July 2025 Health News Roundup
Date postedJuly 4, 2025
Topics in this News Roundup
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- COVID-19
- Disabled Populations
- Environmental Health
- Food Safety
- Gastrointestinal Health
- Good News
- Government and Advocacy
- Health Equity and Access to Care
- Infectious Disease
- Measles Outbreak
- Medical Care
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medications and Prescribing
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Physicians
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Respiratory Health
- Rural Populations
- Social Factors Affecting Health
- Substance Use and Treatment
- Vaccination
Cancer
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- ADHD Medications Remain Linked to Lower Risk for Real-World Adverse Outcomes (HealthDay, 7/2/25)
- Autoimmune Diseases:
- Autoimmune Diseases Tied to Doubling of Mood Disorder Risk (Medscape, 7/1/25)
- Long COVID:
- Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows (Medscape, 7/2/25)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea:
- Magnesium Depletion May Be an Independent Risk Factor for OSA (Pulmonology Advisor, 7/1/25)
COVID-19
- Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus this summer (NH Union Leader, 7/6/25)
Disabled Populations
- 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
- 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)
Food Safety
- 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
- IBS Rates Nearly Doubled During the Pandemic (HealthDay, 7/1/25)
Good News
- (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
- Children's Health - View more Children's Health articles >>
- 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
- 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 >>
- 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)
- Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
- Senate version of GOP megabill cuts Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood healthcare services (Fierce Healthcare, 7/1/25)
- Medical Care - View more Medical Care articles >>
- Trump to cut protections for home health aides, migrant farmworkers (NH Union Leader, 7/2/25)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- 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)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- Rural Populations - View more Rural Populations articles >>
- 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 >>
- 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 >>
Health Equity and Access to Care
- Senate version of GOP megabill cuts Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood healthcare services (Fierce Healthcare, 7/1/25)
Infectious Disease
- As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases (Medscape, 7/4/25)
Measles Outbreak
- 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
- 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)
Medicare and Medicaid
- 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
- Patients with ultra-rare diseases worry FDA approach will leave them without treatment (The Guardian, 7/6/25)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- 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)
Physicians
- 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)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- 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
- 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
- Experts Push for Long-Term Solutions of Rural Hospital Fund Amid Senate Approval (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/2/25)
Social Factors Affecting Health
- 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
- US Overdose Deaths Are Declining but Inequities Persist (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/2/25)
Vaccination
- 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)