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Vaccine Panel Proposes Splitting MMR, Varicella Shots For Kids Under 4

September 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

The recommendation stems from data that indicate young children have a small risk for febrile seizures. Public health experts question the motive behind the change, with one noting: “This feels like using a known, disclosed, managed risk to undermine confidence in the entire schedule.” Next up for ACIP review: hepatitis B, and vaccines given during pregnancy.

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US Shifts Strategy On Global Health Aid

September 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

After dismantling the United States Agency for International Development, the State Department will turn to multi-year bilateral agreements that require recipient nations to pony up funds for health initiatives while meeting “performance benchmarks.” Plus, the HHS overhaul remains blocked.

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Fight Over ACA Subsidies Will Decide Fate Of Stopgap Funding Bill In House

September 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

The House will vote today. The Republican measure would fund the government through Nov. 21, but Democrats say Congress won’t have the votes to get the bill passed unless it addresses health care policies. High on Democrats’ priority list is an extension of ACA subsidies, which would cost the government roughly $350 billion, the CBO estimates.

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Chemical Breakthrough Could Lower Some Drug Production Costs, Prices

September 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Researchers are exploring a cost-reducing pathway to produce one of the crucial building blocks in cholesterol-lowering drugs and antibiotics. Plus, news on specialty pharmacies; autoimmune drug production; obesity drug marketing; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, September 19, 2025

September 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

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First Edition: Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

September 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Listen: The Surprising Power of Pushback When Health Insurance Won’t Pay

By Jackie Fortiér September 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Denied coverage for preventive care? You’re not powerless. In this new episode of NPR’s “Life Kit” podcast, KFF Health News reporter Jackie Fortiér explores why denials happen and how to avoid common pitfalls.

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Exactech Will Pay $8M To Settle Lawsuits Over Defective Knee Implant Parts

By Fred Schulte September 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Whistleblower lawsuits alleged that Exactech covered up defects in knee implants while patient injuries mounted.

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Kennedy’s Take on Vaccine Science Fractures Cohesive National Public Health Strategies

By Stephanie Armour and Christine Mai-Duc and Amy Maxmen and Arthur Allen September 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A lack of faith in the soundness of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new direction has led states to explore enacting their own vaccine policies. A patchwork of divergent recommendations and requirements could result.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Ousted CDC Officials Clap Back at RFK Jr.

September 18, 2025 Podcast

Fired less than a month after being confirmed as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez appeared at a dramatic Senate hearing this week alongside another ousted CDC official and directly contradicted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s earlier testimony about why she was fired. Monarez told the Health, […]

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Viewpoints: Monarez Lays Out RFK Jr.’s Plan To Ruin Public Health Framework; Why Do So Few Women Take HRT?

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle these public health topics.

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Eli Lilly Study Shows Mounjaro As New Way To Fight Childhood Diabetes

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

The positive results show that the shot reduced blood sugar levels by an average of about 2% in kids as young as 10, as well as a 10% reduction in body weight after a year of treatment. Plus: how GLP-1 drugs could help patients on antipsychotics live longer; the link between medical imaging and blood cancer in kids; and more.

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Study: Vitamin B3 Linked To A Reduction In Skin Cancer Risk

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Researchers found the biggest reduction in risk among people who began taking B3 after their first skin cancer diagnosis. Other public health coverage is on the benefits of blueberries on infants’ immune systems, mental health, and more.

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Blind People Decry Changes To Iowa’s Independent-Living Program

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

A state training initiative ended a requirement that people in the program use sleep shades, or eye masks that block out all light. Former participants say the shades are critical to understanding how much a vision-impaired person can achieve in daily life, especially if the person is newly impaired.

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Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of the latest health research and news.

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Fired CDC Director Says RFK Jr. Wanted Her To Preapprove Vaccine Changes

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

In her Wednesday testimony before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Dr. Susan Monarez outlined how she was expected to preemptively approve changes to the childhood vaccine schedule without evidence or data and fire other scientists without cause.

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Health Insurers Will Cover All Vaccines Through 2026 With No Cost-Sharing

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Insurance company trade group AHIP says it will maintain coverage for all immunizations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that were in place on Sept. 1. The announcement comes as ACIP meets today and Friday to discuss various vaccinations.

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As Shutdown Risk Rises, Democrats Demand Health Care Policy Changes

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Democrats are eyeing a repeal of the Medicaid cuts passed in July and a long-term extension of expiring Obamacare tax subsidies. Meanwhile, Politico reports that President Donald Trump’s health care cuts may be felt sooner rather than later.

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NIH Alters System To Monitor Research Funds Sent To Foreign Scientists

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

An agency official says the current system, called FACTS, is wrought with discrepancies in figures. Others at the agency dispute that characterization, with one noting, “They needlessly broke a functioning system that only needed a few improvements.”

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, September 18, 2025

September 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

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