July 2026 Health News Roundup
Date postedJuly 17, 2026
Topics in this News Roundup
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Care and Insurance Costs
- Caregiving and Patient Support
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Consumer and Patient Safety
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Dermatology
- Disabled Populations and Health Care
- Disasters and Emergencies
- Endocrinology
- Environmental Health
- Eye Health
- Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- Gastrointestinal Health
- Good News
- Government and Advocacy
- Health Care Systems and Facilities
- Health Equity and Access to Care
- Health Information and Privacy
- Health Technology
- Immunology and Allergies
- Infectious Diseases and Infections
- Insurance Coverage
- Medical Care
- Medical Research
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medications and Prescribing
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Physicians, Health Care Providers, and Workforce
- Public Health
- Public Safety
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Rheumatology
- Social Factors Affecting Health
- Social Safety Nets
- Substance Use and Treatment
- Vaccination
Cancer
- New Cancer Cases Predicted to Increase to 34.4 Million by 2050 (HealthDay, 7/16/26)
- Molecular models show promise for predicting lung cancer recurrence (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Cancer Center oncologist urges awareness of male breast cancer symptoms (Dartmouth Health, 7/13/26)
- Community Oncology Well Suited for Patients With Advanced Cancer (Medscape, 7/10/26)
- Meningioma Risk Warning With Progestogen Contraceptives (Medscape, 7/10/26)
- Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds (The Guardian, 7/8/26)
- Free ‘Skin Check’ Screenings to be Available at Rhode Island Beaches (RI Department of Health, 7/7/26)
- Racial Gaps in Cancer Pain Management Persist in Community Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/1/26)
Cardiology
- Global Cardiology Groups Issue New Universal Definition of Heart Failure (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/17/26)
- Medical societies take a stand as CMS nears final decision on TAVR proposal (Cardiovascular Business, 7/17/26)
- Home-Based Heart Failure Care Shows Comparable Safety to Continued Inpatient Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/16/26)
- ‘No longer acceptable’: Cardiologists push for immediate improvements in cath lab radiation safety (Cardiovascular Business, 7/14/26)
- Cardiologists Treating Increasingly Complex Patients as America Ages (Medscape, 7/14/26)
- Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws Linked to Sustained Drop in CVD Mortality (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/13/26)
- Novel Muscle-Fat Index Predicts Risks for Heart Failure and Mortality (Medscape, 7/10/26)
- Sugary Drink Consumption May Raise Hypertension Risk, Starting in Childhood (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/10/26)
- Having long COVID worsens heart-related fitness, study finds (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/9/26)
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverage, Fruit Juice Intake Linked to Hypertension Risk (HealthDay, 7/2/26)
Care and Insurance Costs
- Obamacare premiums likely to surge again next year (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/9/26)
- Affordable Care Act Insurers Want More Premium Increases as Enrollment Sags (KFF Health News, 7/8/26)
- Current Enrollment Data Highlights Changing Health Coverage Trends for Maine Consumers (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 7/8/26)
- Nearly 40% of insulin users pay more than $150 a month (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/8/26)
- Patients Face a Thicket of Red Tape Trying To Maintain Consistent Health Coverage (KFF Health News, 7/8/26)
- Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows (The Hill, 7/6/26)
- More states try to give patients relief from medical debt (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/1/26)
- (New Hampshire) NH Dems decry Medicaid premium increases (NH Union Leader, 7/1/26)
Caregiving and Patient Support
- (New Hampshire) An online marketplace brings businesses and childcare together for resources and savings (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/7/26)
- (New Hampshire) Child care tax credit for NH biz becomes a reality (NH Union Leader, 7/7/26)
Children's Health
- Female Newborns More Likely to Miss Vitamin K Prophylaxis, Hepatitis B Birth Dose (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/14/26)
- More babies having uncontrolled bleeding tied to reduced vitamin K shots at birth (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/14/26)
- About 30 Percent of Pediatric Surgery Patients Receive Opioid Rx (HealthDay, 7/10/26)
- (New Hampshire) Experts, parents worry about harmful effects of screen time on children (, 7/7/26)
Chronic Health Conditions
- (general)
- CMS proposal to block third-party vendors will upend remote monitoring services, health tech leaders say (Fierce Healthcare, 7/16/26)
- Infections May Raise Long-Term Risk for Chronic Disease (Medscape, 7/16/26)
- Cardiologists Treating Increasingly Complex Patients as America Ages (Medscape, 7/14/26)
- Asthma, chronic kidney disease and other high-risk conditions increase the risk for severe RSV illness (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/10/26)
- Chronic care is too hard to navigate. It doesn’t have to be (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/8/26)
- Kids with chronic conditions at greater risk for serious respiratory tract infections, study finds (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/6/26)
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
- An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows (AP, 7/14/26)
- Could Your Diet Be Affecting Your Brain? New Harvard Research Links Ultra-Processed Foods to Dementia Risk (NH Public Health Association, 7/8/26)
- First Alzheimer Disease Blood Test May Produce Many False-Positive Results, Study Finds (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/2/26)
- Autoimmune, Immune-Mediated, and Immunocompromising Conditions
- Are Women With Immune Diseases Missing Reproductive Care? (Medscape, 7/17/26)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain Lithium Concentrations Mirror Serum Concentrations in Bipolar Disorder (HealthDay, 7/10/26)
- Chronic Pain
- Melatonin May Help Alleviate Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (HealthDay, 7/9/26)
- Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
- Managing Diabetes and HIV Together: What to Know (Medscape, 7/17/26)
- Screening for Diabetes at Urgent Care Could Save Lives (Medscape, 7/14/26)
- Primary Care-Initiated CGM Associated With Lower A1C, Fewer Hospitalizations (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/6/26)
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
- Why This Painful Disorder Can Take a Decade-Plus to Diagnose (Medscape, 7/15/26)
- Endometriosis
- Distinct Blood Androgen Signature May Help Diagnose Endometriosis Without Surgery (Medscape, 7/14/26)
- Some Women Mistrust Medicine’s Endometriosis and Menopause Care (Medscape, 7/13/26)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Tracking IBD Activity: Intestinal Ultrasound May Reduce Endoscopy Use (Medscape, 7/10/26)
- Long COVID
- New study offers clues about long COVID’s brain symptoms (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/17/26)
- 2 common drugs may offer short-term improvements in long-COVID-related fatigue (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/10/26)
- Having long COVID worsens heart-related fitness, study finds (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/9/26)
- Long COVID Brain Fog Eases With Cognitive Rehabilitation (Medscape, 7/3/26)
- Migraine and Headache Disorders
- Conventional Wisdom on CGRP in Migraine Challenged (Medscape, 7/2/26)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- MS Likely Unfolds Along a Continuum Years Before First Symptoms (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/15/26)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Consumer and Patient Safety
- A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Closed the File. (KFF Health News, 7/2/26)
Criminalization of Medicine
- HHS promises its final rule barring pediatric gender care providers from Medicare is still coming (Fierce Healthcare, 7/14/26)
- Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who’s Governor (KFF Health News, 7/14/26)
- Planned Parenthood set to regain federal funding as GOP ban expires (The Hill, 7/2/26)
- New Jersey Finally Passes Trans Care Shield Law, The Last Blue State Left To Do So (Erin In The Morning, 7/1/26)
Dermatology
- The Newest Frontier for GLP-1s: Clearing Skin Disease (Medscape, 7/9/26)
Disabled Populations and Health Care
- Building a Better Path: Moving Lifespan Forward (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 7/17/26)
- (New Hampshire) Eyes on a new leg: NH makes new strides in prosthetic coverage (Concord Monitor, 7/14/26)
- (New Hampshire) New protections for people with disabilities in state care signed into law (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/6/26)
Disasters and Emergencies
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte requests major disaster declaration for June flooding in NH (NH Public Radio, 7/9/26)
Endocrinology
Environmental Health
- Wildfire Smoke Puts Millions At Risk Across Midwest, Northeast (HealthDay, 7/15/26)
- EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists (AP, 7/10/26)
- (New Hampshire) Future New Hampshire landfills could face stricter siting process under new law (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/10/26)
- (New Hampshire) NH’s PFAS problem has soaked up hundreds of millions in less than a decade (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/9/26)
- US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set Pfas limits in food (The Guardian, 7/8/26)
- (New Hampshire) Merrimack River downstream of Haverhill too contaminated for July 4th fun, tests show (NH Union Leader, 7/3/26)
- (New Hampshire) Beat the Heat: New Hampshire Faces Increased Risk of Heat-Related Illness (NH Public Health Association, 7/2/26)
- (New Hampshire) Haverhill sewage leak into Merrimack River has been stopped (NH Union Leader, 7/2/26)
- Plans must be put in place before heatwaves – not cobbled together during them (The Guardian, 7/2/26)
Eye Health
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Linked to Higher Risk for Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (HealthDay, 7/16/26)
- Millions of eye drops recalled nationwide due to potential foreign substance (The Hill, 7/9/26)
- Persistent vision problems after COVID linked to ongoing inflammation, nerve damage (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/9/26)
Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/10/26)
- Could Your Diet Be Affecting Your Brain? New Harvard Research Links Ultra-Processed Foods to Dementia Risk (NH Public Health Association, 7/8/26)
- FDA issues most serious recall alert for potato chip brands over salmonella risk (The Guardian, 7/2/26)
Gastrointestinal Health
- Tracking IBD Activity: Intestinal Ultrasound May Reduce Endoscopy Use (Medscape, 7/10/26)
Good News
- (New Hampshire) Joanne M. Conroy, MD, and Lauren A. Geddes Wirth, MD, recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review (Dartmouth Health, 7/17/26)
- (New Hampshire) Elliot Health System and Manchester School District Team-Up to Inspire Healthcare’s Next Generation of Professionals (Elliot Hospital, 7/16/26)
- (New Hampshire) Valley Regional Hospital expands surgical services with robotic-assisted technology and new specialty care (Dartmouth Health, 7/16/26)
- (New Hampshire) Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital helps launch LEBMed program to train future healthcare workforce (Dartmouth Health, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) MaineHealth Memorial Hospital Earns “Recovery Friendly” Designation, Expanding Support for Team Members (MaineHealth, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) VA signs lease for new Cheshire County Outpatient Clinic to expand Veterans’ access to healthcare (NH Union Leader, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health psychiatrist recognized nationally for mental health leadership (Dartmouth Health, 7/14/26)
- (New Hampshire) CMC's Nashua ER opens Monday, July 13 at 7:00am, expanding access to 24/7 emergency care (Catholic Medical Center, 7/13/26)
- (New Hampshire) MaineHealth Memorial Hospital Elevates Labor and Delivery Care with TeamBirth (MaineHealth, 7/8/26)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health infectious disease physician to help advance national infection prevention efforts (Dartmouth Health, 7/7/26)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health physician receives highest honor from Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society (Dartmouth Health, 7/6/26)
- (New Hampshire) NICU families reunite with Elliot Hospital caregivers at celebration (NH Union Leader, 7/6/26)
- (New Hampshire) Register for Cheshire's Summer Blood Drive (Cheshire Medical Center, 7/1/26)
Government and Advocacy
- General
- Trump’s CDC Nominee Praises Vaccines, Without Vowing Independence From Kennedy (KFF Health News, 7/16/26)
- CDC nominee on shaky ground following US Senate confirmation hearing (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) DHHS Issues Request for Information to Assess Programming at the Sununu Youth Services Center (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 7/13/26)
- Labor Unions, Nonprofits, Cities, and Counties Seek Injunction to Stop Impending U.S. Department of Agriculture Reorganization (American Public Health Association, 7/8/26)
- Cardiology - View more Cardiology articles >>
- Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws Linked to Sustained Drop in CVD Mortality (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/13/26)
- Care and Insurance Costs - View more Care and Insurance Costs articles >>
- Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows (The Hill, 7/6/26)
- More states try to give patients relief from medical debt (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/1/26)
- Caregiving and Patient Support - View more Caregiving and Patient Support articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Child care tax credit for NH biz becomes a reality (NH Union Leader, 7/7/26)
- Disabled Populations and Health Care - View more Disabled Populations and Health Care articles >>
- Building a Better Path: Moving Lifespan Forward (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 7/17/26)
- (New Hampshire) Eyes on a new leg: NH makes new strides in prosthetic coverage (Concord Monitor, 7/14/26)
- (New Hampshire) New protections for people with disabilities in state care signed into law (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/6/26)
- Disasters and Emergencies - View more Disasters and Emergencies articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte requests major disaster declaration for June flooding in NH (NH Public Radio, 7/9/26)
- Endocrinology - View more Endocrinology articles >>
- Environmental Health - View more Environmental Health articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Future New Hampshire landfills could face stricter siting process under new law (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/10/26)
- US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set Pfas limits in food (The Guardian, 7/8/26)
- Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
- HHS promises its final rule barring pediatric gender care providers from Medicare is still coming (Fierce Healthcare, 7/14/26)
- Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement (NH Union Leader, 7/9/26)
- IL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring Program (Erin In The Morning, 7/7/26)
- New Jersey Finally Passes Trans Care Shield Law, The Last Blue State Left To Do So (Erin In The Morning, 7/1/26)
- Health Information and Privacy - View more Health Information and Privacy articles >>
- Feds push back HIPAA security rule overhaul to July 2027 (Fierce Healthcare, 7/10/26)
- Health Technology - View more Health Technology articles >>
- Maine DHHS Announces $30 Million Investment to Help Health Care Providers Modernize Electronic Medical Record Systems to Better Serve Rural Communities (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 7/10/26)
- Infectious Diseases and Infections - View more Infectious Diseases and Infections articles >>
- ACIP vote on combo measles vaccine could especially affect families in greater need (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/15/26)
- Insurance Coverage - View more Insurance Coverage articles >>
- Insurers Hedge on Trump-Backed Pledge To Improve Denials Process (KFF Health News, 7/17/26)
- RFK Jr.’s focus on preventive health panel provokes new fears (The Hill, 7/12/26)
- Medical Care - View more Medical Care articles >>
- Medical Research - View more Medical Research articles >>
- OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Threatens the Availability and Accessibility of Vital Health Care Services for Medically Underserved and Vulnerable Communities and Populations (American Public Health Association, 7/14/26)
- Collins calls on OMB to rescind parts of controversial proposed grant rule (The Hill, 7/7/26)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- CMS proposal to block third-party vendors will upend remote monitoring services, health tech leaders say (Fierce Healthcare, 7/16/26)
- Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid (KFF Health News, 7/15/26)
- They Harvest the Nation’s Food, but a New Rule May Strip Them of Health Insurance (KFF Health News, 7/10/26)
- (New Hampshire) NH DHHS Partners with US CMS on Outreach and Education Campaign to Prepare Medicaid Granite Advantage Members for New Federal Work Requirements (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 7/8/26)
- New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage (KFF Health News, 7/6/26)
- CMS mulls tougher Medicare enrollment rules to combat fraud as part of 2027 home health payment rule (Fierce Healthcare, 7/1/26)
- Medications and Prescribing - View more Medications and Prescribing articles >>
- How the most favored nation drug pricing policy is quietly reshaping drug development and clinical research (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/15/26)
- FDA Scientists Warn Against Expanded Peptide Access As Kennedy Reshapes Advisory Panel (HealthDay, 7/1/26)
- Mental and Behavioral Health - View more Mental and Behavioral Health articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Drs. Gillian Sowden & Dax Volle: Medicaid work rules threaten progress on mental health care (NH Union Leader, 7/14/26)
- States sue over planned cuts to school mental health grants (The Hill, 7/13/26)
- Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Mental health takes biggest hit in NH DHHS budget cuts (Concord Monitor, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) New Analysis: State-Mandated Budget Reductions Affect Health Programs, with Larger Cuts Likely Ahead (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) Public Hearing for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program FFY 2027-2028 Grant Submission (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 7/7/26)
- New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts (KFF Health News, 7/2/26)
- Public Safety - View more Public Safety articles >>
- The use of force has become a 'default tool' for ICE officers, a new report finds (NH Public Radio, 7/16/26)
- Trump presses ICE to continue traffic stops despite fatal shootings (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/15/26)
- After 2 deadly shootings, ICE reportedly ordered to end vehicle enforcement stops (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/14/26)
- Piecing together the events of the fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/14/26)
- Maine AG announces state investigation into fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/13/26)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- Coalition files lawsuit against Trump administration over Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program funding cuts (Fierce Healthcare, 7/17/26)
- What Trump’s Proposal to Ban Pregnant Tourists Could Look Like (Mother Jones, 7/15/26)
- Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who’s Governor (KFF Health News, 7/14/26)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte vetoes bill to give employees right to object to taking part in abortion care (NH Union Leader, 7/7/26)
- Democrats demand HHS reinstate canceled teen pregnancy prevention grants (The Hill, 7/2/26)
- Medicaid again to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood as GOP ban ends (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/2/26)
- Planned Parenthood set to regain federal funding as GOP ban expires (The Hill, 7/2/26)
- Social Factors Affecting Health - View more Social Factors Affecting Health articles >>
- (New Hampshire) ‘It’s not really about sports’: One parent on ending lawsuit against NH’s trans student athlete ban (NH Public Radio, 7/16/26)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire’s ‘bathroom bill’ vetoed again, one of 29 vetoes for the year (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/16/26)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte signs bills strengthening protections against domestic and sexual violence (Concord Monitor, 7/14/26)
- (New Hampshire) Families harbor ‘no regrets’ after ending legal challenge of N.H.’s transgender sports ban (Concord Monitor, 7/9/26)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire student-athletes drop lawsuit over state’s transgender sports ban (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/9/26)
- (New Hampshire) Transgender student athletes end legal fight over N.H.’s girls’ sports law after recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Concord Monitor, 7/8/26)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte signs law requiring teacher disclosures to parents on gender identity, overriding court (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/7/26)
- U.S. Supreme Court Says Trump Can’t Restrict Birthright Citizenship (InDepth NH, 7/1/26)
- Social Safety Nets - View more Social Safety Nets articles >>
- White House revives rule to deny green cards to migrants who use safety net programs (The Hill, 7/16/26)
- (New Hampshire) Latest performance indicates N.H. could face $15M cost-share penalty for SNAP payment error rate (Concord Monitor, 7/2/26)
- (New Hampshire) NH WIC Program Accepting Comments for 2027 State Plan (NH Board of Medicine, 7/2/26)
- Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
- RFK Jr. plans COVID-19 vaccine injury list (The Hill, 7/9/26)
- Still no ACIP quorum, collapsing lawsuits, and vaccine questions answered: The State of US Vaccine Policy (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/9/26)
Health Care Systems and Facilities
- Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement (NH Union Leader, 7/9/26)
- IL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring Program (Erin In The Morning, 7/7/26)
- (New Hampshire) VA awards New Hampshire more than $7 million in grant funding for infrastructure upgrades to state-operated Veteran nursing home (NH Union Leader, 7/1/26)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- HHS promises its final rule barring pediatric gender care providers from Medicare is still coming (Fierce Healthcare, 7/14/26)
- New Jersey Finally Passes Trans Care Shield Law, The Last Blue State Left To Do So (Erin In The Morning, 7/1/26)
Health Information and Privacy
- (New Hampshire) NH AG announces multistate settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andMe over genetic data breach (NH Union Leader, 7/14/26)
- Feds push back HIPAA security rule overhaul to July 2027 (Fierce Healthcare, 7/10/26)
Health Technology
- Maine DHHS Announces $30 Million Investment to Help Health Care Providers Modernize Electronic Medical Record Systems to Better Serve Rural Communities (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 7/10/26)
- (New Hampshire) What are your thoughts on artificial intelligence (AI) expansion into prescription renewals? (NH Medical Society, 7/8/26)
Immunology and Allergies
- Herb/Spice and Seed Allergies Often Begin in Childhood and Can Lead to Anaphylaxis (Medscape, 7/17/26)
Infectious Diseases and Infections
- (general)
- Infections May Raise Long-Term Risk for Chronic Disease (Medscape, 7/16/26)
- Quick takes: More Michigan Cyclospora, UK measles death, H5N1 avian flu in Cambodian baby (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/13/26)
- Quick takes: Michigan Cyclospora outbreak grows, more NYC Legionnaires’, New World screwworm in Texas (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/10/26)
- The Eaton wildfire evacuation shelter near LA saw outbreaks of norovirus, COVID, and flu, report reveals (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/10/26)
- Quick takes: Michigan cyclosporiasis spike, NYC Legionnaire’s cluster, drop in US PhD admissions (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/8/26)
- Point-of-care respiratory virus testing in nursing homes could prevent hospital transfers (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/7/26)
- Kids with chronic conditions at greater risk for serious respiratory tract infections, study finds (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/6/26)
- Quick takes: More US measles, Cyclospora spike in Michigan, frozen blueberries and E coli (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/6/26)
- Bacterial infections
- One person dies amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City (The Guardian, 7/17/26)
- Public Health Alerts: Cyfendus for postexposure prophylaxis after inhalation anthrax exposures in Wyoming (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/16/26)
- New York officials find Legionella in 76 cooling towers as cases hit 63 (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/15/26)
- NYC Legionnaires Disease Cluster Slows as Cooling Tower Remediation Continues (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/14/26)
- US emergency departments seeing fewer C difficile cases, study finds (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/14/26)
- Legionnaires’ outbreak rocks New York as experts warn of rising climate threat (The Guardian, 7/9/26)
- UK study finds increased sexual transmission of shigellosis (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/9/26)
- CDC confirms 12 sick in ongoing E coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/8/26)
- One more infant sickened with botulism in outbreak tied to powdered formula (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/7/26)
- Shigella vaccine shows promise in phase 2 trial (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/7/26)
- COVID-19
- 2 common drugs may offer short-term improvements in long-COVID-related fatigue (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/10/26)
- COVID-related healthcare costs drop sharply 3 months after acute infection, study suggests (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/8/26)
- Comprehensive review affirms that COVID mRNA vaccines are safe, effective (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/1/26)
- Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers
- US aid workers quarantined in Kenya as CDC expands Ebola travel restrictions (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/17/26)
- Last Ebola patient in Uganda discharged as outbreak surges in DR Congo (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/16/26)
- Ebola cases surge past 2,000, now fastest-growing outbreak in history (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/15/26)
- Gilead launches Ebola antiviral trial in DR Congo as cases near 2,000 (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/14/26)
- Nigeria’s Lassa fever death count surpasses 2025 as outbreak worsens (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/14/26)
- Africa CDC calls for more protection for health workers as deadly Ebola outbreak shows no sign of slowing (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/13/26)
- Ebola outbreak in DR Congo still outpacing response (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/10/26)
- Fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever: how conflict, aid cuts and misinformation fuel a deadly threat (The Guardian, 7/10/26)
- Ebola Cases Top 1700 as Unpaid Health Workers Strike (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/8/26)
- Ebola health workers strike in hardest-hit Congo towns as outbreak intensifies (NH Union Leader, 7/8/26)
- Ebola workers strike as CDC head says agency’s response will last months (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/8/26)
- Ebola deaths top 500 as DR Congo health workers threaten to strike (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/6/26)
- Clinical trial for Ebola therapies begins in DR Congo (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/2/26)
- Researchers launch study on Ebola treatments as Congo outbreak worsens (AP, 7/2/26)
- Ebola deaths in Africa top 400 as Uganda reports death of child from Marburg (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/1/26)
- Uganda Finds Isolated Marburg Virus Case, Africa CDC Says (Medscape, 7/1/26)
- Fungal Infections
- The WHO aims to help nations confront growing threat of fungal disease, antifungal resistance (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/1/26)
- HIV/AIDS
- Managing Diabetes and HIV Together: What to Know (Medscape, 7/17/26)
- Changes to Medicaid could have severe consequences for Americans with HIV (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/13/26)
- The cost of HIV drugs for Medicare is projected to skyrocket by 2035 (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/7/26)
- HIV May Hide in More Cells Than Previously Thought—Here’s What That Could Mean for a Cure (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/2/26)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis: Human Papillomavirus Screening and Self-Collected Vaginal Samples (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/15/26)
- E coli-produced HPV vaccine effective against cancer-causing strains of HPV (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/8/26)
- Many women open to HPV self-sampling kit, survey reveals (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/8/26)
- Influenza
- Estimated US flu vaccine efficacy against death in kids 80% over 8 seasons (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/6/26)
- FDA Advisory Committee Supports Moderna mRNA Flu Vaccine Review (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/6/26)
- Air Force trainee in San Antonio, Texas, died from flu (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/1/26)
- Measles
- US measles cases approach last year’s record-setting total (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/17/26)
- ACIP vote on combo measles vaccine could especially affect families in greater need (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/15/26)
- Public Health Alerts: Measles hospitalizations in Utah, 2025-2026 (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/14/26)
- With 61 new cases, US measles outbreak fast approaching last year’s total (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/10/26)
- Armed conflict tied to higher measles burden worldwide (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/6/26)
- Mosquito-Borne Diseases
- US sees earliest start to West Nile virus season and most cases by late June since 2004 (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/2/26)
- Bangladesh Warns Of Dengue Surge as Weather Aids Spread (Medscape, 7/1/26)
- CDC urges people to prevent mosquito bites as West Nile virus season hits a strong, early start (AP, 7/1/26)
- Norovirus
- Cruise ship docked in San Francisco hit by norovirus outbreak (The Hill, 7/2/26)
- Parasites
- (New Hampshire) 5 confirmed cyclosporiasis cases in NH so far - none linked to outbreaks (NH Public Radio, 7/17/26)
- Iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell in 5 states linked to Cyclospora outbreak, says FDA (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/17/26)
- RIDOH Issues Food Safety Reminders, Given Cyclosporiasis Clusters in Multiple States (RI Department of Health, 7/17/26)
- Taco Bell removing lettuce nationwide linked to cyclosporiasis in 5 states (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/17/26)
- Top 10 Cyclospora questions (Your Local Epidemiologist, 7/15/26)
- Salad greens scrutinized as cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/14/26)
- What we truly know about the huge US Cyclospora outbreak—and what we don’t (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/14/26)
- Connecticut Department of Public Health reports rise in cyclosporiasis cases statewide with link to national outbreak (CT State Department of Health, 7/13/26)
- What to know about cyclosporiasis, the intestinal illness hitting the U.S. (NH Public Radio, 7/12/26)
- Michigan Cyclospora Outbreak Surpasses 1500 Cases as Investigation Continues (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/10/26)
- (New Hampshire) So far, DHHS says cases of cyclosporiasis in NH remain low (NH Public Radio, 7/10/26)
- US Cyclospora cases mount as CDC lags on tracking (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/9/26)
- A large cyclosporiasis outbreak is underway (Force of Infection, 7/8/26)
- CDC seeks source of parasitic outbreak linked to ‘explosive’ diarrhea in multiple states (The Hill, 7/1/26)
- Rabies
- RIDOH, DEM Remind Rhode Islanders About Rabies Prevention Measures (RI Department of Health, 7/16/26)
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Asthma, chronic kidney disease and other high-risk conditions increase the risk for severe RSV illness (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/10/26)
- Most women opt for maternal RSV vaccination, prefer it to infant immunization, international study finds (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/2/26)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
- WHO launches database to track sexually transmitted infections (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/6/26)
- Tick-Borne Diseases
- 1 in 4 adults in tick-heavy states test positive for alpha-gal antibodies (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/7/26)
- Tick bites are surging in the US this year. Here’s what to know. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/6/26)
- A once rare tickborne illness is on the rise. This UVM researcher is chasing a cure (NH Public Radio, 7/2/26)
- Increase of tick-borne diseases in Illinois highlights the need to prevent tick bites year round (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/2/26)
- Viral diseases
- Hundreds of thousands of Americans live with the long-term effects of polio (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/14/26)
Insurance Coverage
- Insurers Hedge on Trump-Backed Pledge To Improve Denials Process (KFF Health News, 7/17/26)
- RFK Jr.’s focus on preventive health panel provokes new fears (The Hill, 7/12/26)
Medical Care
- Why This Painful Disorder Can Take a Decade-Plus to Diagnose (Medscape, 7/15/26)
- Screening for Diabetes at Urgent Care Could Save Lives (Medscape, 7/14/26)
- (New Hampshire) Dr. Marie Ramas: When hospitals close, communities pay the price (NH Union Leader, 7/13/26)
- Lawmakers tell HHS to crack down on discrimination in medically assisted suicide (The Hill, 7/9/26)
- Chronic care is too hard to navigate. It doesn’t have to be (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/8/26)
- Primary Care-Initiated CGM Associated With Lower A1C, Fewer Hospitalizations (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/6/26)
Medical Research
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health secures $11.8M NIH grant to create research program focused on aging with serious illness (Dartmouth Health, 7/16/26)
- OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Threatens the Availability and Accessibility of Vital Health Care Services for Medically Underserved and Vulnerable Communities and Populations (American Public Health Association, 7/14/26)
- Collins calls on OMB to rescind parts of controversial proposed grant rule (The Hill, 7/7/26)
Medicare and Medicaid
- CMS proposal to block third-party vendors will upend remote monitoring services, health tech leaders say (Fierce Healthcare, 7/16/26)
- Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid (KFF Health News, 7/15/26)
- 2027 CMS Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule Illustrates Need for Systemic Reforms (American Medical Group Association, 7/14/26)
- They Harvest the Nation’s Food, but a New Rule May Strip Them of Health Insurance (KFF Health News, 7/10/26)
- (New Hampshire) NH DHHS Partners with US CMS on Outreach and Education Campaign to Prepare Medicaid Granite Advantage Members for New Federal Work Requirements (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 7/8/26)
- Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It. (KFF Health News, 7/7/26)
- New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage (KFF Health News, 7/6/26)
- CMS mulls tougher Medicare enrollment rules to combat fraud as part of 2027 home health payment rule (Fierce Healthcare, 7/1/26)
Medications and Prescribing
- How the most favored nation drug pricing policy is quietly reshaping drug development and clinical research (Managed Healthcare Executive, 7/15/26)
- GLP-1 Drugs Associated With Smell and Taste Disruptions (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/10/26)
- Testosterone Therapy: Does New Evidence Warrant Broader Prescribing? (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/10/26)
- Melatonin May Help Alleviate Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (HealthDay, 7/9/26)
- Paxlovid safe for children age 6 and up, new data reveal (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/8/26)
- Online GLP-1 Sellers Often Skip Clinician Oversight (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/6/26)
- FDA Scientists Warn Against Expanded Peptide Access As Kennedy Reshapes Advisory Panel (HealthDay, 7/1/26)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Mental Health Support May Ease Parental Stress and Anxiety During Infant NICU Stay (Medscape, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) Drs. Gillian Sowden & Dax Volle: Medicaid work rules threaten progress on mental health care (NH Union Leader, 7/14/26)
- States sue over planned cuts to school mental health grants (The Hill, 7/13/26)
- Brain Lithium Concentrations Mirror Serum Concentrations in Bipolar Disorder (HealthDay, 7/10/26)
- Lower-Opportunity Neighborhood Linked to Higher Rates of Emergency Mental Health Visits Among Youth (Medscape, 7/6/26)
Neurology
- New study offers clues about long COVID’s brain symptoms (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/17/26)
- MS Likely Unfolds Along a Continuum Years Before First Symptoms (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/15/26)
- An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows (AP, 7/14/26)
- Long COVID Brain Fog Eases With Cognitive Rehabilitation (Medscape, 7/3/26)
- Conventional Wisdom on CGRP in Migraine Challenged (Medscape, 7/2/26)
- First Alzheimer Disease Blood Test May Produce Many False-Positive Results, Study Finds (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/2/26)
Physicians, Health Care Providers, and Workforce
- Women Physicians Push Back on Medicine’s Gender Pay Gap (Medscape, 7/17/26)
- These supports help beat burnout among new resident physician moms (American Medical Association, 7/9/26)
- Professional Corner: Resident Well-Being, Maternity Coding, and More (Medscape, 7/6/26)
Public Health
- Bad air, bad lettuce (Your Local Epidemiologist, 7/17/26)
- (New Hampshire) Mental health takes biggest hit in NH DHHS budget cuts (Concord Monitor, 7/15/26)
- (New Hampshire) New Analysis: State-Mandated Budget Reductions Affect Health Programs, with Larger Cuts Likely Ahead (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 7/15/26)
- People's CDC, COVID-19, Weather Report, July 13, 2026 (People's CDC, 7/15/26)
- The Dose: Cyclospora keeps climbing, a bad West Nile season, truck spraying, and good news (Your Local Epidemiologist, 7/14/26)
- Ad hoc organization relies on creativity, ‘scrappy’ funding to monitor public health during World Cup (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/7/26)
- CDC: Overall U.S. Death Rate Reduced From 2024 to 2025 (HealthDay, 7/7/26)
- (New Hampshire) Public Hearing for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program FFY 2027-2028 Grant Submission (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 7/7/26)
- Outbreak Outlook - July 5 (Force of Infection, 7/5/26)
- WHO’s Role in Stopping Cross-Border Infections (Medscape, 7/3/26)
- New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts (KFF Health News, 7/2/26)
Public Safety
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health expert shares tips to prevent common summertime injuries (Dartmouth Health, 7/17/26)
- The use of force has become a 'default tool' for ICE officers, a new report finds (NH Public Radio, 7/16/26)
- Trump presses ICE to continue traffic stops despite fatal shootings (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/15/26)
- After 2 deadly shootings, ICE reportedly ordered to end vehicle enforcement stops (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/14/26)
- Piecing together the events of the fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/14/26)
- Maine AG announces state investigation into fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/13/26)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Are Women With Immune Diseases Missing Reproductive Care? (Medscape, 7/17/26)
- Coalition files lawsuit against Trump administration over Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program funding cuts (Fierce Healthcare, 7/17/26)
- About One-Third of Women 35 Years and Older Report Perimenopause Uncertainty (HealthDay, 7/16/26)
- What Trump’s Proposal to Ban Pregnant Tourists Could Look Like (Mother Jones, 7/15/26)
- Distinct Blood Androgen Signature May Help Diagnose Endometriosis Without Surgery (Medscape, 7/14/26)
- Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who’s Governor (KFF Health News, 7/14/26)
- Some Women Mistrust Medicine’s Endometriosis and Menopause Care (Medscape, 7/13/26)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte vetoes bill to give employees right to object to taking part in abortion care (NH Union Leader, 7/7/26)
- Democrats demand HHS reinstate canceled teen pregnancy prevention grants (The Hill, 7/2/26)
- Medicaid again to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood as GOP ban ends (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/2/26)
- Planned Parenthood set to regain federal funding as GOP ban expires (The Hill, 7/2/26)
Rheumatology
- Pain Persists Despite Low Levels of Inflammation in Many With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (Medscape, 7/9/26)
Social Factors Affecting Health
- After Trans Athlete Bans, Heritage Foundation Sets Its Sights On Dismantling Title IX (Erin In The Morning, 7/17/26)
- (New Hampshire) Court finds Concord man violated NH Civil Rights Act in transgender hate crime (NH Union Leader, 7/17/26)
- (New Hampshire) ‘It’s not really about sports’: One parent on ending lawsuit against NH’s trans student athlete ban (NH Public Radio, 7/16/26)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire’s ‘bathroom bill’ vetoed again, one of 29 vetoes for the year (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/16/26)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte signs bills strengthening protections against domestic and sexual violence (Concord Monitor, 7/14/26)
- (New Hampshire) Suddenly homeless: At 85, Gretchen Wibel is living out of her car. The path towards housing is uncertain (Concord Monitor, 7/10/26)
- American Journal of Public Health Links Food Insecurity to Choice of Telehealth Abortion (American Public Health Association, 7/9/26)
- (New Hampshire) Families harbor ‘no regrets’ after ending legal challenge of N.H.’s transgender sports ban (Concord Monitor, 7/9/26)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire student-athletes drop lawsuit over state’s transgender sports ban (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/9/26)
- (New Hampshire) Transgender student athletes end legal fight over N.H.’s girls’ sports law after recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Concord Monitor, 7/8/26)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte signs law requiring teacher disclosures to parents on gender identity, overriding court (New Hampshire Bulletin, 7/7/26)
- U.S. Supreme Court Says Trump Can’t Restrict Birthright Citizenship (InDepth NH, 7/1/26)
Social Safety Nets
- White House revives rule to deny green cards to migrants who use safety net programs (The Hill, 7/16/26)
- (New Hampshire) Free meals available for children 18 and under across NH this summer (NH Public Radio, 7/14/26)
- (New Hampshire) Latest performance indicates N.H. could face $15M cost-share penalty for SNAP payment error rate (Concord Monitor, 7/2/26)
- (New Hampshire) NH WIC Program Accepting Comments for 2027 State Plan (NH Board of Medicine, 7/2/26)
Substance Use and Treatment
- More teens with cannabis use disorder are facing treatment delays, study finds (NH Union Leader, 7/17/26)
- Many Adolescents Not Aware of Dangers of Fentanyl Use (HealthDay, 7/15/26)
- US Youth Tobacco Use Declines, but Flavored Products Remain Popular (Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/10/26)
Vaccination
- Moms who receive COVID, flu vaccines during pregnancy more likely to vaccinate their babies, study says (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/16/26)
- Slight gains made in global childhood vaccination rates, says new report (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/15/26)
- Provider Trust, Social Media Use Can Shape Vaccine Myth Belief (American Journal of Managed Care, 7/14/26)
- Taking painkillers before flu shot doesn’t lower its effectiveness, study finds (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/13/26)
- RFK Jr. plans COVID-19 vaccine injury list (The Hill, 7/9/26)
- Still no ACIP quorum, collapsing lawsuits, and vaccine questions answered: The State of US Vaccine Policy (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 7/9/26)