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A Dose Of Upbeat And Inspiring News

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

Today’s stories are on green beer, hologram doctors, spreading kindness, and more.

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Marines May Remove Troops With Skin Condition Affecting Mostly Black Men

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

The genetic skin condition, called pseudofolliculitis barbae, causes pain and scarring from shaving. Military.com reports that a new policy may mean that servicemembers who don’t respond to treatment and must stay on a shaving waiver may be let go “due to incompatibility with service.” Also: immigration; halting Agent Orange cleanup; removing mRNA vaccine references from grant applications; and more.

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Measles Outbreak Swells To Almost 260 As Afflicted Try Nonclinical Treatments

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

At least 34 people have been hospitalized in the outbreak that began in Texas. Health experts fear folks are following advice such as using cod liver oil and are not seeking medical help soon enough.

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Uncertain Future For Rural Hospitals As Medicaid, Medicare Changes Loom

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

The future of a subsidy program for broadband internet also is uncertain. If changes to any of these programs are made, the effects will hurt rural hospitals that rely on telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, and other technologies to help their patients. Other news is on a charity care settlement, the nursing home industry, and more.

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FDA Raids Maker of Poppers, A Party Drug HHS Chief Suggests Causes AIDS

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

It is unclear whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. knew about the raid. Also, the FDA is documenting injuries caused by nitrous oxide sold commercially, as inhaling it can cause dangerously low blood pressure. Other news links probiotic use to fever reduction in kids, discusses drug pricing, and more.

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Texas GOP Legislators Come After Medication Abortion

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

A bill would target tech companies and nonprofits that assist people seeking care, The 19th reports. In other state news: the Florida Senate passes a bill to study autism; Missouri nursing home staff shortages are among the worst in the nation; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, March 17, 2025

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

In Senate Hearing, Oz Steers Around Talk Of Medicaid Cuts

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

TV personality, heart surgeon, and CMS nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz touted three reforms to fix the U.S. health system: giving patients more information to navigate the system; using AI to ease paperwork burdens on doctors; and combating fraud, Politico reported. But he would not directly answer questions about the possibility of cuts to the Medicaid program.

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First Edition: Monday, March 17, 2025

March 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

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Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos

By Paula Andalo and Isabel Rubio, Factchequeado March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Republicans’ moves to scale back Medicaid are leading to more misinformation about immigrants, especially Latinos, circulating on social media platforms. The misconceptions include the myths that Latinos covered by Medicaid don’t work and that they use Medicaid significantly more than others.

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Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress

By Julie Rovner and Rachana Pradhan and Stephanie Armour Video by Hannah Norman March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Senate Finance Committee questioned Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. KFF Health News reporters discussed the biggest takeaways from the hearing.

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Without Federal Action, States Wrestle With Kratom Regulation

By Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A bill proposed by kratom industry advocates is prompting consideration — and some concern — in the Montana Legislature.

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Verificando cinco mitos sobre los latinos y Medicaid

By Paula Andalo and Isabel Rubio, Factchequeado March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Los recortes de gastos, la inmigración y Medicaid están bien arriba en la lista de prioridades en la agenda de Washington. Este clima politico ofrece un terreno fértil para que la desinformación y los mitos se multipliquen en las redes sociales.

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Scientist Whose Work Led FDA To Ban Food Dye Says Agency Overstated Risk

By Phil Galewitz Updated March 18, 2025 Originally Published March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Almost 40 years ago, Joseph Borzelleca published a study on red dye No. 3, a petroleum-based food coloring. The FDA cited his work to ban the additive in January. But Borzelleca says it’s safe.

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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants

By Arthur Allen March 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promising field of medical research.

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Journalists Share How Additives Enter Food Supply and Measles Harms Kids’ Immune Systems

March 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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‘Dead Zones’ Where Internet and Health Care Lag

By Sarah Jane Tribble March 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on sickle cell anemia, Xanax, microplastics, covid, and more.

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Viewpoints: Vaccine Success Has Led To Underestimating Severity Of Diseases; Measles, Not The Vaccine, Is Deadly

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers examine these public health issues.

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Health Employers In Arkansas Banned From Using Physician Noncompetes

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Arkansas is the latest state to limit noncompete agreements, Modern Healthcare reports, after Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill voiding such provisions in physician contracts. Other news is from Maryland, Missouri, Connecticut, Michigan, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and California.

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