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North Dakota Might Ask Supreme Court To End Same-Sex Marriage

March 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

The resolution passed the Republican-led House last month but still needs Senate approval, which is not assured, AP reported. In other LGBTQ+ news, a federal judge questions the Pentagon’s transgender ban; President Donald Trump shares a link that included an image associated with the persecution of gay people during the Nazi regime; and more.

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Montana Judge Voids 2 Abortion Laws, Ruling They Added Unneeded Hardship

March 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

The laws, passed in 2023 and immediately halted by the courts, required those who use Medicaid to submit to unnecessary steps before receiving care, a district court judge determined. More abortion-related news comes from Wyoming, Kentucky, and Missouri.

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MRNA Research Might Be Next On List Of NIH Grant Cuts

March 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

NPR reports on the National Institutes of Health funding cuts with insight from two NIH staffers and one person familiar with NIH’s activities who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Also in research-related news, a lawsuit over the removal of two research papers from a government website, stranded Fulbright Scholars, and more.

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CMS Pulls Plug On Projects Aimed At Improving Care, Saving On Costs

March 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

One initiative that has been scrapped would have offered some generic drugs to Medicare enrollees for $2. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has backed off hospice oversight.

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EPA To Reassess Whether Greenhouse Gases Truly Do Damage Public Health

March 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

The agency in 2009 determined that six greenhouse gases posed health risks and put regulations in place to mitigate any harm. The Trump administration intends to revisit 31 of those environmental regulations. Plus, news outlets examine the effects of budget cuts, layoffs, and reduced services.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Thursday, March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Hospital Gun-Violence Prevention Programs May Be Caught in US Funding Crossfire

By Stephanie Wolf March 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Hospital-based violence intervention programs have operated in the U.S. since the mid-1990s. The public health approach to gun violence works, by many accounts. But recent moves by the White House are raising anxiety about the programs’ future.

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In Trump’s Team, Supplement Fans Find Kindred Spirits in Search of Better Health

By Darius Tahir March 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump’s health team has deep financial ties to the supplements industry. Now they’re poised to boost its growth and remake the government’s approach to health.

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Recortes federales pueden afectar a programas en hospitales de prevención de la violencia con armas de fuego

By Stephanie Wolf March 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

El objetivo de estos programas es identificar los factores sociales y económicos que contribuyeron a que una persona terminara en una sala de emergencias.

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Viewpoints: Women’s Health Sector Has Seen Tremendous Growth But Needs Investors, Leaders To Expand

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss the following public health topics.

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Abortion Reporting Requirements Are Now Too Risky, Advocacy Group Says

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Guttmacher data scientist Isaac Maddow-Zimet worries some of the information could be used to identify patients, AP reports. In other news, an Idaho health system is fighting the state’s abortion ban; a Louisiana mother in a cross-state abortion pill case pleads not guilty; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, March 12, 2025

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

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House Funding Bill Preserves Hospital Provisions, Omits Physician Pay Terms

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

The narrowly passed funding bill, which still must win Senate approval to avoid a government shutdown, extends certain programs through September. Separately, a bipartisan bill to expand fentanyl testing has been reintroduced in the Senate.

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Gilead’s HIV Drug Prevents Infection With One Shot A Year Instead Of Two

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

The company is planning a Phase 3 trial for the new formulation of lenacapavir, Stat reports. Other pharma and technology news is on microplastics and the spread of antibiotic-resistant superbugs; a successful artificial titanium heart trial; AI in hospitals; and more.

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Gender Dysphoria Lawsuit Could Raze Protections For Those With Disabilities

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

As The Washington Post notes, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits any entity receiving federal funds from discriminating against people with disabilities. Section 504 also says gender dysphoria may sometimes be considered a disability. Seventeen states are suing to overturn it.

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Texas-New Mexico Measles Outbreak Has Likely Spread To Oklahoma

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Two people from the Sooner State were reportedly exposed to the virus and followed safety measures to stop the spread. Meanwhile, as cases swell to 223 in Texas and 33 in New Mexico, health officials in California are warning about an exposure risk after a Los Angeles County resident tested positive.

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EPA To Shutter Environmental Justice Offices, A Blow For Minorities’ Health

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan in a memo. The work slated for elimination had aimed to ease the pollution that affects poor and minority communities. Also: older Black people in America die at higher rates; the Education Department slashes half its staff; and more.

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RFK Jr. Wants Artificial Food Dyes Removed From Foods Quickly

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. reportedly wants them gone before he leaves office. In related news, The Wall Street Journal reported that Kennedy also told the FDA to consider changes to a rule governing food additives deemed “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS.

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First Edition: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

March 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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