November 2026 Health News Roundup
Date postedNovember 6, 2026
Topics in this News Roundup
- Spotlight: Ebola Outbreak
- Spotlight: Gender
- Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks
- Spotlight: Reproductive Healthcare Access
- Spotlight: Rural Health Grants
- Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistance, and Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Cancer
- Care and Insurance Costs and Insurance Access
- Caregiving and Patient Support
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Environmental Health
- General Health
- Good News
- Government and Advocacy
- Health Care Systems, Facilities, and Companies
- Health Equity and Access to Care
- Immunology and Allergies
- Infectious Diseases and Infections
- Insurance Coverage of Care
- Medical Ethics
- Medical Research
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Public Health
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Rural Populations and Health Care
- Substance Use and Treatment
Spotlight: Ebola Outbreak
- As Ebola cases near 10,700, WHO recommends adding 2 Bundibugyo vaccines to clinical trial (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/5/26)
- Two new candidate vaccines to join Ebola trial as treatment research advances (World Health Organization, 11/4/26)
Spotlight: Gender
- Erasing Federal Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data (Journal of the American Medical Association, 11/4/26)
Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks
- ‘Quite unusual’: Adults make up two-thirds of measles cases in Pennsylvania, presenting unique challenges (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/6/26)
- US measles total for 2026 tops 5,100 cases (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/6/26)
- What many get wrong about Amish or Plain Anabaptist communities, measles, and health (Your Local Epidemiologist, 11/6/26)
- A baby in Wisconsin has died from measles, the 3rd such US death this week (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/5/26)
- Pennsylvania reports another measles-related death, the 2nd in Jefferson County (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/4/26)
- Child dies of measles in New York state for first time in 30 years (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/3/26)
Spotlight: Reproductive Healthcare Access
- IVF Patients, Doctors Navigate Fetal Personhood Laws’ Unknowns (KFF Health News, 11/4/26)
Spotlight: Rural Health Grants
- Trump Administration Delays Awards Slated To Improve Rural America’s Health (KFF Health News, 11/5/26)
Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistance, and Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Superbugs on the rise in pediatric patients, US data show (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/6/26)
- Nearly 1 in 5 patients with dental infections receive high-risk antibiotic, study shows (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/3/26)
Cancer
- (New Hampshire) November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Progress and Opportunities in Patient Care (NH Medical Society, 11/1/26)
Care and Insurance Costs and Insurance Access
- Federal court temporarily blocks ACA insurance broker ban after industry challenge (HealthExec, 11/5/26)
- It's ACA open enrollment time. Here are the changes for health insurance shoppers (NH Public Radio, 11/1/26)
Caregiving and Patient Support
- (New Hampshire) Fragile futures: ‘It was just gone’ — For medically complex kids, families face looming uncertainty of care (Concord Monitor, 11/6/26)
- (New Hampshire) Drs. Fred Briccetti & Nick Perencevich: Granite VNA Hospice House matters more than ever (InDepth NH, 11/4/26)
Children's Health
- Increased infant bleeding tied to lower acceptance of newborn vitamin K dose (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/6/26)
Chronic Health Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
- Patient Knows Best: Catching Early Cognitive Decline (Medscape, 11/6/26)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- How Does ADHD Affect Mortality Risk? Evidence Adds Up (Medscape, 11/3/26)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Women With Autism May Experience More Severe Menopause (HealthDay, 11/3/26)
- Autoimmune, Immune-Mediated, and Immunocompromising Conditions
- Parents' autoimmune diseases may lead to higher risk of type 1 diabetes in their children (Managed Healthcare Executive, 11/3/26)
- Eating Disorders
- Anorexia and Bulimia Up 71% Globally; More Growth Forecast (Medscape, 11/2/26)
- Long COVID
- Metformin given within a week of COVID-19 slashes risk of long COVID, death by 53%, paper notes (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/4/26)
- Sjögren Syndrome
- Depression in Sjögren Disease: Prevalence, Screening, and Treatment (American Journal of Managed Care, 11/3/26)
Criminalization of Medicine
- (Spotlight: Reproductive Healthcare Access) IVF Patients, Doctors Navigate Fetal Personhood Laws’ Unknowns (KFF Health News, 11/4/26)
Endocrinology
- Women With Autism May Experience More Severe Menopause (HealthDay, 11/3/26)
Environmental Health
- Trump takes 500 actions to weaken cancer protections, new report says (The Guardian, 11/5/26)
- Trump’s EPA Will Abandon Efforts to Limit Air Pollution From Factory Farms (Mother Jones, 11/4/26)
General Health
- How Does ADHD Affect Mortality Risk? Evidence Adds Up (Medscape, 11/3/26)
Good News
- How Does ADHD Affect Mortality Risk? Evidence Adds Up (Medscape, 11/3/26)
Government and Advocacy
- Care and Insurance Costs and Insurance Access - View more Care and Insurance Costs and Insurance Access articles >>
- Federal court temporarily blocks ACA insurance broker ban after industry challenge (HealthExec, 11/5/26)
- Environmental Health - View more Environmental Health articles >>
- Trump takes 500 actions to weaken cancer protections, new report says (The Guardian, 11/5/26)
- Trump’s EPA Will Abandon Efforts to Limit Air Pollution From Factory Farms (Mother Jones, 11/4/26)
- Medical Research - View more Medical Research articles >>
- (Spotlight: Gender) Erasing Federal Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data (Journal of the American Medical Association, 11/4/26)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- CMS finalizes more payment cuts with 2027 Medicare PFS—new policy targeting cardiologists still in place (Cardiovascular Business, 11/5/26)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- (Spotlight: Reproductive Healthcare Access) IVF Patients, Doctors Navigate Fetal Personhood Laws’ Unknowns (KFF Health News, 11/4/26)
- Rural Populations and Health Care - View more Rural Populations and Health Care articles >>
- (Spotlight: Rural Health Grants) Trump Administration Delays Awards Slated To Improve Rural America’s Health (KFF Health News, 11/5/26)
- Substance Use and Treatment - View more Substance Use and Treatment articles >>
- (New Hampshire) NH Supreme Court Budget Eliminates Drug Court Program (InDepth NH, 11/5/26)
Health Care Systems, Facilities, and Companies
- CVS Health is splitting in two, according to news reports (Managed Healthcare Executive, 11/3/26)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- Coming soon
Immunology and Allergies
- The Question Food Allergy Blood Tests Still Can’t Answer (Medscape, 11/6/26)
- Parents' autoimmune diseases may lead to higher risk of type 1 diabetes in their children (Managed Healthcare Executive, 11/3/26)
Infectious Diseases and Infections
See Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks
- (general)
- WHO highlights major progress as 63 nations report eliminating at least 1 neglected tropical disease (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/4/26)
- Hemorrhagic fevers
- (Spotlight: Ebola Outbreak) As Ebola cases near 10,700, WHO recommends adding 2 Bundibugyo vaccines to clinical trial (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/5/26)
- (Spotlight: Ebola Outbreak) Two new candidate vaccines to join Ebola trial as treatment research advances (World Health Organization, 11/4/26)
- HIV/AIDS
- New generic injectable drug holds promise for global fight against HIV (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/3/26)
- Measles
- (Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks) ‘Quite unusual’: Adults make up two-thirds of measles cases in Pennsylvania, presenting unique challenges (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/6/26)
- (Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks) US measles total for 2026 tops 5,100 cases (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/6/26)
- (Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks) What many get wrong about Amish or Plain Anabaptist communities, measles, and health (Your Local Epidemiologist, 11/6/26)
- (Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks) A baby in Wisconsin has died from measles, the 3rd such US death this week (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/5/26)
- (Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks) Pennsylvania reports another measles-related death, the 2nd in Jefferson County (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/4/26)
- (Spotlight: Measles Outbreaks) Child dies of measles in New York state for first time in 30 years (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/3/26)
- Mosquito-Borne Diseases
- With 60 new cases in the past week, Florida’s dengue total jumps to 485 (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/2/26)
- Respiratory viruses
- Metformin given within a week of COVID-19 slashes risk of long COVID, death by 53%, paper notes (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/4/26)
- Yakima County, Washington, reports 2 more avian flu cases, 1 death (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/2/26)
Insurance Coverage of Care
- UnitedHealthcare eliminates prior authorizations for 2,000 pediatric procedures (HealthExec, 11/4/26)
Medical Ethics
- Newsom commutes California death sentences for 548 people (InDepth NH, 11/5/26)
Medical Research
- (Spotlight: Gender) Erasing Federal Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data (Journal of the American Medical Association, 11/4/26)
Medicare and Medicaid
- CMS finalizes more payment cuts with 2027 Medicare PFS—new policy targeting cardiologists still in place (Cardiovascular Business, 11/5/26)
- Healthcare groups ask for delay of new Medicare payment model, citing technical difficulties (HealthExec, 11/2/26)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health urges investment in youth mental health in New Hampshire (Dartmouth Health, 11/5/26)
- Depression in Sjögren Disease: Prevalence, Screening, and Treatment (American Journal of Managed Care, 11/3/26)
- Anorexia and Bulimia Up 71% Globally; More Growth Forecast (Medscape, 11/2/26)
Neurology
- Patient Knows Best: Catching Early Cognitive Decline (Medscape, 11/6/26)
Public Health
- Quick takes: Cholera in DR Congo, Canada OKs mRNA flu & flu-COVID vaccines, polio in 4 nations (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/6/26)
- Quick takes: Salmonella-typhoid vaccine, long-acting malaria drug, rapid viral vs bacterial test (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/5/26)
- Quick takes: Clade 1 mpox in California, H9N2 avian flu cases in China, more Ebola deaths (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/3/26)
- The Dose: Election stress and your heart, early flu, another CDC leader leaves, and a mom’s hard question about vaccine injury (Your Local Epidemiologist, 11/3/26)
- People's CDC, COVID-19, Weather Report, November 2, 2026 (People's CDC, 11/2/26)
- Quick takes: Salmonella tied to oysters, Bundibugyo vaccine funding, no mother-to-child HIV in Barbados (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, 11/2/26)
- Outbreak Outlook - Nov 1 (Force of Infection, 11/1/26)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
See Spotlight: Reproductive Healthcare Access
- (Spotlight: Reproductive Healthcare Access) IVF Patients, Doctors Navigate Fetal Personhood Laws’ Unknowns (KFF Health News, 11/4/26)
- Stopping Antidepressants During Pregnancy Tied to More Behavioral Health-Related ED Visits (Medscape, 11/4/26)
- Sustaining sexual and reproductive health through a pandemic (World Health Organization, 11/1/26)
Rural Populations and Health Care
See Spotlight: Rural Health Grants
- (Spotlight: Rural Health Grants) Trump Administration Delays Awards Slated To Improve Rural America’s Health (KFF Health News, 11/5/26)
Substance Use and Treatment
- (New Hampshire) NH Supreme Court Budget Eliminates Drug Court Program (InDepth NH, 11/5/26)
- (New Hampshire) Opioid far more potent than fentanyl linked to handful of Wisconsin deaths; NH among hardest hit states (InDepth NH, 11/3/26)