September 2025 Health News
Date postedSeptember 5, 2025
Topics in this News Roundup
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Children's Health
- Chronic Health Conditions
- Consumer Safety
- Criminalization of Medicine
- Environmental Health
- Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- Gastrointestinal Health
- Good News
- Government and Advocacy
- Health Care Systems
- Health Equity and Access to Care
- Health Technology
- Infectious Disease
- Insurance
- 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
- Rural Populations
- Social Factors Affecting Health
- Substance Use and Treatment
- Vaccination
Cancer
- Moderate-to-Severe TBI Linked to Malignant Brain Tumor Risk (HealthDay, 9/5/25)
- Rise in Late-Stage Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers Highlights Need for Awareness and Screening (Medscape, 9/5/25)
- Economic Burden Is Greater Among Patients With Ovarian Cancer Receiving BRCA Testing (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/4/25)
Cardiology
- Methotrexate May Lower Blood Pressure in Rheumatoid Arthritis (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/4/25)
- β-Blockers Not Beneficial After MI Without Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (HealthDay, 9/2/25)
Children's Health
- (New Hampshire) YMCA of Greater Nashua supports healthy families during Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (NH Union Leader, 9/1/25)
Chronic Health Conditions
- General:
- Mobile Text Messages Improve Diabetes, Heart Risk Control (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/2/25)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:
- Blood Test Detects ALS Years Before Symptom Onset (Medscape, 9/4/25)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder:
- HHS to declare maternal Tylenol use a risk factor for autism, report says (HealthExec, 9/5/25)
- Kennedy to link Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, WSJ reports (NH Union Leader, 9/5/25)
- Kennedy said there will be autism answers this month. With public health agencies in upheaval, autism advocates are alarmed (CNN, 9/4/25)
- Public health coalition: Don’t trust RFK Jr on autism (The Hill, 9/3/25)
- Long COVID:
- Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard (Medscape, 9/3/25)
- Multiple Sclerosis:
- Future Therapies Targeting Epstein-Barr Virus Could Help Combat MS (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/5/25)
- Many People With MS Do Not Fully Recover Post Relapse, Meta-Analysis Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/4/25)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis:
- Methotrexate May Lower Blood Pressure in Rheumatoid Arthritis (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/4/25)
Consumer Safety
- Europe bans chemical used in some gel nail polishes, classifying it as a ‘reproductive toxicant’ (CNN, 9/4/25)
Criminalization of Medicine
- Breaking the Firewall—The Moral Calamity of Using Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement (Journal of the American Medical Association, 9/4/25)
- Kennedy said there will be autism answers this month. With public health agencies in upheaval, autism advocates are alarmed (CNN, 9/4/25)
- RFK Jr hints access to key abortion drug could be cut back (The Guardian, 9/4/25)
- Texas bill allowing residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers reaches governor (The Guardian, 9/3/25)
- Texas state Senate passes bill allowing people to sue makers, providers of abortion pills (The Hill, 9/3/25)
Environmental Health
- How cutting US air pollution could save 6,000 lives a year by 2030 (The Guardian, 9/5/25)
- Staff losses at FEMA could compromise responses, says watchdog agency (NH Union Leader, 9/3/25)
Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety
- Radioactive metal at an Indonesia industrial site may be linked to shrimp recall (AP, 9/5/25)
- Taylor Fresh Foods Issues Recall of Salad Kits Sold at Kroger, Walmart (HealthDay, 9/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) Hunger organizations warn federal cuts to SNAP funding impose costs ‘New Hampshire simply cannot afford’ (Concord Monitor, 9/1/25)
Gastrointestinal Health
- New details on the brain-gut-microbiome connection (American Gastroenterological Association, 9/4/25)
Good News
- (New Hampshire) Dartmouth Health adds 40 new providers from various disciplines across health system (Dartmouth Health, 9/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) In the news: Dr. Shawn Harrington completes Leadership Program (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 9/3/25)
- (New Hampshire) Dr. Shawn Harrington completes Physician Leadership Development Program (Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, 9/1/25)
Government and Advocacy
- Environmental Health - View more Environmental Health articles >>
- Staff losses at FEMA could compromise responses, says watchdog agency (NH Union Leader, 9/3/25)
- Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety - View more Food, Nutrition, and Food Safety articles >>
- (New Hampshire) Hunger organizations warn federal cuts to SNAP funding impose costs ‘New Hampshire simply cannot afford’ (Concord Monitor, 9/1/25)
- Health Equity and Access to Care - View more Health Equity and Access to Care articles >>
- Federal Funding Conditions Threaten Gender-Affirming Care Access and Physician Autonomy (Journal of the American Medical Association, 9/4/25)
- Infectious Disease - View more Infectious Disease articles >>
- Medical Research - View more Medical Research articles >>
- HHS to declare maternal Tylenol use a risk factor for autism, report says (HealthExec, 9/5/25)
- Kennedy to link Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, WSJ reports (NH Union Leader, 9/5/25)
- HHS restoring deleted health information following legal challenge (HealthExec, 9/4/25)
- Report: HHS suppresses major study that found link between alcohol and cancer (HealthExec, 9/4/25)
- American Medical Informatics Association Statement on the Recent Department of Health and Human Services Actions That Undermine Equitable Healthcare and Scientific Integrity (American Medical Informatics Association, 9/3/25)
- Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research (KFF Health News, 9/3/25)
- Medicare and Medicaid - View more Medicare and Medicaid articles >>
- Trump Administration Investigates Medicaid Spending on Immigrants in Blue States (KFF Health News, 9/5/25)
- Public Health - View more Public Health articles >>
- Former CDC official pokes holes in Kennedy’s claims of being briefed by experts (The Hill, 9/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH medical providers look to outside sources in absence of communication from CDC (NH Public Radio, 9/5/25)
- RFK Jr. battles with members of US Senate panel over vaccines, removal of CDC director (New Hampshire Bulletin, 9/5/25)
- Medical and public health leaders demand RFK Jr.'s resignation, as growing number of HHS employees also join the call (Fierce Healthcare, 9/4/25)
- At CDC, Worries Mount That Agency Has Taken Anti-Science Turn (KFF Health News, 9/3/25)
- Leading Physician Organizations Say Turmoil at the CDC Puts Lives at Risk (American College of Physicians, 9/3/25)
- West Coast States Form Alliance to Provide Public Health Recommendations (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/3/25)
- COVID-19 Revealed Record-High Political Divides in Public Health (Managed Healthcare Executive, 9/2/25)
- Reproductive and Sexual Health - View more Reproductive and Sexual Health articles >>
- RFK Jr hints access to key abortion drug could be cut back (The Guardian, 9/4/25)
- Texas bill allowing residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers reaches governor (The Guardian, 9/3/25)
- Texas state Senate passes bill allowing people to sue makers, providers of abortion pills (The Hill, 9/3/25)
- Rural Populations - View more Rural Populations articles >>
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act—Implications for Rural Health Care (Journal of the American Medical Association, 9/3/25)
- Social Factors Affecting Health - View more Social Factors Affecting Health articles >>
- Breaking the Firewall—The Moral Calamity of Using Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement (Journal of the American Medical Association, 9/4/25)
- Vaccination - View more Vaccination articles >>
- Florida surgeon general: No data projection done before move to repeal vaccine mandates (The Hill, 9/7/25)
- Florida surgeon general on ending vaccine mandates: Not ‘actually a scientific debate’ (The Hill, 9/6/25)
- States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates (AP, 9/5/25)
- West Virginia has the best kindergarten vaccination rates in the nation. A legal fight backed by RFK Jr. could threaten that (CNN, 9/5/25)
- GOP senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine policy (NH Union Leader, 9/4/25)
- Governor Healey Announces Immediate Steps to Ensure Vaccine Availability in Massachusetts Amid Trump, RFK Rollbacks (MA Department of Public Health, 9/4/25)
- Mass. orders insurers to cover vaccines, even without CDC support (NH Union Leader, 9/4/25)
- Florida looks to end all vaccine mandates, including those deemed routine (HealthExec, 9/3/25)
- Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools (NH Union Leader, 9/3/25)
- CVS Health, Walgreens shift COVID vaccine policies as providers say new FDA criteria create barriers for patients (Fierce Healthcare, 9/2/25)
Health Care Systems
- (New Hampshire) Concord Hospital Nurses in Franklin, Laconia vote to unionize (Concord Monitor, 9/5/25)
Health Equity and Access to Care
- Federal Funding Conditions Threaten Gender-Affirming Care Access and Physician Autonomy (Journal of the American Medical Association, 9/4/25)
Health Technology
- Update: FDA announces new Class I recalls due to safety issue with Medtronic catheters (Cardiovascular Business, 9/5/25)
- DermaRite Expands Recall of Creams and Sanitizers Over Infection Risk (HealthDay, 9/3/25)
- FDA designates recall of Hamilton breathing circuits a Class I (HealthExec, 9/2/25)
- Mobile Text Messages Improve Diabetes, Heart Risk Control (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/2/25)
Infectious Disease
- (New Hampshire) EEE found in mosquitoes in Manchester (NH Union Leader, 9/5/25)
- House Democrat: ‘People are going to die in mass numbers’ if there’s another pandemic (The Hill, 9/5/25)
- State Health Officials Announce Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts (MA Department of Public Health, 9/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) Whooping cough cases up in New Hampshire this year (NH Public Radio, 9/4/25)
- State Health Officials Announce Season’s Second Human Case of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts (MA Department of Public Health, 9/3/25)
- State Health Officials Announce Season’s First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts (MA Department of Public Health, 9/2/25)
Insurance
- Employer-sponsored health plans to see 7% jump in premiums, survey finds (HealthExec, 9/5/25)
Medical Care
- People With Obesity Value Respect and Being Listened to in Primary Care (HealthDay, 9/4/25)
- (New Hampshire) Annual Wellness Visits: Free Preventative Care for Medicare Recipients (Cheshire Medical Center, 9/2/25)
Medical Research
- HHS to declare maternal Tylenol use a risk factor for autism, report says (HealthExec, 9/5/25)
- Kennedy to link Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, WSJ reports (NH Union Leader, 9/5/25)
- HHS restoring deleted health information following legal challenge (HealthExec, 9/4/25)
- Kennedy said there will be autism answers this month. With public health agencies in upheaval, autism advocates are alarmed (CNN, 9/4/25)
- Report: HHS suppresses major study that found link between alcohol and cancer (HealthExec, 9/4/25)
- American Medical Informatics Association Statement on the Recent Department of Health and Human Services Actions That Undermine Equitable Healthcare and Scientific Integrity (American Medical Informatics Association, 9/3/25)
- Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research (KFF Health News, 9/3/25)
- Public health coalition: Don’t trust RFK Jr on autism (The Hill, 9/3/25)
Medicare and Medicaid
- Trump Administration Investigates Medicaid Spending on Immigrants in Blue States (KFF Health News, 9/5/25)
Medications and Prescribing
Mental and Behavioral Health
- New Report on School Active Shooter Drills Weighs Psychological Effects (Journal of the American Medical Association, 9/5/25)
- Sleep Problems Tied to Self-Harm in Teens (HealthDay, 9/2/25)
- Medical student perceptions of psychiatric conditions and the impact of stigmatizing language (American Osteopathic Association, 9/1/25)
Neurology
- Future Therapies Targeting Epstein-Barr Virus Could Help Combat MS (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/5/25)
- Blood Test Detects ALS Years Before Symptom Onset (Medscape, 9/4/25)
- Many People With MS Do Not Fully Recover Post Relapse, Meta-Analysis Finds (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/4/25)
- Intake of Low-, No-Calorie Sweeteners Tied to Faster Cognitive Decline (HealthDay, 9/3/25)
- The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Associated With Accelerated Brain Aging (Infectious Disease Advisor, 9/3/25)
- Stroke Burden Surges Among US Adults (Medscape, 9/1/25)
Obesity and Weight Loss
- Overweight Status Appears to Reduce Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery (Infectious Disease Advisor, 9/2/25)
Physicians
- Generational Differences in Healthcare Career Perception Revealed in National Study (Managed Healthcare Executive, 9/5/25)
- Food Insecurity Identified Among Some U.S. Medical Students (HealthDay, 9/4/25)
- Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard (Medscape, 9/3/25)
- More States Ban Noncompete Agreements for Doctors (Medscape, 9/2/25)
Public Health
- Former CDC official pokes holes in Kennedy’s claims of being briefed by experts (The Hill, 9/5/25)
- (New Hampshire) NH medical providers look to outside sources in absence of communication from CDC (NH Public Radio, 9/5/25)
- RFK Jr. battles with members of US Senate panel over vaccines, removal of CDC director (New Hampshire Bulletin, 9/5/25)
- Medical and public health leaders demand RFK Jr.'s resignation, as growing number of HHS employees also join the call (Fierce Healthcare, 9/4/25)
- At CDC, Worries Mount That Agency Has Taken Anti-Science Turn (KFF Health News, 9/3/25)
- Leading Physician Organizations Say Turmoil at the CDC Puts Lives at Risk (American College of Physicians, 9/3/25)
- West Coast States Form Alliance to Provide Public Health Recommendations (American Journal of Managed Care, 9/3/25)
- COVID-19 Revealed Record-High Political Divides in Public Health (Managed Healthcare Executive, 9/2/25)
Reproductive and Sexual Health
- The Society of Reproductive Surgeons Warns Against Limiting Access to IVF Under the Guise of "Restorative" Care (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 9/5/25)
- RFK Jr hints access to key abortion drug could be cut back (The Guardian, 9/4/25)
- Texas bill allowing residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers reaches governor (The Guardian, 9/3/25)
- Texas state Senate passes bill allowing people to sue makers, providers of abortion pills (The Hill, 9/3/25)
- One in 60 Women Undergoing C-Section Experience Severe Perioperative Morbidity (HealthDay, 9/2/25)
- Access to Fertility Treatment Is Unequal Nationally (Medscape, 9/1/25)
Rural Populations
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act—Implications for Rural Health Care (Journal of the American Medical Association, 9/3/25)
Social Factors Affecting Health
- Breaking the Firewall—The Moral Calamity of Using Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement (Journal of the American Medical Association, 9/4/25)
Substance Use and Treatment
- Desperate for solutions to addiction crisis, some in Boston call for more involuntary commitments (NH Public Radio, 9/3/25)
Vaccination
- Florida surgeon general: No data projection done before move to repeal vaccine mandates (The Hill, 9/7/25)
- Florida surgeon general on ending vaccine mandates: Not ‘actually a scientific debate’ (The Hill, 9/6/25)
- For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road (AP, 9/5/25)
- States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates (AP, 9/5/25)
- West Virginia has the best kindergarten vaccination rates in the nation. A legal fight backed by RFK Jr. could threaten that (CNN, 9/5/25)
- GOP senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine policy (NH Union Leader, 9/4/25)
- Governor Healey Announces Immediate Steps to Ensure Vaccine Availability in Massachusetts Amid Trump, RFK Rollbacks (MA Department of Public Health, 9/4/25)
- Mass. orders insurers to cover vaccines, even without CDC support (NH Union Leader, 9/4/25)
- Parents still support vaccine mandates for measles, polio: Survey (The Hill, 9/4/25)
- Florida looks to end all vaccine mandates, including those deemed routine (HealthExec, 9/3/25)
- Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools (NH Union Leader, 9/3/25)
- CVS Health, Walgreens shift COVID vaccine policies as providers say new FDA criteria create barriers for patients (Fierce Healthcare, 9/2/25)
- CVS, Walgreens Limit COVID Vaccines in Some States as Rules Shift (HealthDay, 9/2/25)