October 2025 Health News
Date postedOctober 4, 2025
Topics in this News Roundup
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Dermatology
- Environmental Health
- Federal Autism Research
- Financial Concerns
- Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- Government and Advocacy
- Health Equity and Access to Care
- Health Technology
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Insurance
- Measles Outbreak
- Medical Care
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medications and Prescribing
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Obesity and Weight Loss
- Physicians
- Public Health
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Respiratory Health
- Rural Populations
- Social Factors Affecting Health
- Vaccination
Cancer
- Hepatitis D Virus Classified as Carcinogenic: Implications (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- Leukemia’s Hidden Impact on Immune System (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- Patients With HIV and AIDS Exhibit Higher Risk for HPV-Related Noncervical Cancers (Infectious Disease Advisor, 10/3/25)
- Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/1/25)
Cardiology
- Globally, CVDs Were Leading Cause of Disability-Adjusted Life Years, Deaths in 2023 (HealthDay, 10/2/25)
- Guidelines Issued for Vaccination as Part of Cardiovascular Care (HealthDay, 10/2/25)
Children's Health
- Skin-to-Skin Contact Boosts Brain Growth in Very Preterm Infants (HealthDay, 10/1/25)
Chronic Health Conditions
- General:
- Children With Chronic Conditions More Likely to Have Food Insecurity (HealthDay, 10/3/25)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS):
- ALS May Be Autoimmune Disease, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 10/3/25)
- Anxiety and Depression:
- Soft Drink Consumption Linked to Major Depressive Disorder (HealthDay, 10/2/25)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):
- Autism Is Not One Disorder, New Data Show (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- How the White House spun ‘weak’ and ‘inconclusive’ studies to tie Tylenol to autism (The Guardian, 10/2/25)
- NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy (HealthDay, 10/1/25)
- Cognitive Decline and Disability:
- Food Insecurity: A New Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline? (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- Diabetes:
- Are School Smartphone Restrictions Harming Kids With T1D? (Medscape, 10/1/25)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines Issued for Diabetes Distress (Infectious Disease Advisor, 10/1/25)
- Epilepsy:
- Factors Linked to Risk for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Identified (HealthDay, 10/1/25)
- Hepatitis:
- Hepatitis D Virus Classified as Carcinogenic: Implications (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- HIV/AIDS:
- Patients With HIV and AIDS Exhibit Higher Risk for HPV-Related Noncervical Cancers (Infectious Disease Advisor, 10/3/25)
- Long-COVID:
- Symptoms and Gender May Predict Persistent Long COVID (Infectious Disease Advisor, 10/3/25)
- Cutbacks Force Long-COVID Clinic Closures: What Now? (Medscape, 10/1/25)
Criminalization of Medicine
- Spain Seeks to Make Abortion a Constitutional Right, 40 Years After Legalising It (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- Maine clinics also hit by cuts that targeted Planned Parenthood plan to halt primary care (CNN, 10/2/25)
- Restricting, cutting Medicaid funding shifts more reproductive health care to telemedicine (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/2/25)
- Federal judge keeps alive red state lawsuit against mifepristone (The Hill, 10/1/25)
Dermatology
- Recent FDA Approvals Expand Dermatology Options for Patients With Skin of Color (American Journal of Managed Care, 10/3/25)
Environmental Health
- Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom (The Guardian, 10/4/25)
- Ambient Temperature Linked to Stress Hormone Changes, Study Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 10/2/25)
- At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse (Fierce Healthcare, 10/1/25)
Federal Autism Research
- How the White House spun ‘weak’ and ‘inconclusive’ studies to tie Tylenol to autism (The Guardian, 10/2/25)
- NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy (HealthDay, 10/1/25)
Financial Concerns
- Workers’ Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections (KFF Health News, 10/2/25)
Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- Listeria outbreak linked to prepared pasta meals results in 4 deaths (The Hill, 10/2/25)
- Soft Drink Consumption Linked to Major Depressive Disorder (HealthDay, 10/2/25)
- What the government shutdown means for USDA agencies (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/2/25)
Government and Advocacy
- Cancer - View more Cancer articles >>
- Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/1/25)
- Environmental Health - View more Environmental Health articles >>
- At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse (Fierce Healthcare, 10/1/25)
- Federal Autism Research - View more Federal Autism Research articles >>
- How the White House spun ‘weak’ and ‘inconclusive’ studies to tie Tylenol to autism (The Guardian, 10/2/25)
- Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety - View more Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety articles >>
- What the government shutdown means for USDA agencies (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/2/25)
- Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
- FAQ: Update on Telehealth Flexibilities for SUD Treatment (American Society of Addiction Medicine, 10/3/25)
- AOA offers patient access impact amid government funding concerns (American Osteopathic Association, 10/1/25)
- Federal government enters shutdown, virtual care programs expire (Fierce Healthcare, 10/1/25)
- Federal Government Shuts Down as Telehealth Flexibilities Lapse (American College of Cardiology, 10/1/25)
- Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Health Care Access (American Journal of Managed Care, 10/1/25)
- Medicare telehealth reimbursement returns to pre-COVID framework (HealthExec, 10/1/25)
- Insurance - View more Insurance articles >>
- How the shutdown impacts healthcare: Survey finds extending ACA subsidies broadly popular (Fierce Healthcare, 10/3/25)
- Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) Insurance subsidies a key issue in Washington, as NH navigators warn of increased costs (NH Public Radio, 10/2/25)
- Judge rejects bid by 20 AGs to block new ACA enrollment rules (HealthExec, 10/2/25)
- Health insurance costs for 22 million in limbo as shutdown begins (The Hill, 10/1/25)
- Medical Care - View more Medical Care articles >>
- Cutbacks Force Long-COVID Clinic Closures: What Now? (Medscape, 10/1/25)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- Clinical Characteristics of Adults at Risk of Medicaid Disenrollment Due to HR 1 Work Requirements (Journal of the American Medical Association, 10/1/25)
- Medications and Prescribing - View more Medications and Prescribing articles >>
- Trump delays threatened 100 percent tariffs on drugs (The Hill, 10/1/25)
- Physicians - View more Physicians articles >>
- Academy objects to visa changes limiting primary care workforce (American Academy of Family Physicians, 10/2/25)
- Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
- Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses (KFF Health News, 10/3/25)
- Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services (CNN, 10/2/25)
- Shutdown puts the public's health at risk (American Public Health Association, 10/2/25)
- HHS government shutdown contingency plans: What to know (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 10/1/25)
- Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties’ Resolve (KFF Health News, 10/1/25)
- With the federal government shut down, HHS plans to furlough 40% of its workforce (HealthExec, 10/1/25)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- Spain Seeks to Make Abortion a Constitutional Right, 40 Years After Legalising It (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- Maine clinics also hit by cuts that targeted Planned Parenthood plan to halt primary care (CNN, 10/2/25)
- Restricting, cutting Medicaid funding shifts more reproductive health care to telemedicine (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/2/25)
- Federal judge keeps alive red state lawsuit against mifepristone (The Hill, 10/1/25)
- Rural Populations - View more Rural Populations articles >>
- For CMS' $50B rural health fund, states are prioritizing existing needs alongside lasting investment (Fierce Healthcare, 10/3/25)
- Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
- RFK Jr fires top NIH scientist weeks after she files whistleblower complaint (The Guardian, 10/3/25)
- Potential Repercussions of Eliminating Mandatory Vaccination in Florida (Journal of the American Medical Association, 10/1/25)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- FAQ: Update on Telehealth Flexibilities for SUD Treatment (American Society of Addiction Medicine, 10/3/25)
- AOA offers patient access impact amid government funding concerns (American Osteopathic Association, 10/1/25)
- Federal government enters shutdown, virtual care programs expire (Fierce Healthcare, 10/1/25)
- Federal Government Shuts Down as Telehealth Flexibilities Lapse (American College of Cardiology, 10/1/25)
- Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Health Care Access (American Journal of Managed Care, 10/1/25)
- Medicare telehealth reimbursement returns to pre-COVID framework (HealthExec, 10/1/25)
Health Technology
- Are School Smartphone Restrictions Harming Kids With T1D? (Medscape, 10/1/25)
Immunology
- Alpha-Gal Syndrome, the Meat Allergy, Expands Its Reach (Medscape, 10/1/25)
Infectious Disease
- Bat Found in Providence Tests Positive for Rabies (RI Department of Health, 10/3/25)
- Nearly 100 Sickened Aboard Royal Caribbean Ship With Norovirus (HealthDay, 10/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) TB Update: DHHS Identifies Two Additional People with Tuberculosis in Manchester and Nashua, NH (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 10/1/25)
Insurance
- How the shutdown impacts healthcare: Survey finds extending ACA subsidies broadly popular (Fierce Healthcare, 10/3/25)
- Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) Insurance subsidies a key issue in Washington, as NH navigators warn of increased costs (NH Public Radio, 10/2/25)
- Judge rejects bid by 20 AGs to block new ACA enrollment rules (HealthExec, 10/2/25)
- Health insurance costs for 22 million in limbo as shutdown begins (The Hill, 10/1/25)
Measles Outbreak
- Minnesota Confirms 10 New Measles Cases, All in Unvaccinated Travelers (HealthDay, 10/3/25)
Medical Care
- Cutbacks Force Long-COVID Clinic Closures: What Now? (Medscape, 10/1/25)
- (New Hampshire) Some Massachusetts doctors are sending patients to New Hampshire for imaging. Here’s why. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/1/25)
Medicare and Medicaid
- (New Hampshire) Anthem and Martin’s Point pull out of NH Medicare Advantage program; Aetna leaves most counties (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) Seniors with Medicare Advantage scrambling as market dramatically shrinks (NH Union Leader, 10/3/25)
- Clinical Characteristics of Adults at Risk of Medicaid Disenrollment Due to HR 1 Work Requirements (Journal of the American Medical Association, 10/1/25)
- (New Hampshire) Two Medicare Advantage providers will leave New Hampshire (Concord Monitor, 10/1/25)
Medications and Prescribing
- Prescription drug vending machines popping up in Chicago (HealthExec, 10/2/25)
- Trump delays threatened 100 percent tariffs on drugs (The Hill, 10/1/25)
Mental and Behavioral Health
- Racial, Ethnic Discrimination Tied to Psychosis Risk (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) After weeks of no word, federal government confirms Concord schools will receive pair of mental health grants (Concord Monitor, 10/1/25)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines Issued for Diabetes Distress (Infectious Disease Advisor, 10/1/25)
Neurology
- ALS May Be Autoimmune Disease, Study Shows (Managed Healthcare Executive, 10/3/25)
- Autism Is Not One Disorder, New Data Show (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) Renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Tung T. Nguyen to lead new neurosurgery practice (Catholic Medical Center, 10/3/25)
- Factors Linked to Risk for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Identified (HealthDay, 10/1/25)
Obesity and Weight Loss
- Bariatric Surgery May Cut Costs and Weight More Than GLP-1 Drugs (Journal of the American Medical Association, 10/3/25)
Physicians
- Academy objects to visa changes limiting primary care workforce (American Academy of Family Physicians, 10/2/25)
Public Health
- Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses (KFF Health News, 10/3/25)
- Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services (CNN, 10/2/25)
- Shutdown puts the public's health at risk (American Public Health Association, 10/2/25)
- HHS government shutdown contingency plans: What to know (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 10/1/25)
- Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties’ Resolve (KFF Health News, 10/1/25)
- With the federal government shut down, HHS plans to furlough 40% of its workforce (HealthExec, 10/1/25)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- FDA Approves Second Generic Mifepristone Pill for Abortion (American Journal of Managed Care, 10/3/25)
- Spain Seeks to Make Abortion a Constitutional Right, 40 Years After Legalising It (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- Maine clinics also hit by cuts that targeted Planned Parenthood plan to halt primary care (CNN, 10/2/25)
- Restricting, cutting Medicaid funding shifts more reproductive health care to telemedicine (New Hampshire Bulletin, 10/2/25)
- SMFM Issues New Guidance on Diagnosing and Managing Heart Failure During Pregnancy and Postpartum (Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 10/2/25)
- Stamford Health, Oula open 1st of several midwifery clinics in Connecticut (Fierce Healthcare, 10/2/25)
- Federal judge keeps alive red state lawsuit against mifepristone (The Hill, 10/1/25)
Respiratory Health
- Asthma self-management app beats usual care for asthma control (American College of Chest Physicians, 10/1/25)
Rural Populations
- For CMS' $50B rural health fund, states are prioritizing existing needs alongside lasting investment (Fierce Healthcare, 10/3/25)
Social Factors Affecting Health
- How a Miami health care group is meeting homeless patients where they live (AP, 10/4/25)
- Children With Chronic Conditions More Likely to Have Food Insecurity (HealthDay, 10/3/25)
- Food Insecurity: A New Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline? (Medscape, 10/3/25)
- Symptoms and Gender May Predict Persistent Long COVID (Infectious Disease Advisor, 10/3/25)
Vaccination
- RFK Jr fires top NIH scientist weeks after she files whistleblower complaint (The Guardian, 10/3/25)
- Two Doses of Influenza Vaccine Effective in Children Younger Than 3 Years (American Journal of Managed Care, 10/3/25)
- Potential Repercussions of Eliminating Mandatory Vaccination in Florida (Journal of the American Medical Association, 10/1/25)