March 2025 Health News Roundup

New Hampshire:

• DHHS Identifies Person with Tuberculosis, Announces Testing Clinics for Individuals Potentially Exposed (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 3/7/25)
• GOP House member says party leaders tried to intimidate him before booting him off committee (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/7/25)
• House Initially Votes to Abolish Children’s Vaccine Nonprofit (InDepth NH, 3/6/25)
• House narrowly passes GOP-backed bill to eliminate New Hampshire Vaccine Association (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/6/25)
• House Votes to Stop Paying for Poor Children’s Circumcisions (InDepth NH, 3/6/25)
• NH Senate passes parental bill of rights giving families more power to get answers about school records and programs (Concord Monitor, 3/6/25)
• Anticipating a ‘silver tsunami,’ Merrimack County wants to expand assisted living facilities and create new memory care space for $50 million (Concord Monitor, 3/5/25)
• House Bills Would Sunset Some Vaccines and Increase Religious Exemptions (InDepth NH, 3/5/25)
• New Hampshire’s Medicaid program faces threats on both the federal and state level (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/5/25)
• Bills to ban gender-affirming breast surgery, hormone treatments for minors attract heated debate (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/4/25)
• Nearly 1 in 3 experiencing poverty in New Hampshire are disabled, NHFPI study finds (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/4/25)
• Op-Ed: Where Can Families Access Childhood Vaccines if their PCPs Can’t Afford Them? (InDepth NH, 3/4/25)
• Portsmouth Regional Hospital opens new hybrid cardiovascular operating suite (Portsmouth Hospital, 3/4/25)
• Vaccination rates are declining. They might get worse as states relax rules. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/4/25)
• Highest rating for bypass surgery patient care, outcomes received by Portsmouth Regional Hospital (Portsmouth Hospital, 3/3/25)
• House bill to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors draws 4 hours of emotional testimony, national advocates (Concord Monitor, 3/3/25)
• New Hampshire adds second van to expand harm reduction efforts, overdose deaths decrease (Concord Monitor, 3/2/25)

New England:

• New Coalition Calls for Testing in Maine’s Medical Cannabis Program to Protect Patients (ME Public Health Association, 3/4/25)

General:

• Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak (Reuters, 3/8/25)
• Antibiotic Resistance in Hospitals Is Worse Than We Thought (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• Four in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Report Depression, Anxiety (HealthDay, 3/7/25)
• Healthcare Systems Are Failing Chronic Disease Patients (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• Nearly 230 measles cases reported in outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico (CNN, 3/7/25)
• New Approach Leads to Faster Mental Health Help for Youth (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• New Tool May Flag Visual Perception Problems Post-Stroke (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• Poll finds support for stable or increased Medicaid funding, including among Trump voters (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/7/25)
• Preventing Hepatitis B Reactivation: Updated Clinical Guidance From AGA (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• Second Death From Measles Reported in Unvaccinated Adult in New Mexico (HealthDay, 3/7/25)
• Sources: CDC plans study into vaccines and autism (NH Union Leader, 3/7/25)
• Supreme Court Case Could Threaten Free Colorectal Cancer Screenings (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/7/25)
• USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees (NH Union Leader, 3/7/25)
• APA Statement Reaffirming Psychiatry’s Commitment to Serve Diverse Populations and to Strive for Mental Health Equity (American Psychiatric Association, 3/6/25)
• As Trump Administration Probes Long-Approved Medications, Could FDA Revoke Approvals? (Medscape, 3/6/25)
• Autoimmune Disease Misdiagnoses Can Cause Long-Term Harm (Medscape, 3/6/25)
• CDC Firings Undermine Public Health Work Beyond Washington (Medscape, 3/6/25)
• CDC Identifies Trends in Pediatric Flu Deaths With Influenza-Linked Encephalopathy (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/6/25)
• Continuous Glucose Monitors Overestimate Glycemic Responses (HealthDay, 3/6/25)
• Florida Seeks Patient Prescription Data (HealthDay, 3/6/25)
• NIH research cuts threaten the search for life-saving cures and jobs in every state (AP, 3/6/25)
• State-by-state report by Dems projects millions of people could lose Medicaid coverage (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/6/25)
• Suicide Prevention Organizations Do Not Target Older Adults (HealthDay, 3/6/25)
• Asking the EPA to Review Ambient Air Quality Standards (American College of Chest Physicians, 3/5/25)
• CAC score education may lower heart disease risk in people with a family history (Healio, 3/5/25)
• In COPD, 59% of Patients Worldwide Experience Fatigue (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/5/25)
• Osteoarthritis Burden Increasing Among Postmenopausal Women (HealthDay, 3/5/25)
• Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Fuels Health Crisis: Detention, Depression, Deportation, and Disease (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/5/25)
• 'Telelactation' Support Boosts Breastfeeding Rates (HealthDay, 3/4/25)
• CDC Survey: 1.4% of US Children Experienced Post-COVID Condition (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/4/25)
• Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Care Among People With Disabilities (American College of Physicians, 3/4/25)
• Postoperative Sepsis Risk Highlights Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparities (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/4/25)
• Race-Neutral Equations for Lung Function Improve Asthma Detection in Children (HealthDay, 3/4/25)
• Unintended Pregnancy Common in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/4/25)
• ASRM Releases Statement on IVF Policy Priorities (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 3/3/25)
• Patients With Disabilities Report Low Access to Culturally Sensitive Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/3/25)
• Vaccination rates are declining and measles cases are climbing. More preventable diseases could re-emerge next (CNN, 3/3/25)
• Judge blocks Trump's plan to pull funding from institutions that offer care for trans youth (WMUR, 3/1/25)
• Prevalence of pelvic examinations on anesthetized patients without informed consent (Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 3/1/25)
• The negative effects of long COVID-19 on cardiovascular health and implications for the presurgical examination (Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 3/1/25)