Viewpoints: New York’s Medical Aid In Dying Policy Puts A Burden On The Patient; Extreme Heat Negatively Affects Student Health
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World’s Largest Generic Drugmaker Faces Antitrust Investigation
Turkish antitrust authorities this month launched the probe into whether Teva Pharmaceuticals manipulated the patent system to squash competition, Stat reported. Teva has denied any wrongdoing and agreed to cooperate with investigators.
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Waterbury, Conn., Making It Easier For Healthcare Workers To Live Affordably Near Their Jobs
The city and the state's Department of Housing are teaming up to build 47 affordable housing units across the street from Saint Mary’s Hospital and a couple miles from Waterbury Hospital. Connecticut is also in early-stage talks with two other hospitals about opportunities for affordable housing development, The CT Mirror reported.
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Lawmaker Scrutinizes Illinois Hospital Over Payroll, Staffing Issues
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, has sent an inquiry to the CEO of Gateway Regional Medical Center and to the head of Los Angeles-based American Healthcare Systems, which owns the facility, after reports of the hospital’s inability to pay employees, staffing issues, and disruptions in care for critically ill patients, St. Louis Public Radio reported.
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Dolly Parton Leaves A Legacy Of Healthcare Philanthropy
For the past two decades, the country music icon — who died Tuesday at age 80 — donated millions of dollars to numerous medical and scientific establishments. Her gifts helped fund the Moderna covid vaccine, a pediatric cancer center, a women's health center, and more.
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Gov. Shapiro Rips RFK Jr. Over Vaccine Messaging After 2 Pennsylvanians Die Of Measles
"There’s real-life consequences to scaring people and not relying on actual doctors, actual medical professionals, to provide unbiased information," the governor said, noting that not one person confirmed to have measles in the current outbreak has been fully vaccinated. Almost 400 cases of measles have been confirmed in Pennsylvania, nearly half of them in Lancaster County.
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Trump Can’t Restrict Federal Healthcare Funding For Those Not Meeting His Conditions, Court Rules
Nothing in federal law “contemplates conditions based solely on a perception that the programs are inconsistent with the President’s views on hot-button issues,” read the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The administration had sought to withhold grant funding from local entities whose policies didn't align with the government's.
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First Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Montana Licenses Centers For Unapproved Therapies; Where’s The Federal Definition Of Ultraprocessed Foods?
Editorial writers discuss these public health topics.
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Advocates Still Waiting For Trump To Deliver On His Pro-IVF Pledges
Although the administration has reduced costs for some medications used for in vitro fertilization, it has not taken other measures — such as making IVF free — to ease the burden for women seeking fertility options. Republicans have turned their attention elsewhere, NBC News reported.
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Older Americans On Fixed Incomes Struggle To Buy Food As Prices Soar
Social Security may not be enough to cover the increase of food prices nationwide, leading many to cut back on buying fresh produce in favor of cheaper ultra-processed foods. According to AARP, 17% of adults over 50 rely on credit cards for basic living expenses, including food and healthcare.
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Certain Blood Transfusions Put Patients At Risk Of Experiencing Symptoms of Alpha-Gal Syndrome, Study Finds
MedPage Today reported that in regions of the U.S. with a high prevalence of tick-induced alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), researchers found that people with type O blood who received B or AB platelet or plasma units were nearly four times more likely to have an allergic transfusion reaction compared with those who received O units. Researchers said the findings would likely lead to a change in transfusion practices.
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Study: At Least 25% Of NFL Players Could End Up With Brain Disease
Researchers noted that the rate of actual chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is likely higher given that not all players' brains were tested after they died. “I bet the real number is a lot bigger,” said former Tampa Bay Buccaneers center Randy Grimes, who lost two teammates who were found to have had CTE. Scientists hope this information leads to reforms to minimize the disease's occurrence.
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Florida Looks To Reduce Number Of Vaccines Required For Public School Attendance
Floridians have 21 days to comment about a proposed rule that would lift a requirement for children to be vaccinated against chickenpox, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), and pneumococcal disease. In the private school sector, Catholic bishops say they will stand their ground in rejecting vaccine exemptions for their students.
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New NIH Publishing Policy Could Cost Researchers Big Bucks — From Their Own Pockets
The NIH's updated policy requires that manuscripts be publicly available as soon as they are published. In light of this, publishers require hefty open-access payments to compensate them for lost subscriptions caused by the new policy, MedPage Today reported. But NIH specifically disallows the use of its funds to pay for submissions.
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First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: US Needs Indian Pharma Despite Trump’s Tariff Threats; Why Do Women Fear Telling Doctors The Truth?
Opinion writers examine these public health issues.
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Meals On Wheels Steps Up To The Plate As Indiana Residents Suffer Nearly 2 Weeks Without Power
The New York Times reported that as of Saturday evening, almost 30,000 northern Indiana residents — 56% of whom reside in Gary — were still without electricity after a derecho hammered the area on Aug. 11. Meals on Wheels is serving about 2,200 meals daily, the Post-Tribune reported, and has made some adjustments to its routine, such as delivering hot meals on the weekend instead of frozen ones for people without power.
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Experts Find Flaws With Groundbreaking 2020 Study On Pregnant Women Addicted To Opioids
Dr. Craig Towers' research found that detoxing was much less harmful to the fetus than feared, and it prompted changes to how doctors treat pregnant opioid users, ProPublica reported. An audit has uncovered problems with his research. Towers has defended his work and says the audit reached erroneous conclusions.
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National Autistic Missing Persons Alert In The Works, HHS Announces
When it is up and running, the program will allow federal, state, and local authorities to “alert faster, search smarter, and save lives” when someone with autism goes missing, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
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