June 2025 Health News Roundup

Topics in this News Roundup

• Cancer
• Cardiology
• Children's Health
• Chronic Health Conditions
• COVID-19
• Dermatology
• Disabled Populations
• Endocrinology
• Environmental Health
• 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 Education
• Medical Research
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Medications and Prescribing
• Mental and Behavioral Health
• Musculoskeletal 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

• PPI Use May Increase Risk of Severe Toxicity and Death Among Cancer Patients Receiving ICIs (Cancer Therapy Advisor, 6/30/25)
• Mindfulness and Tai Chi Improve Mood in Cancer Survivors (Medscape, 6/25/25)
• Many Still Pay for Colonoscopy Prep Despite ACA Coverage Mandate (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/20/25)
• Teledermatology Shows Promise to Reduce Disparities in Skin Cancer Screening (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/18/25)
• Starting Colorectal Cancer Screening at Age 40 Cuts Death Risk by 39%, Study Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/12/25)
• Structured Exercise Program Improves Outcomes, Quality of Life in Colon Cancer (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/6/25)
• Multicancer Detection Assays Remain Largely Elusive for Early-Stage Disease Detection (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/1/25)

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Cardiology

• ACC Advocates Early Medication Use for Obesity to Boost Cardiovascular Health (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/20/25)
• 40% of Patients With Heart Failure Don’t See Cardiologist Annually, Increasing Risk of Death (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/19/25)
• Adherence to Healthy Diet Improves Cardiometabolic Risk, Even Without Weight Loss (HealthDay, 6/11/25)
• Cardiac Deaths Remain Elevated Since 2020 (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/5/25)

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Children's Health

• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire lawmakers give final approval to gender-affirming care ban (The Hill, 6/27/25)
• (New Hampshire) Legislature Continues to Target Transgender Youth (InDepth NH, 6/26/25)
• Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender care for minors (NH Public Radio, 6/20/25)
• (New Hampshire) After Supreme Court ruling on trans healthcare, some in NH prepare for more restrictions (NH Public Radio, 6/18/25)
• Court’s gender-affirming care ruling will impair all sex-based rights, say critics (The Guardian, 6/18/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH bills to ban gender-affirming care clear key hurdle (NH Union Leader, 6/18/25)
• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Hormone Therapy Ban for Transgender Youth (InDepth NH, 6/18/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire leads nation in child well-being, lags in student proficiency (Concord Monitor, 6/13/25)
• (New Hampshire) Advocates push for private insurance to cover child mental health services in New Hampshire (Concord Monitor, 6/11/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire First in the Nation for Childhood Wellbeing (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 6/11/25)
• (New Hampshire) State Budget Impacts on NH's Children's Mental Health System (New Futures, 6/11/25)
• An HHS Report on Transgender Care Cites a Retracted Study (NOTUS, 6/10/25)
• (New Hampshire) Ayotte signs ‘parental bill of rights’ into law (Concord Monitor, 6/10/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Legislature Passes Bill Reversing Its Historic Trans Rights Protections (Erin In The Morning, 6/10/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Ranks 1st in Child Well-Being, but 1 in 4 Children Risk Losing Medicaid Coverage (New Futures, 6/9/25)
• Caregiver Concern Can Be Key to Identifying Critical Illness in Hospitalized Children (HealthDay, 6/6/25)
• Not Just a Cold: Research Suggests Distinct Long COVID Symptoms in Infants and Preschoolers (Medscape, 6/6/25)
• (New Hampshire) Identical Parental Rights Bills on Way to Governor for Her Expected Signature (InDepth NH, 6/5/25)
• (New Hampshire) Parental bills of rights, with mandatory disclosure clause, head to Ayotte’s desk (Concord Monitor, 6/5/25)
• (New Hampshire) Republicans pass parental rights bills as Democrats allege children will be harmed (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/5/25)
• 2014 to 2023 Saw Increase in Percentage of Infants Delivered Preterm (HealthDay, 6/4/25)
• (New Hampshire) What to know about the House and Senate parental rights bills (Concord Monitor, 6/4/25)
• Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here’s what you should know (AP, 6/3/25)

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Chronic Health Conditions

• General
  
  • AJPH supplement explains the ways meaningful community engagement can reduce chronic disease disparities (American Public Health Association, 6/25/25)
  • Why Children With Disabilities Are Skipping Vital Medical Visits (Medscape, 6/9/25)
  • Understanding the Mental Health Burden of Chronic Allergies and Early Diagnosis: Insights From Thermo Fisher's Gary Falcetano (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/3/25)
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Mortality From ALS Up With Exposure to Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (HealthDay, 6/26/25)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  
  • Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall (HealthDay, 6/17/25)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisers to discuss preservative wrongly linked to autism (The Hill, 6/18/25)
  • RFK Jr Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/13/25)
• Autoimmune Diseases
  
  • Autoimmune disease may almost double risk of mental ill health, study suggests (The Guardian, 6/24/25)
  • Extreme Weather Tied to Autoimmune Disease Flare-ups (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/20/25)
  • Celiac Blood Test Eliminates Need for Eating Gluten (Medscape, 6/17/25)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Poor Air Quality Linked to Higher Risk for Mortality in Veterans With COPD (Medscape, 6/4/25)
• Diabetes
  • CGM Does Not Affect Pregnancy Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes (Endocrinology Advisor, 6/27/25)
  • Genetics, Metabolomics Mediate Link Between Frailty, T2D (Endocrinology Advisor, 6/27/25)
  • Measuring Skin Water Loss Could Predict Diabetic Foot Ulcer Recurrence (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/27/25)
  • Hundreds of weight loss and diabetes jab users report pancreas problems (The Guardian, 6/25/25)
  • Stem Cell-Derived Islets Still Producing Insulin at 1 Year (Medscape, 6/21/25)
  • Addressing Barriers to Hispanic Men's Engagement in Diabetes Prevention (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/18/25)
  • Early Eye Exams Are Essential for New Patients With Diabetes (Medscape, 6/16/25)
  • New Guidelines Shift Diabetes Care Toward Behavior (Medscape, 6/10/25)
  • Diet Drinks, Saccharin Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk (Medscape, 6/5/25)
  • Weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of eye damage in diabetic patients (The Guardian, 6/5/25)
• HIV/AIDS
  • Higher Levels of PrEP Use Associated With Reduction in HIV Diagnoses (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/30/25)
  • ‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding (KFF Health News, 6/24/25)
  • CDC Staffing Upheaval Disrupts HIV Projects and Wastes Money, Researchers Say (KFF Health News, 6/13/25)
  • Specialty Pharmacy Model Improves HIV Treatment Outcomes in Young Patients (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/13/25)
  • Long-Lasting HIV Prevention Shot Headed Toward Approval (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/9/25)
  • People Living With HIV Communicate Less With Health Care Providers (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/9/25)
  • Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’ (The Guardian, 6/5/25)
  • Trump Administration Is Ending Multiple HIV Vaccine Studies, Scientists and Officials Say (KFF Health News, 6/3/25)
• Huntington Disease
  • Huntington Disease Digital Motor Score Can Enhance Progression Detection (HealthDay, 6/13/25)
• Long COVID
  
  • UNC Closes Its Long COVID Clinic - The Only One In The State (ME Action, 6/23/25)
  • Prolonged Mental Health Recovery Linked to Long COVID (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/10/25)
  • Not Just a Cold: Research Suggests Distinct Long COVID Symptoms in Infants and Preschoolers (Medscape, 6/6/25)
• Lyme Infection-Associated Chronic Illness
  
  • Chronic Lyme Infection-Associated Illness in Urgent Need of Symptom-Targeted Treatments (Medscape, 6/10/25)
• Migraine
  • Pregnancy: No Reason Not to Treat Migraine (Medscape, 6/13/25)
• Multiple Sclerosis
  • Experimental MS Drug Nearly Eliminates Disease Activity (Medscape, 6/6/25)
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Metformin Continuation Through First Trimester May Reduce Miscarriage Risk in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Medscape, 6/5/25)
• Schizophrenia
  • Antipsychotic Adherence Linked With Lower Car Crash Risk (Medscape, 6/13/25)

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COVID-19

• Updated COVID Vaccines Effective Against New Strains (HealthDay, 6/26/25)
• WHO Eyes Emerging COVID-19 Variant (Medscape, 6/23/25)
• New COVID Variant, NB.1.8.1, May Now Make Up 1 in 3 US Cases (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/18/25)
• What to know about the COVID variant that may cause ‘razor blade’ sore throats (AP, 6/18/25)
• COVID-19 Symptoms Milder, Limited to Upper Respiratory Tract With Prior Immunity (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/13/25)

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Dermatology

• As a heatwave approaches, experts say US sunscreens are less effective than those abroad (The Guardian, 6/21/25)
• Inclusive Language in Dermatology Fuels Better LGBTQ+ Care and Research (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/4/25)
• Psoriasis Tied to Increased Risk for Sleep Disorders (HealthDay, 6/2/25)

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Disabled Populations

• Why Children With Disabilities Are Skipping Vital Medical Visits (Medscape, 6/9/25)

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Endocrinology

• Genetics, Metabolomics Mediate Link Between Frailty, T2D (Endocrinology Advisor, 6/27/25)
• Measuring Skin Water Loss Could Predict Diabetic Foot Ulcer Recurrence (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/27/25)
• Hundreds of weight loss and diabetes jab users report pancreas problems (The Guardian, 6/25/25)
• Stem Cell-Derived Islets Still Producing Insulin at 1 Year (Medscape, 6/21/25)
• Addressing Barriers to Hispanic Men's Engagement in Diabetes Prevention (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/18/25)
• Early Eye Exams Are Essential for New Patients With Diabetes (Medscape, 6/16/25)
• New Guidelines Shift Diabetes Care Toward Behavior (Medscape, 6/10/25)

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Environmental Health

• Trump admin will cut hurricane forecasters out of key satellite data in one month (CNN, 6/30/25)
• Mortality From ALS Up With Exposure to Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (HealthDay, 6/26/25)
• (New Hampshire) Cooling stations open across the state, but many workers swelter in the heat (NH Union Leader, 6/24/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH Urges Caution During Extreme Heat; Is There Help Available? (InDepth NH, 6/23/25)
• (New Hampshire) Extreme heat, first potential heat wave of 2025 in the forecast; Eversource ready to respond (InDepth NH, 6/20/25)
• (New Hampshire) Unsafe levels of lead found in Greenville drinking water (NH Union Leader, 6/20/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH Healthy Climate: Plan for Extreme Heat in New Hampshire (InDepth NH, 6/19/25)
• Marine Microplastic Levels Linked to Cardiometabolic Disease Prevalence (HealthDay, 6/18/25)
• Occupational Heat-Related Illness (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/18/25)
• One-third of Americans Worry About Climate Change Weekly (American Psychiatric Association, 6/18/25)
• Natural disasters may be shaping babies’ brains (NH Union Leader, 6/14/25)
• APHA blasts EPA proposal to roll back protections to reduce dangerous air pollution from the power sector (American Public Health Association, 6/11/25)
• Cardiorespiratory Effects of Smoke Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfires Can Persist for Months (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/9/25)
• Air Pollution-Linked Metabolomic Changes May Contribute to Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/4/25)
• Increase in Lead Levels Linked to Worse School Academic Performance (HealthDay, 6/4/25)
• Poor Air Quality Linked to Higher Risk for Mortality in Veterans With COPD (Medscape, 6/4/25)
• Climate Change, Marine Pathogens, and Human Health (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/2/25)

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Flu Season

• Influenza Hospitalization Risk Increases With Each Additional Underlying Condition (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/11/25)
• Bird flu can live in raw milk for more than a week, study finds (The Hill, 6/6/25)

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Food Safety

• Close to 150,000 Pounds of Ready-to-eat Bologna Recalled Due to Mislabeling (HealthDay, 6/30/25)
• FDA Recalls Chocolate Candies Over Milk Allergy Risk (HealthDay, 6/23/25)
• Trader Joe's Recalls Garlic Cheese Curds Due to Listeria Risk (HealthDay, 6/23/25)
• CDC, FDA Warn of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pistachio Cream (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/20/25)
• (New Hampshire) Chicken alfredo meals sold at Walmarts in NH recalled after deadly outbreak (NH Union Leader, 6/20/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH DHHS Alerts Consumers About Recall of Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine Sold at Walmart Stores (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 6/20/25)
• Children’s cough syrup recalled over bacteria concerns (The Hill, 6/19/25)
• Some vitamin gummies sold at ALDI, BJ’s recalled: FDA (The Hill, 6/18/25)
• Organic Ground Beef Sold at Whole Foods May Be Contaminated With E. Coli, USDA Says (HealthDay, 6/5/25)
• FDA Issues Highest Alert Over Tomato Recall in 3 Southern States (HealthDay, 6/2/25)

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Gastrointestinal Health

• This Dietary Pattern Is Linked With Lower Crohn's Disease Risk (MedPage Today, 6/30/25)
• ACG Updates Guidance on Crohn’s Disease Management (Medscape, 6/23/25)
• Celiac Blood Test Eliminates Need for Eating Gluten (Medscape, 6/17/25)

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Good News

• (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Cancer Center Renews NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation (Dartmouth Health, 6/27/25)
• (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health adds 10 new providers from various disciplines across health system (Cheshire Medical Center, 6/27/25)
• (New Hampshire) Frisbie Memorial Hospital honors colleagues with annual awards (Frisbie Memorial Hospital, 6/26/25)
• (New Hampshire) Leaders of three Dartmouth Health members named among the best in rural healthcare nationwide (Cheshire Medical Center, 6/26/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH DHHS, DCYF Celebrate Families During Reunification Month (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 6/25/25)
• (New Hampshire) Concord Hospital Again Named One Of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals (Concord Hospital, 6/19/25)
  (New Hampshire) Speare Memorial Hospital Welcomes Dr. Taylor Augustine to Plymouth OB/GYN (Speare Memorial Hospital, 6/18/25)
  (New Hampshire) Congratulations to our Behavioral Health Team at Ray of Hope at Cottage Hospital! (Cottage Hospital, 6/10/25)
  (New Hampshire) Longtime Provider, Administrator Set to Retire (Cheshire Medical Center, 6/10/25)
• (New Hampshire) Having a Level III Trauma Center in Littleton Ensures that Residents and Visitors Receive Expert Care (Littleton Regional Hospital, 6/4/25)
• (New Hampshire) How Dr. Shawn Harrington Is Helping Lead the Future of Healthcare in New Hampshire (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 6/4/25)
• (New Hampshire) Littleton Regional Healthcare Leads Regional Community Health Needs Assessment (Littleton Regional Hospital, 6/4/25)
• (New Hampshire) Concord Hospital-Franklin Honored by New England Donor Services for Outstanding Support of Organ and Tissue Donation in 2024 (Concord Hospital, 6/3/25)
• (New Hampshire) Check it out: American Heart Association and Dartmouth Health provide blood pressure equipment to five NH public libraries (NH Union Leader, 6/2/25)
• (New Hampshire) CMC and Portsmouth Regional Hospital Recognized for World-Class Cardiac Surgery, Outcomes (Catholic Medical Center, 6/2/25)

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Government and Advocacy

• General
  • Rural hospitals, SNAP cuts, Medicaid: Democrats force tough votes on GOP megabill (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/30/25) 
  • (New Hampshire) Governor Ayotte Signs State Budget: Another Missed Opportunity to Put People First (New Futures, 6/27/25)
  • GOP mega-bill stuck in US Senate as disputes grow over hospitals and more (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/26/25)
  • US Senate mega-bill drops requirement states help pay for SNAP program (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/23/25) 
  • (New Hampshire) Committee of Conference Budget Represents Missed Opportunities to Put People First (New Futures, 6/20/25)
  • (New Hampshire) House Conferees Agree To Restore Medicaid Provider Rates, Other Senate Passed Measures (InDepth NH, 6/16/25)
  • House Bill Could Cut $1 Trillion From Healthcare, Study Finds (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/13/25)
  • Why there's an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security (NH Public Radio, 6/12/25)
  • (New Hampshire) ‘It was painful’: Senate passes state budget (Concord Monitor, 6/6/25)
  • (New Hampshire) New Futures' Statement on the Senate Budget Proposal (New Futures, 6/6/25)
  • Supreme Court restores DOGE’s access to sensitive Social Security data and says it doesn’t have to turn over documents (CNN, 6/6/25)
  • Trump’s Budget and Tax Proposals Mark Historic Shift in US Approach to Health Care Policy (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/6/25)
• Children's Health - View more Children's Health articles >>
  
  • (New Hampshire) New Hampshire lawmakers give final approval to gender-affirming care ban (The Hill, 6/27/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Legislature Continues to Target Transgender Youth (InDepth NH, 6/26/25)
  • Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender care for minors (NH Public Radio, 6/20/25)
  • (New Hampshire) After Supreme Court ruling on trans healthcare, some in NH prepare for more restrictions (NH Public Radio, 6/18/25)
  • Court’s gender-affirming care ruling will impair all sex-based rights, say critics (The Guardian, 6/18/25)
  • (New Hampshire) NH bills to ban gender-affirming care clear key hurdle (NH Union Leader, 6/18/25)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Hormone Therapy Ban for Transgender Youth (InDepth NH, 6/18/25)
  • (New Hampshire) State Budget Impacts on NH's Children's Mental Health System (New Futures, 6/11/25)
  • An HHS Report on Transgender Care Cites a Retracted Study (NOTUS, 6/10/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Ayotte signs ‘parental bill of rights’ into law (Concord Monitor, 6/10/25)
  • (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Legislature Passes Bill Reversing Its Historic Trans Rights Protections (Erin In The Morning, 6/10/25)
  • (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Ranks 1st in Child Well-Being, but 1 in 4 Children Risk Losing Medicaid Coverage (New Futures, 6/9/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Identical Parental Rights Bills on Way to Governor for Her Expected Signature (InDepth NH, 6/5/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Parental bills of rights, with mandatory disclosure clause, head to Ayotte’s desk (Concord Monitor, 6/5/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Republicans pass parental rights bills as Democrats allege children will be harmed (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/5/25)
  • (New Hampshire) What to know about the House and Senate parental rights bills (Concord Monitor, 6/4/25)
  • Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here’s what you should know (AP, 6/3/25)
• Criminalization of Medicine
  
  • Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill (The Hill, 6/30/25)
  • Senate bill allowed to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood (The Hill, 6/30/25)
  • Supreme Court Ruling on Planned Parenthood Threatens Access to Health Care (American Public Health Association, 6/30/25) 
  • (New Hampshire) New Hampshire lawmakers give final approval to gender-affirming care ban (The Hill, 6/27/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Legislature Continues to Target Transgender Youth (InDepth NH, 6/26/25)
  • Reproductive rights groups fear SCOTUS ruling will inspire anti-abortion politicians (The Hill, 6/26/25)
  • SCOTUS Rules Abortion Clinics Can Not Challenge South Carolina’s Medicaid Order (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/26/25)
  • Supreme Court rules to allow Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood (The Hill, 6/26/25)
  • Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood (NH Public Radio, 6/26/25)
  • Abortions continued rising in 2024 despite state bans: Report (The Hill, 6/23/25)
  • Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned (The Guardian, 6/23/25) 
  • Delaware governor signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care (The Hill, 6/21/25)
  • Dr. Oz welcomes move by states to reduce migrant health coverage (The Hill, 6/21/25)
  • Health care workers on alert for ICE raids in hospitals (The Hill, 6/21/25)
  • Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender care for minors (NH Public Radio, 6/20/25)
  • Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage (The Hill, 6/20/25)
  • Trump Administration to End Lifeline for LGBTQ+ Youth This July (HealthDay, 6/20/25)
  • Texas judge strikes down federal health privacy rule for legal abortion care (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/19/25)
  • A Statement on the Supreme Court Decision (American Psychiatric Association, 6/18/25)
  • AAP Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision on Gender-Affirming Care (American Academy of Pediatrics, 6/18/25)
  • (New Hampshire) After Supreme Court ruling on trans healthcare, some in NH prepare for more restrictions (NH Public Radio, 6/18/25)
  • Court’s gender-affirming care ruling will impair all sex-based rights, say critics (The Guardian, 6/18/25)
  • Internal Medicine Physicians Say Supreme Court Decision Regarding Gender-Affirming Care Puts All Patient Care at Risk (American College of Physicians, 6/18/25)
  • NAMI Reacts to Elimination of LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services in 988 (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 6/18/25)
  • (New Hampshire) NH bills to ban gender-affirming care clear key hurdle (NH Union Leader, 6/18/25)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Hormone Therapy Ban for Transgender Youth (InDepth NH, 6/18/25)
  • After Dobbs, 42% of Surveyed Abortion Providers in Abortion-Ban States Relocated (HealthDay, 6/17/25)
  • Supreme Court Will Hear Case on NJ Probe Into Anti-Abortion Clinics (HealthDay, 6/17/25)
  • Caring and Campaigning: Why Ob-Gyns Must Advocate for LGBTQ+ Health Equity (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 6/11/25)
  • An HHS Report on Transgender Care Cites a Retracted Study (NOTUS, 6/10/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Ayotte signs ‘parental bill of rights’ into law (Concord Monitor, 6/10/25)
  • (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Legislature Passes Bill Reversing Its Historic Trans Rights Protections (Erin In The Morning, 6/10/25) 
  • House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States (Notus, 6/9/25)
  • Maine will let abortion-pill prescribers keep their names off labels (NH Union Leader, 6/8/25)
  • 4 States Ask FDA to Lift Rules on Abortion Pill Mifepristone (HealthDay, 6/6/25)
  • A West Virginia prosecutor is warning women that a miscarriage could lead to criminal charges (CNN, 6/6/25)
  • Judge Says Transgender Inmates Must Have Access to Hormone Therapy (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/6/25)
  • Nearly 100 House Democrats urge RFK Jr. to restore millions in family planning grants (The Hill, 6/6/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Identical Parental Rights Bills on Way to Governor for Her Expected Signature (InDepth NH, 6/5/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Parental bills of rights, with mandatory disclosure clause, head to Ayotte’s desk (Concord Monitor, 6/5/25)
  • (New Hampshire) Republicans pass parental rights bills as Democrats allege children will be harmed (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/5/25)
  • (New Hampshire) What to know about the House and Senate parental rights bills (Concord Monitor, 6/4/25)
  • Trump administration scraps Biden-era policy on emergency abortions (NH Union Leader, 6/3/25)
• Environmental Health - View more Environmental Health articles >>
  • Trump admin will cut hurricane forecasters out of key satellite data in one month (CNN, 6/30/25)
• Health Care Systems - View more Health Care Systems articles >>
  • (New Hampshire) Exeter Hospital must give advance notice of any future cuts, state says (NH Public Radio, 6/4/25)
• Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
  
  • Supreme Court Ruling on Planned Parenthood Threatens Access to Health Care (American Public Health Association, 6/30/25) 
  • Delaware governor signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care (The Hill, 6/21/25)
  • A Statement on the Supreme Court Decision (American Psychiatric Association, 6/18/25)
  • AAP Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision on Gender-Affirming Care (American Academy of Pediatrics, 6/18/25)
  • Internal Medicine Physicians Say Supreme Court Decision Regarding Gender-Affirming Care Puts All Patient Care at Risk (American College of Physicians, 6/18/25)
  • Caring and Campaigning: Why Ob-Gyns Must Advocate for LGBTQ+ Health Equity (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 6/11/25)
  • Judge Says Transgender Inmates Must Have Access to Hormone Therapy (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/6/25)
• Insurance - View more Insurance articles >>
  • Too sick to work, some Americans worry Trump’s bill will strip their health insurance (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/30/25) 
  • Supreme Court Decision on Braidwood Protects Insurance Coverage of Preventive Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/27/25)
  • Supreme Court preserves key element of Obamacare preventive care (NH Union Leader, 6/27/25) 
  • Dr. Oz welcomes move by states to reduce migrant health coverage (The Hill, 6/21/25)
  • Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage (The Hill, 6/20/25)
  • 10 Years of Coverage Gains Threatened by Proposed Federal Policy Changes, Report Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/18/25)
• Medical Care - View more Medical Care articles >>
  
  • High Court Ruling Protects Access to Preventive Care (American Public Health Association, 6/30/25)
  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health announces new partnership with the Fenway Institute (MA Department of Public Health, 6/30/25) 
  • Internal Medicine Physicians Discouraged that Supreme Court Decision Does Not Ensure Guardrails to Protect Preventive Care (American College of Physicians, 6/27/25)
  • Supreme Court Grants RFK Jr. Unprecedented Power of Key HHS Panel (NOTUS, 6/27/25)
  • AAPD Strongly Condemns Senate Proposal That Slashes Medicaid and Threatens Disabled Lives (American Association of People with Disabilities, 6/25/25)
• Medical Research - View more Medical Research articles >>
  • Judge orders many NIH grants restored, calling cancellation unlawful (The Hill, 6/16/25)
  • RFK Jr Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/13/25)
  • In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say (KFF Health News, 6/6/25)
  • White House Proposes Deep Cuts to HHS in FY2026 Budget, Reducing NIH to 8 Centers (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/4/25)
  • Trump Administration Is Ending Multiple HIV Vaccine Studies, Scientists and Officials Say (KFF Health News, 6/3/25)
  • Will Federal Cuts Affect mRNA Cancer Vaccine Research? (Medscape, 6/3/25)
• Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
  • CMMI model to add prior authorization to some Medicare services (Modern Healthcare, 6/27/25) 
  • GOP hits setback as parliamentarian rules some Medicaid changes don't meet Senate rules (Fierce Healthcare, 6/26/25)
  • Internal Medicine Physicians Say Supreme Court Decision Puts Access for Medicaid Patients at Risk (American College of Physicians, 6/26/25)
  • Medicaid changes don't meet Senate rules in 'big, beautiful bill' says parliamentarian (NH Public Radio, 6/26/25)
  • Senate referee rejects key Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ (The Hill, 6/26/25)
  • Federal Proposals Threaten Provider Taxes, Key Source of Medicaid Funding for States (KFF Health News, 6/23/25)
  • Republican senators’ proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to send red states ‘backwards’ (The Guardian, 6/23/25) 
  • (New Hampshire) Op-Ed: We All Benefit When Families Can Access Care: Why Medicaid Premiums Threaten More Than Just Budgets (InDepth NH, 6/20/25)
  • (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Medicaid proponents make late-stage push against budget changes to program (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/18/25)
  • Medicaid Cuts Could Lead to More Than 16,500 Medically Preventable Deaths, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/16/25)
  • Immigrant Medicaid enrollees’ personal data given to immigration officials (The Hill, 6/13/25)
  • CBO: Nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law (The Hill, 6/4/25)
  • Ernst risks political blowback with ‘we all are going to die’ remarks (The Hill, 6/3/25)
• Medications and Prescribing - View more Medications and Prescribing articles >>
  • FDA Offers Speedier Approvals to Drug Companies Aligning With 'National Priorities' (HealthDay, 6/18/25)
  • FDA Accepts NDA for Zoliflodacin, Potentially First Gonorrhea Antibiotic in Decades (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/13/25)
  • Pharmaceutical Tariffs Could Threaten Global Drug Supply Chains  (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/4/25)
• Mental and Behavioral Health - View more Mental and Behavioral Health articles >>
  • Trump Administration to End Lifeline for LGBTQ+ Youth This July (HealthDay, 6/20/25)
  • NAMI Reacts to Elimination of LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services in 988 (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 6/18/25)
  • (New Hampshire) As mental health advocates make budget push for ‘wraparound’ services, private insurers cry foul (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/16/25)
• Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
  • ‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding (KFF Health News, 6/24/25)
• Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
  • Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill (The Hill, 6/30/25)
  • Senate bill allowed to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood (The Hill, 6/30/25)
  • More states are tracking rape kits. But key support for survivors may be slipping away. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/27/25)
  • ACOG Statement on the Supreme Court Decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 6/26/25)
  • Parliamentarian rejects GOP attempt to prohibit federal subsidies for health plans that cover abortion services (The Hill, 6/26/25)
  • Reproductive rights groups fear SCOTUS ruling will inspire anti-abortion politicians (The Hill, 6/26/25)
  • SCOTUS Rules Abortion Clinics Can Not Challenge South Carolina’s Medicaid Order (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/26/25)
  • Supreme Court rules to allow Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood (The Hill, 6/26/25)
  • Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood (NH Public Radio, 6/26/25)
  • Abortions continued rising in 2024 despite state bans: Report (The Hill, 6/23/25)
  • Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned (The Guardian, 6/23/25)
  • Texas judge strikes down federal health privacy rule for legal abortion care (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/19/25)
  • After Dobbs, 42% of Surveyed Abortion Providers in Abortion-Ban States Relocated (HealthDay, 6/17/25)
  • Supreme Court Will Hear Case on NJ Probe Into Anti-Abortion Clinics (HealthDay, 6/17/25) 
  • House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States (Notus, 6/9/25)
  • Maine will let abortion-pill prescribers keep their names off labels (NH Union Leader, 6/8/25)
  • 4 States Ask FDA to Lift Rules on Abortion Pill Mifepristone (HealthDay, 6/6/25)
  • A West Virginia prosecutor is warning women that a miscarriage could lead to criminal charges (CNN, 6/6/25)
  • Maternal Deaths Rise in US as Research and Policy Lag (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/6/25)
  • Nearly 100 House Democrats urge RFK Jr. to restore millions in family planning grants (The Hill, 6/6/25)
  • U.S. Has Highest Maternal Death Rate Among High-Income Countries, Experts Cite Funding Gaps (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/6/25)
  • Trump administration scraps Biden-era policy on emergency abortions (NH Union Leader, 6/3/25)
  • RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says. (KFF Health News, 6/2/25)
• Rural Populations - View more Rural Populations articles >>
  • Report: Medicaid cuts could force hundreds of rural hospitals to close their doors (HealthExec, 6/23/25)
  • ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say (KFF Health News, 6/12/25)
• Social Factors Affecting Health - View more Social Factors Affecting Health articles >>
  • Fearing Ice raids, some LA residents skip doctor’s visits: ‘Everybody’s life is on pause’ (The Guardian, 6/24/25) 
  • Health care workers on alert for ICE raids in hospitals (The Hill, 6/21/25)
  • U.S. Senate GOP tries to ease the pain for states in sharing costs of SNAP benefits (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/11/25)
• Substance Use and Treatment - View more Substance Use and Treatment articles >>
  • (New Hampshire) Ayotte's minimum mandatory drug bill dies in Senate (NH Union Leader, 6/26/25) 
  • (New Hampshire) Lawmakers strike a last-minute deal on penalties for psychedelics, fentanyl (Concord Monitor, 6/18/25) 
  • (New Hampshire) NH House passes mandatory minimums for fentanyl possession and reduces punishments for shrooms (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/5/25)
• Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
  
  • With federal support uncertain, states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines (CNN, 6/30/25)
  • CDC Pulls Vaccine Slide After Expert Cites Study Doesn't Exist (HealthDay, 6/26/25)
  • Kennedy says US is pulling funding from global vaccine group Gavi (AP, 6/26/25)
  • Kennedy's vaccine panel backs preservative-free shot despite safety evidence (NH Union Leader, 6/26/25)
  • New CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative (CNN, 6/26/25)
  • RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel votes against preservative in flu shots in shock move (The Guardian, 6/26/25)
  • RFK Jr’s vaccine panel recommends new RSV treatment for infants (The Guardian, 6/26/25)
  • Statement on the June meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 6/26/25)
  • Thimerosal: What to know about the vaccine preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate (The Hill, 6/26/25)
  • US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’ (The Guardian, 6/26/25)
  • Vaccine panel backs RFK Jr. in opposing thimerosal, a flu shot preservative (The Hill, 6/26/25)
  • Kennedy’s new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions (AP, 6/25/25)
  • CDC vaccine report cites study that does not exist, says scientist listed as author (The Guardian, 6/24/25)
  • Presentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative (CNN, 6/24/25) 
  • RFK Jr’s Actions Leave Vaccine Program “Critically Weakened”, Say Former ACIP Members (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/20/25)
  • RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisers to discuss preservative wrongly linked to autism (The Hill, 6/18/25)
  • How Kennedy’s overhaul could make vaccines more expensive (The Hill, 6/15/25)
  • CDC FAQs on Vaccination During Pregnancy Sow Doubt, Misuse Data (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 6/13/25)
  • New federal Covid-19 vaccine policies are already keeping some people from getting shots (CNN, 6/12/25)
  • Kennedy names replacements for fired US CDC vaccine panel members (NH Union Leader, 6/11/25)
  • Kennedy's firing of CDC advisers undermines vaccine confidence, experts say (NH Union Leader, 6/10/25)
  • AAP Statement on Changes to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (American Academy of Pediatrics, 6/9/25)
  • American College of Physicians Highly Concerned About Dismissal of Vaccine Experts from ACIP (American College of Physicians, 6/9/25)
  • American College of Physicians Troubled by ACIP Committee Selection Process (American College of Physicians, 6/9/25)
  • Kennedy dismisses entire US CDC vaccine panel, replacing all 17 members (NH Union Leader, 6/9/25)
  • Who’s in charge? CDC’s leadership ‘crisis’ apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance (AP, 6/5/25)
  • ACP Experts Say FDA, CDC Moves May Undermine COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage for Millions (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/25)

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Health Care Systems

• Hospital Management Involvement Impacts Health-Related Social Needs Program Adoption (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/17/25)
• Report: Cyberattacks Have Impacted Patient Care, Nearly 20% of Healthcare Leaders Say (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/5/25)
• (New Hampshire) Exeter Hospital must give advance notice of any future cuts, state says (NH Public Radio, 6/4/25)

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Health Equity and Access to Care

• Supreme Court Ruling on Planned Parenthood Threatens Access to Health Care (American Public Health Association, 6/30/25)
• Delaware governor signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care (The Hill, 6/21/25)
• 5 Health Crises America Urgently Needs to Address for Black Communities (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/20/25)
• A Statement on the Supreme Court Decision (American Psychiatric Association, 6/18/25)
• AAP Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision on Gender-Affirming Care (American Academy of Pediatrics, 6/18/25)
• Internal Medicine Physicians Say Supreme Court Decision Regarding Gender-Affirming Care Puts All Patient Care at Risk (American College of Physicians, 6/18/25)
• U.S. Healthcare Access Improved in 2023, but Infant Mortality, Vaccination Declines and Regional Gaps Raise Concern (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/18/25)
• Caring and Campaigning: Why Ob-Gyns Must Advocate for LGBTQ+ Health Equity (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 6/11/25)
• Judge Says Transgender Inmates Must Have Access to Hormone Therapy (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/6/25)

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Health Technology

• (New Hampshire) Covenant hospitals 'running normally' again following May cyber attack (NH Union Leader, 6/30/25)
• Assessing the System-Instruction Vulnerabilities of Large Language Models to Malicious Conversion Into Health Disinformation Chatbots (American College of Physicians, 6/24/25)
• FDA alerts public to Medtronic device recall after 33 injuries (HealthExec, 6/24/25)
• Workforce Technology Eases Staffing Shortages in Rural Health Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/17/25)

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Immunology

• Extreme Weather Tied to Autoimmune Disease Flare-ups (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/20/25)
• Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Allergy Development (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/13/25)
• Symptom and Allergy Load Drives Food Allergy Distress (Medscape, 6/13/25)
• Peanut Patch Effective in Toddlers With Peanut Allergy and Atopic Comorbidities (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/10/25)
• Understanding the Mental Health Burden of Chronic Allergies and Early Diagnosis: Insights From Thermo Fisher's Gary Falcetano (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/3/25)

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Infectious Disease

• Infants With Very Low Birth Weight Highly Susceptible to Late-Onset Invasive S aureus (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/30/25)
• Deadly virus spread by deer tick kills 1, hospitalizes 2, Wisconsin officials say (NH Union Leader, 6/27/25)
• Urgent Action Is Needed To Address Substantial Rise in US Burden of Invasive GAS (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/27/25)
• Valley Fever Likely Vastly Underreported (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/27/25)
• Illinois Reports First West Nile Virus Case of 2025 (HealthDay, 6/26/25)
• Falling Vaccination Rates May Bring Back Measles, Polio in US (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/24/25)
• In 2023, 48 States and DC Reported 2770 Cases of Arboviral Disease (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/18/25)
• State public health officials announce season’s first West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample (MA Department of Public Health, 6/17/25)
• Contaminated Cotton Swabs Prompt Recall of 3 Over-the-Counter Products (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/13/25)
• (New Hampshire) Find a tick on yourself? This NH nonprofit wants to see it. (Concord Monitor, 6/12/25)
• Midea Recalls 1.7 Million AC Units Over Mold Risk (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/12/25)
• Statin Use Linked to Reduced Mortality for Patients With Sepsis (HealthDay, 6/12/25)
• WHO Director-General Announces that Mpox Remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (ME Medical Association, 6/11/25)
• Chronic Lyme Infection-Associated Illness in Urgent Need of Symptom-Targeted Treatments (Medscape, 6/10/25)
• DPH alerts public to “Botox”-related botulism cases linked to Rodrigo Beauty in Milton (MA Department of Public Health, 6/7/25)
• Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states (CNN, 6/7/25)
• A Devastating Livestock Parasite Is Heading to the U.S. and Congress Has Done Little To Stop It (Notus, 6/6/25)
• Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using tap water to clear sinuses: CDC (The Hill, 6/4/25)

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Insurance

• Too sick to work, some Americans worry Trump’s bill will strip their health insurance (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/30/25)
• 27.2 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in 2024 in the United States (HealthDay, 6/27/25)
• Physicians will get their day in court to challenge insurer price-fixing (American Medical Association, 6/27/25)
• Supreme Court Decision on Braidwood Protects Insurance Coverage of Preventive Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/27/25)
• Supreme Court preserves key element of Obamacare preventive care (NH Union Leader, 6/27/25)
• Dr. Oz welcomes move by states to reduce migrant health coverage (The Hill, 6/21/25)
• Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage (The Hill, 6/20/25)
• 10 Years of Coverage Gains Threatened by Proposed Federal Policy Changes, Report Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/18/25)
• Claim denials reversed less often for patients earning under $50K, study shows (Fierce Healthcare, 6/5/25)

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Measles Outbreak

• Michigan announces second measles outbreak as US hits 1,227 cases (AP, 6/27/25)
• New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility (AP, 6/26/25)
• Tracking measles cases in the United States (CNN, 6/20/25)
• US measles count now tops 1,200 cases, and Iowa announces an outbreak (AP, 6/20/25)
• Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/16/25)
• US measles count nears 1,200 cases as Ohio officials confirm 3 outbreaks are over (AP, 6/13/25)
• Measles Holiday Warning as Cases Rise in Europe (ME Medical Association, 6/11/25)
• Measles is back—and we must be ready (American College of Physicians, 6/10/25)
• Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases (AP, 6/6/25)
• Measles vaccination rates fell in almost 80 percent of US counties after COVID pandemic: Research (The Hill, 6/5/25)
• Wastewater is now helping track measles spread around the US (CNN, 6/4/25)
• CDC Urges All International Travelers to Be Vaccinated Against Measles (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/3/25)
• Measles Update: Inside the Battle to Stop the Outbreak (Medscape, 6/2/25)
• Trends in County-Level MMR Vaccination Coverage in Children in the United States (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/2/25)

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Medical Care

• High Court Ruling Protects Access to Preventive Care (American Public Health Association, 6/30/25)
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health announces new partnership with the Fenway Institute (MA Department of Public Health, 6/30/25)
• Body Fat Analysis, Waist Size Better Than BMI For Assessing Health (HealthDay, 6/27/25)
• Internal Medicine Physicians Discouraged that Supreme Court Decision Does Not Ensure Guardrails to Protect Preventive Care (American College of Physicians, 6/27/25)
• Supreme Court Grants RFK Jr. Unprecedented Power of Key HHS Panel (NOTUS, 6/27/25)
• AAPD Strongly Condemns Senate Proposal That Slashes Medicaid and Threatens Disabled Lives (American Association of People with Disabilities, 6/25/25)
• UNC Closes Its Long COVID Clinic - The Only One In The State (ME Action, 6/23/25)
• People Living With HIV Communicate Less With Health Care Providers (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/9/25)

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Medical Education

• NIH grant cuts have pulled $2B from medical schools, academic hospitals: AAMC (Fierce Healthcare, 6/11/25)

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Medical Research

• Judge orders many NIH grants restored, calling cancellation unlawful (The Hill, 6/16/25)
• CDC Staffing Upheaval Disrupts HIV Projects and Wastes Money, Researchers Say (KFF Health News, 6/13/25)
• RFK Jr Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/13/25)
• Experimental MS Drug Nearly Eliminates Disease Activity (Medscape, 6/6/25)
• In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say (KFF Health News, 6/6/25)
• Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’ (The Guardian, 6/5/25)
• White House Proposes Deep Cuts to HHS in FY2026 Budget, Reducing NIH to 8 Centers (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/4/25)
• Trump Administration Is Ending Multiple HIV Vaccine Studies, Scientists and Officials Say (KFF Health News, 6/3/25)
• Will Federal Cuts Affect mRNA Cancer Vaccine Research? (Medscape, 6/3/25)

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Medicare and Medicaid

• Does Medicaid Reimbursement for Postpartum Depression Screening Catch More Cases? (MedPage Today, 6/30/25)
• CMMI model to add prior authorization to some Medicare services (Modern Healthcare, 6/27/25)
• GOP hits setback as parliamentarian rules some Medicaid changes don't meet Senate rules (Fierce Healthcare, 6/26/25)
• Internal Medicine Physicians Say Supreme Court Decision Puts Access for Medicaid Patients at Risk (American College of Physicians, 6/26/25)
• Medicaid changes don't meet Senate rules in 'big, beautiful bill' says parliamentarian (NH Public Radio, 6/26/25)
• Over 90% of Medicare and Medicaid Enrollees Experience Delays or Barriers to Care, According to Survey (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/26/25)
• Senate referee rejects key Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ (The Hill, 6/26/25)
• Federal Proposals Threaten Provider Taxes, Key Source of Medicaid Funding for States (KFF Health News, 6/23/25)
• Republican senators’ proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to send red states ‘backwards’ (The Guardian, 6/23/25)
• (New Hampshire) Op-Ed: We All Benefit When Families Can Access Care: Why Medicaid Premiums Threaten More Than Just Budgets (InDepth NH, 6/20/25)
• (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Medicaid proponents make late-stage push against budget changes to program (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/18/25)
• Medicaid Cuts Could Lead to More Than 16,500 Medically Preventable Deaths, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/16/25)
• Immigrant Medicaid enrollees’ personal data given to immigration officials (The Hill, 6/13/25)
• CBO: Nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law (The Hill, 6/4/25)
• Ernst risks political blowback with ‘we all are going to die’ remarks (The Hill, 6/3/25)

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Medications and Prescribing

• Higher Levels of PrEP Use Associated With Reduction in HIV Diagnoses (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/30/25)
• Report Reveals Mounting Burdens of Drug Shortages on US Health System (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/27/25)
• (New Hampshire) What happened to Rite Aid? Closures further ‘pharmacy deserts’ concerns (NH Union Leader, 6/27/25)
• FDA Offers Speedier Approvals to Drug Companies Aligning With 'National Priorities' (HealthDay, 6/18/25)
• (New Hampshire) Concord’s two Rite Aid stores shutting soon (Concord Monitor, 6/16/25)
• FDA Accepts NDA for Zoliflodacin, Potentially First Gonorrhea Antibiotic in Decades (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/13/25)
• Specialty Pharmacy Model Improves HIV Treatment Outcomes in Young Patients (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/13/25)
• (New Hampshire) Both remaining Rite Aid stores in Concord slated for closure (Concord Monitor, 6/12/25)
• Long-Lasting HIV Prevention Shot Headed Toward Approval (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/9/25)
• (New Hampshire) More NH Rite Aid stores slated to close following bankruptcy — but none in Concord (Concord Monitor, 6/5/25)
• Weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of eye damage in diabetic patients (The Guardian, 6/5/25)
• Pharmaceutical Tariffs Could Threaten Global Drug Supply Chains  (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/4/25)

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Mental and Behavioral Health

• Addictive Screen Use Tied to Suicidal Behaviors in Early Adolescence (HealthDay, 6/27/25)
• (New Hampshire) Concord transitional housing facility offers gardening to improve mental wellness (Concord Monitor, 6/27/25)
• Domestic Violence Linked to Risk for Suicide in Mental Illness (Medscape, 6/27/25)
• Autoimmune disease may almost double risk of mental ill health, study suggests (The Guardian, 6/24/25)
• Likelihood of Psych Disorders Lower With Weight-Loss Surgery Versus GLP-1 RAs (HealthDay, 6/20/25)
• Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen in Teens' Use of Mental Health Services (HealthDay, 6/20/25)
• Tech and Family-Centered Care Tackle Neurodiversity Gap (Medscape, 6/20/25)
• Trump Administration to End Lifeline for LGBTQ+ Youth This July (HealthDay, 6/20/25)
• NAMI Reacts to Elimination of LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services in 988 (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 6/18/25)
• Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall (HealthDay, 6/17/25)
• (New Hampshire) As mental health advocates make budget push for ‘wraparound’ services, private insurers cry foul (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/16/25)
• Antipsychotic Adherence Linked With Lower Car Crash Risk (Medscape, 6/13/25)
• Prolonged Mental Health Recovery Linked to Long COVID (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/10/25)
• Combinations of Chronic, Physical Illnesses Up the Risk of Subsequent Depression (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/9/25)
• ‘Symptom Invalidation’ in Clinically Uncertain Diagnoses Can Leave Lasting Mental Health Harms (Medscape, 6/3/25)
• Collaborative Care Reduces Suicide Risk, Studies Show (Psychiatric News, 6/1/25)
• Special Report: Validity in Psychiatric Diagnosis: DSM and Mood Conditions (Psychiatric News, 6/1/25)

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Musculoskeletal Health

• Musculoskeletal Disorders in Postmenopausal Women Are Rising Worldwide (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/24/25)

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Neurology

• Huntington Disease Digital Motor Score Can Enhance Progression Detection (HealthDay, 6/13/25)

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Obesity and Weight Loss

• Bariatric Surgery Beats GLP-1 RAs for Sustained Weight Loss (Medscape, 6/17/25)
• Water-Only Fasting Linked to Increased Inflammation, Stress (Medscape, 6/17/25)

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Physicians

• Attrition Rates High Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Medical Students (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/13/25)

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Public Health

• ‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding (KFF Health News, 6/24/25)
• AMA adopts IDSA-led call to protect evidence-based medicine, public health and research (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 6/13/25)
• The Nitty and Very Gritty of Wastewater Disease Monitoring (Medscape, 6/6/25)

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Reproductive and Sexual Health

• Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill (The Hill, 6/30/25)
• Senate bill allowed to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood (The Hill, 6/30/25)
• CGM Does Not Affect Pregnancy Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes (Endocrinology Advisor, 6/27/25)
• Flu Shot in Pregnancy Tied to Fewer Infections in Young Infants (MedPage Today, 6/27/25)
• More states are tracking rape kits. But key support for survivors may be slipping away. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/27/25)
• ACOG Statement on the Supreme Court Decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 6/26/25)
• Parliamentarian rejects GOP attempt to prohibit federal subsidies for health plans that cover abortion services (The Hill, 6/26/25)
• Reproductive rights groups fear SCOTUS ruling will inspire anti-abortion politicians (The Hill, 6/26/25)
• SCOTUS Rules Abortion Clinics Can Not Challenge South Carolina’s Medicaid Order (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/26/25)
• Supreme Court rules to allow Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood (The Hill, 6/26/25)
• Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood (NH Public Radio, 6/26/25)
• WHO Calls for Global Expansion of Midwifery Models of Care (ME Medical Association, 6/24/25)
• Abortions continued rising in 2024 despite state bans: Report (The Hill, 6/23/25)
• Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned (The Guardian, 6/23/25)
• Trump administration’s guidance on emergency care law adds to ‘chaos,’ not clarity, in states with strict abortion laws, some doctors say (CNN, 6/20/25)
• Texas judge strikes down federal health privacy rule for legal abortion care (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/19/25)
• After Dobbs, 42% of Surveyed Abortion Providers in Abortion-Ban States Relocated (HealthDay, 6/17/25)
• Supreme Court Will Hear Case on NJ Probe Into Anti-Abortion Clinics (HealthDay, 6/17/25)
• Menopause Starts 2 Years Earlier in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/13/25)
• Pregnancy: No Reason Not to Treat Migraine (Medscape, 6/13/25)
• House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States (Notus, 6/9/25)
• Maine will let abortion-pill prescribers keep their names off labels (NH Union Leader, 6/8/25)
• 4 States Ask FDA to Lift Rules on Abortion Pill Mifepristone (HealthDay, 6/6/25)
• A West Virginia prosecutor is warning women that a miscarriage could lead to criminal charges (CNN, 6/6/25)
• Maternal Deaths Rise in US as Research and Policy Lag (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/6/25)
• Nearly 100 House Democrats urge RFK Jr. to restore millions in family planning grants (The Hill, 6/6/25)
• U.S. Has Highest Maternal Death Rate Among High-Income Countries, Experts Cite Funding Gaps (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/6/25)
• Metformin Continuation Through First Trimester May Reduce Miscarriage Risk in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Medscape, 6/5/25)
• Trump administration scraps Biden-era policy on emergency abortions (NH Union Leader, 6/3/25)
• RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says. (KFF Health News, 6/2/25)

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Respiratory Health

• Allergies and Asthma Prevalence Rise With Climate Change Extremes and Pollutants (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/30/25)
• US Medical Community Issues Letter to Public on Value of Respiratory Vaccines (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/30/25)
• Working-Age Adults Significantly Impacted by Influenza, RIV Could Reduce Risk (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/30/25)
• Telehealth Model Reduces Hospital Admissions in COPD (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/18/25)

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Rural Populations

• Report: Medicaid cuts could force hundreds of rural hospitals to close their doors (HealthExec, 6/23/25)
• ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say (KFF Health News, 6/12/25)

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Social Factors Affecting Health

• AJPH supplement explains the ways meaningful community engagement can reduce chronic disease disparities (American Public Health Association, 6/25/25)
• Fearing Ice raids, some LA residents skip doctor’s visits: ‘Everybody’s life is on pause’ (The Guardian, 6/24/25)
• Health care workers on alert for ICE raids in hospitals (The Hill, 6/21/25)
• U.S. Senate GOP tries to ease the pain for states in sharing costs of SNAP benefits (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/11/25)
• Diet Drinks, Saccharin Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk (Medscape, 6/5/25)
• Workers Facing Greater Economic Hardship More Likely to Report Poor Health (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/25)

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Substance Use and Treatment

• Medicare and Medicaid Patients With Opioid Addiction Less Likely to Receive Care, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/30/25)
• (New Hampshire) Ayotte's minimum mandatory drug bill dies in Senate (NH Union Leader, 6/26/25)
• (New Hampshire) Major NH recovery center ending in-patient treatment (NH Public Radio, 6/26/25)
• ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns (Pulmonology Advisor, 6/23/25)
• (New Hampshire) Lawmakers strike a last-minute deal on penalties for psychedelics, fentanyl (Concord Monitor, 6/18/25)
• (New Hampshire) AMR says May 'particularly deadly' for overdoses in Manchester, Nashua (NH Union Leader, 6/11/25)
• Artificial Sweetener Neotame Found in Most E-Cigarettes (HealthDay, 6/9/25)
• (New Hampshire) Elliot to operate The Doorway in Manchester starting July 1 (NH Union Leader, 6/5/25)
• (New Hampshire) NH House passes mandatory minimums for fentanyl possession and reduces punishments for shrooms (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/5/25)

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Vaccination

• A Texas Boy Needed Protection From Measles. The Vaccine Cost $1,400. (KFF Health News, 6/30/25)
• With federal support uncertain, states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines (CNN, 6/30/25)
• American Academy of Pediatrics boycotts ACIP as medical groups slam 'politicized' vaccine meeting (Fierce Healthcare, 6/27/25)
• American College of Physicians Alarmed by ACIP Committee Meeting - A Dangerous Path (American College of Physicians, 6/26/25)
• CDC Pulls Vaccine Slide After Expert Cites Study Doesn't Exist (HealthDay, 6/26/25)
• Kennedy says US is pulling funding from global vaccine group Gavi (AP, 6/26/25)
• Kennedy's vaccine panel backs preservative-free shot despite safety evidence (NH Union Leader, 6/26/25)
• New CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative (CNN, 6/26/25)
• RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel votes against preservative in flu shots in shock move (The Guardian, 6/26/25)
• RFK Jr’s vaccine panel recommends new RSV treatment for infants (The Guardian, 6/26/25)
• Statement on the June meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 6/26/25)
• Thimerosal: What to know about the vaccine preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate (The Hill, 6/26/25)
• US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’ (The Guardian, 6/26/25)
• Vaccine panel backs RFK Jr. in opposing thimerosal, a flu shot preservative (The Hill, 6/26/25)
• Kennedy’s new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions (AP, 6/25/25)
• CDC vaccine report cites study that does not exist, says scientist listed as author (The Guardian, 6/24/25)
• Presentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative (CNN, 6/24/25)
• RFK Jr’s Actions Leave Vaccine Program “Critically Weakened”, Say Former ACIP Members (Infectious Disease Advisor, 6/20/25)
• RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisers to discuss preservative wrongly linked to autism (The Hill, 6/18/25)
• How Kennedy’s overhaul could make vaccines more expensive (The Hill, 6/15/25)
• CDC FAQs on Vaccination During Pregnancy Sow Doubt, Misuse Data (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 6/13/25)
• New federal Covid-19 vaccine policies are already keeping some people from getting shots (CNN, 6/12/25)
• Vaccine Skeptics Among CDC Vaccine Panel Replacements Named by RFK Jr (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/12/25)
• Kennedy names replacements for fired US CDC vaccine panel members (NH Union Leader, 6/11/25)
• Kennedy's firing of CDC advisers undermines vaccine confidence, experts say (NH Union Leader, 6/10/25)
• AAP Statement on Changes to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (American Academy of Pediatrics, 6/9/25)
• American College of Physicians Highly Concerned About Dismissal of Vaccine Experts from ACIP (American College of Physicians, 6/9/25)
• American College of Physicians Troubled by ACIP Committee Selection Process (American College of Physicians, 6/9/25)
• Kennedy dismisses entire US CDC vaccine panel, replacing all 17 members (NH Union Leader, 6/9/25)
• Despite Kennedy’s claims, vaccines have been tested in placebo-controlled studies (CNN, 6/6/25)
• ACIP’s role in vaccine access and safety must be preserved (American Public Health Association, 6/5/25)
• Who’s in charge? CDC’s leadership ‘crisis’ apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance (AP, 6/5/25)
• ACP Experts Say FDA, CDC Moves May Undermine COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage for Millions (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/25)

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