Viewpoints: Why Falling Birth Rates Aren’t A Crisis; New Kindergarten Vaccine Data Reflects RFK Jr.’s Influence
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Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Hundreds Left Without Help After NYC’s 911 System Breaks Down For About 7 Hours
The issue occurred Tuesday from 3-10 a.m., resulting in nearly 1,700 calls not connecting. After accounting for duplicate calls, "we believe up to 400 New Yorkers may have been unable to connect with a 911 call taker,” a spokesperson for the mayor's office said.
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Judge Demands Better Oversight Of Children’s Health In ICE Detention
Judge Dolly M. Gee of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles said she would appoint an independent monitor to help investigate immigration detention centers in Texas and California after finding lapses in government compliance of basic standards of care for immigrant children, The New York Times reported.
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Epic’s Real-Time Prior Authorization Checks Now Used By 4 Health Systems
Designed in collaboration with insurers UnitedHealthcare, Network Health, and Aetna, Epic's tool is designed to reduce red tape, allowing clinicians to instantly see whether a medical service requires prior authorization. Ochsner Health, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Denver Health, and Summit Health have begun using the technology, Fierce Healthcare reported.
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MRNA Vaccine Prevented Melanoma From Returning, Drugmakers Say
The novel vaccine was customized to patients' tumors in a large-scale clinical trial. On Wednesday, Moderna and Merck announced that the vaccine had cleared a Phase 3 trial, the first mRNA cancer drug to do so, The Washington Post reported. The results could be a landmark moment in cancer treatment.
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Ex-NIH Official Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Dodge Public Records Laws During Covid
Dr. David Morens, who served as an aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institutes of Health, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced Nov. 12. Plus, the lack of covid shot guidance from the CDC could complicate vaccine uptake this fall.
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Short List For FDA Chief Includes Prospects Supportive Of RFK Jr.’s Policy Agenda
White House domestic policy aide Dr. Heidi Overton and U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, a Republican from Georgia, are both in the running to lead the Food and Drug Administration, administration sources disclosed to news outlets.
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First Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Antibiotic Underuse, Not Just Overuse, Is A Problem; How To Connect Beyond Therapy-Speak
Editorial writers tackle these public health topics.
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Molecule Might Hold Key To Strengthening Muscles Without Exercise, Study Finds
A naturally occurring molecule released during exercise could provide researchers with fresh insight into why exercise benefits the body and new ways to preserve muscle function in people with chronic health conditions, Newsweek reported.
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Senators Demand RFK Jr. Reverse Stance On Research Grant Cancellations
"This unprecedented action, which has led to the disruption of nearly 200 different research programs across nearly 30 states, undermines decades of taxpayer investments to improve healthcare delivery, patient safety, and health outcomes for all Americans," 30 senators wrote in a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. MedPage Today reported that more than 100 grants worth over $250 million have been canceled.
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Meta Trial Over Child Safety Begins In Federal Court In California
Opening arguments are set to start today as attorneys general from California, Kentucky, Colorado, and New Jersey argue that Meta knowingly addicted children to its social media platforms, thus contributing to the youth mental health crisis. Also in the news: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maine, Louisiana, and Utah.
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Costco Partnering With Nonprofit Insurer SCAN To Provide Medicare Plans
The two companies said they would start selling their jointly named Medicare Advantage products in stores in two states, and a Medicare supplement in a third, pending approval by the Medicare agency, The Wall Street Journal revealed.
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FDA: Mystery Sources Driving Some Cyclospora Outbreaks
The FDA says that more cases of cyclospora do not yet have an identified source. Meanwhile, cases linked to tainted iceberg lettuce have been confirmed in two more states. Plus, covid-19 activity is increasing nationwide.
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CDC: Vaccine Exemptions Rise To Record 4.2% For Kindergarteners
The majority of the nearly 155,000 kindergartners with exemptions in the last school year were "non-medical," according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Medical exemptions remained stable at 0.2%.
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First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Pediatricians Push Evidence-Based Vaccine Advice To Allay Parents’ Anxiety; North Carolina’s Medicaid Model Is Worth Replicating
Opinion writers delve into these public health topics.
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Federal Judge Blocks Idaho From Prosecuting Doctors For Health-Related Abortion Care
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled that Idaho's near-total abortion ban violates the 14th amendment, noting that “a pregnant woman’s health is not a state resource to be allocated at the legislature’s whim.” Other states making news: California, Connecticut, North Carolina, Michigan, and Minnesota.
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US Measles Cases Surpass 2,500, With Pennsylvania The Latest Hotspot
The CDC reported the second straight week of about 100 new cases; 61 of those confirmed cases are in Pennsylvania. Ohio also saw a substantial increase in cases, CIDRAP reported. Also in the news: salmonella, cyclospora, ticks, and more.
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With No Word From CDC, Covid And Flu Shot Uncertainty Hovers Ahead Of Fall
Vaccination guidance normally would have been issued by now, but the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has missed its last two meetings. Separately, Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, criticized President Trump's MMR vaccine executive order, saying kids would have to get six shots instead of two.