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Listen: Some Scientists Speak Out on Deep Cuts to National Cancer Institute, While Others Flee

By Rachana Pradhan July 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. has made enormous progress reducing cancer mortality since the 1990s, partly due to significant investment in research at the National Cancer Institute. But scientists say the Trump administration has been hollowing out the agency in its push to dramatically shrink the federal government.

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Alcohol pads, syringes, vaccines, and bandages lie on a tray at a pediatrician's office

Por temor a perder la cobertura de Medicaid, padres se apresuran a vacunar a sus hijos

By Jackie Fortiér July 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A lo largo del país, pediatras dicen que padres ansiosos están preocupados por si continuará habiendo acceso a las vacunas infantiles de rutina.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes

July 24, 2025 Podcast

Medicaid may have monopolized Washington’s attention lately, but big changes are coming to the Affordable Care Act as well. Meanwhile, Americans are learning more about what’s in Trump’s big budget law, and polls suggest many don’t like what they see. Julie Appleby of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews historian Jonathan Oberlander to mark Medicare’s 60th anniversary.

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Bill Would Force Hospitals To Disclose Minimal Gestational Age They Treat

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2025 is set to be introduced today by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. The bill would require hospitals to inform parents if they have the capacity to care for extremely premature infants.

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Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: Bold Steps By States Can Alleviate Medicaid Cuts; MINI Act Will Help Genetically Targeted Therapies

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health topics.

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Thimerosal-Containing Flu Vaccines No Longer OK In US, Kennedy Decides

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

The change won’t affect most people seeking the flu vaccine because thimerosal is not added to single-dose vials; it’s added only to multidose vials to prevent bacteria from growing. The HHS secretary made the decision because a CDC director, who typically does so, has not been installed.

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State Department Plans To End PEPFAR As We Know It, Documents Show

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

The New York Times says it has obtained planning documents detailing major changes for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The program would morph from one that provides medicines to prevent the global spread of HIV to one that focuses on the detection of outbreaks such as Ebola and the creation of new markets for American drugs, the documents say. A State Department spokeswoman said the report had not been finalized.

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Some GOP Senators Hope To Extend ACA Subsidies In Next Health Bill

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

The broader Republican caucus isn’t focused on the subsidies, however, with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., saying simply that “it’s on the radar.” Other legislation in the news is about private health care for veterans and foreign aid.

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Kaiser Permanente To Stop Gender-Affirming Surgeries For Under-19s

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

The nonprofit health care provider will continue to provide all other gender-affirming care. The California Nurses Association has criticized the decision as “giving in to government overreach.” Meanwhile, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is shuttering its youth gender-affirming care program.

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EPA Aims To Bring Back Herbicide That Was Twice Banned By Federal Courts

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday its plans to reregister the herbicide dicamba. Other environmental news is on the “boiling frog effect” of extreme climate events, FEMA flood aid in Maryland and Texas, and more.

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Researchers Are One Step Closer To A Universal Cancer Vaccine

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

University of Florida’s Dr. Elias Sayour says the vaccine would work by “waking the immune system up against something that looks dangerous, and then that response spills over to recognize and reject the tumor.” Plus: a breakthrough in the fight against pancreatic cancer.

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Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills South Carolina Patient

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

This is the second U.S. death caused by Naegleria fowleri this year. Separately, two children are recovering from the mosquito-borne La Crosse virus in Tennessee. Plus, covid and measles cases are creeping up in some parts of the country.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 24, 2025

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Thursday, July 24, 2025

July 24, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Tribal Health Officials Work To Fill Vaccination Gaps as Measles Outbreak Spreads

By Arielle Zionts July 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Native American tribes and health organizations are hosting clinics and calling patients to counteract low measles vaccination rates and limited access to health care as the disease spreads across the country.

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Watch: What Are Medicaid Work Requirements?

By Renuka Rayasam July 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News’ Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know about Medicaid work requirements.

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Republicans Eye Medicare Advantage Rule Changes, But Maybe Not Just Yet

July 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

At a subcommittee hearing, lawmakers expressed a willingness to legislate prior authorization and “upcoding” practices used by insurers. It’s not clear when they might take action in light of a packed health policy agenda in the wake of passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Trans Women Must Now Compete In US Men’s Olympic Competitions

July 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

On Monday, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee changed eligibility rules to bar transgender women from women’s competitions, falling in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order. Also: an effort to erase NCAA trans athlete records.

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Popular Reusable Period Products Found To Contain ‘Forever Chemicals’

July 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

A study of 59 reusable hygiene products — including period underwear, menstrual cups, and reusable incontinence items — detected toxic PFAS, researchers report. Separately, a Tennessee judge ruled the state’s ban on advising minors about out-of-state abortions violates First Amendment rights.

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