Viewpoints: GLP-1s Not Ready To Treat Addictions; AI Could Solve Antibiotic Resistance, If The Market Allows It
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A Month After Launch, TrumpRx Faces Lack Of Metrics, Drug Availability
STAT reports that administration officials have declined to offer details on the number of new drugs expected to be added, when that might happen, or how many people have used the site.
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Study: GLP-1s May Help Fight Addiction To Smoking, Alcohol, Opioids
Meanwhile, Eli Lilly has launched an Employer Contract, its direct-to-employer platform for GLP-1s. Plus, researchers find that most patients can keep the weight off with less frequent GLP-1 shots.
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Texas ICE Facility That’s On Lockdown For Measles Has Contract Reassessed
The Department of Homeland Security has faced growing scrutiny over the living conditions at Camp East Montana, a detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso. Plus: A Haitian man has died at an Arizona detention center after suffering an untreated toothache, his brother says.
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RFK Jr. Decides What Public Health Proof Is Within HHS Purview, DOJ Says
In a lawsuit challenging the legality of changes made to the country's vaccine policy, the government contends Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may choose what evidence to consider and whom to consult, Stat reported.
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At Hearing, House GOP Scolds Minn. Governor Over Medicaid Fraud Scandal
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said the government has flooded his state with ICE agents "under the guise of combating fraud." Plus: The New York Times reviewed nearly 200 lawsuits challenging the president's power to withhold funding, including from hospitals that don’t alter their services and nonprofits that don’t embrace his gender views.
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First Edition: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Patients Trust Expertise, But Not When They Feel Belittled; CMS Shouldn’t Fund Excess Cancer Drugs
Editorial writers examine these public health issues.
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CVS Warns Tenn. Bill Would ‘Devastate’ Access, Force 134 Pharmacies To Close
Legislation in the state Senate would ban pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — such as CVS Caremark — from owning or controlling pharmacies in Tennessee.
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2 Patient-Assistance Charity Groups Merge To Form $800M Foundation
The merger of the Patient Advocate Foundation and the Patient Access Network Foundation will allow them to better serve low- and middle-income patients facing rising health care costs, leaders say. Also: Insurers react to CMS' proposed 2027 Medicare Advantage rates.
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Jury Finds Father Of Georgia School Shooting Suspect Guilty Of Murder
Colin Gray, who gave his teenage son a gun for Christmas, was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. His sentencing will take place at a later date. Other news from around the nation is on drug affordability in Virginia; mental health courts in California; and more.
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US Maternal Mortality Rate Dipped Again In 2024, CDC Data Indicate
Black women — with 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live births — and those aged 40 and older — with 62.3 deaths per 100,000 live births — had the highest mortality rates, according to CDC data. The 2024 U.S. maternal mortality rate is the lowest it has been since 2018.
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Scientists Forge Autism Advisory Panel To Advance Research, Understanding
The group, established as a check on perceived politicization of its federal counterpart by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., includes scientists who previously served on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. Both panels are set to meet March 19.
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HHS Postpones Third Straight Meeting Of US Preventive Services Task Force
The group that makes recommendations on preventive health care services has not met in a year, and this latest meeting has not been rescheduled. Meanwhile, the Camp East Montana immigration facility in Texas is off-limits to outsiders amid a measles outbreak.
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First Edition: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Nanoparticle mRNA Therapy Could Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
The "nanoparticle" system sends genetic instructions via mRNA directly to the cells that produce insulin, blocking the body's immune system attack on insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. However, the study was conducted in laboratory and animal models and not in humans, Fox News reported. Plus: The GLP-1 link to osteoporosis and gout; the use of ivermectin to treat cancer; and more.
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Viewpoints: CDC Chaos Strains Local Public Health Departments; It’s Unaffordable To Be Uninsured
Editorial writers discuss these public health issues.
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Minnesota Sues HHS, CMS In Fight Over $243M In Medicaid Funds
The Trump administration wants to temporarily withhold some Medicaid funding from Minnesota, citing fraud concerns. State officials warn the move could force cuts to health care for low-income families.
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CMS Suspends Elevance From Medicare Advantage Plans, Cites Noncompliance
Starting March 31, Elevance Health no longer may enroll people in its Medicare Advantage plans after it failed to submit required data about members' health conditions over a seven-year period. The suspension will not affect the 1.9 million people already enrolled.
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