May 2026 Health News
Date postedMay 1, 2026
Topics in this News Roundup
- Care and Insurance Costs
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Gastrointestinal Health
- Government and Advocacy
- Health Care Systems and Facilities
- Health Information and Privacy
- Immunology and Allergies
- Infectious Diseases and Infections
- Insurance Coverage
- Measles Outbreak
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medications and Prescribing
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Physicians and Health Care Providers
- Public Health
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Rural Populations and Health Care
- Sleep Medicine
- Social Factors Affecting Health
- Vaccination
Care and Insurance Costs
- Healthy workers are ditching company insurance to save $1,000 a month (NH Union Leader, 5/1/26)
Children's Health
- (New Hampshire) DHHS Celebrates Home Visiting Programs (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 5/1/26)
Chronic Health Conditions
- Autoimmune and Immunocompromising Conditions
- Ankylosing Spondylitis Tied to Higher Kidney Disease Risk (Medscape, 5/1/26)
- Celiac Disease
- No Causal Link Found Between Celiac Disease and Antibiotic Exposure (HealthDay, 5/1/26)
Criminalization of Medicine
- Appeals court blocks mail-order mifepristone, restricting abortion access nationwide (The Hill, 5/1/26)
- Court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now (NH Union Leader, 5/1/26)
- Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone (NH Public Radio, 5/1/26)
- DOJ Files In Texas To Force RI Hospital To Hand Over Trans Patient Lists In Judge Shopping Move 1,800 Miles Away (Erin In The Morning, 5/1/26)
- US Court Blocks Mail-order Access to Abortion Drugs, for Now (Medscape, 5/1/26)
Gastrointestinal Health
- No Causal Link Found Between Celiac Disease and Antibiotic Exposure (HealthDay, 5/1/26)
Government and Advocacy
- Children's Health - View more Children's Health articles >>
- (New Hampshire) DHHS Celebrates Home Visiting Programs (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 5/1/26)
- Health Information and Privacy - View more Health Information and Privacy articles >>
- DOJ Files In Texas To Force RI Hospital To Hand Over Trans Patient Lists In Judge Shopping Move 1,800 Miles Away (Erin In The Morning, 5/1/26)
- Insurance Coverage - View more Insurance Coverage articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Judge extends health coverage for Dover teachers in SchoolCare case (NH Public Radio, 5/1/26)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- Medications and Prescribing - View more Medications and Prescribing articles >>
- US Supreme Court weighs case that could hinder cheaper drug manufacturing (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/1/26)
- Mental and Behavioral Health - View more Mental and Behavioral Health articles >>
- Children's Behavioral Health: Understanding the Rule Changes (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 5/1/26)
- Physicians and Health Care Providers - View more Physicians and Health Care Providers articles >>
- Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Hundreds of Doctors in Underserved Areas (KFF Health News, 5/1/26)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- Appeals court blocks mail-order mifepristone, restricting abortion access nationwide (The Hill, 5/1/26)
- Court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now (NH Union Leader, 5/1/26)
- Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone (NH Public Radio, 5/1/26)
- US Court Blocks Mail-order Access to Abortion Drugs, for Now (Medscape, 5/1/26)
- Rural Populations and Health Care - View more Rural Populations and Health Care articles >>
- Senators introduce clean extension to cost-based payments for some rural hospitals (Fierce Healthcare, 5/1/26)
Health Care Systems and Facilities
- (New Hampshire) A postmortem examination of the Exeter Hospital merger (NH Union Leader, 5/1/26)
- (New Hampshire) Concord Hospital Is Reverified As a Level II Trauma Center (Concord Hospital, 5/1/26)
Health Information and Privacy
- DOJ Files In Texas To Force RI Hospital To Hand Over Trans Patient Lists In Judge Shopping Move 1,800 Miles Away (Erin In The Morning, 5/1/26)
Immunology and Allergies
- Ankylosing Spondylitis Tied to Higher Kidney Disease Risk (Medscape, 5/1/26)
Infectious Diseases and Infections
- Large tuberculosis outbreaks in US doubled from 2017 to 2023, CDC reports (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 5/1/26)
- More people are heading to the ER for tick bites this year. Here’s why. (NH Union Leader, 5/1/26)
- Most US Health Care Workers Vaccinated for Flu, Less Than Half for COVID-19 (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/1/26)
- Syphilis making a comeback, health officials warn. CDC map shows where risk is highest (The Hill, 5/1/26)
- Telemedicine offered by familiar providers linked to lower antibiotic prescribing in kids (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 5/1/26)
Insurance Coverage
- (New Hampshire) Judge extends health coverage for Dover teachers in SchoolCare case (NH Public Radio, 5/1/26)
Measles Outbreak
- Measles case counts mount in Utah, Arizona, while Bangladesh, Guatemala battle deadly outbreaks (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 5/1/26)
Medicare and Medicaid
- Nebraska faces challenges as first state to impose Medicaid work requirements under GOP bill (The Hill, 5/1/26)
Medications and Prescribing
- US Supreme Court weighs case that could hinder cheaper drug manufacturing (New Hampshire Bulletin, 5/1/26)
- Weight Loss, Adverse Effects With GLP-1 Medications May Be Influenced by Genetics (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/1/26)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Children's Behavioral Health: Understanding the Rule Changes (ME Department of Health and Human Services, 5/1/26)
- Major Meta-Analysis Links Social Media to Worse Youth Mental Health (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/1/26)
Physicians and Health Care Providers
- Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Hundreds of Doctors in Underserved Areas (KFF Health News, 5/1/26)
Public Health
- Quick takes: Pseudorabies in US swine, mpox in Europe, polio in Africa (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 5/1/26)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Appeals court blocks mail-order mifepristone, restricting abortion access nationwide (The Hill, 5/1/26)
- Court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now (NH Union Leader, 5/1/26)
- Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone (NH Public Radio, 5/1/26)
- US Court Blocks Mail-order Access to Abortion Drugs, for Now (Medscape, 5/1/26)
Rural Populations and Health Care
- Senators introduce clean extension to cost-based payments for some rural hospitals (Fierce Healthcare, 5/1/26)
Sleep Medicine
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy + Meds Recommended Over Meds Alone for Insomnia (HealthDay, 5/1/26)
Social Factors Affecting Health
- Food Insecurity and Poverty May Raise MASLD Risk in US (Medscape, 5/1/26)
Vaccination
- Giving RSV, shingles vaccines together appears safe in older adults, with good immune response (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 5/1/26)