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Radiation May Be Redundant For Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

A study found that treatment with mastectomy, lymph-node surgery, and advanced anti-cancer drugs was sufficient for survival among women with early-stage breast cancer. Other news is on pancreatic cancer drugs, FDA warnings on unapproved botox, and more.

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Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.

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Viewpoints: Is Universal Child Care Really Possible?; Seniors Who Depend On SNAP Are Struggling

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, November 6, 2025

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Loss Of Telehealth During Shutdown Puts Medicare Patients In A Tough Spot

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

While health care providers wait for reimbursements to resume, they are either having patients pay up front or telling them to schedule an office visit. Both options have drawbacks for people who have difficulty accessing care. Plus, health care systems contend with the reverberations of the shutdown.

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‘Beyond Dire’: Understaffing, Facility Closures, Long Wait Times Plague VA

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Between December 2024 and August 2025, the VA reported a net loss of thousands of health care positions, at a time when the population of aging veterans is increasing. Other health care news related to the armed forces is on disability benefits, male breast cancer, and Air Force grooming standards.

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Appeals Court Appears Skeptical Of NIH Policy On Research Payments

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

At issue, STAT explains, is the multibillion-dollar question of whether the National Institutes of Health violated federal law when it announced a plan to slash support for research overhead.

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First Edition: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits

By Amanda Seitz November 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Small-business owners and their employees, who make up nearly half of the Obamacare marketplace, are worried about their health care and their livelihoods as insurance prices surge. Republicans, who have long opposed Obamacare, are at odds over how to respond to upset from one of their party’s most loyal constituencies.

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White House Calls This 9/11-Era Fund ‘Wasteful.’ Red and Blue States Rely on It.

By Don Thompson November 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

States from California to Texas say they rely on tens of millions in federal funding to help them prepare for the next pandemic, cyberattack, or mass-casualty catastrophe. The Trump administration wants to cut it.

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White House Bargaining With Lilly, Novo To Offer $149 Weight Loss Drugs

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The deal would allow TrumpRx to sell the low-dose medications and ensure that Medicaid and Medicare cover them. Eli Lilly also is negotiating for a government voucher that would expedite the FDA review of a weight loss pill it hopes to bring to market. Plus, an America-first battle for biotech.

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FDA Advisers To Discuss Regulations For Therapy Chatbots, Gen AI

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The FDA’s Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC) will meet Thursday to discuss how to regulate and mitigate the risks involved with new devices and forms of therapy that use AI. And in Ohio, lawmakers have proposed fines for companies whose chatbots promote self-harm.

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Maine Voters Give Families Leverage To Have Guns Taken From Relatives

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Pine Tree State’s red flag law that gives families the ability to seek court intervention will take effect in January. It comes in the wake of a mass shooting in Lewiston. More election news is regarding dementia research in Texas and a health care system’s expansion in Arizona.

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Ohio Hospital Searches For Possible On-Site Spread Of Legionnaires’ Cases

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The search was initiated after two patients in six weeks tested positive for the disease. Also: The Children’s Hospital Association announced plans to broaden its focus on pediatric health; nearly one in eight Minnesotans live in areas lacking hospital-based obstetrics; and more.

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Many More People Ages 45-49 Are Getting Screened For Colon Cancer

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Researchers found that facility-based colorectal cancer screening rates among younger adults increased about tenfold after U.S. guidelines changed the recommended screening age to 45. Other public health news is on young-onset dementia, salmonella, the impact of pollution reduction on infants, and more.

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Viewpoints: H.R. 1 Passage Threatens Contraceptive Access; Peer-To-Peer Prior Authorization Review Is A Farce

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into these public health issues.

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Shutdown Is Longest In US History; Jobless Benefits Could Be At Risk Next

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The federal closure is also slowing the economy, experts warn. Shutdown news also looks at SNAP payments, furloughed workers, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, November 5, 2025

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

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First Edition: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

November 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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An Arm and a Leg: This Health Economist Wants Your Medical Bills

By Dan Weissmann November 5, 2025 Podcast

A longtime health economist sets her sights on lowering Americans’ insurance premiums.

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