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West Nile Cases Up; Many People Don’t Know The Right Way To Use Bug Spray

September 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

Colorado has more than double the cases of West Nile virus of any other state, the CDC says. But the virus — spread by mosquitoes — is also on the rise in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and elsewhere. Concerningly, most Americans don’t know how to properly apply mosquito repellant, a poll shows.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, September 30, 2025

September 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

September 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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El crecimiento del empleo en salud se ve empañado por medidas contra inmigrantes y recortes a Medicaid

By Phillip Reese September 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Según economistas, las medidas del presidente Donald Trump contra la inmigración y los recortes a los programas de seguro público amenazan con frenar el crecimiento del sector.

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How To Pick the Right Cosmetic Surgeon

By Fred Schulte September 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

While surgeons argue over who gets the best results, patients may struggle to make sense of credentials.

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Readers Speak Up for Patients Who Can’t, and for Kids With Disabilities

September 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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Doctors With Troubled Pasts Are Performing Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury

By Fred Schulte September 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Some injured patients say they wish they had tried harder to check the backgrounds of doctors and clinics they trusted, but those records are hard to find.

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Health Care’s Employment Growth Clouded by Immigration Crackdown, Medicaid Cuts

By Phillip Reese September 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The health care sector has accounted for nearly half of this year’s U.S. job growth. But economists say immigration crackdowns and Medicaid cuts could create a drag on the sector just as more workers are needed to support a growing population of older Americans.

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NC’s Medicaid ‘HOP’ Experiment Nixed; It ‘Saved My Life,’ One Recipient Says

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

Cancellation of the Healthy Opportunities Pilot, or HOP, has been especially disheartening for residents of Asheville and the surrounding counties, which are still recovering from Hurricane Helene that hit one year ago, The New York Times reported. More stories on Medicaid, SNAP, and hunger are from Maryland, California, Maine, Kansas, and elsewhere.

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Viewpoints: What 25 Years Of Mifepristone In The US Has Brought; Actions That Will Lower Drug Costs

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, September 29, 2025

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

No matter which app you’re into, KFF Health News has you covered: Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn as we break down health care headlines and policy.

Trump Issues New Tylenol Warning: Do Not Give It To Kids For ‘Any Reason’

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

The American Academy of Pediatrics maintains acetaminophen is safe for children over 12 weeks old to treat fevers. Also, the National Institutes of Health is launching the Autism Data Science Initiative, which will award $50 million to projects looking for the cause of autism.

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4 Million People May Lose Housing Assistance Under New Trump Plan

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

ProPublica obtained drafts of unpublished rules that could lead to work requirements, time limits on living in federally supported housing, and more. Other administration news is on visa fees, foreign aid, tariffs, and drug prices.

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ACA Subsidies Remain A Sticking Point As Government Shutdown Draws Nigh

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

Democrats are pressing for the extension of subsidies in the GOP-backed continuing resolution to fund the government. Republicans stand firm in putting off those negotiations until later. Top lawmakers from both parties are set to meet with the president today.

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Gunman Who Killed 4 At Manhattan Office Building Had CTE, Coroner Finds

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

In other news about the gun violence epidemic, the suspects in two separate mass shootings over the weekend in North Carolina and Michigan are both military veterans who had served in war zones.

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Summer Covid Surge Is Ebbing, Though ED Visits Are Highest For Kids Under 4

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

Wastewater sampling shows that the Northeast has the highest level of infections in the U.S. Plus, updates on the 2024-25 flu season, this year’s flu vaccine makeup, various food recalls, and more.

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Wyoming Maternity Desert Grows As Another County Stops L&D Services

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

When Banner Platte County Hospital pauses inpatient labor and delivery services in October, nine Wyoming counties won’t have obstetric care. Other news from around the nation is about an abortion bill in Ohio, Lilly’s fifth ‘gateway’ lab in California, and more.

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First Edition: Monday, Sept. 29, 2025

September 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules

By Phil Galewitz September 29, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Under a new law, many Americans will have to meet a work requirement to obtain and keep their Medicaid coverage. But due to an exemption, millions living in areas of high unemployment could be spared.

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Estados apuntan a los alimentos ultraprocesados ​con iniciativas bipartidistas

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett September 29, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Ahora los republicanos piden alimentos sanos en las escuelas, pero antes criticaban las iniciativas que sobre el tema presentaban los demócratas.

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