June 2026 Health News
Date postedJune 5, 2026
Topics in this News Roundup
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Care and Insurance Costs
- Caregiving and Patient Support
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Dermatology
- Environmental 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
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Physicians and Health Care Providers
- Public Health
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Respiratory Health
- Sleep Medicine
- Social Factors Affecting Health
- Social Safety Nets
- Substance Use and Treatment
- Vaccination
Cancer
- American Cancer Society adds blood and stool tests to colorectal screening guideline (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/4/26)
- Colonoscopy Follow-Up After Positive Stool Test Determines CRC Risk (Medscape, 6/4/26)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Cancer Center Research Shows Improved Treatment Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients Using New Technology (Cheshire Medical Center, 6/1/26)
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Initiation Cuts Metastatic Progression Across Cancer Types (HealthDay, 6/1/26)
- Personalized mRNA vaccine shows promise in reducing melanoma return: Research (The Hill, 6/1/26)
- Smart drug that strips cancer cells of ‘invisibility cloak’ can shrink tumours by 30%, trial shows (The Guardian, 6/1/26)
Cardiology
- Single-Pill Combination Therapy for Hypertension Remains Underused (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/5/26)
- Heat Exposure May Triple US Cardiovascular Disease Burden by 2050 (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/3/26)
- Medical societies respond after Trump administration questioned necessity of certain procedures (Cardiovascular Business, 6/2/26)
- Trump administration questions vascular care provided by surgeons, cardiologists and radiologists (Cardiovascular Business, 6/1/26)
Care and Insurance Costs
- Upcoming Billing Change Could Make Pregnancy Pricier (KFF Health News, 6/5/26)
- High Out-of-Pocket Costs Raise Food Insecurity Risk by Up to 90% in Households With Children (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/3/26)
- The number of Americans living without health insurance remained stable at 8%—before ACA subsidies expired (HealthExec, 6/2/26)
Caregiving and Patient Support
- (New Hampshire) NH families are paying more for childcare with fewer quality options, new NHFPI report finds (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/2/26)
Chronic Health Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
- Digital Sleep-Wake Cycle Metrics May Help Predict Dementia Risk (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/5/26)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek At Americans' Medical Records For Clues On Autism And Vaccines (HealthDay, 6/5/26)
- RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines (KFF Health News, 6/4/26)
- RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/4/26)
- RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines (Fierce Healthcare, 6/4/26)
- Celiac Disease
- Celiac Disease Tied to Higher Risk for Solid Organ Transplants (HealthDay, 6/2/26)
- Chronic Pain
- New app connects pain patients to doctors (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/5/26)
- Endometriosis
- Endometriosis Reduces Ovarian Reserve via Inflammation and Surgery (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/4/26)
- Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
- Patients From Most Rural Counties Have Worse Epilepsy Outcomes (HealthDay, 6/4/26)
- Hepatitis
- Long COVID
- Long COVID may affect 1 in 6 infected patients (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/1/26)
Criminalization of Medicine
- FDA reviewing safety of abortion drug mifepristone (The Hill, 6/5/26)
- FDA Launches Study Of Abortion Pill Safety, WSJ Reports (Medscape, 6/4/26)
- Hawai'i Governor Signs Powerful Trans Shield Law Bill Just In Time For Pride (Erin In The Morning, 6/4/26)
- Abortion Costs Vary Widely Across States Following Dobbs v Jackson Decision (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/26)
Dermatology
- Alopecia in Gender-Diverse Patients: Beyond Cosmetics to Clinical Significance (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/5/26)
Environmental Health
- (New Hampshire) Summer’s Almost Here and Cyanobacteria Problems Back on NH Lakes and Ponds (InDepth NH, 6/1/26)
Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- WHO attributes 866 million yearly illnesses, 1.5 million deaths around the world to contaminated food (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/4/26)
- New Research in the American Journal of Public Health Links Ultra-Processed Food to Chronic Disease, Corporate Influence, and Growing Calls for Government Action (American Public Health Association, 6/3/26)
Gastrointestinal Health
- Celiac Disease Tied to Higher Risk for Solid Organ Transplants (HealthDay, 6/2/26)
- Defecation Urgency in IBS Reframed as a Brain-Gut Phenomenon (Medscape, 6/2/26)
Good News
- (New Hampshire) New London Hospital begins construction on new Surgical Care Center (Dartmouth Health, 6/5/26)
- (New Hampshire) Speare Memorial Hospital Named Among Nation’s Cleanest Hospitals for Third Consecutive Year (Speare Memorial Hospital, 6/2/26)
Government and Advocacy
- Cardiology - View more Cardiology articles >>
- Medical societies respond after Trump administration questioned necessity of certain procedures (Cardiovascular Business, 6/2/26)
- Trump administration questions vascular care provided by surgeons, cardiologists and radiologists (Cardiovascular Business, 6/1/26)
- Care and Insurance Costs - View more Care and Insurance Costs articles >>
- Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
- ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody (AP, 6/5/26)
- Hawai'i Governor Signs Powerful Trans Shield Law Bill Just In Time For Pride (Erin In The Morning, 6/4/26)
- Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US (KFF Health News, 6/2/26)
- From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect (AP, 6/2/26)
- Takeaways from AP-KFF investigation into allegations of medical neglect by detainees in ICE custody (AP, 6/2/26)
- Health Information and Privacy - View more Health Information and Privacy articles >>
- RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek At Americans' Medical Records For Clues On Autism And Vaccines (HealthDay, 6/5/26)
- RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines (KFF Health News, 6/4/26)
- RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/4/26)
- RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines (Fierce Healthcare, 6/4/26)
- Infectious Diseases and Infections - View more Infectious Diseases and Infections articles >>
- HHS announces plan to reduce, better treat Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/1/26)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- Millions of Kids Could Lose Insurance as GOP Healthcare Cuts Start To Bite (KFF Health News, 6/5/26)
- Louisiana’s Reporting Law Chills Immigrant Medicaid Applications (KFF Health News, 6/4/26)
- Millions on Medicaid May Soon Have To Prove They're Working To Keep Coverage (HealthDay, 6/3/26)
- Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules Force States To Scrap Plans and Rework Systems (KFF Health News, 6/3/26)
- CMS Medicaid Work Requirements May Reshape Coverage for Millions by 2027 (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/26)
- States face tight timeline as feds unveil new Medicaid work requirement rules (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/2/26)
- CMS outlines new Medicaid work requirements, exemptions and $600M tech investment (HealthExec, 6/1/26)
- Mental and Behavioral Health - View more Mental and Behavioral Health articles >>
- Colorado Gov. Polis Signs New Conversion Therapy Ban, Defying Supreme Court (Erin In The Morning, 6/3/26)
- Physicians and Health Care Providers - View more Physicians and Health Care Providers articles >>
- Department of Labor's proposed foreign worker wage increases are more tough news for healthcare staffing (Fierce Healthcare, 6/3/26)
- Immigration ban hits underserved US communities hard (HealthExec, 6/1/26)
- Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
- USAID’s closure led to ‘entirely preventable’ deaths, latest Ebola outbreak: House Dem report (The Hill, 6/4/26)
- Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Outbreaks, Democrats Decry Trump’s Health Cuts (KFF Health News, 6/1/26)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- FDA reviewing safety of abortion drug mifepristone (The Hill, 6/5/26)
- FDA Launches Study Of Abortion Pill Safety, WSJ Reports (Medscape, 6/4/26)
- Abortion Costs Vary Widely Across States Following Dobbs v Jackson Decision (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/26)
- Social Factors Affecting Health - View more Social Factors Affecting Health articles >>
- Judge strikes down Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries (NH Union Leader, 6/5/26)
- Latest Gallup Poll Shows Republicans Will Not Stop With Transgender People (Erin In The Morning, 6/4/26)
- Some trans military members banned by Trump allowed to continue service under ruling (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/1/26)
- Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
- Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policy changes facing new scrutiny (The Guardian, 6/4/26)
- Executive Order on Vaccine Schedule ‘Flies in the Face’ of Federal Ruling (Medscape, 6/3/26)
- Michigan Found a Way To Reduce School Vaccine Waivers. Until It Backfired. (KFF Health News, 6/3/26)
- Trump executive order directs CDC to ‘realign’ childhood vaccine recommendations (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/2/26)
- Clinicians Raise Concerns Over Federal Shift Away From Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth (Medscape, 6/1/26)
- Trump signs off on HHS overhaul of childhood vaccine schedule with new executive order (Fierce Healthcare, 6/1/26)
Health Care Systems and Facilities
- AHA lays out blueprint to improve affordability, care access and quality (Fierce Healthcare, 6/3/26)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody (AP, 6/5/26)
- Hawai'i Governor Signs Powerful Trans Shield Law Bill Just In Time For Pride (Erin In The Morning, 6/4/26)
- Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US (KFF Health News, 6/2/26)
- From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect (AP, 6/2/26)
- Takeaways from AP-KFF investigation into allegations of medical neglect by detainees in ICE custody (AP, 6/2/26)
Health Information and Privacy
- RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek At Americans' Medical Records For Clues On Autism And Vaccines (HealthDay, 6/5/26)
- RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines (KFF Health News, 6/4/26)
- RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/4/26)
- RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines (Fierce Healthcare, 6/4/26)
Health Technology
- New app connects pain patients to doctors (Managed Healthcare Executive, 6/5/26)
- Wearable Ultrasound Patch Provides Continuous Fetal Monitoring (HealthDay, 6/5/26)
- Wearable Ultrasound Patch Does Continuous Fetal Monitoring (Medscape, 6/3/26)
- Wolters Kluwer Health survey examines AI use and concerns among clinicians, patients in 2026 (Fierce Healthcare, 6/2/26)
Immunology and Allergies
- Indoor Fragrances: Are Overlooked Health Risks Growing? (Medscape, 6/1/26)
Infectious Diseases and Infections
- (general)
- Quick takes: New antibiotic for UTIs, guidance for gonorrhea antibiotics, antimicrobial use in livestock (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/4/26)
- Quick takes: Shift in Gavi funding, mpox smuggling charge, pandemic vaccine platform (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/3/26)
- Quick takes: Hantavirus quarantine, new COVID postexposure antiviral, combo flu-COVID vaccine study (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/1/26)
- Bacterial infections
- Report warns international travelers, hunters of brucellosis risks (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/3/26)
- COVID-19
- Cicada COVID-19 Variant FAQs: Symptoms, Risk, and Prevention (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/4/26)
- Long COVID may affect 1 in 6 infected patients (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/1/26)
- Ebola
- ‘We Live With Fear’: In Congo, Doctors Face Ebola With Little Protection (KFF Health News, 6/5/26)
- Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures (AP, 6/5/26)
- WHO Launches $518 Million Plan to Curb Africa Ebola Outbreak (Medscape, 6/5/26)
- WHO, Africa CDC announce joint Ebola response plan (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/5/26)
- WHO chief says response is ‘catching up’ to Ebola outbreak (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/3/26)
- Protests over US Ebola site in Kenya kill two, court keeps suspension (NH Union Leader, 6/2/26)
- WHO drastically downsizes Ebola case count in DR Congo outbreak (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/2/26)
- Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine (NH Union Leader, 6/1/26)
- Three Ebola vaccine candidates fast-tracked as African outbreak continues (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/1/26)
- US-funded Ebola facility faces protests as Kenya pushes ahead (NH Union Leader, 6/1/26)
- Hantavirus
- Andes Hantavirus FAQs: What to Know as Quarantined Cruise Passengers Return Home (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/26)
- 5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility (AP, 6/1/26)
- Influenza
- UVM research reveals a new potential path to flu treatment and prevention (NH Public Radio, 6/5/26)
- Avian flu confirmed in Texas, Idaho cows (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/4/26)
- Influenza Vaccine Effective for Children Aged 2 to 5 Years (HealthDay, 6/3/26)
- Measles
- US has passed 2K measles cases this year (The Hill, 6/5/26)
- US measles cases top 2,000 in just 5 months (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/5/26)
- Study: Federal promotion of vitamin A, cod liver oil for measles prompted flurry of internet searches (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/3/26)
- Measles cases mount in Florida as PAHO warns of increased activity (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/2/26)
- Mosquito-Borne Diseases
- Rabies
- Woodchuck in East Providence Tests Positive for Rabies (RI Department of Health, 6/5/26)
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Getting the RSV vaccine during pregnancy is a game-changer for infant hospitalizations (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/5/26)
- Tick-Borne Diseases
- HHS announces plan to reduce, better treat Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/1/26)
Insurance Coverage
- How Often Do Health Insurers Deny Doctor-Recommended Care? (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/4/26)
Medicare and Medicaid
- Millions of Kids Could Lose Insurance as GOP Healthcare Cuts Start To Bite (KFF Health News, 6/5/26)
- Louisiana’s Reporting Law Chills Immigrant Medicaid Applications (KFF Health News, 6/4/26)
- Millions on Medicaid May Soon Have To Prove They're Working To Keep Coverage (HealthDay, 6/3/26)
- Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules Force States To Scrap Plans and Rework Systems (KFF Health News, 6/3/26)
- CMS Medicaid Work Requirements May Reshape Coverage for Millions by 2027 (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/26)
- States face tight timeline as feds unveil new Medicaid work requirement rules (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/2/26)
- CMS outlines new Medicaid work requirements, exemptions and $600M tech investment (HealthExec, 6/1/26)
- What stakeholders are saying about Medicaid’s new work requirements: 10 notable quotes (HealthExec, 6/1/26)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Colorado Gov. Polis Signs New Conversion Therapy Ban, Defying Supreme Court (Erin In The Morning, 6/3/26)
- Diagnostic Interviews May Not Be Reliable for Behavioral Health Diagnoses (HealthDay, 6/3/26)
- AI Chatbot Use for Mental Health Advice Rises Sharply Among US Youth, With Key Disparities Identified (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/1/26)
- Using AI for just minutes reduces focus and persistence, new study warns (The Hill, 6/1/26)
Neurology
- Comorbid Illness Common in Functional Neurologic Disorder (Medscape, 6/4/26)
- Patients From Most Rural Counties Have Worse Epilepsy Outcomes (HealthDay, 6/4/26)
Physicians and Health Care Providers
- Department of Labor's proposed foreign worker wage increases are more tough news for healthcare staffing (Fierce Healthcare, 6/3/26)
- Immigration ban hits underserved US communities hard (HealthExec, 6/1/26)
Public Health
- USAID’s closure led to ‘entirely preventable’ deaths, latest Ebola outbreak: House Dem report (The Hill, 6/4/26)
- People's CDC, COVID-19, Weather Report, June 1, 2026 (People's CDC, 6/2/26)
- The Dose: Covid-19 update, common cold, ticks, and lotssss of good news (Your Local Epidemiologist, 6/2/26)
- Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Outbreaks, Democrats Decry Trump’s Health Cuts (KFF Health News, 6/1/26)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- FDA reviewing safety of abortion drug mifepristone (The Hill, 6/5/26)
- Endometriosis Reduces Ovarian Reserve via Inflammation and Surgery (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/4/26)
- FDA Launches Study Of Abortion Pill Safety, WSJ Reports (Medscape, 6/4/26)
- Abortion Costs Vary Widely Across States Following Dobbs v Jackson Decision (American Journal of Managed Care, 6/2/26)
Respiratory Health
- COPD Surfaces During Lung Cancer Screening (Medscape, 6/2/26)
Sleep Medicine
- Digital Sleep-Wake Cycle Metrics May Help Predict Dementia Risk (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/5/26)
Social Factors Affecting Health
- Judge strikes down Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries (NH Union Leader, 6/5/26)
- (New Hampshire) Where the sidewalk ends: Accessibility concerns on Concord’s walkways (Concord Monitor, 6/5/26)
- Latest Gallup Poll Shows Republicans Will Not Stop With Transgender People (Erin In The Morning, 6/4/26)
- Some trans military members banned by Trump allowed to continue service under ruling (New Hampshire Bulletin, 6/1/26)
Social Safety Nets
- SUN Bucks and SUN Meals Programs Return to Aid Summer Food Access for Maine Children (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 6/3/26)
Substance Use and Treatment
- Fruity Flavors, Festivals, and F1—WHO Report Reveals How Nicotine Pouches Hook Consumers (Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/5/26)
- Massachusetts opioid-related overdose deaths fall under 1,000 for the first time in over a decade (MA Department of Public Health, 6/5/26)
Vaccination
- How physicians are rethinking vaccine conversations in an age of doubt (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/4/26)
- Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policy changes facing new scrutiny (The Guardian, 6/4/26)
- Executive Order on Vaccine Schedule ‘Flies in the Face’ of Federal Ruling (Medscape, 6/3/26)
- Michigan Found a Way To Reduce School Vaccine Waivers. Until It Backfired. (KFF Health News, 6/3/26)
- Trump executive order directs CDC to ‘realign’ childhood vaccine recommendations (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 6/2/26)
- Clinicians Raise Concerns Over Federal Shift Away From Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth (Medscape, 6/1/26)
- Trump signs off on HHS overhaul of childhood vaccine schedule with new executive order (Fierce Healthcare, 6/1/26)