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Largest US Tuberculosis Outbreak On Record Happening Now In Kansas

January 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 67 active TB cases and 79 latent cases have been reported since the beginning of 2024 in Wyandotte and Johnson counties. Separately, a rare strain of bird flu has been detected at a farm in California’s Merced County.

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White House Halts Federal Grants And Loans, Rattling Health Agencies

January 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Although the memo specifically mentioned gender-affirming care, it is unclear how many other federal programs will be affected. It does not include Medicare. Meanwhile, NIH researchers can resume their work as long as they don’t violate the communications freeze, and the CDC was ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization immediately.

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Trump To Revamp Military Standards, Targeting Trans Troops And ‘Mental And Physical Health Conditions’

January 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

The president’s executive order cites diagnoses “that require substantial medication or medical treatment” and could affect many thousands of servicemembers. It likely also would stunt efforts to reduce the military stigma surrounding asking for help. Plus: Troops who were dismissed for not getting a covid shot will be reinstated with full back pay.

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HHS Nominee RFK Jr. Won’t Rule Out Seizing Drug Patents To Lower Prices

January 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would consider authorizing the government to seize from manufacturers the patents of high-dollar medicines that were developed with taxpayer money and give them to drug makers to bring down costs, Politico reports. Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups are unsure about whether to back his nomination. More news is on vaccine policy and skepticism.

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Walgreens Unlikely To Sell To Private Equity Firm Sycamore Partners

January 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Pharmacy chain Walgreens has been struggling for over a year and has been in talks to sell to Sycamore Partners, a deal that is now “mostly dead.” Meanwhile, some independent pharmacies are opting to not stock drugs that are under negotiation because of significant loss of revenue that they may sustain. Other news includes layoffs, cardiac device recalls, and more.

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Wyoming House Committee Passes Bills Making Abortion All But Impossible

January 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, Wisconsin Supreme Court race could determine the future of abortion in the state; Minnesota will implement insulin price cap; Denver hospital opens its free naloxone vending machine; and more.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025

January 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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A photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walking down a hallways surrounded by reporters and a TV news camera.

What RFK Jr. Might Face in His Nomination Hearings This Week

By Arthur Allen January 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Two Senate committees are expected to question Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system.

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A young teen girl stands as she scans her diabetic patch on her arm with her phone. She is dressed casually and has a backpack on as she focuses on managing her diabetes.

Schools Aren’t as Plugged In as They Should Be to Kids’ Diabetes Tech, Parents Say

By Phil Galewitz January 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

With continuous glucose monitors, students with Type 1 diabetes no longer have to visit the school nurse for a finger prick. But some parents say it falls to them to keep an eye on blood sugar levels from home or work — even though they may not be able to quickly reach their child when something’s wrong.

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A young teen girl stands as she scans her diabetic patch on her arm with her phone. She is dressed casually and has a backpack on as she focuses on managing her diabetes.

Las escuelas no están conectadas como debieran a la tecnología para afrontar la diabetes infantil

By Phil Galewitz January 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

En las escuelas, los maestros están atentos a las alarmas de los MCG de los teléfonos de los alumnos. Sin embargo, muchos dicen que no hay garantía de que un maestro pueda escucharlas.

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Viewpoints: A Biological Threat Could Slip Through The Cracks While US Agencies Are Paused

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health topics.

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Iowa Faces Backlash Over Swapping ‘Evolution’ For ‘Biological Change’

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

The current K-12 curriculum draft downplays human impacts on climate change, critics contend. The state is still reviewing feedback, and the draft has not been approved. Also in the news, transgender care in North Dakota; developmental disability costs in Montana and Maryland; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, January 27, 2025

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

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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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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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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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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