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A Texas appeals court overturned an injunction closing a Houston midwife's clinics after finding that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office used an anonymous email as the only evidence, The Texas Tribune reported.
Health and Human Services has eliminated reporting requirements for the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines and moved away from having a "federal official responsible for ACCV oversight." The National Vaccine Advisory Committee has been directed to consider "non-immunization strategies." The changes indicate the White House isn't "putting the brakes on Sec. Kennedy's mission to undermine immunization," one former NVAC panelist said.
“I’m confident that she knows what she is doing and will stand against those who do not,” Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said of Erica Schwartz. With Cassidy’s nod, The New York Times reported, it appears likely that the health committee will approve Schwartz’s nomination, teeing up a vote in the full Senate.
The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that many first-line treatments became ineffective over the past two decades. “There’s really no area of the world that isn’t seeing an increase” in resistance, one researcher said.
The agency has filed an appeal to reverse a court's decision last month that invalidated portions of a program integrity rule issued in 2025. Among the disputed portions were a $5 penalty for automatic reenrollments and a shortened enrollment period for the 2027 plan year, Fierce Healthcare reported.
An advisory panel recommended that compounding pharmacies be allowed to manufacture the drugs BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, and MOTS-c, Stat reported. The advisers will consider more compounds today. The recommendation is a win for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but the FDA must still make the final approval.
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Four people who developed an aggressive form of brain cancer all spent time at the location of the former Frankford Arsenal in Northeast Philadelphia. The building used to house the Philadelphia Police Department’s Narcotics Unit and currently is home to two schools, a food supplier, a veterinarian, and other businesses.
The legislation would allow doctors to determine whether an abortion is warranted after 24 weeks of pregnancy. Current state law outlines exceptions for late-term abortions, but "there is no way to encompass every possible exception,” said Rep. Christine Barber, a Democrat. The state Senate will vote on the measure by the end of next week.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 4,173 cases of cyclosporiasis in 41 states and is investigating more than 7,400 additional cases. The latest outbreak of the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite has sickened 72 people; the location was not identified. Health officials also have not identified what's causing the illnesses.
In one example from Oregon, Santiam Hospital & Clinics says it will become insolvent unless its proposed deal with Salem Health goes through by Aug. 1, Modern Healthcare reported. It has sought an emergency exemption from state review.
“America will lead the next generation of medical discovery by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. Science adviser Michael Kratsios called for science agencies to improve their methods for measuring returns on investments and prioritize physical sciences, chemistry, and biological sciences, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence, among other areas.
A Wall Street Journal analysis of new federal data found that healthcare providers were awarded nearly $15 billion in payouts last year — more than triple the amount for 2024. In related news, a Medicare spokesman on Wednesday said the system for resolving billing disputes is being “gamed."
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According to a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, researchers noted a 17% decrease in long-term sick leave among Danish workers who used GLP-1s compared with those who didn't use the medications. Also: Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly; and more.
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer enacted healthcare legislation that tackles hospital price caps and private equity's hospital purchases. More news from around the nation comes from Colorado, Ohio, California, Minnesota, Illinois, and Hawaii.
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