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First Edition: Thursday, July 17, 2025

July 17, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Los Angeles Weighs a Disaster Registry. Disability Advocates Warn Against False Assurances.

By Miranda Green July 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Amid increasingly frequent natural disasters, several states have turned to registries to prioritize help for vulnerable residents. But while some politicians see these registries as a potential solution to a public health problem, many disability advocates say they endanger residents with mobility problems by giving a false sense of security.

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Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.

By Paula Span July 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Significant numbers of older people have the condition. Many find relief with an effective treatment that is being more widely prescribed.

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Tal vez no es la edad, quizás tienes anemia

By Paula Span July 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Los síntomas de la anemia —cansancio, dolor de cabeza, calambres en las piernas, frío, disminución de la capacidad para hacer ejercicio, confusión mental— a menudo se atribuyen al envejecimiento mismo.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 16, 2025

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medicare doc pay increase, funding shifts by White House, mifepristone access, early cancer detection tests, veteran DNA donations, and more.

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Viewpoints: Amid Growing Federal Distrust, State Health Departments Should Step Up Vaccine Guidance

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health topics.

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‘Underwhelming’: Doc Groups Criticize Proposed Medicare Payment Increase

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

Separately, Medicare is proposing “efficiency” pay cuts that would hit specialists. Also: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wants to repeal some of the new Medicaid cuts; LGBTQ+ Americans may face a “Medicaid coverage cliff” from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Report: Anti-Addiction Funding Withheld By Trump Administration

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

CDC sources tell NPR that the Trump administration has delayed and might cancel roughly $140 million in grants to fund fentanyl overdose response efforts, known as the Overdose Data To Action program or OD2A. Other health programs facing funding cuts are also in the news

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Doctors Warn Against ‘Coffee Enema’ Alternative Wellness Trend

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medical experts advise that the purported benefits of of the procedure lack scientific evidence and actually could be hazardous. In other public health news: Declining vaccine rates might signal a resurgence in infectious diseases; measles and covid cases climb; and more.

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Minnesota Nurses Association Set To Ratify Contract For 15,000 Nurses

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

The contract, which was reached after months of negotiations and averted a strike, addresses staffing, workplace safety, and fair wages. Meanwhile, some Baltimore nurses prepare to go on strike. Also in the news: the impact of federal cuts in Texas, go-bags for seniors’ hospital visits, and more.

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Mifepristone Access May Be Limited In West Virginia, Appeals Court Rules

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

A divided 4th Circuit Court found that GenBioPro’s argument regarding the abortion pill “falls well short of expressing a clear intention to displace the states’ historic and sovereign right to protect the health and safety of their citizens.”

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Are Early Detection Cancer Blood Tests Ready For Patients? Study To Decide.

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

The National Cancer Institute-funded study, which will include up to 24,000 people, will screen for a variety of cancers. More news is on dogs detecting Parkinson’s; progress in the Influenza Vaccines Research and Development Roadmap Initiative; and more.

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First Edition: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

July 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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A Million Veterans Gave DNA To Aid Health Research. Scientists Worry the Data Will Be Wasted.

By Darius Tahir July 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Retired service members donated genetic material to help answer health questions for not only others in the military but all Americans, creating one of the largest repositories of health data in the world. The Trump administration is dragging its heels on agreements to analyze it with supercomputers.

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Lost in Translation: Interpreter Cutbacks Could Put Patient Lives on the Line 

By Vanessa G. Sánchez July 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Recent federal reductions in funding for language assistance and President Donald Trump’s executive order designating English as the official language of the United States have some health advocates worried that millions of people with limited English proficiency will be left without adequate support and more likely to experience medical errors.

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Viewpoints: AI Has Alarming Effects On Mental Health; Clinical Research Studies Are Risky After DOGE Cuts

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health topics.

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CMS Proposes 2.5% Medicare Doctor Pay Rate Increase In 2026

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

Separately, CMS is proposing to start a competitive bidding program for medical goods such as glucose monitors and insulin pumps, Modern Healthcare reports. Also: Rural hospitals look to add services as a potential way to weather the looming cuts.

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HHS Reviews Create Bottlenecks At Indian Health Service Facilities

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

New HHS contract reviews are delaying care and filling of vacancies, IHS insiders tell Stat News. Meanwhile, KFF Health News dives into rehabilitation hospitals.

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Mass Overdose Event In Baltimore Hospitalizes More Than 2 Dozen

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

The event, caused by a bad batch of an unspecified drug, prompted a surge in 911 calls. Experts think a potent batch of fentanyl might have caused the overdoses and that the specific blend is still out there. Other states making news: Iowa, New York, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

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Menopause In Focus: 15 States Launch Bills Supporting Women’s Health

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

The legislation relates to insurance coverage for menopause care, awareness and education, and clinician training. More news is on weight-loss drugs and kids, medicine recalls, and more.

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