May 2025 Health News Roundup
Date postedMay 2, 2025
Topics in this News Roundup
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Environmental Health
- Flu Season
- Good News
- Government and Advocacy
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Insurance
- Measles Outbreak
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Public Health
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Vaccination
Chronic Health Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Autistic Traits Not Tied to Spatial Working Memory in Older Adults (HealthDay, 5/1/25)
- Long COVID
- Long COVID Risk in Adult and Pediatric Patients Remains a Public Health Priority (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/2/25)
Criminalization of Medicine
- AAP Statement on HHS Report Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/1/25)
- Leading Physician Groups Oppose Infringements on Medical Care, Patient-Physician Relationship (American Psychiatric Association, 5/1/25)
Environmental Health
- Adoption of Telemedicine Decreases Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/2/25)
Flu Season
- CDC: Record number of children died of flu amid ‘high severity’ season (The Hill, 5/2/25)
Good News
- (New Hampshire) Exeter Hospital Earns an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group (Exeter Hospital, 5/1/25)
- (New Hampshire) Portsmouth Regional Hospital Earns "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group (Portsmouth Hospital, 5/1/25)
Government and Advocacy
- (New Hampshire) N.H. mulls immigration bill to ban sanctuary policies and overrule local control (Concord Monitor, 5/4/25)
- Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Prescription Loss in Children and Young Adults, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) Hundreds Gathered May 1 in Concord and around NH To Stand with Immigrants, Workers (InDepth NH, 5/1/25)
- (New Hampshire) Senate Opposes Immunization Requirement Changes, Allows State Bitcoin Investment (InDepth NH, 5/1/25)
Immunology
- National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: Economic Costs, Threats to Access, and the Impact of Policy Changes (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/2/25)
- Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Efficacious in Allergic Adults (HealthDay, 5/1/25)
Infectious Disease
- Kennedy to ask CDC for new look at treatments for measles, other diseases (CNN, 5/2/25)
- President’s budget cuts will leave Americans at risk, infectious diseases doctors warn (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/2/25)
Insurance
- A Tool for Pushing Back Against Insurance Denials (Psychiatric News, 5/1/25)
- US accuses health insurers, brokers of Medicare Advantage kickback scheme (NH Union Leader, 5/1/25)
Measles Outbreak
- World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says (The Guardian, 5/3/25)
- Measles tracker: Follow cases, outbreaks and vaccination rates across the U.S. (NBC, 5/2/25)
- CDC Provides Update on Measles Outbreak in the United States (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/1/25)
Medicare and Medicaid
- (New Hampshire) The real price of Medicaid cuts: New Hampshire’s children (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) Rural New Hampshire hospitals brace for potential Medicaid cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/1/25)
- Three-quarters of Americans oppose Medicaid cuts, poll shows (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/1/25)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Yearly Depression Screening for Young Adults Is Worth the Cost (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/2/25)
- Amid Federal Uncertainty, Maine Physicians Start Their Own Data Monitoring (Psychiatric News, 5/1/25)
- Childhood Abuse, Perceived Burden May Drive Suicide Risk of Dementia Caregivers (Psychiatric News, 5/1/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH Supreme Court Overturns Precedent To Protect Mental Health Records (InDepth NH, 5/1/25)
Neurology
- GLP-1 Medications May Lower Dementia Risk, Research Shows (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/2/25)
- Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Dementia Risk (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/2/25)
- Autistic Traits Not Tied to Spatial Working Memory in Older Adults (HealthDay, 5/1/25)
Public Health
- Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs (AP, 5/4/25)
- Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs (AP, 5/2/25)
- Long COVID Risk in Adult and Pediatric Patients Remains a Public Health Priority (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/2/25)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Barriers in Postpartum Health Persist in LGBTQ+ People (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/2/25)
Vaccination
- RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules (HealthDay, 5/2/25)