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UCLA Science Research Grants Must Be Restored, Federal Judge Rules

August 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

The federal government has until Aug. 19 to comply with the order or explain why it couldn’t. Only NSF grants are covered by this order. Grants from the NIH and Energy Department are not affected. “UCLA should have considerably more leverage … in resisting Trump administration demands that wrongly take research hostage for political dealmaking,” a lawyer representing researchers said.

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Monarez: CDC Will Be Guided By ‘Rational, Evidence-Based Discourse’

August 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

The CDC director spoke with staffers about the dangers of misinformation and rebuilding trust in the agency. Meanwhile, authorities confirmed vaccine mistrust motivated the gunman to attack the CDC campus — a day after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to discuss a motive.

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First Edition: Aug. 13, 2025

August 13, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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An Arm and a Leg: A Wild Health Insurance Hustle

By Dan Weissmann August 13, 2025 Podcast

A couple in New York thought they bought insurance. Instead, they got fake “jobs.”

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Medicaid Cuts Could Have Vast Ripple Effects in This Rural Colorado Community

By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio August 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In rural Colorado and across rural America, Medicaid is a lifeline, especially for people who wouldn’t otherwise have easy access to health care. That includes low-income seniors who need supplemental coverage in addition to Medicare, and people of all ages with disabilities.

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Viewpoints: No One Is Left To Protect The US From Biothreats; ‘Alternative Facts’ Are Destroying Public Health

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle these public health issues.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, August 12, 2025

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

In Promising Trial, Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Helped Patients Live Longer

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

As NBC News reported, people with pancreatic cancer survived for an average of 29 months and lived recurrence-free for more than 15 months post-vaccination — far longer than the rates of resectable cancers. A randomized phase 2 trial is being held to test the durability of the vaccine.

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Buoyed By MAHA, Anti-Sunscreen Fad Emerges — To Dermatologists’ Dismay

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Social media influencers skeptical of sunscreen ingredients are advocating for natural alternatives, but health experts maintain sunscreen is one of the most effective tools for preventing skin cancer. “Ultraviolet radiation is a known carcinogen,” said Adam Friedman, a professor of dermatology.

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As Kennedy Visits Bullet-Riddled CDC, Critics Insist He Stop Vaccine Rhetoric

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

The HHS secretary also met with the widow of officer David Rose. Meanwhile, the agency says it is adding safety and security measures before it brings back employees, who are reeling from the trauma and have the option of working remotely this week. “I think most of us would very much like the next message we hear from [Kennedy] to begin with ‘I hereby resign,’” one staffer said.

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For Two Companies, State Department Resumes Nutrition Aid Orders

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Some famine experts are optimistic about the government’s decision to ship U.S.-made ready-to-use therapeutic food — it’s a start — but one notes: “What we haven’t seen yet … is any indication that programs and funding that were meant to address long-term food security will be resumed.”

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Doctors Are Working Harder For Less Pay, Report Shows

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Stalled reimbursements from both private and public insurers — which means less net revenue — and an increase in practitioners’ workload since the start of the pandemic could mean less access for patients. Also in the news: rural ERs; Blue Cross’ antitrust deal; and more.

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Telehealth Has Unlocked Abortion Access In South And Midwest: Study

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

A study released Monday in JAMA found that the rates of telehealth abortion were notably highest in states with abortion bans. Also: news on birth control, in-utero procedures, and more.

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Using mRNA Shots ‘No Longer Viable,’ NIH Chief Says; FDA Might Rescind Covid Vaccine For Kids Under 5

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who opposed most covid mandates, said on Steve Bannon’s podcast Saturday that “a large fraction of the population” distrusts mRNA shots and that the technology is “promising but not yet ready for prime time for vaccines.” The mRNA vaccines for covid are widely credited with saving millions of lives.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025

August 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Experts Say Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors

By Arielle Zionts August 12, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Some doctors and the groups that represent them say physicians’ extensive training leads to better emergency care, and that some hospitals are trying to save money by not hiring them. They support new laws in Indiana, Virginia, and South Carolina that require physicians to be on-site 24/7.

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Considering a Life Change? Brace for Higher ACA Costs

By Julie Appleby August 12, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Consumers contemplating an early retirement or starting a business should calculate how Trump administration and congressional policy changes could increase their health insurance costs — and plan accordingly.

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Guía para encontrar seguro de salud a los 26

By Elisabeth Rosenthal August 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Es muy probable que tengas menos opciones en el mercado que las que tenías en el plan de tus padres. Prepárate para hacer cambios y concesiones.

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Supreme Court Is Formally Petitioned To Reverse Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

August 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

The appeal, which comes 10 years after the historic Obergefell case, is being brought by Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing marriage licenses to a same-sex couple.

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VA Hospitals Having Difficulty Wooing Doctors, Nurses Amid Federal Turmoil

August 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Internal documents examined by ProPublica show nearly 4 in 10 of the approximately 2,000 doctors offered jobs from January through March turned them down — quadruple the rate during the same period last year — because the doctors worried the jobs weren’t stable.

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