Viewpoints: Pediatricians Push Evidence-Based Vaccine Advice To Allay Parents’ Anxiety; North Carolina’s Medicaid Model Is Worth Replicating
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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.
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While Labeling USS Lincoln Conditions As ‘Old News,’ Admiral Notes Mental Health Needs Care
Adm. Brad Cooper met with crew after concerns were raised about deteriorating morale and attempted suicides on the aircraft carrier, The Washington Post reported. Meanwhile, President Trump has dismissed reports from relatives of service members aboard the ship regarding food shortages, water contamination, moldy showers and long shifts, Bloomberg reported.
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Pentagon Offers Troops $10,000 Reimbursement For Fertility Preservation
The Department of Defense is launching a three-year pilot program that will provide up to $10,000 per year for egg and sperm freezing to active military personnel who have received orders for duty in a dangerous country.
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Surging Healthcare Costs Fueling Americans’ Fury With Insurers, Analyst Says
Rising economic concerns and increased costs for medical care have lead Americans' distrust of insurers like UnitedHealth to grow, The New York Times reported. Meanwhile, in a case that amplified the angst against insurers, Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Sentencing is set for December, and prosecutors plan to seek a life prison term, the AP reported.
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First Edition: Monday, Aug. 17, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: MAHA And Health Insurers Want To Track You Like A Car; Let’s Hope Our Cyclospora Summer Leads To Change
Editorial writers discuss these public health issues.
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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 grocery stores in libraries, the opioid crisis, heat deaths, and more.
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Contrary To Expectations, Study Shows Cannabis Linked To Fewer Ectopic Heartbeats
While this new information may lead to new approaches for preventing or treating abnormal heart rhythms, experts caution that the overall health effects of inhaled cannabis may still be a net negative, MedPage Today reported.
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CDC: At Least 740 Hospitalized During Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
The latest numbers from the CDC show that nearly 14,000 cases have been confirmed, with more than 10,000 others awaiting lab confirmation. Plus, more foods have been recalled over salmonella concerns.
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Healthcare Advocacy Group Sues AMA Over Access To Billing Codes
PatientRightsAdvocate.org says it wants to bring transparency to the American Medical Association's billing codes used by Medicare and states to set reimbursement rates for healthcare professionals. They hope to publish the codes online and make them free to the public. The AMA currently charges licensing fees to use the codes.
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Medicaid Funding Uncertainty Could Hinder PACE Expansion
Georgia, Connecticut, and Nevada are among the states offering Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, but operators are worried about Medicaid money. Other state health news is reported from Arkansas, Massachusetts, Texas, and elsewhere.
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HHS Refers Providers For Investigation Over Gender-Affirming Care Billing
In a letter from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., more than 200 hospitals, doctors, pharmacies, and other providers were referred to federal investigators over youth transgender-care billing.
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‘There Is No Good Justification’ To Split MMR Vaccines, Experts Say
President Trump's push to split the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into separate shots would require drugmakers to revive a slate of individual vaccines that have not been widely used in the U.S. for decades. Drugmakers also would have to build manufacturing plants capable of producing millions more vaccine doses, the AP reported.
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First Edition: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Trump’s New Vaccine Policy Puts The World At Risk; Can These Treatments Defy Death?
Opinion writers examine these public health topics.
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Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
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Trump-Linked Law Firm Passes On $150M Offer To Represent Migrant Children
The Trump administration had announced plans to award the contract to the Burke Law Group, a Houston-based firm with scant immigration experience, but Burke declined the offer, the AP reported. Meanwhile, the AP also reported that concerns are being raised over ICE's plan to give officers gloves that deliver electric shocks.