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While Politicos Dispense Blame, These Doctors Aim To Take Shame Out of Medicine

By Charlotte Huff November 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Clinicians and researchers are starting to embrace an effort to develop what’s known as “shame competence” in physicians to combat burnout and prevent that uncomfortable emotion from being passed along to patients.

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Is Covid During Pregnancy Linked to Autism? What a New Study Shows, and What It Doesn’t

By Céline Gounder November 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Massachusetts researchers examine how growth and learning are subtly shaped among children whose mothers had covid while pregnant.

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Louisiana tardó meses en alertar a la población tras la muerte de dos bebés durante un brote de tos ferina

By Rosemary Westwood, WWNO November 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Cuando hay un brote de una enfermedad prevenible con vacunas, funcionarios habitualmente alertan a los residentes, difunden actualizaciones sobre la amenaza creciente, y promueven las dosis.

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Qué pueden hacer los consumidores frente al caos del Obamacare

By Michelle Andrews November 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Aunque la temporada de inscripciones ya está en marcha, el futuro de los subsidios ampliados —que hacen más accesible el seguro para el 92% de las personas inscritas— sigue siendo incierto.

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With Tylenol Deal, Kimberly-Clark Has Worst Day Since Stock Crash Of 1987

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

Despite Wall Street’s reaction, the consumer products giant is betting it can withstand attacks on Tylenol-maker Kenvue from President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., The New York Times reported. Kimberly-Clark has long been interested in Kenvue’s business, sources said.

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Study Links Melatonin Use With Heart Failure; Experts Call For More Research

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

Sleep medicine experts and cardiologists are urging the public not to panic, The Washington Post reported. Other news is on teen vaping, pig kidney transplants, the impact of gun blasts on the brain, and more.

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Former VP Dick Cheney, Who Received Heart Transplant At Age 71, Dies At 84

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

A statement from his family said the cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, The New York Times reported. Widely regarded as the most powerful vice president in U.S. history, he suffered from coronary problems for most of his adult life. A staunch conservative on most issues, he advocated for states’ rights on same-sex marriage.

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Viewpoints: Doctor Speaks Out About The Harms Of Cutting SNAP; Real-Life SNAP Users Are Not Who You Envision

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss SNAP, Parkinson’s, and addiction.

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Administration Will Partially Fund SNAP, But It Could Take Months

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

November benefits will be paid out from the remaining $4.65 billion available in contingency funds. However, because of states’ outdated systems, the reduced benefits rollout might be delayed. Up to 42 million Americans have been affected. Meanwhile, Maryland says it will pay full SNAP benefits.

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Medical Specialty Groups Implore Congress To Thwart Medicare Pay Cut

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

The 34 groups contend the efficiency adjustment policy recently issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would “have wide-ranging consequences, including significant financial pressures that could limit patient access to medical care.”

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Maine Will Vote On Red Flag Gun Law Two Years After Deadly Mass Shooting

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

At issue is whether to make it easier for families to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person’s access to guns, AP reported. Other states making news: Illinois, Florida, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Louisiana.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, November 4, 2025

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

November 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Congressional Stalemate Creates Chaos for Obamacare Shoppers

By Michelle Andrews November 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

This year, Affordable Care Act marketplace consumers will need to be more informed than ever to navigate their health coverage choices.

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Louisiana Took Months To Sound Alarm After Two Babies Died in Whooping Cough Outbreak

By Rosemary Westwood, WWNO November 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Louisiana health officials appear to have deviated from the usual steps for public health communications amid a whooping cough outbreak after it killed two infants.

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Qué ocurre cuando tus médicos ya no están en la red de tu aseguradora

By Bram Sable-Smith November 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

En todo el país, las disputas contractuales son comunes, con más de 650 hospitales involucrados en conflictos públicos con aseguradoras desde 2021.

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Gobierno de Trump ordena a programas estatales de Medicaid que ayuden a identificar a inmigrantes indocumentados

By Phil Galewitz November 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes advierten que esta decisión sin precedentes podría llevar a que algunas personas pierdan su cobertura médica simplemente por no haber entregado a tiempo la documentación.

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Domestic Violence Support Depends Heavily On Shaky Federal Funding

November 3, 2025 Morning Briefing

The 19th reports that many domestic violence support programs have already been reorganized or shuttered, and President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would defund more. Other administration news is on the impact of USAID cuts, Texas’ role in the Make America Healthy Again movement, and more.

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New York Judge Upholds Abortion Shield Laws, Dismisses Texas Lawsuit

November 3, 2025 Morning Briefing

The lawsuit was an attempt by Texas’ attorney general to compel a New York court to enforce a penalty by a Texas judge on a physician, Dr. Margaret Carpenter, barring her from sending abortion medication out of state. More news comes from California, North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, West Virginia, and New Jersey.

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All Of The Americas Might Lose Measles-Elimination Status This Week

November 3, 2025 Morning Briefing

The hard-won status, which the Americas held for more than a quarter of a century, is on target to be lost because of a major outbreak in Canada of more than 5,100 confirmed and probable measles cases. The virus is considered endemic if an outbreak extends for 12 months.

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