First Edition: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Sarepta Suspends Elevidys Shipments After Pressure From FDA, Hospitals
Sarepta's pause on its prescription gene therapy drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy gives the company time to work with the FDA on reviews. Infusions nationwide will be canceled. Also in the news, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, Humana, UnitedHealth, and more.
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New Genetic Test Could Foretell A Child’s Obesity Risk In Adulthood
Experts hope the research, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, may allow for earlier interventions. Other research-related news is on the first pill for postpartum depression, antibiotic prescribing at urgent care clinics, an experimental mRNA vaccine targeting cancer, and more.
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4-Day Workweek Improves Employee Health, Reduces Burnout, Study Finds
Remote work made necessary by the pandemic exposed employee burnout and disconnection. Researchers found a four-day workweek improved these issues. In other news: Covid cases are climbing across the U.S.; Measles exposure in day cares has ripple effects; and more.
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Viewpoints: Cuts To NIH And Global Health Research Are Dangerous And May Accelerate The Next Pandemic
Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.
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Illinois Food Pantries Prep For Influx Of Need As SNAP Benefits Are Cut
As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, readies for the biggest budget cuts in its history, nonprofit food banks strain to fight food insecurity. Other states making news: Mississippi, Texas, Connecticut, North Carolina, California, Colorado, Missouri, and Maine.
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HHS To Reform Organ Donation System In Wake Of Procurement Concerns
A House subcommittee will hold a hearing today covering safety lapses and improvements to be made to the organ donor system. In other news: the FDA's debate on antidepressant use during pregnancy; the impact of NIH cuts on science; and more.
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Trump’s Tax Law Will Leave 10 Million Uninsured, New CBO Report Forecasts
By 2034, more than 10 million people will be uninsured under President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law, the Congressional Budget Office finds in a revised analysis of the bill. That's an improvement from an earlier projection that found 11.8 million people would lose coverage in that time period.
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First Edition: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Federal Cuts Deal A ‘Big, Devastating Blow’ To Los Angeles Health System
“We can’t survive this big a cut," said public health department chief Barbara Ferrer. Other states making news: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio.
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Joint Commission Streamlines Standards, Cuts Requirements
Reducing redundancy and improving hospital compliance are among the goals. Other industry news is on health system purchases of physician practices, insurance claim denials, and more.
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45% Of Dementia Cases Linked To 14 Modifiable Risk Factors: Study
Among the factors are cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, nearsightedness, and farsightedness. An estimated 5% to 19% of U.S. dementia cases were attributable to vision impairment, a recent study showed. Other news is on chronic Lyme disease acceptance, computer prompts to help stave off antibiotic over prescription, and more.
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Rising Organ Transplants Mean More Danger For Donors, Bungled Retrievals
The increased use of a type of organ removal called donation after circulatory death has led to a rise in disturbing transplant stories. This method allows doctors to make a judgment call that patients, although alive and still with brain activity, are near enough to death and won’t recover.
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NIH, FDA Cuts Would Lead To Fewer New Meds, CBO Analysis Indicates
An estimated 53 drugs would not enter the market in the next 30 years if the NIH is hit with a permanent 10% budget cut and the FDA experiences a nine-month drug review delay due to staffing cuts, the analysis suggests. Plus, the Trump administration rejects WHO health regulation changes.
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Viewpoints: GOP Using Flawed Report To Attack FDA; Preventative Care May Be RFK Jr.’s Next Target
Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.
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Federal Family Planning Program Shifting Focus Toward Infertility
The Trump administration plans to use Title X funds previously allocated for providing birth control to low-income patients to instead teach women about alternative approaches to infertility.
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First Edition: Monday, July 21, 2025
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today's selections are on federal funding and workforce cuts, ACIP, weight loss drugs, birthing alternatives, and more.
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Viewpoints: Funding Cuts Won’t Stop Rising Cancer Rates In Young Women; Free Health Clinics Need More Money
Opinion writers examine these public health topics.
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Florida Surgeon General Derides Covid Vaccines; Experts Assure Their Safety
Dr. Joseph Ladapo calls for more research of people who claim to have been injured by the vaccine. "Honestly, we don't know where his data are coming from," a Florida doctor countered. Other states making news: Maryland, Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut, and North Carolina.