Viewpoints: Insights From Inventor Of Hepatitis B Vaccine; Need For Medical AI Safety Research Is Urgent
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School Cafeterias Now Allowed To Offer Whole Milk, 2%, And Nondairy Options
The newly signed bill reverses an Obama-era provision aimed at reducing children's consumption of saturated fats to slow obesity and boost health. The change could take effect as soon as this fall. Other news looks at HHS' reversal of its funding cuts for mental health and addiction.
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GOP Senators Seek FDA Review Over Telehealth Dispensing Of Mifepristone
The Senate health committee convened Wednesday to discuss the safety of telehealth prescribing of the abortion pill. Also: Senate negotiations on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies might get derailed over abortion disagreements.
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Kaiser Permanente Settles Lawsuits Over Fraud, Data-Sharing Allegations
Affiliates of the California-based health care provider have agreed to pay $556 million to settle claims that KP bilked Medicare by bumping up diagnoses to reap more reimbursements. Plus: The United States spent $5.28 trillion on health care in 2024, a CMS report shows.
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States, Congress, Industry Are Split On What To Do About Silica Dust Deaths
In a push to prevent countertop cutters' deaths, California is discussing whether to ban the cutting of so-called engineered stone, quartz, which emits the lung-damaging dust when cut. But at least one manufacturer says there is a way that quartz "can be fabricated safely." Meanwhile, Republicans in Washington are discussing a bill that would ban workers from suing the makers of the slabs.
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US Sees Roughly 21% Decline In Drug Overdose Deaths, CDC Data Reveal
All but five states — Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii, Kansas, and North Dakota — reported fewer fatal outcomes tied to drug overdoses from August 2024 to August 2025, data indicate. Other lifestyle and wellness news looks at social media use among children, text-to-therapy tech, recalls, and more.
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Organ Donations Fall For First Time In Years As Health Care Mistrust Grows
The vast majority of people on transplant waiting lists need a kidney, AP reported. An analysis of federal data found that 116 fewer kidney transplants were performed in 2025 than the year before. The decrease would have been even larger, experts said, were it not for an increase last year in the number of transplants from healthy, living donors.
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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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First Edition: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Health Records System Epic Launches Lawsuit Over Illegally Accessed Files
The lawsuit alleges fraud and breach of contract by health information network Health Gorilla and its customers over improperly accessing nearly 300,000 patient records managed by Epic. Plus: The second day of the New York City nursing strike sees no negotiations; providers are flummoxed by CMS' new payment models; and more.
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Viewpoints: Congress, Get Moving And Save The ACA; Bird Flu Vaccines Exist, So Why Aren’t We Using Them?
Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.
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RFK Jr. Adds, Removes Vaccine Advisers
The Health and Human Services secretary has appointed to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices two doctors with histories of publicly questioning the safety of vaccines. HHS also told a member of the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccinations that her term is ending early.
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On Eve Of Sign-Up Deadline, Deal To Extend ACA Subsidies Looks Unlikely
In most states, tomorrow is the deadline to enroll in an Obamacare plan, although a handful of states have delayed it until later in January. Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio told The Hill that the issue of abortion funding remains the main sticking point.
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Trump Administration Reinstates Hundreds Of NIOSH Employees
Bloomberg reports that employees of the agency — which conducts and supports research on workplace safety and health — were informed that their layoff notices were "hereby revoked." Other administration news is on Planned Parenthood funding, the continuing wake of USAID, and more.
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Missouri Supreme Court Permits Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
Parents do not have a right to secure treatment for a child that "the state legislature deems inappropriate for minors," the court ruled. The ban, known as the SAFE Act, is set to expire in 2027. Also in the news: New York, West Virginia, Idaho, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Connecticut.
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Thanks To New Treatments, 7 In 10 Cancer Patients Survive Over 5 Years
The milestone was reported Tuesday in a report from the American Cancer Society. The report estimated 4.8 million cancer deaths were prevented from 1991 to 2023, and many cancers have gone from death sentences to chronic diseases.
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First Edition: Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Denmark’s Vaccine Success Can’t Be Copied In The US; New Dietary Guidelines Don’t Make Sense
Editorial writers tackle these public health topics.
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New Way To Fight Alzheimer’s Uses Protein Found In Garlic
Johns Hopkins is exploring an Alzheimer's treatment that focuses on increasing hydrogen sulfide production at the cellular level. Meanwhile, researchers at Brown University have discovered a noninvasive way to predict the likelihood of people with mild cognitive impairment developing Alzheimer’s disease.
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