May 2025 Health News Roundup
Date postedMay 31, 2025
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 Equity and Access to Care
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Insurance
- Measles Outbreak
- Medical Care
- Medical Research
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medications and Prescribing
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Obesity and Weight Loss
- Physicians
- Public Health
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Respiratory Health
- Rheumatology
- Rural Populations
- Social Factors Affecting Health
- Substance Use and Treatment
- Vaccination
- Veterans' Health
Cancer
- Rates of Colorectal and Other Cancers Are Rising in Young Adults, Puzzling Researchers (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/30/25)
- Ovarian Cancer Survival Gaps Persist Across Racial, Ethnic Groups (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/27/25)
- Time to Treatment Initiation Is Increasing Across Cancer Types (Cancer Therapy Advisor, 5/27/25)
- Cancer Deaths Decline, Driven by Drop in Smoking-Related Cancers (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/23/25)
- Abbreviated Breast MRI Has High Diagnostic Accuracy for Dense Breasts (HealthDay, 5/22/25)
- Access to Minimally Invasive Surgery for Advanced Ovarian Cancer Varies Widely by Facility (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/16/25)
- Ph-Positive Leukemia: No Longer a Death Sentence? (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Simple and Radical Hysterectomies Show Similar Long-Term Survival (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Testosterone Use Not Tied to Gynecological Cancers in Transmasculine Individuals (HealthDay, 5/16/25)
- Increases in Incidence Rates of Some Cancers Seen in Early-Onset Age Groups (HealthDay, 5/15/25)
- Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say (HealthDay, 5/9/25)
Cardiology
- ACP Issues Clinical Guideline for Statin Use in Persons With HIV (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/30/25)
- Smartphone-Enabled BP Monitoring Helps Lower Blood Pressure After ED Discharge (Medscape, 5/23/25)
- Many Heart Failure Patients Do Not See a Cardiologist Annually (HealthDay, 5/22/25)
- Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Life-Saving Baby Heart Device (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/14/25)
- CVD Mortality Higher in Women Than Men With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (HealthDay, 5/13/25)
- Cardiovascular Implications of Long COVID, Severe COVID: What to Know, How to Manage (Medscape, 5/12/25)
- Shingles vaccine reduces risk of heart disease by 23%, study of one million people finds (CNN, 5/9/25)
- Treating Hypertension Early: Timing Matters (Medscape, 5/8/25)
Children's Health
- Trump administration 'MAHA' health report cited nonexistent studies (NH Union Leader, 5/30/25)
- HHS presses health care providers, hospitals to curb gender-affirming treatments for kids (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/29/25)
- White House to fix ‘formatting errors’ in RFK Jr. ‘MAHA Report’ (The Hill, 5/29/25)
- 1 in 3 Minors Facing Mental Health Crisis Experience 12-Hour ED Waits (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/28/25)
- (New Hampshire) Child Advocate Says $1.5M Budget Would Not Allow Her To Meet Statutory Mandate (InDepth NH, 5/28/25)
- HHS letter tells health care providers to disregard treatment protocols for trans people, adhere to report by unnamed authors (CNN, 5/28/25)
- Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claim (AP, 5/28/25)
- Blood test developed that could speed up diagnosis of rare diseases in babies (The Guardian, 5/23/25)
- RFK Jr. calls for healthier school meals as Trump cancels program that funded them (NH Union Leader, 5/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH lawmakers aim to expand parental rights. Some fear that could harm young sexual assault victims. (NH Public Radio, 5/19/25)
- Dramatic dip in baby hospitalizations for RSV linked to vaccine and treatment (The Guardian, 5/18/25)
- Judge upholds Iowa restrictions on gender identity, sexual orientation teaching (The Hill, 5/16/25)
- Personalized CRISPR treatment used on baby with genetic disease (The Hill, 5/15/25)
- AAP Statement Opposing Proposed Cuts to Key Child Health Programs (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/12/25)
- AAP Statement on HHS Report Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/1/25)
Chronic Health Conditions
- General:
- Chronic Allergic Inflammation's Impact on Brain Chemistry and Mood: Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/30/25)
- Combinations of Chronic, Physical Illnesses Up the Risk for Subsequent Depression (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/22/25)
- Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Disruption of Chronic Medication Therapy in Youth (HealthDay, 5/16/25)
- Personalized CRISPR treatment used on baby with genetic disease (The Hill, 5/15/25)
- CVD Mortality Higher in Women Than Men With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (HealthDay, 5/13/25)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- No Causal Link Between Stimulants and Psychotic Experiences in Kids With ADHD (MedPage Today, 5/12/25)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- New Data: Autism Doesn’t Impede Effective Communication (Medscape, 5/20/25)
- CDC: Better Screening Access Drives Rise in Autism Diagnoses (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/16/25)
- Trump Administration Defunds Autism Research in DEI and 'gender Ideology' Purge (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Experts call Kennedy’s plan to find autism’s cause unrealistic (AP, 5/10/25)
- Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism (CNN, 5/9/25)
- Autism and Disability Organizations Invite Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Join National Roundtable Discussion; Kennedy Declines to Attend (American Association of People with Disabilities, 5/8/25)
- RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info (NH Public Radio, 5/8/25)
- CMS and NIH launch autism research project using Medicare and Medicaid data (Fierce Healthcare, 5/7/25)
- What Do We Know About the Causes of Autism? (Medscape, 5/5/25)
- Autistic Traits Not Tied to Spatial Working Memory in Older Adults (HealthDay, 5/1/25)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Higher Stress Tied to Worse Respiratory Outcomes With COPD (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/12/25)
- Chronic Pain
- A Nation in Pain: Can New Approaches Turn the Tide? (Medscape, 5/7/25)
- Early Care Matters in the Stress-Chronic Pain Connection (Medscape, 5/7/25)
- Diabetes
- Metformin and Lifestyle Intervention Differentially Delay T2D Onset (Endocrinology Advisor, 5/27/25)
- RFK Jr.’s FDA Head Suggests Diabetics Get Cooking Classes Over Insulin (MSN, 5/25/25)
- Diabetes Health Gains Outpace Economic Progress, Study Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/16/25)
- Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosed in Adulthood Heightens Cardiovascular Risk (HCPLive, 5/14/25)
- Endoscopic Procedure Shows Promise in Type 2 Diabetes Care (Medscape, 5/9/25)
- New ACP Review of Performance Measures for Diabetes Finds Many Measures Inadequate (American College of Physicians, 5/6/25)
- HIV/AIDS
- ACP Issues Clinical Guideline for Statin Use in Persons With HIV (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/30/25)
- Adolescents, Young Adults With HIV at Increased Risk of Mental Health Issues (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/20/25)
- House moves to strip health coverage from millions of Americans including many people with HIV (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/19/25)
- One Million New Pediatric HIV Cases Predicted If PEPFAR Funding Is Cut (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/9/25)
- HIV Antiretroviral Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk Continuously, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/8/25)
- Long COVID
- Two or More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Reduces Risk for Persistent Long COVID (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/30/25)
- Long covid patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help. (NH Union Leader, 5/19/25)
- Study: Long COVID ‘brain fog’ linked to inflammation, stress markers (The Hill, 5/16/25)
- A nationwide study of risk factors for long COVID and its economic and mental health consequences in the United States (Nature, 5/8/25)
- Long COVID Risk in Adult and Pediatric Patients Remains a Public Health Priority (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/2/25)
COVID-19
- How changes to Covid-19 vaccine policy in the US may affect you (CNN, 5/30/25)
- Parts of the World Seeing New COVID-19 Variant (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/29/25)
- A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO says (AP, 5/28/25)
- Remdesivir Shows Significant Survival Benefit Among Inpatients With COVID-19 (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/23/25)
- U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China (CBS News, 5/23/25)
- WHO TAG-VE Risk Evaluation for SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring: NB.1.8.1 (World Health Organization, 5/23/25)
- Another Covid wave coming? Hong Kong and Singapore report sharp jump in cases as virus detected in sewage water (Times of India, 5/17/25)
- Infant immune systems respond differently to severe COVID-19 (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 5/16/25)
- COVID-19 Boosters Might Not Be Updated for Next Season, FDA Commissioner Says (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/8/25)
Dermatology
- American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Recommendations on Treating Eczema: Clinical Report (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/19/25)
Disabled Populations
- (New Hampshire) In New Hampshire, people with disabilities face challenges hiring the help they need (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/27/25)
- Are Med Students Prepared to Care for Patients With Disabilities? (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Maternal Disability Linked to Higher Infant ED Use (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Industry Voices—Medicaid makes community living possible for people with intellectual, developmental disabilities (Fierce Healthcare, 5/9/25)
- (New Hampshire) Disability Rights Center-NH launches online portal tracking the state’s care facilities (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/7/25)
- Disabled workers have faced prejudice. Now they face DOGE firings (AP, 5/6/25)
Endocrinology
- Metformin and Lifestyle Intervention Differentially Delay T2D Onset (Endocrinology Advisor, 5/27/25)
- RFK Jr.’s FDA Head Suggests Diabetics Get Cooking Classes Over Insulin (MSN, 5/25/25)
- What Primary Care Physicians Should Know About Treating Patients With Diabetes (Medscape, 5/20/25)
- Thyroid disorders and COVID-19: a comprehensive review of literature (Frontiers in Endocrinology, 5/18/25)
- Diabetes Health Gains Outpace Economic Progress, Study Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/16/25)
- Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosed in Adulthood Heightens Cardiovascular Risk (HCPLive, 5/14/25)
- Endoscopic Procedure Shows Promise in Type 2 Diabetes Care (Medscape, 5/9/25)
- Survey Reveals Gaps in Menopause Understanding Between Women and Providers (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/9/25)
- New ACP Review of Performance Measures for Diabetes Finds Many Measures Inadequate (American College of Physicians, 5/6/25)
Environmental Health
- Federal officials call miners’ health a ‘priority,’ but are cutting a Pa. team studying mine safety (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/29/25)
- Supreme Court limits environmental review of major infrastructure projects (CNN, 5/29/25)
- Five-year forecast paints a troubling picture of extreme weather and deadly heat (CNN, 5/28/25)
- Skin Diseases and Aging Linked to Air Pollution (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/24/25)
- Kennedy said a ‘team’ is in Milwaukee to help with lead contamination. The city says that’s not true (CNN, 5/20/25)
- PFAS regulations for US drinking water are being dismantled after just a year (Chemistry World, 5/19/25)
- Air Pollution May Worsen Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women (HealthDay, 5/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) Nonprofit Questions NRC About Trump Executive Orders, Cracking Concrete at Seabrook (InDepth NH, 5/15/25)
- EPA to rollback 'forever chemical' rule, extend timelines (NH Union Leader, 5/14/25)
- Sustainable Development Strategies Can Reduce Global Antimicrobial Resistance (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/14/25)
- (New Hampshire) The Environmental Protection Agency delays limits on PFAS in drinking water (NH Public Radio, 5/14/25)
- Plastics in everyday objects may disrupt sleep in same way as caffeine, study finds (The Guardian, 5/9/25)
- Adoption of Telemedicine Decreases Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/2/25)
Flu Season
- H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5/30/25)
- U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine (New York Times, 5/29/25)
- US cancels more than $700 million in funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine (NH Union Leader, 5/28/25)
- Bird-flu vaccine for cattle aces early test (Nature, 5/20/25)
- Brazil confirms its first bird flu outbreak in a commercial poultry farm (AP, 5/16/25)
- The emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in dairy cattle: implications for public health, animal health, and pandemic preparedness (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 5/14/25)
- CDC: Record number of children died of flu amid ‘high severity’ season (The Hill, 5/2/25)
Food Safety
- Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers (CNN, 5/30/25)
- Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety (KFF Health News, 5/29/25)
- Publix recalls baby food pouches after testing finds elevated levels of lead (AP, 5/23/25)
- Florida-Grown Cucumbers Behind Salmonella Outbreak, CDC Warns (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/22/25)
- How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Foodborne Illness Outbreaks? (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/21/25)
- First on CNN: Dangerously high levels of arsenic and cadmium found in store-bought rice, report finds (CNN, 5/15/25)
- Listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods sickens at least 10 (The Hill, 5/12/25)
- Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration (HealthDay, 5/7/25)
Gastrointestinal Health
- Non-Invasive Scoring Systems May Aid in Distinguishing Chronic Liver Disease From Cirrhosis (Medscape, 5/9/25)
Good News
- (New Hampshire) Catholic Medical Center invests $25,000 to broaden access and programs addressing mental health for teens and tweens (Catholic Medical Center, 5/27/25)
- (New Hampshire) Frisbie's Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine recognized with national award (Frisbie Memorial Hospital, 5/22/25)
- (New Hampshire) NCH Recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare in 2025 (NCH Androscoggin Valley Hospital, 5/19/25)
- (New Hampshire) Eric J. Epstein, MD, named ambulatory medical director, vice chair of clinical operations at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (Dartmouth Health, 5/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Cottage Hospital: 150 best places to work in Healthcare! (Cottage Hospital, 5/9/25)
- (New Hampshire) Progress with Purpose: 2025 Community Report (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 5/7/25)
- (New Hampshire) Cheshire Medical Center appoints new chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Cheshire Medical Center, 5/6/25)
- (New Hampshire) Frisbie opens new partial hospitalization program in Gilford (Frisbie Memorial Hospital, 5/6/25)
- (New Hampshire) AVH Earns Prestigious 5-Star Rating for Hospital Cleanliness from CMS (NCH Androscoggin Valley Hospital, 5/5/25)
- (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
- General
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Senate moves to restore panels wiped out by House, with some changes (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/30/25)
- (New Hampshire) Report Finds State at Risk with Federal Fund Cuts (InDepth NH, 5/28/25)
- (New Hampshire) How Might the U.S. House’s Big Bill Impact Granite Staters (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 5/27/25)
- Judge Deals Significant Blow to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government (American Public Health Association, 5/23/25)
- AAP Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1 (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/22/25)
- Internal Medicine Physicians Say House Passed Budget Bill will Harm Patient Access to Care (American College of Physicians, 5/22/25)
- NAMI Statement on Devastating Medicaid, SNAP Cuts Passed by U.S. House (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 5/22/25)
- (New Hampshire) Senate Approves ‘Bathroom’ Bill, Long-term Power Contracts, Opt-in for Youth Risk Survey (InDepth NH, 5/22/25)
- (New Hampshire) New director of state aging commission fights to keep her agency alive (Concord Monitor, 5/21/25)
- How Trump Aims To Slash Federal Support for Research, Public Health, and Medicaid (KFF Health News, 5/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH Youths Speak Out at State House Rally (InDepth NH, 5/19/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte Signs 23 Bills Into Law (InDepth NH, 5/16/25)
- Federal workers union says HHS layoffs ‘targeting science’ (The Hill, 5/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) Bills Banning Sanctuary Cities Head to Gov.; Ending Annual Inspections a No Go (InDepth NH, 5/15/25)
- 4 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s dual congressional hearings (The Hill, 5/14/25)
- House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Budget Reconciliation Threatens the Lives of 13.7 Million Americans (American Association of People with Disabilities, 5/13/25)
- House reconciliation bill would take insurance coverage away from millions and roll back clean air and climate protections (American Public Health Association, 5/13/25)
- House Budget Reconciliation Proposals Will Be Devastating for Medicaid, People with Mental Illness (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 5/12/25)
- (New Hampshire) Senate budget writers reject 3 hot-button cuts in House budget (NH Union Leader, 5/9/25)
- (New Hampshire) Senate Finance Votes To Retain Medicaid Rates, Developmental Disabilities Funds and Mental Health (InDepth NH, 5/9/25)
- (New Hampshire) Voices from the Senate’s hearing on the next New Hampshire budget (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/9/25)
- (New Hampshire) Democrats Urge Republicans To Support Children and Families in Upcoming Session (InDepth NH, 5/7/25)
- (New Hampshire) Proposed cuts to colleges, Medicaid draw crowd to NH State House (Concord Monitor, 5/7/25)
- (New Hampshire) House Budget Is Devastating for the State’s Most Vulnerable, Senators Told (InDepth NH, 5/6/25)
- (New Hampshire) Protesters Decry Proposed Budget Cuts In Advance of Packed Senate Budget Hearing (InDepth NH, 5/6/25)
- (New Hampshire) Urgent Action Needed: Advocate for a People-First Budget Now (NH Public Health Association, 5/5/25)
- (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)
- Cardiology - View more Cardiology articles >>
- Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Life-Saving Baby Heart Device (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/14/25)
- Children's Health - View more Children's Health articles >>
- Trump administration 'MAHA' health report cited nonexistent studies (NH Union Leader, 5/30/25)
- HHS presses health care providers, hospitals to curb gender-affirming treatments for kids (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/29/25)
- White House to fix ‘formatting errors’ in RFK Jr. ‘MAHA Report’ (The Hill, 5/29/25)
- (New Hampshire) Child Advocate Says $1.5M Budget Would Not Allow Her To Meet Statutory Mandate (InDepth NH, 5/28/25)
- HHS letter tells health care providers to disregard treatment protocols for trans people, adhere to report by unnamed authors (CNN, 5/28/25)
- Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claim (AP, 5/28/25)
- RFK Jr. calls for healthier school meals as Trump cancels program that funded them (NH Union Leader, 5/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH lawmakers aim to expand parental rights. Some fear that could harm young sexual assault victims. (NH Public Radio, 5/19/25)
- Judge upholds Iowa restrictions on gender identity, sexual orientation teaching (The Hill, 5/16/25)
- AAP Statement Opposing Proposed Cuts to Key Child Health Programs (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/12/25)
- AAP Statement on HHS Report Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/1/25)
- Criminalization of Medicine
- ‘How we ended up here’: Authors on effects of abortion bans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/30/25)
- HHS presses health care providers, hospitals to curb gender-affirming treatments for kids (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/29/25)
- After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research (NH Public Radio, 5/28/25)
- HHS letter tells health care providers to disregard treatment protocols for trans people, adhere to report by unnamed authors (CNN, 5/28/25)
- (New Hampshire) Opinion: The criminalization of health care providers (Concord Monitor, 5/28/25)
- Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claim (AP, 5/28/25)
- Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court (CNN, 5/27/25)
- (New Hampshire) Bill allowing trans people to be kept out of bathrooms, locker rooms heads to Ayotte’s desk (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/23/25)
- Trump agenda bill would block Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care (The Hill, 5/23/25)
- US State Policies and Mental Health Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) Senate Approves ‘Bathroom’ Bill, Long-term Power Contracts, Opt-in for Youth Risk Survey (InDepth NH, 5/22/25)
- An NIH Grant Is Restored, With a Catch: Cut a Study on Trans Youth (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/21/25)
- Abortion providers challenge FDA’s remaining mifepristone restrictions in federal court (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH lawmakers aim to expand parental rights. Some fear that could harm young sexual assault victims. (NH Public Radio, 5/19/25)
- Reproductive-rights groups push against Kennedy’s mifepristone review (The Hill, 5/19/25)
- Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing (KFF Health News, 5/16/25)
- Judge upholds Iowa restrictions on gender identity, sexual orientation teaching (The Hill, 5/16/25)
- South Carolina Supreme Court upholds ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban (The Hill, 5/14/25)
- Exclusive-Pentagon Halting Gender-affirming Healthcare for Transgender Troops, Memo Says (Medscape, 5/12/25)
- Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines (KFF Health News, 5/6/25)
- Alabama Can’t Prosecute Groups Helping Patients Get Abortions Elsewhere, Judge Rules (KFF Health News, 5/5/25)
- 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)
- Disabled Populations - View more Disabled Populations articles >>
- Endocrinology - View more Endocrinology articles >>
- Environmental Health - View more Environmental Health articles >>
- Federal officials call miners’ health a ‘priority,’ but are cutting a Pa. team studying mine safety (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/29/25)
- Supreme Court limits environmental review of major infrastructure projects (CNN, 5/29/25)
- Kennedy said a ‘team’ is in Milwaukee to help with lead contamination. The city says that’s not true (CNN, 5/20/25)
- PFAS regulations for US drinking water are being dismantled after just a year (Chemistry World, 5/19/25)
- (New Hampshire) Nonprofit Questions NRC About Trump Executive Orders, Cracking Concrete at Seabrook (InDepth NH, 5/15/25)
- EPA to rollback 'forever chemical' rule, extend timelines (NH Union Leader, 5/14/25)
- (New Hampshire) The Environmental Protection Agency delays limits on PFAS in drinking water (NH Public Radio, 5/14/25)
- Flu Season - View more Flu Season articles >>
- US cancels more than $700 million in funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine (NH Union Leader, 5/28/25)
- Food Safety - View more Food Safety articles >>
- Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety (KFF Health News, 5/29/25)
- Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration (HealthDay, 5/7/25)
- Health Equity - View more Health Equity articles >>
- (New Hampshire) N.H. mulls immigration bill to ban sanctuary policies and overrule local control (Concord Monitor, 5/4/25)
- Infectious Disease - View more Infectious Disease articles >>
- Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago (National Public Radio, 5/21/25)
- Trump Administration Ends CDC's Key Infection Control Committee (HealthDay, 5/8/25)
- Importance of Reinstating CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/7/25)
- 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 - View more Insurance articles >>
- Proposals on Medicaid, CHIP, ACA coverage raise deep concerns (American Medical Association, 5/29/25)
- Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants (KFF Health News, 5/23/25)
- Concerns rise over medical coverage losses from ‘big, beautiful bill’ (The Hill, 5/18/25)
- Medical Care - View more Medical Care articles >>
- Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths (KFF Health News, 5/29/25)
- Federal Funds for Rural Health Care Are on the Chopping Block—Here’s What That Could Mean (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/16/25)
- Exclusive-Pentagon Halting Gender-affirming Healthcare for Transgender Troops, Memo Says (Medscape, 5/12/25)
- Leading Physician Groups Oppose Infringements on Medical Care, Patient-Physician Relationship (American Psychiatric Association, 5/1/25)
- Medical Research - View more Medical Research articles >>
- HHS budget proposal details significant cuts to National Institutes of Health, other agencies (CNN, 5/30/25)
- RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals (NH Union Leader, 5/28/25)
- An NIH Grant Is Restored, With a Catch: Cut a Study on Trans Youth (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/21/25)
- Trump Administration Defunds Autism Research in DEI and 'gender Ideology' Purge (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Autism Leaders United in Call for Action Following Roundtable in Washington D.C. (American Association of People with Disabilities, 5/15/25)
- NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice (HealthDay, 5/15/25)
- Targeted Grant Terminations Have Affected 694 NIH Grants (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/13/25)
- Experts call Kennedy’s plan to find autism’s cause unrealistic (AP, 5/10/25)
- Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism (CNN, 5/9/25)
- Autism and Disability Organizations Invite Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Join National Roundtable Discussion; Kennedy Declines to Attend (American Association of People with Disabilities, 5/8/25)
- Characterization of Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/8/25)
- More Than $800M in LGBTQ Health Research Funding Nixed by Trump Administration (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/8/25)
- NIH Grants Terminated Amid Trump Administration, Raising Concerns for US Research, Minority Health Disparities (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/8/25)
- RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info (NH Public Radio, 5/8/25)
- A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study (AP, 5/3/25)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- (New Hampshire) What work requirements would mean for people covered by Medicaid in New Hampshire (NH Public Radio, 5/29/25)
- CareOregon CEO Says Medicaid Work Rules Do More Harm Than Good (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/28/25)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire, hospitals settle lawsuit over Medicaid provider tax changes (Fierce Healthcare, 5/27/25)
- Republicans target a tax that keeps state Medicaid programs running (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/27/25)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health and Governor Ayotte announce settlement of hospital lawsuit (Dartmouth Health, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) State, hospitals settle lawsuit over Medicaid tax (NH Public Radio, 5/23/25)
- Trump agenda bill would block Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care (The Hill, 5/23/25)
- Senators reintroduce bill that seeks to reform prior authorization in Medicare Advantage (Fierce Healthcare, 5/21/25)
- ‘It is a fight’: Patients, OB-GYNs and sexual health advocates determined to stop Medicaid cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/20/25)
- House moves to strip health coverage from millions of Americans including many people with HIV (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/19/25)
- Federal Budget Bill Includes a Medicare Pay Hike for MDs, But Will It Stick? (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Disruption of Chronic Medication Therapy in Youth (HealthDay, 5/16/25)
- Sanders on GOP Medicaid cuts: ‘Thousands and thousands of low-income and working people will die’ (The Hill, 5/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) The role of Medicaid in funding New Hampshire’s health care system – NH Business Review (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 5/14/25)
- U.S. House panel passes GOP plan that cuts Medicaid by $625B, adds work requirement (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/14/25)
- Amid protests and Democratic pushback, U.S. House GOP launches work on Medicaid cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/13/25)
- How Medicaid Cuts Can Disrupt Rural Healthcare (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/9/25)
- Spending proposal means devastating 5th year of Medicare pay cuts (American Medical Association, 5/9/25)
- CBO: Millions of people could lose insurance under GOP Medicaid options (The Hill, 5/7/25)
- Congressional budget agency projects sweeping Medicaid cutbacks in states under GOP plans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/7/25)
- Estimating the Budgetary Impact of Reforms to the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) Up to 19,000 Granite Staters Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Potential Federal Work Requirements (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 5/5/25)
- Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Prescription Loss in Children and Young Adults, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/2/25)
- (New Hampshire) The real price of Medicaid cuts: New Hampshire’s children (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/2/25)
- Three-quarters of Americans oppose Medicaid cuts, poll shows (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/1/25)
- Medications and Prescribing - View more Medications and Prescribing articles >>
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire lawmakers move to make ivermectin an over-the-counter medication (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/28/25)
- (New Hampshire) Bill giving ivermectin special status clears House (NH Union Leader, 5/22/25)
- Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions (KFF Health News, 5/20/25)
- Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs (KFF Health News, 5/16/25)
- Mortality Up With Loss of Low-Income Subsidy for Drugs (HealthDay, 5/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Why we can’t afford to lose the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/15/25)
- Trump signs order aiming to lower U.S. drug costs to match prices abroad (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/12/25)
- Trump’s Favored Nation Drug Pricing is Unworkable, Critics Say (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/12/25)
- Mental and Behavioral Health - View more Mental and Behavioral Health articles >>
- US State Policies and Mental Health Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/23/25)
- 3 Things To Watch on Mental Health in Trump’s Early Budget Proposals (KFF Health News, 5/21/25)
- Trump Administration Walks Back Mental Health Parity in Insurance Coverage (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/13/25)
- Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them. (KFF Health News, 5/12/25)
- (New Hampshire) Senate committee recommends restoring health care funding cuts in House budget (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/12/25)
- Trump Team Faces Key Legal Decision That Could Put Mental Health Parity in Peril (KFF Health News, 5/9/25)
- NAMI Releases Issue Brief Exploring Trends in Access to Mental Health Care State Policy (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 5/8/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte lobbies Senate to reject mental health spending cuts (NH Union Leader, 5/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) Opinion: Prevent our mental health system from becoming ‘mission impossible’ (Concord Monitor, 5/1/25)
- Physicians - View more Physicians articles >>
- (New Hampshire) North Country Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Opioids (InDepth NH, 5/13/25)
- Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
- Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come (AP, 5/31/25)
- Takeaways from AP’s report on how federal public health cuts are affecting communities across the US (AP, 5/31/25)
- China Donates $500M to WHO as US Pulls Back Support (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/23/25)
- White House Report Blames Toxins, Food and Screens for Poor Health (HealthDay, 5/23/25)
- MAHA report blames 'overmedicalization,' pharma's influence for children's poor health (Fierce Healthcare, 5/22/25)
- States win injunction against HHS' $11B clawback of COVID-19, public health grants (Fierce Healthcare, 5/19/25)
- Trump administration again blocked from cutting billions in federal health money (AP, 5/16/25)
- Florida becomes second state in US to ban fluoride in public drinking water (CNN, 5/15/25)
- RFK Jr Claims HHS Has Not Fired Working Scientists, Canceled Lifesaving Research (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/15/25)
- Dozens of members of Congress from both parties plead with Trump to unfreeze FEMA grants (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/14/25)
- Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department (AP, 5/14/25)
- FDA aims to remove fluoride supplements for children from market (NH Union Leader, 5/13/25)
- One Million New Pediatric HIV Cases Predicted If PEPFAR Funding Is Cut (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/9/25)
- Trump Policies at Odds With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push (KFF Health News, 5/7/25)
- Utah’s ban on fluoride in public water is a simple change that raises complicated new health risks, experts say (CNN, 5/7/25)
- Nonpartisan poll finds ‘remarkably low’ trust in federal health agencies (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/6/25)
- For Our Health statement on the FY2026 White House discretionary budget proposal (American Public Health Association, 5/5/25)
- IDSA urges Congress to reject harmful cuts in president’s budget (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/5/25)
- Internal Medicine Physicians Say President’s Budget Would Significantly Degrade U.S. Health Care and Public Health (American College of Physicians, 5/5/25)
- 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)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- ‘How we ended up here’: Authors on effects of abortion bans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/30/25)
- Kansas law nullifying end-of-life wishes during pregnancy challenged in court (The Hill, 5/30/25)
- After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research (NH Public Radio, 5/28/25)
- Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court (CNN, 5/27/25)
- A brain-dead woman's pregnancy raises questions about Georgia's abortion law (National Public Radio, 5/21/25)
- Abortion providers challenge FDA’s remaining mifepristone restrictions in federal court (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) Dr. Danielle Albushies: Momnibus 2.0 is an investment in NH's future (NH Union Leader, 5/19/25)
- Reproductive-rights groups push against Kennedy’s mifepristone review (The Hill, 5/19/25)
- Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing (KFF Health News, 5/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) Opinion: Momnibus 2.0 will improve care and outcomes for new moms (Concord Monitor, 5/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) It’s time for New Hampshire to prioritize maternal mental health resources (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/14/25)
- Judge strikes down abortion waiting period in Michigan (The Hill, 5/14/25)
- South Carolina Supreme Court upholds ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban (The Hill, 5/14/25)
- (New Hampshire) Sen. Sue Prentiss: Care moms need, where and when needed (NH Union Leader, 5/10/25)
- Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines (KFF Health News, 5/6/25)
- Alabama Can’t Prosecute Groups Helping Patients Get Abortions Elsewhere, Judge Rules (KFF Health News, 5/5/25)
- Respiratory Health - View more Respiratory Health articles >>
- Asthma Funding Cuts Hit Underserved Communities (Medscape, 5/13/25)
- Rural Populations - View more Rural Populations articles >>
- Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts (KFF Health News, 5/14/25)
- Social Factors Affecting Health - View more Social Factors Affecting Health articles >>
- More than 3 million people would lose SNAP benefits under GOP bill, nonpartisan report says (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/27/25)
- (New Hampshire) Bill allowing trans people to be kept out of bathrooms, locker rooms heads to Ayotte’s desk (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) Gov. Ayotte signs two anti-sanctuary city bills into law (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/22/25)
- (New Hampshire) States on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/15/25)
- Hassan demands answers on delays for seniors getting benefits (NH Union Leader, 5/14/25)
- Changes in Physical and Mental Health After the End of SNAP Emergency Allotments (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/12/25)
- Substance Use and Treatment - View more Substance Use and Treatment articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Funding for substance use disorder treatment should not be a casualty of the NH budget (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire shouldn’t retreat from substance misuse prevention programs (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/16/25)
- As Drug Overdose Deaths Decline, Experts Worry About Future (Medscape, 5/15/25)
- Trump Budget Cuts Hobble Antismoking Programs (New York Times, 5/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) AGs in six states, including NH, target Chinese app linked to international fentanyl trade (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/13/25)
- (New Hampshire) House committee mulls softening Senate’s mandatory minimums on fentanyl (Concord Monitor, 5/12/25)
- (New Hampshire) Impacts of Proposed Budget Cuts on Funding for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (New Futures, 5/9/25)
- Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
- AAP Statement on COVID Vaccine Recommendations for Children (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/30/25)
- Clinician Reaction to HHS Announcement: COVID-19 Vaccine No Longer Recommended for Healthy Children and Pregnant Women (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/30/25)
- Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids (NH Union Leader, 5/30/25)
- Covid-19 shots for kids remain on CDC vaccine schedule with slightly different designation (CNN, 5/30/25)
- For Our Health condemns HHS Secretary Kennedy’s irresponsible rollback of COVID-19 vaccine protections (American Public Health Association, 5/29/25)
- American College of Physicians Concerned by HHS Change in COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations (American College of Physicians, 5/28/25)
- ACOG Statement on HHS Recommendations Regarding the COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 5/27/25)
- New COVID vaccine recommendations threaten access, undermine choice and will negatively impact health (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/27/25)
- FDA’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Policy May Limit Future Access (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/23/25)
- Trump’s Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk. (KFF Health News, 5/23/25)
- Statement on MAHA report (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/22/25)
- FDA Limits COVID-19 Boosters to Seniors, Other High-Risk Groups (HealthDay, 5/21/25)
- FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation (CNN, 5/21/25)
- FDA tightens requirements for COVID vaccine, adding trials for healthy adults (NH Union Leader, 5/20/25)
- FDA approves Novavax COVID-19 shot but with unusual restrictions (AP, 5/17/25)
- Kennedy clashes with lawmakers over vaccine comments (NH Union Leader, 5/14/25)
- Trump Team’s $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists (Medscape, 5/7/25)
- RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules (HealthDay, 5/2/25)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- (New Hampshire) N.H. mulls immigration bill to ban sanctuary policies and overrule local control (Concord Monitor, 5/4/25)
Immunology
- Chronic Allergic Inflammation's Impact on Brain Chemistry and Mood: Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/30/25)
- Chronic Urticaria Linked to Specific Gut Bacteria and Metabolic Pathways (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/22/25)
- FDA Warns About Rare Cases of Severe Itch After Stopping Cetirizine or Levocetirizine (Medscape, 5/22/25)
- Pediatric Food Allergy Diagnosis Could Be Streamlined By New Scoring System (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/10/25)
- 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
- Scientists Propose Novel Way of Treating Mosquitoes for Malaria (ME Medical Association, 5/28/25)
- State health officials warn of potential exposure to Hepatitis A after infection in food service worker in Provincetown (MA Department of Public Health, 5/24/25)
- WHO Warns of Preventable Disease Outbreaks Amid Immunization Disruptions (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/23/25)
- Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago (National Public Radio, 5/21/25)
- Is the US Headed for an Infectious Disease Pandemic? (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/20/25)
- Whooping cough FAQ: Treatment for whooping cough symptoms, vaccine safety and pertussis in children (American Medical Association, 5/19/25)
- Study: Long COVID ‘brain fog’ linked to inflammation, stress markers (The Hill, 5/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) DHHS Provides Tips for Preventing Tick and Mosquito Bites (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 5/12/25)
- Combined Flu, SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine as Effective as Individual Vaccines for Older Adults (HealthDay, 5/9/25)
- Salmonella Outbreak in 6 States Linked to Backyard Poultry, CDC Says (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/8/25)
- Trump Administration Ends CDC's Key Infection Control Committee (HealthDay, 5/8/25)
- Hospital-Onset Antimicrobial Resistant Infections Increased During COVID-19 Pandemic (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/7/25)
- Importance of Reinstating CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/7/25)
- New Henipavirus Detected in Alabama (Medscape, 5/6/25)
- Race, Rurality May Influence Health Care-Associated Infection Risk in Adult Inpatients (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/5/25)
- 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
- Proposals on Medicaid, CHIP, ACA coverage raise deep concerns (American Medical Association, 5/29/25)
- Claim denials grew as prior authorization rejections fell in 2024 (Modern Healthcare, 5/23/25)
- Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants (KFF Health News, 5/23/25)
- Concerns rise over medical coverage losses from ‘big, beautiful bill’ (The Hill, 5/18/25)
- 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
- Colorado Reporting New Outbreak of Measles (HealthDay, 5/30/25)
- Tracking measles cases in the United States (CNN, 5/30/25)
- Officials warn of measles exposure at Shakira concert in New Jersey (The Hill, 5/21/25)
- Measles could keep spreading for a year, says Canada’s chief public health officer (The Globe and Mail, 5/19/25)
- US measles cases surpass 1K: CDC (The Hill, 5/16/25)
- Measles Cases Surge Amid Declining Vaccination Rates (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/9/25)
- Measles outbreak in North Dakota prompts local health officials to quarantine unvaccinated schoolchildren (CNN, 5/9/25)
- Measles outbreak that began in Texas nears 800 cases across 3 states (NH Union Leader, 5/9/25)
- The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks (AP, 5/9/25)
- North Dakota Becomes the Latest State to Report Measles Outbreak (HealthDay, 5/8/25)
- Are US Doctors Ready if Measles Becomes Endemic Again? (Medscape, 5/6/25)
- (New Hampshire) Could a measles outbreak come to NH? Some worry that uneven vaccine coverage puts the state at risk (NH Public Radio, 5/5/25)
- 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)
Medical Care
- Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths (KFF Health News, 5/29/25)
- IV Fluid Shortages Persist Months After Hurricane Helene Hit a Supplier—Hospitals Have Had to Adapt (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/23/25)
- Study Finds Gaps in Malnutrition Diagnosis of Older Adults in Primary Care (Medscape, 5/20/25)
- American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Policy on Use of Chaperones in Clinic Visits (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/19/25)
- Federal Funds for Rural Health Care Are on the Chopping Block—Here’s What That Could Mean (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/16/25)
- Exclusive-Pentagon Halting Gender-affirming Healthcare for Transgender Troops, Memo Says (Medscape, 5/12/25)
- Sense of Smell Is a Marker for Mortality Risk, With Dementia and Frailty as Key Mediators (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/9/25)
- A Nation in Pain: Can New Approaches Turn the Tide? (Medscape, 5/7/25)
- Early Care Matters in the Stress-Chronic Pain Connection (Medscape, 5/7/25)
- Leading Physician Groups Oppose Infringements on Medical Care, Patient-Physician Relationship (American Psychiatric Association, 5/1/25)
Medical Research
- Beyond Genes: Human Exposome Project to Tackle External Drivers of Disease (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/30/25)
- HHS budget proposal details significant cuts to National Institutes of Health, other agencies (CNN, 5/30/25)
- RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals (NH Union Leader, 5/28/25)
- An NIH Grant Is Restored, With a Catch: Cut a Study on Trans Youth (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/21/25)
- Long covid patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help. (NH Union Leader, 5/19/25)
- Trump Administration Defunds Autism Research in DEI and 'gender Ideology' Purge (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Autism Leaders United in Call for Action Following Roundtable in Washington D.C. (American Association of People with Disabilities, 5/15/25)
- NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice (HealthDay, 5/15/25)
- Targeted Grant Terminations Have Affected 694 NIH Grants (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/13/25)
- Experts call Kennedy’s plan to find autism’s cause unrealistic (AP, 5/10/25)
- Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism (CNN, 5/9/25)
- Autism and Disability Organizations Invite Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Join National Roundtable Discussion; Kennedy Declines to Attend (American Association of People with Disabilities, 5/8/25)
- Characterization of Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/8/25)
- More Than $800M in LGBTQ Health Research Funding Nixed by Trump Administration (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/8/25)
- NIH Grants Terminated Amid Trump Administration, Raising Concerns for US Research, Minority Health Disparities (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/8/25)
- RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info (NH Public Radio, 5/8/25)
- CMS and NIH launch autism research project using Medicare and Medicaid data (Fierce Healthcare, 5/7/25)
- A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study (AP, 5/3/25)
Medicare and Medicaid
- (New Hampshire) What work requirements would mean for people covered by Medicaid in New Hampshire (NH Public Radio, 5/29/25)
- CareOregon CEO Says Medicaid Work Rules Do More Harm Than Good (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/28/25)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire, hospitals settle lawsuit over Medicaid provider tax changes (Fierce Healthcare, 5/27/25)
- Republicans target a tax that keeps state Medicaid programs running (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/27/25)
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health and Governor Ayotte announce settlement of hospital lawsuit (Dartmouth Health, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) State, hospitals settle lawsuit over Medicaid tax (NH Public Radio, 5/23/25)
- Trump agenda bill would block Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care (The Hill, 5/23/25)
- Senators reintroduce bill that seeks to reform prior authorization in Medicare Advantage (Fierce Healthcare, 5/21/25)
- ‘It is a fight’: Patients, OB-GYNs and sexual health advocates determined to stop Medicaid cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/20/25)
- Catholic health systems warn of program closures, higher premiums if Medicaid cuts pass (Fierce Healthcare, 5/20/25)
- House moves to strip health coverage from millions of Americans including many people with HIV (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/19/25)
- Federal Budget Bill Includes a Medicare Pay Hike for MDs, But Will It Stick? (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Disruption of Chronic Medication Therapy in Youth (HealthDay, 5/16/25)
- Sanders on GOP Medicaid cuts: ‘Thousands and thousands of low-income and working people will die’ (The Hill, 5/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) The role of Medicaid in funding New Hampshire’s health care system – NH Business Review (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 5/14/25)
- U.S. House panel passes GOP plan that cuts Medicaid by $625B, adds work requirement (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/14/25)
- Amid protests and Democratic pushback, U.S. House GOP launches work on Medicaid cuts (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/13/25)
- How Medicaid Cuts Can Disrupt Rural Healthcare (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/9/25)
- Spending proposal means devastating 5th year of Medicare pay cuts (American Medical Association, 5/9/25)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire Medicaid Ranked First in the Nation for Mental Health Services (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 5/8/25)
- CBO: Millions of people could lose insurance under GOP Medicaid options (The Hill, 5/7/25)
- Congressional budget agency projects sweeping Medicaid cutbacks in states under GOP plans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/7/25)
- Estimating the Budgetary Impact of Reforms to the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) Up to 19,000 Granite Staters Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Potential Federal Work Requirements (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 5/5/25)
- Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Prescription Loss in Children and Young Adults, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/2/25)
- (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)
Medications and Prescribing
- 5 Major Issues Keeping Patients From Life-Saving Medication (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/30/25)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire lawmakers move to make ivermectin an over-the-counter medication (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/28/25)
- (New Hampshire) Bill giving ivermectin special status clears House (NH Union Leader, 5/22/25)
- Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions (KFF Health News, 5/20/25)
- Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs (KFF Health News, 5/16/25)
- Mortality Up With Loss of Low-Income Subsidy for Drugs (HealthDay, 5/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) Why we can’t afford to lose the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/15/25)
- Trump signs order aiming to lower U.S. drug costs to match prices abroad (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/12/25)
- Trump’s Favored Nation Drug Pricing is Unworkable, Critics Say (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/12/25)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Older Adults With Psychological Distress Had Increased Use of Acute Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/30/25)
- US Mothers Report Concerning Drop in Mental Health Status Despite Stable Physical Health (Medscape, 5/27/25)
- Can Mixed Reality Help Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? (Medscape, 5/23/25)
- Chronic Stress Quietly Speeds Up Immune Aging and Depression (Medscape, 5/23/25)
- Novel PDE10A Inhibitor for Acute Schizophrenia Safe, Effective in Large Phase 2 Trial (Medscape, 5/23/25)
- US State Policies and Mental Health Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/23/25)
- Combinations of Chronic, Physical Illnesses Up the Risk for Subsequent Depression (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/22/25)
- 3 Things To Watch on Mental Health in Trump’s Early Budget Proposals (KFF Health News, 5/21/25)
- Adolescents, Young Adults With HIV at Increased Risk of Mental Health Issues (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/20/25)
- Seasonality Linked to Different Bipolar Features, Treatment Response (Medscape, 5/20/25)
- Two New Studies in American Journal of Psychiatry Explore Risk Prediction for Postpartum Mental Health Conditions (American Psychiatric Association, 5/19/25)
- (New Hampshire) Calls grow for safety barriers on Portsmouth-Kittery bridges in the wake of recent suicides (NH Public Radio, 5/16/25)
- Mindfulness Works For Depression When Other Talk Therapies Fail (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Annual Mental Health Poll Reveals Americans Anxious About Current Events; 40% of Employed Worried About Job Security (American Psychiatric Association, 5/15/25)
- Unique generational mental health needs highlight demand for personalized care, survey finds (Fierce Healthcare, 5/14/25)
- Trump Administration Walks Back Mental Health Parity in Insurance Coverage (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/13/25)
- Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them. (KFF Health News, 5/12/25)
- No Causal Link Between Stimulants and Psychotic Experiences in Kids With ADHD (MedPage Today, 5/12/25)
- (New Hampshire) Senate committee recommends restoring health care funding cuts in House budget (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/12/25)
- Black Youths Overlabeled High Risk in Mental Health Emergencies (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/9/25)
- Trump Team Faces Key Legal Decision That Could Put Mental Health Parity in Peril (KFF Health News, 5/9/25)
- A nationwide study of risk factors for long COVID and its economic and mental health consequences in the United States (Nature, 5/8/25)
- Changing Trends Seen in Psychotherapy in Outpatient Mental Health Care (HealthDay, 5/8/25)
- NAMI Releases Issue Brief Exploring Trends in Access to Mental Health Care State Policy (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 5/8/25)
- (New Hampshire) Ayotte lobbies Senate to reject mental health spending cuts (NH Union Leader, 5/5/25)
- Cutting Specialists From Suicide Hotline Threatens LGBTQ+ Youth, Experts Say (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) Piscataqua River Bridge to receive suicide prevention signs in wake of deaths (NH Public Radio, 5/5/25)
- Telepsychiatry Services Cut Hospitalization Rates Without Raising Overall Costs (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/5/25)
- 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)
- (New Hampshire) Opinion: Prevent our mental health system from becoming ‘mission impossible’ (Concord Monitor, 5/1/25)
Neurology
- 2015 to 2021 Saw Decrease in Incidence of Dementia (HealthDay, 5/23/25)
- New Data: Autism Doesn’t Impede Effective Communication (Medscape, 5/20/25)
- FDA Clears First Blood Test for Early Detection of Alzheimer-Linked Amyloid Plaques (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/19/25)
- CDC: Better Screening Access Drives Rise in Autism Diagnoses (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/16/25)
- Anti-Inflammatory Diets May Help Reduce Risk of Alzheimer Disease–Related Death (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/15/25)
- Sedentary Time Tied to Brain Volume, Worse Cognition in Older Adults (MedPage Today, 5/13/25)
- No Psychological Harm in Knowing Alzheimer’s Risk (Medscape, 5/9/25)
- HIV Antiretroviral Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk Continuously, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 5/8/25)
- What Do We Know About the Causes of Autism? (Medscape, 5/5/25)
- 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)
Obesity and Weight Loss
- Obesity Association Publishes Weight Stigma, Bias Standards (Medscape, 5/20/25)
- 5 Ways the US Obesity Landscape Strays From the Global Picture (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/16/25)
Physicians
- (New Hampshire) Opinion: The criminalization of health care providers (Concord Monitor, 5/28/25)
- Overwork Tied to Structural Changes in Brains of Health Care Workers (HealthDay, 5/19/25)
- Doctors With Anxiety Disorders Say Break Silence, Get Help (Medscape, 5/16/25)
- Likelihood of Burnout Higher for Doctors Working With Incompletely Staffed Team (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) North Country Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Opioids (InDepth NH, 5/13/25)
- Med Student Mental Health: Why Future Healers Are Hurting (Medscape, 5/9/25)
Public Health
- Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come (AP, 5/31/25)
- Takeaways from AP’s report on how federal public health cuts are affecting communities across the US (AP, 5/31/25)
- Removing fluoride from public drinking water may lead to millions more cavities in US children, study estimates (CNN, 5/30/25)
- China Donates $500M to WHO as US Pulls Back Support (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/23/25)
- White House Report Blames Toxins, Food and Screens for Poor Health (HealthDay, 5/23/25)
- MAHA report blames 'overmedicalization,' pharma's influence for children's poor health (Fierce Healthcare, 5/22/25)
- States win injunction against HHS' $11B clawback of COVID-19, public health grants (Fierce Healthcare, 5/19/25)
- Trump administration again blocked from cutting billions in federal health money (AP, 5/16/25)
- Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than anything else (CNN, 5/15/25)
- Florida becomes second state in US to ban fluoride in public drinking water (CNN, 5/15/25)
- RFK Jr Claims HHS Has Not Fired Working Scientists, Canceled Lifesaving Research (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/15/25)
- Dozens of members of Congress from both parties plead with Trump to unfreeze FEMA grants (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/14/25)
- Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department (AP, 5/14/25)
- FDA aims to remove fluoride supplements for children from market (NH Union Leader, 5/13/25)
- One Million New Pediatric HIV Cases Predicted If PEPFAR Funding Is Cut (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/9/25)
- Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Have Experienced In-Person Gun Violence (HealthDay, 5/7/25)
- Trump Policies at Odds With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push (KFF Health News, 5/7/25)
- Utah’s ban on fluoride in public water is a simple change that raises complicated new health risks, experts say (CNN, 5/7/25)
- Nonpartisan poll finds ‘remarkably low’ trust in federal health agencies (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/6/25)
- For Our Health statement on the FY2026 White House discretionary budget proposal (American Public Health Association, 5/5/25)
- IDSA urges Congress to reject harmful cuts in president’s budget (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/5/25)
- Internal Medicine Physicians Say President’s Budget Would Significantly Degrade U.S. Health Care and Public Health (American College of Physicians, 5/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) Sudden End to Federal Pandemic-Related Grants Leaves Unplanned Service Gaps (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 5/5/25)
- 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
- ‘How we ended up here’: Authors on effects of abortion bans (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/30/25)
- Kansas law nullifying end-of-life wishes during pregnancy challenged in court (The Hill, 5/30/25)
- After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research (NH Public Radio, 5/28/25)
- Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court (CNN, 5/27/25)
- Sperm donor with rare genetic mutation fathered 67 children. Ten now have cancer, prompting calls for reform (CNN, 5/27/25)
- (New Hampshire) Some NH first responders are training for a new kind of emergency: delivering babies (NH Public Radio, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) To address maternal health disparities, some are focusing on the role of community (NH Public Radio, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) How a growing cohort of Black women are redefining doula care across New England (NH Public Radio, 5/22/25)
- Leading Medical Organizations Reaffirm the Safety of Mifepristone (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 5/22/25)
- When Pregnancy Reopens Old Wounds: The Case for Trauma-Informed OB Care (Medscape, 5/22/25)
- A brain-dead woman's pregnancy raises questions about Georgia's abortion law (National Public Radio, 5/21/25)
- (New Hampshire) After losing her sister, she now works to help other moms take care of their mental health (NH Public Radio, 5/21/25)
- Abortion providers challenge FDA’s remaining mifepristone restrictions in federal court (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) How financial strain forced one New Hampshire birth center to shut down (NH Public Radio, 5/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) Inside the effort to repair New Hampshire's eroding networks of rural maternity care (NH Public Radio, 5/20/25)
- (New Hampshire) Dr. Danielle Albushies: Momnibus 2.0 is an investment in NH's future (NH Union Leader, 5/19/25)
- How More Pregnant Patients Now Benefit From Low-Dose Aspirin (Medscape, 5/19/25)
- Reproductive-rights groups push against Kennedy’s mifepristone review (The Hill, 5/19/25)
- Rural Patients Face Tough Choices When Their Hospitals Stop Delivering Babies (KFF Health News, 5/19/25)
- Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing (KFF Health News, 5/16/25)
- No Link Found Between COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy and Spontaneous Abortion (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/16/25)
- (New Hampshire) Opinion: Momnibus 2.0 will improve care and outcomes for new moms (Concord Monitor, 5/16/25)
- ACOG Releases New Recommendations on Pain Management for IUD Insertions, Other In-Office Gynecologic Procedures (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 5/15/25)
- New Guidelines Call on Doctors to Take IUD Insertion Pain Seriously (New York Times, 5/15/25)
- (New Hampshire) It’s time for New Hampshire to prioritize maternal mental health resources (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/14/25)
- Judge strikes down abortion waiting period in Michigan (The Hill, 5/14/25)
- South Carolina Supreme Court upholds ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban (The Hill, 5/14/25)
- Pregnancy Health Problems Increase Kids' Blood Pressure (HealthDay, 5/12/25)
- (New Hampshire) Sen. Sue Prentiss: Care moms need, where and when needed (NH Union Leader, 5/10/25)
- When Healthcare Providers Don’t Listen: Experiences of Vulvovaginal Patients Quantified (Medscape, 5/8/25)
- Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines (KFF Health News, 5/6/25)
- Study Finds Higher Abortion Rates Among Sexual Minority Individuals (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/6/25)
- Alabama Can’t Prosecute Groups Helping Patients Get Abortions Elsewhere, Judge Rules (KFF Health News, 5/5/25)
- Barriers in Postpartum Health Persist in LGBTQ+ People (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/2/25)
Respiratory Health
- Nasal Endoscopic Surgery Beneficial for Chronic Sinusitis, Nasal Polyps (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/23/25)
- Home Mold Exposure Linked to Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (Medscape, 5/19/25)
- Wearable Sensor Can Monitor Sleep Apnea Treatment Response (HealthDay, 5/19/25)
- Child Asthma With Recurrent Exacerbations Worse in Under-Resourced Communities (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/14/25)
- Infant RSV Hospitalization Rates Drop in First Season With Widespread Preventive Product Use (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/14/25)
- Asthma Funding Cuts Hit Underserved Communities (Medscape, 5/13/25)
- Higher Stress Tied to Worse Respiratory Outcomes With COPD (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/12/25)
- Asthma Attacks Increase for Some Women Taking Progestogen-Only Pill (HealthDay, 5/8/25)
- It’s Time to Recognize COPD as a Women’s Health Issue (Medscape, 5/7/25)
Rheumatology
- Testosterone Levels Linked to Sex-Specific OA Risks and Joint Pain (Rheumatology Advisor, 5/23/25)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked With Heightened Risk of Avoidable Hospitalizations (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/8/25)
Rural Populations
- Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts (KFF Health News, 5/14/25)
Social Factors Affecting Health
- More than 3 million people would lose SNAP benefits under GOP bill, nonpartisan report says (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/27/25)
- (New Hampshire) Bill allowing trans people to be kept out of bathrooms, locker rooms heads to Ayotte’s desk (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) Gov. Ayotte signs two anti-sanctuary city bills into law (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/22/25)
- Homelessness Is a Health Crisis: The Urgent Need for Housing and Care Reform (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/19/25)
- (New Hampshire) States on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/15/25)
- Hassan demands answers on delays for seniors getting benefits (NH Union Leader, 5/14/25)
- Changes in Physical and Mental Health After the End of SNAP Emergency Allotments (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/12/25)
- (New Hampshire) To provide temporary shelter, Concord foots the bill for hotel stays for people experiencing homelessness (Concord Monitor, 5/10/25)
- (New Hampshire) Report reveals social isolation prevalent among New Hampshire’s aging population (Concord Monitor, 5/8/25)
Substance Use and Treatment
- Youth Deaths Attributable to Synthetic Opioids Alone Increasingly Predominant (HealthDay, 5/29/25)
- (New Hampshire) Funding for substance use disorder treatment should not be a casualty of the NH budget (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/23/25)
- (New Hampshire) New Hampshire shouldn’t retreat from substance misuse prevention programs (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/16/25)
- As Drug Overdose Deaths Decline, Experts Worry About Future (Medscape, 5/15/25)
- Six Patterns Define Young Adult Substance Use in the United States (Medscape, 5/15/25)
- Trump Budget Cuts Hobble Antismoking Programs (New York Times, 5/15/25)
- Previous Estimates of Illicit Opioid Use in the United States Underreported (HealthDay, 5/14/25)
- US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen (AP, 5/14/25)
- (New Hampshire) AGs in six states, including NH, target Chinese app linked to international fentanyl trade (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/13/25)
- (New Hampshire) House committee mulls softening Senate’s mandatory minimums on fentanyl (Concord Monitor, 5/12/25)
- (New Hampshire) Impacts of Proposed Budget Cuts on Funding for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (New Futures, 5/9/25)
Vaccination
- AAP Statement on COVID Vaccine Recommendations for Children (American Academy of Pediatrics, 5/30/25)
- Clinician Reaction to HHS Announcement: COVID-19 Vaccine No Longer Recommended for Healthy Children and Pregnant Women (Pulmonology Advisor, 5/30/25)
- Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids (NH Union Leader, 5/30/25)
- Covid-19 shots for kids remain on CDC vaccine schedule with slightly different designation (CNN, 5/30/25)
- Two or More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Reduces Risk for Persistent Long COVID (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/30/25)
- For Our Health condemns HHS Secretary Kennedy’s irresponsible rollback of COVID-19 vaccine protections (American Public Health Association, 5/29/25)
- American College of Physicians Concerned by HHS Change in COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations (American College of Physicians, 5/28/25)
- ACOG Statement on HHS Recommendations Regarding the COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 5/27/25)
- New COVID vaccine recommendations threaten access, undermine choice and will negatively impact health (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/27/25)
- US FDA approves use of Sanofi's meningococcal vaccine in infants (Reuters, 5/27/25)
- FDA’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Policy May Limit Future Access (Infectious Disease Advisor, 5/23/25)
- Trump’s Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk. (KFF Health News, 5/23/25)
- Statement on MAHA report (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 5/22/25)
- FDA Limits COVID-19 Boosters to Seniors, Other High-Risk Groups (HealthDay, 5/21/25)
- FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation (CNN, 5/21/25)
- FDA tightens requirements for COVID vaccine, adding trials for healthy adults (NH Union Leader, 5/20/25)
- FDA approves Novavax COVID-19 shot but with unusual restrictions (AP, 5/17/25)
- Kennedy clashes with lawmakers over vaccine comments (NH Union Leader, 5/14/25)
- Trump Team’s $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists (Medscape, 5/7/25)
- RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules (HealthDay, 5/2/25)
Veterans' Health
- Supplemental Dental, Vision Benefits May Not Justify MA Payments for VA-Covered Veterans (American Journal of Managed Care, 5/22/25)