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Health Agencies Grappling With Fallout From Communications Freeze

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

At the federal level, NIH purchasing has been halted, an HHS authors’ article won’t be published, and the FDA’s diversity webpage detailing cancer studies has gone dark. At the state level, the blackout reverberates to North Carolina, which takes in billions of dollars for medical and biomedical research.

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Trump Administration Snuffs Out Proposal For Menthol Cigarette Ban

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

The ban would have been especially felt in Black communities and could have significantly cut down on the number of kids who start smoking. Plus: rolling back environmental protections for Black and Latino communities, poor medical care at border facilities, and more.

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US Halts Funding To Foreign Groups That Provide Abortion Services

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

The “Mexico City Rule,” long championed by Republicans, also withdraws funding from organizations that counsel or advocate such services. In other news, the Justice Department has curtailed efforts to prosecute abortion clinic protesters.

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Trump Cancels Security Detail For Former Covid Task Force Adviser Fauci

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

The AP reported that President Donald Trump told reporters in North Carolina on Friday that he wouldn’t feel any responsibility if harm befell him or others whose security teams were revoked. Dr. Anthony Fauci says he has hired his own security detail. Also in the news: rising rates of influenza.

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Record Number Of Americans Involved In Change Healthcare Data Breach

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

On Friday, UnitedHealth Group said 190 million people were affected by last year’s cyberattack. That’s about 55% of the country’s population and more than doubles the previous record.

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Health Experts Try To Find Common Ground With HHS Nominee RFK Jr.

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

Despite Kennedy’s anti-vaccine history, which greatly alarms professionals in the health sector, some see his promises to improve Americans’ diets as a step in the right direction. Also, with Kennedy’s hearings scheduled for this week, news outlets explore vaccine issues.

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First Edition: Monday, Jan. 27, 2025

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Montana Eyes $30M Revamp of Mental Health, Developmental Disability Facilities

By Sue O'Connell and Mike Dennison January 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The moves under consideration include relocating a residential facility for people with developmental disabilities, renovating the state’s psychiatric hospital, and opening a new unit of the hospital in Helena.

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An Arm and a Leg: The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — For Dysfunction and Profiteering in Health Care

By Dan Weissmann January 27, 2025 Podcast

The Lown Institute, a health care think tank, holds a contest every year for the most outrageous stories of greed in health care.

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Reporter Assesses Rise in Vaccine Exemptions, Gives Other Stories To Watch in 2025

January 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead made the rounds on local radio recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of his appearances.

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Health Providers Gird for Immigration Crackdown

By Vanessa G. Sánchez January 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Different states are offering starkly different guidelines to hospitals, community clinics, and other health facilities for interacting with immigrant patients as President Donald Trump issues a flurry of executive orders on immigration.

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What a US Exit From the WHO Means for Global Health

By Amy Maxmen January 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump’s new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.

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What Trump’s Executive Order on Gender Means for Trans Health Care

By Bram Sable-Smith January 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In his first days in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on gender that affects transgender health care. The order aims to directly limit care for trans people incarcerated in federal prisons, but the broader implications on health aren’t clear-cut.

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Viewpoints: US Withdrawal From WHO Will Have Dire Global Effects; States Must Stay Attentive On Abortion Rights

January 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers dissect these public health issues.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

January 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on baby formula, disabilities, gun violence, and more.

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Doxy-PEP Is Working: Fewer Gay Men In Calif. Catching Chlamydia, Syphilis

January 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

A pair of studies by San Francisco researchers found that rates for the two common STIs also fell in bisexual men and transgender women when doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis was prescribed after sex. Other news comes from Maryland, North Carolina, Colorado, Delaware, and New York.

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Clinical Trial Diversity Caught In Crossfire Of Trump’s Ban On DEI

January 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

In the rush to get rid of all FDA website pages referencing diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Trump administration has removed many drug and medical device trials that include people of different ethnic and economic backgrounds. The move could affect how drugs and medical devices are tested. Other news is on Senate hearings, VA affairs, immigration, and more.

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Meta’s Facebook, Instagram Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Content

January 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

The posts and accounts that were obscured or removed were restored after The New York Times started asking questions. Meta cites its policy against selling pharmaceutical drugs on its platforms without proper certification and acknowledged some “over-enforcement.” Meanwhile, some states are proposing legislation that would classify abortion as a homicide, potentially leading to charges against patients.

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Trump Pardons 23 Abortion Protesters; Vance To Attend March For Life Today

January 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump, who is traveling today, is scheduled to address the crowd through a video message. The rally, in its 52nd year, is expected to bring an estimated 150,000 marchers and will end at the Capitol. Organizers plan to focus their attention on state-level abortion battles.

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UnitedHealth Group Chooses Tim Noel To Replace Slain CEO

January 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

Noel most recently led UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare division — one of the company’s most profitable lines of health insurance, Stat reported. Meanwhile, a new report says slaying suspect Luigi Mangione had complained about suffering physical and psychological injuries at his fraternity.

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