Trump Administration May Cut Funds to Hospitals Offering Gender Care to Kids (HealthDay, 7/1/25)
- Disabled Populations - View more Disabled Populations articles >>
- As the ADA turns 35, groups fighting for disability rights could see their federal dollars slashed (AP, 7/26/25)
- Los Angeles Weighs a Disaster Registry. Disability Advocates Warn Against False Assurances. (KFF Health News, 7/17/25)
- American Association of People with Disabilities Denounces Proposed Department of Labor Actions Hindering Disability Employment (American Association of People with Disabilities, 7/10/25)
- Judge weighs push to require ASL interpreters at White House briefings (CNN, 7/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) UNH takes steps to comply with anti-DEI language in state budget (NH Union Leader, 7/2/25)
- Environmental Health - View more Environmental Health articles >>
- Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/25/25)
- Trump administration pauses research on flooding risk as over 100 perish in deadly summer floods (CNN, 7/16/25)
- Health Care Systems - View more Health Care Systems articles >>
- Senate Democrats demand answers on rural health fund (The Hill, 7/25/25)
- Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
- ACP concerned by recent Supreme Court decisions on health care protections (American College of Physicians, 7/15/25)
- Senate version of GOP megabill cuts Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood healthcare services (Fierce Healthcare, 7/1/25)
- Health Technology - View more Health Technology articles >>
- Insurance - View more Insurance articles >>
- Insurers and Customers Brace for Double Whammy to Obamacare Premiums (KFF Health News, 7/18/25)
- Democratic AGs sue to block HHS changes to ACA health insurance marketplaces (NH Union Leader, 7/17/25)
- RFK Jr. Cancels Key U.S. Health Panel Meeting Without Warning, Raising Concerns (HealthDay, 7/11/25)
- Medical Care - View more Medical Care articles >>
- Organ donation groups seek to reassure US House panel after ‘deeply concerning’ report (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/23/25)
- Health organizations ask Congress to protect the integrity of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Roce (USPSTF) (American College of Physicians, 7/17/25)
- Planned Parenthood ‘defunding’ threatens women’s health beyond abortion (The Hill, 7/12/25)
- DOJ subpoenas clinics that provide trans care to minors (The Hill, 7/11/25)
- (New Hampshire) Loss of Medicaid for Planned Parenthood in NH could mean a drop in patients (NH Public Radio, 7/11/25)
- American College of Physicians Statement on the USPSTF Committee Meeting Cancellation (American College of Physicians, 7/10/25)
- Many medical treatments could be affected by Supreme Court transgender ruling (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/10/25)
- RFK Jr. bans Head Start, health clinic access for people in US illegally (The Hill, 7/10/25)
- HHS abruptly calls off meeting of expert panel on preventive care, raising questions about its future (CNN, 7/9/25)
- Trump to cut protections for home health aides, migrant farmworkers (NH Union Leader, 7/2/25)
- Medical Research - View more Medical Research articles >>
- GOP senators urge White House to release delayed NIH funding (The Hill, 7/25/25)
- NIH under fire for funding dog tests despite vow to cut animal research (The Guardian, 7/16/25)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- 3 Democrat-led states have rolled back Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status (AP, 7/22/25)
- Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom (KFF Health News, 7/21/25)
- (New Hampshire) Breaking Down the Medicaid Changes in H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) (New Futures, 7/18/25)
- ICE will soon have nation’s Medicaid data: What to know (The Hill, 7/18/25)
- Health department hands over Medicaid personal data to ICE (NH Union Leader, 7/17/25)
- GOP senator introduces bill to repeal federal Medicaid cuts (HealthExec, 7/16/25)
- Maine Family Planning sues Trump administration over Medicaid cuts (The Hill, 7/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) The role of Medicaid in funding New Hampshire’s health care system- NH Business Review (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 7/16/25)
- CMS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Significantly Cut Spending Waste, Enhance Quality Measures, and Improve Chronic Disease Management for People with Medicare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7/14/25)
- (New Hampshire) One in Eight Granite Staters Enrolled in Medicaid in 2024, One in Thirteen Adults Enrolled in Medicaid Expansion (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 7/14/25)
- 80% of Americans Worried About Long-Term Health of Medicare, Social Security (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/10/25)
- Public health leaders urge court to protect Medicaid beneficiaries from harmful waivers in Indiana (American Public Health Association, 7/9/25)
- States scramble to shield hospitals from GOP Medicaid cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/8/25)
- American Association of People with Disabilities Responds to Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill: “This Is A Devastating Day for Disabled Americans” (American Association of People with Disabilities, 7/30/25)
- How Trump’s megabill will impact health care (The Hill, 7/4/25)
- NAMI Statement on Final Passage of Bill Cutting Medicaid for Millions of Americans (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 7/3/25)
- Passage of H.R .1 Delivers Devastating Blow to U.S. Health Care Access (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 7/3/25)
- The Reconciliation Act is not a victory for America (American Public Health Association, 7/3/25)
- 20 states sue over Medicaid data release to ICE officials (The Hill, 7/2/25)
- AAP Statement on Senate Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/1/25)
- APA Statement on Passage of the Senate Version of H.R. 1 (American Psychiatric Association, 7/1/25)
- Internal Medicine Physicians Say Senate Budget Bill Devastating for American Health Care (American College of Physicians, 7/1/25)
- Medications and Prescribing - View more Medications and Prescribing articles >>
- Prescription fluoride faces FDA scrutiny despite widespread support from providers and the public (CNN, 7/24/25)
- Telehealth groups urge DEA to issue plan on remote controlled substance prescriptions (Healthcare Dive, 7/24/25)
- Health Cuts Would Result in Fewer Drugs for Americans, Budget Office Reports (New York Times, 7/18/25)
- Concerns Persist Over Reliance on Surrogate End Points in FDA Accelerated Approvals (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/14/25)
- Mental and Behavioral Health - View more Mental and Behavioral Health articles >>
- (New Hampshire) NAMI New Hampshire and NAMI National Statements on Executive Order Targeting Homelessness and Criminalizing Mental Illness (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 7/25/25)
- (New Hampshire) Combined Community Mental Health and Substance Use and Prevention Block Grant FFY 2026-2027 Application (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 7/23/25)
- Medicaid cuts are likely to worsen mental health care in rural America (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/23/25)
- Trump administration ends 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth (CNN, 7/17/25)
- Workplace Mental Health at Risk as Key Federal Agency Faces Cuts (KFF Health News, 7/8/25)
- Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
- AAP Statement on Passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025 (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/18/25)
- Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas (The Guardian, 7/18/25)
- US rejects amendments to WHO international health regulations (The Hill, 7/18/25)
- US set to destroy 500 tons of US-taxpayer funded emergency food (CNN, 7/16/25)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- Federal lawsuit in Texas marks first wrongful death case involving interstate abortion (HealthExec, 7/25/25)
- Most Americans support legal access to abortions in most cases: Survey (The Hill, 7/24/25)
- USPSTF Guidelines of Little Value for Estimating Preeclampsia Risk in Those at Moderate Risk (HealthDay, 7/23/25)
- ‘One big, beautiful’ law provision on Planned Parenthood funding partly blocked by judge (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/22/25)
- Court Allows West Virginia to Restrict Abortion Pill Mifepristone (HealthDay, 7/16/25)
- New York rejects Texas’s second attempt to punish doctor for prescribing abortion pills (The Hill, 7/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Study shows NH in the middle on access to contraception (NH Union Leader, 7/15/25)
- Judge’s order blocking Planned Parenthood funding ban unlawful, Trump DOJ says (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/11/25)
- Doctors, advocates hold out hope for appeals in abortion privacy rule case (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/9/25)
- Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/8/25)
- More miscarriages criminally investigated three years into post-Dobbs abortion bans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/7/25)
- Planned Parenthood sues over Trump megabill ‘defunding’ provision (The Hill, 7/7/25)
- Supreme Court rebuffs Montana attempt to revive parental consent abortion law (The Hill, 7/3/25)
- A ‘striking’ trend: After Texas banned abortion, more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage (CNN, 7/2/25)
- Wisconsin Court Says 19th-century Abortion Ban Cannot Be Enforced (Medscape, 7/2/25)
- Rural Populations - View more Rural Populations articles >>
- AMA very concerned 'Big, Beautiful Bill' will accelerate closure of more rural hospitals (HealthExec, 7/11/25)
- Experts Push for Long-Term Solutions of Rural Hospital Fund Amid Senate Approval (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/2/25)
- Social Factors Affecting Health - View more Social Factors Affecting Health articles >>
- Cuts to food benefits stand in the way of RFK Jr.’s goals for a healthier national diet (CNN, 7/21/25)
- (New Hampshire) Public universities scrub DEI webpages in response to state budget prohibitions (Concord Monitor, 7/11/25)
- How the megabill allows Trump to expand mass deportations, curb immigrant benefits (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/3/25)
- ACLU asks R.I. federal judge to block Trump grant restrictions for groups aiding victims of violence (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/1/25)
- Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
- States, cities face loss of vaccination programs and staff after ‘baffling’ cuts to federal funding (CNN, 7/25/25)
- US ends use of flu shots with thimerosal in latest move by health secretary Kennedy (Reuters, 7/23/25)
- The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Public Health in the Crosshairs (American College of Physicians, 7/22/25)
- ACOG to Release Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Maternal Immunizations in Concert with the Vaccine Integrity Project (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 7/16/25)
- Doctor accused of forging vaccine cards and injecting children with saline has all charges dropped (HealthExec, 7/14/25)
- DOJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of throwing away COVID vaccines, distributing fake vaccination cards (The Hill, 7/13/25)
- Maria Boylan & Patrick Ho: Dismantling the ACIP Puts Americans at Risk (NH Union Leader, 7/8/25)
- RFK Jr Sued by Medical Societies Over Unlawful COVID-19 Vaccine Rollbacks (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/8/25)
- RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy sparks a lawsuit from the American Academy of Pediatrics (NH Public Radio, 7/8/25)
- Leading Medical Professional Societies, Patients Sue HHS, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Unlawful, Unilateral Vaccine Changes (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/7/25)
- Major medical associations sue Kennedy, Trump administration health leaders for Covid-19 vaccine changes (CNN, 7/7/25)
- FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff (AP, 7/2/25)
Health Care Systems
- Senate Democrats demand answers on rural health fund (The Hill, 7/25/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH assisted-living facilities prioritize safety after fatal Fall River fire (NH Union Leader, 7/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) Elliot Health System, Southern New Hampshire Health and Home Health & Hospice Care to leave parent company formed in 2018 (NH Union Leader, 7/17/25)
- (New Hampshire) Meeting scheduled to hear how Valley Regional Hospital acquisition has impacted health care (NH Union Leader, 7/10/25)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- Barriers to Care Getting Worse for Patients Despite Innovation (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/24/25)
- ACP concerned by recent Supreme Court decisions on health care protections (American College of Physicians, 7/15/25)
- Senate version of GOP megabill cuts Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood healthcare services (Fierce Healthcare, 7/1/25)
Health Technology
- FDA’s artificial intelligence is supposed to revolutionize drug approvals. It’s making up studies (CNN, 7/23/25)
- Ethical Obligations to Inform Patients About Use of AI Tools (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/21/25)
- FDA recalls real-time glucose monitors after 56 injuries (HealthExec, 7/17/25)
- FDA issues recall on defective cranial drills after 10 injuries (HealthExec, 7/16/25)
- Hospital sues insurer over use of AI to deny $2M in claims (HealthExec, 7/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) Investigation into hospital cyberattack determines some patient data accessed (NH Union Leader, 7/14/25)
Immunology
- Food Allergies Alter Nutrient Intake in Adults (Medscape, 7/17/25)
- Preschool Oral Immunotherapy Reduces Parental Food Allergy Anxiety and Improves Parental Quality of Life (Medscape, 7/10/25)
- Cashew Identified as Increasingly Relevant Allergen Triggering Anaphylaxis in Children (HealthDay, 7/9/25)
Infectious Disease
- Rabies on the rise in US: What to know (The Hill, 7/25/25)
- (New Hampshire) West Nile virus found in Manchester mosquitoes (NH Union Leader, 7/24/25)
- 2 children in Tennessee recovering from rare La Crosse virus spread by mosquitoes (The Hill, 7/23/25)
- State public health officials announce season’s first EEE-positive mosquito sample (MA Department of Public Health, 7/23/25)
- Four people have died from flesh-eating bacteria in Florida. Who's at risk? (NBC, 7/19/25)
- State health officials announce first animal case of WNV in Massachusetts (Corrected) (MA Department of Public Health, 7/15/25)
- What to know about the pneumonic plague after Arizona patient’s death (NH Union Leader, 7/12/25)
- Postviral Secondary S pneumoniae Infection Risk Increased After Influenza, RSV (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/11/25)
- First Malaria Drug Approved for Newborns and Small Babies (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/10/25)
- Novel Antifungal Offers Hope in Resistant Fungal Infections (Medscape, 7/9/25)
- The diseases that could return as vaccination rates decline — and why you should care (CNN, 7/9/25)
- What long COVID can teach us about future pandemics (NH Union Leader, 7/9/25)
- West Nile Virus: A Review (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/7/25)
- As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases (Medscape, 7/4/25)
Insurance
- KFF Survey: Most Consumers Find Prior Authorization Is a Major Problem (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/25/25)
- 10M people will lose their health coverage by 2034, CBO predicts (HealthExec, 7/23/25)
- Insurers and Customers Brace for Double Whammy to Obamacare Premiums (KFF Health News, 7/18/25)
- U.S. health insurers seek largest jump in Obamacare premiums since 2018, study shows (Reuters, 7/18/25)
- Democratic AGs sue to block HHS changes to ACA health insurance marketplaces (NH Union Leader, 7/17/25)
- UnitedHealth allegedly using legal threats to silence critics (HealthExec, 7/14/25)
- RFK Jr. Cancels Key U.S. Health Panel Meeting Without Warning, Raising Concerns (HealthDay, 7/11/25)
Measles Outbreak
- Measles cases in US over 4.5 times higher than all of last year (ABC News, 7/24/25)
- Tribal Health Officials Work To Fill Vaccination Gaps as Measles Outbreak Spreads (KFF Health News, 7/24/25)
- ‘Measles really is an airplane ride away’: experts warn of outbreak amid summer travel (The Guardian, 7/11/25)
- Measles Cases in US Hit Highest Level Since Disease Was Eliminated in 2000 (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/10/25)
- The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades (AP, 7/10/25)
- US measles cases surpass 2019 count, while Missouri is latest state with an outbreak (AP, 7/9/25)
- Should you get a measles booster? Here’s what to know (NH Union Leader, 7/7/25)
- Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US (CNN, 7/5/25)
- Measles Outbreak in Kentucky Confirmed (HealthDay, 7/3/25)
Medical Care
- Ethical Considerations Regarding Elimination of DEI Initiatives in Health Care (Psychiatric News, 7/25/25)
- Organ donation groups seek to reassure US House panel after ‘deeply concerning’ report (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/23/25)
- Racial Disparities Persist in Retention in Care for HIV (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/18/25)
- Health organizations ask Congress to protect the integrity of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Roce (USPSTF) (American College of Physicians, 7/17/25)
- Lost in Translation: Interpreter Cutbacks Could Put Patient Lives on the Line (KFF Health News, 7/16/25)
- Planned Parenthood ‘defunding’ threatens women’s health beyond abortion (The Hill, 7/12/25)
- DOJ subpoenas clinics that provide trans care to minors (The Hill, 7/11/25)
- (New Hampshire) Loss of Medicaid for Planned Parenthood in NH could mean a drop in patients (NH Public Radio, 7/11/25)
- American College of Physicians Statement on the USPSTF Committee Meeting Cancellation (American College of Physicians, 7/10/25)
- Many medical treatments could be affected by Supreme Court transgender ruling (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/10/25)
- RFK Jr. bans Head Start, health clinic access for people in US illegally (The Hill, 7/10/25)
- HHS abruptly calls off meeting of expert panel on preventive care, raising questions about its future (CNN, 7/9/25)
- No Link Found for Preprocedural Fasting and Witnessed Pulmonary Aspiration (HealthDay, 7/2/25)
- Trump to cut protections for home health aides, migrant farmworkers (NH Union Leader, 7/2/25)
Medical Research
- GOP senators urge White House to release delayed NIH funding (The Hill, 7/25/25)
- NIH under fire for funding dog tests despite vow to cut animal research (The Guardian, 7/16/25)
Medicare and Medicaid
- (New Hampshire) Medicaid cuts will hurt all Granite Staters (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/25/25)
- Physicians Leaving Medicare Remains High After the Pandemic, Raising Concerns About Workforce Stability (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/25/25)
- Proposed Medicaid Changes Could Lead to Thousands of Preventable Deaths and Billions in Economic Losses (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/24/25)
- 3 Democrat-led states have rolled back Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status (AP, 7/22/25)
- Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom (KFF Health News, 7/21/25)
- (New Hampshire) Get the Latest Updates on NH Medicaid (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 7/21/25)
- Physicians will see Medicare payments rise in 2026 (American Medical Association, 7/21/25)
- (New Hampshire) Breaking Down the Medicaid Changes in H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) (New Futures, 7/18/25)
- ICE will soon have nation’s Medicaid data: What to know (The Hill, 7/18/25)
- Health department hands over Medicaid personal data to ICE (NH Union Leader, 7/17/25)
- (New Hampshire) In the News: Medicaid Changes Could Affect Monadnock Community Hospital and Its Patients (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 7/17/25)
- GOP senator introduces bill to repeal federal Medicaid cuts (HealthExec, 7/16/25)
- Maine Family Planning sues Trump administration over Medicaid cuts (The Hill, 7/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) The role of Medicaid in funding New Hampshire’s health care system- NH Business Review (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 7/16/25)
- CMS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Significantly Cut Spending Waste, Enhance Quality Measures, and Improve Chronic Disease Management for People with Medicare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7/14/25)
- (New Hampshire) One in Eight Granite Staters Enrolled in Medicaid in 2024, One in Thirteen Adults Enrolled in Medicaid Expansion (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 7/14/25)
- 80% of Americans Worried About Long-Term Health of Medicare, Social Security (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/10/25)
- Experts Highlight Consequences of Medicaid Rollbacks Due to Budget Bill (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/10/25)
- Public health leaders urge court to protect Medicaid beneficiaries from harmful waivers in Indiana (American Public Health Association, 7/9/25)
- States scramble to shield hospitals from GOP Medicaid cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/8/25)
- American Association of People with Disabilities Responds to Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill: “This Is A Devastating Day for Disabled Americans” (American Association of People with Disabilities, 7/30/25)
- How Trump’s megabill will impact health care (The Hill, 7/4/25)
- NAMI Statement on Final Passage of Bill Cutting Medicaid for Millions of Americans (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 7/3/25)
- Passage of H.R .1 Delivers Devastating Blow to U.S. Health Care Access (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 7/3/25)
- Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans (KFF Health News, 7/3/25)
- The Reconciliation Act is not a victory for America (American Public Health Association, 7/3/25)
- 20 states sue over Medicaid data release to ICE officials (The Hill, 7/2/25)
- AAP Statement on Senate Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/1/25)
- APA Statement on Passage of the Senate Version of H.R. 1 (American Psychiatric Association, 7/1/25)
- Internal Medicine Physicians Say Senate Budget Bill Devastating for American Health Care (American College of Physicians, 7/1/25)
- Medicaid, Medicare Don't Adequately Cover Addiction Treatment, Study Says (HealthDay, 7/1/25)
Medications and Prescribing
- FDA Upgrades Recall on 160,000+ Bottles of Thyroid Medication (HealthDay, 7/24/25)
- Prescription fluoride faces FDA scrutiny despite widespread support from providers and the public (CNN, 7/24/25)
- Telehealth groups urge DEA to issue plan on remote controlled substance prescriptions (Healthcare Dive, 7/24/25)
- Lidocaine Deaths Surged in Past Decade (MedPage Today, 7/21/25)
- (New Hampshire) LRH Finds Innovative Solution to Address Pharmacy Void in Linwood Area (Littleton Regional Hospital, 7/21/25)
- Health Cuts Would Result in Fewer Drugs for Americans, Budget Office Reports (New York Times, 7/18/25)
- A new recall of injected penicillin may put gains against syphilis in peril (CNN, 7/16/25)
- Concerns Persist Over Reliance on Surrogate End Points in FDA Accelerated Approvals (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/14/25)
- Trump floats 200 percent tariffs on pharmaceutical imports ‘very soon’ (The Hill, 7/8/25)
- Patients with ultra-rare diseases worry FDA approach will leave them without treatment (The Guardian, 7/6/25)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Mental Health Care Use, Mortality Rates Increased With Prolonged Grief (HealthDay, 7/25/25)
- (New Hampshire) NAMI New Hampshire and NAMI National Statements on Executive Order Targeting Homelessness and Criminalizing Mental Illness (National Alliance on Mental Illness NH, 7/25/25)
- Special Report: U.S. Immigration Policy and the Mental Health of Children and Families (Psychiatric News, 7/25/25)
- Food Allergies Tied to Increased Mental Health Risk in Kids (Multiple Sclerosis News Today, 7/24/25)
- (New Hampshire) Combined Community Mental Health and Substance Use and Prevention Block Grant FFY 2026-2027 Application (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 7/23/25)
- Medicaid cuts are likely to worsen mental health care in rural America (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/23/25)
- Mental Health Hospitalizations Common in Adults With Autism (HealthDay, 7/23/25)
- ACOG Statement on the Benefit of Access to SSRIs During Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 7/21/25)
- Insomnia Plays a Role in Quality of Life for Patients With ADHD (HealthDay, 7/21/25)
- (New Hampshire) Riverbend to close adult mental health housing facility in Concord due to funding challenges (Concord Monitor, 7/17/25)
- Trump administration ends 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth (CNN, 7/17/25)
- Causal Link Found Between Food Insecurity and Mental Health Symptoms in New Data (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/16/25)
- Workplace Mental Health at Risk as Key Federal Agency Faces Cuts (KFF Health News, 7/8/25)
- Autoimmune Diseases Almost Double Mental Health Disorder Risk (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/7/25)
- ADHD Medications Remain Linked to Lower Risk for Real-World Adverse Outcomes (HealthDay, 7/2/25)
- Autoimmune Diseases Tied to Doubling of Mood Disorder Risk (Medscape, 7/1/25)
- Early Puberty Onset Linked to Higher Mental Health Risk (Medscape, 7/1/25)
Neurology
- MS may increase Alzheimer’s risk, new genetic analysis finds (Multiple Sclerosis News Today, 7/24/25)
- The pandemic aged our brains, whether we got Covid or not, study finds (NBC, 7/22/25)
- New Biomarkers Could Speed Up MS Diagnosis, Improve Care in US (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/18/25)
- Four Biologically, Clinically Distinct Autism Subtypes Identified (Medscape, 7/16/25)
- Review Highlights Gaps in Transition From Pediatric to Adult MS Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/16/25)
Obesity and Weight Loss
- Rebound Weight Gain Common After Discontinuing Antiobesity Medications (HealthDay, 7/25/25)
Physicians
- Bringing Care to Residents to Fight Mental Health Crisis (Medscape, 7/22/25)
- Burnout eases for doctors at every career stage as support rises (American Medical Association, 7/22/25)
- (New Hampshire) Order on Professionals' Health Program (NH Board of Medicine, 7/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) Order on Licensing Adjudicative Proceedings (NH Board of Medicine, 7/9/25)
- American Psychiatric Association to Host Full-Day Virtual Event on Burnout, Offers Other Resources (American Psychiatric Association, 7/8/25)
- Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues (AP, 7/4/25)
- How to give physicians autonomy—and protect them from burnout (American Medical Association, 7/1/25)
Public Health
- Public Health Education and Training in Sex, Gender, and Transgender Health: A Course to Advance Health at a US School of Public Health (American Journal of Public Health, 7/24/25)
- AAP Statement on Passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025 (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/18/25)
- Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas (The Guardian, 7/18/25)
- US rejects amendments to WHO international health regulations (The Hill, 7/18/25)
- Global health must remain a strategic imperative for the U.S. (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 7/16/25)
- US set to destroy 500 tons of US-taxpayer funded emergency food (CNN, 7/16/25)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Federal lawsuit in Texas marks first wrongful death case involving interstate abortion (HealthExec, 7/25/25)
- Most Americans support legal access to abortions in most cases: Survey (The Hill, 7/24/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH is the first state to require doctors to follow patients' wishes on sterilization (NH Public Radio, 7/24/25)
- The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows (AP, 7/24/25)
- Sexual Health in MS Is Overlooked — Here’s How to Change That (Multiple Sclerosis News Today, 7/23/25)
- USPSTF Guidelines of Little Value for Estimating Preeclampsia Risk in Those at Moderate Risk (HealthDay, 7/23/25)
- ‘One big, beautiful’ law provision on Planned Parenthood funding partly blocked by judge (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/22/25)
- 8 Babies Born Using New IVF Technique to Prevent Rare Genetic Diseases (HealthDay, 7/18/25)
- Newer Antiseizure Medications Less Likely to Be Associated With Major Malformations in Infants (HealthDay, 7/18/25)
- Court Allows West Virginia to Restrict Abortion Pill Mifepristone (HealthDay, 7/16/25)
- Decline in Hospital-Based Obstetric Services Seen Across US States (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/16/25)
- New York rejects Texas’s second attempt to punish doctor for prescribing abortion pills (The Hill, 7/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Study shows NH in the middle on access to contraception (NH Union Leader, 7/15/25)
- Judge’s order blocking Planned Parenthood funding ban unlawful, Trump DOJ says (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/11/25)
- Doctors, advocates hold out hope for appeals in abortion privacy rule case (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/9/25)
- Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/8/25)
- Most states saw hospital obstetric service shutdowns from 2010-2022, with rural states hit hardest (Fierce Healthcare, 7/8/25)
- More miscarriages criminally investigated three years into post-Dobbs abortion bans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/7/25)
- Planned Parenthood sues over Trump megabill ‘defunding’ provision (The Hill, 7/7/25)
- Supreme Court rebuffs Montana attempt to revive parental consent abortion law (The Hill, 7/3/25)
- A ‘striking’ trend: After Texas banned abortion, more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage (CNN, 7/2/25)
- Wisconsin Court Says 19th-century Abortion Ban Cannot Be Enforced (Medscape, 7/2/25)
Respiratory Health
- Digital Asthma Program Improves Symptom Control Across Most Subgroups (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/23/25)
- Higher BMI Linked to Lower Mortality Rate, Fewer Complications in Non-CF Bronchiectasis (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/18/25)
- Lung Abnormalities Persist 3 Years After Severe COVID-19 (Medscape, 7/18/25)
- Association Found Between Home Mold, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HealthDay, 7/17/25)
- Elevated Respiratory Infection Risk in Pediatric Populations Associated With Ambient Air Pollution (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/11/25)
- Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure Increases Adult Risk for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/3/25)
- Multicomponent Vaccine for COVID-19, Influenza Shows Promise in Phase 3 Trial (Infectious Disease Advisor, 7/3/25)
- Magnesium Depletion May Be an Independent Risk Factor for OSA (Pulmonology Advisor, 7/1/25)
Rural Populations
- AMA very concerned 'Big, Beautiful Bill' will accelerate closure of more rural hospitals (HealthExec, 7/11/25)
- Experts Push for Long-Term Solutions of Rural Hospital Fund Amid Senate Approval (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/2/25)
Social Factors Affecting Health
- Cuts to food benefits stand in the way of RFK Jr.’s goals for a healthier national diet (CNN, 7/21/25)
- (New Hampshire) Public universities scrub DEI webpages in response to state budget prohibitions (Concord Monitor, 7/11/25)
- How the megabill allows Trump to expand mass deportations, curb immigrant benefits (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/3/25)
- Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows (Medscape, 7/2/25)
- Social Connection Linked to Improved Health and Reduced Risk of Early Death (ME Medical Association, 7/2/25)
- ACLU asks R.I. federal judge to block Trump grant restrictions for groups aiding victims of violence (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/1/25)
- California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk (KFF Health News, 7/1/25)
Substance Use and Treatment
- (New Hampshire) Transitional recovery home for women planned for Manchester's West Side (NH Union Leader, 7/23/25)
- 2020 to 2023 Saw Sharp Increase in Nicotine Pouch Ingestions in Children (HealthDay, 7/17/25)
- Disposable e-cigarettes are more toxic than traditional cigarettes, study finds (NH Public Radio, 7/17/25)
- As nicotine pouches’ popularity soars, they’re also responsible for more poisonings in young kids, study finds (CNN, 7/14/25)
- US Overdose Deaths Are Declining but Inequities Persist (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/2/25)
Vaccination
- States, cities face loss of vaccination programs and staff after ‘baffling’ cuts to federal funding (CNN, 7/25/25)
- Medical groups and US states work to circumvent Kennedy's vaccine decisions (Reuters, 7/24/25)
- US ends use of flu shots with thimerosal in latest move by health secretary Kennedy (Reuters, 7/23/25)
- The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Public Health in the Crosshairs (American College of Physicians, 7/22/25)
- 2020 to 2024 Saw Drop in Flu Vaccine Uptake Among U.S. Adults (HealthDay, 7/18/25)
- Aluminum in Vaccines Does Not Cause Autoimmune Disorders in Children, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/18/25)
- Global Childhood Vaccination Progress Has Stalled in Recent Decades (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/18/25)
- ACOG to Release Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Maternal Immunizations in Concert with the Vaccine Integrity Project (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 7/16/25)
- Could Intervention in Pregnancy Boost Child Vaccine Uptake? (Medscape, 7/16/25)
- Doctor accused of forging vaccine cards and injecting children with saline has all charges dropped (HealthExec, 7/14/25)
- DOJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of throwing away COVID vaccines, distributing fake vaccination cards (The Hill, 7/13/25)
- RFK Jr. Is scaring parents into asking doctors for early shots (NH Union Leader, 7/12/25)
- Maria Boylan & Patrick Ho: Dismantling the ACIP Puts Americans at Risk (NH Union Leader, 7/8/25)
- RFK Jr Sued by Medical Societies Over Unlawful COVID-19 Vaccine Rollbacks (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/8/25)
- RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy sparks a lawsuit from the American Academy of Pediatrics (NH Public Radio, 7/8/25)
- Leading Medical Professional Societies, Patients Sue HHS, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Unlawful, Unilateral Vaccine Changes (American Academy of Pediatrics, 7/7/25)
- Major medical associations sue Kennedy, Trump administration health leaders for Covid-19 vaccine changes (CNN, 7/7/25)
- 2023 to 2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Provided Additional Effectiveness (HealthDay, 7/2/25)
- FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff (AP, 7/2/25)