Sources: Patrol Chief, Some Agents To Exit Minneapolis After Nurse’s Killing
January 27, 2026
Morning Briefing
President Donald Trump will send border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to take over, AP reports. News outlets also cover the life and death of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, as well as the impact that immigration enforcement activity is having on those who need medical care.
CDC Vaccine Databases, Crucial For Managing Outbreaks, Are Out Of Date
January 27, 2026
Morning Briefing
Researchers found that nearly 90% of the databases that are no longer being updated are related to vaccinations and that updates largely stopped in March and April, after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the helm at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, January 27, 2026
January 27, 2026
Morning Briefing
We want to see your clever, heartfelt, or hilarious tributes to the policies that shape health care. Submit your poem — whether conventional, free-form, or haiku — by noon ET on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The winning poem will receive a custom comic illustration in the Morning Briefing on Feb. 13. Click here for the rules and to enter!
First Edition: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026
January 27, 2026
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Watch: A Strange Checkup Bill Revealed a Firefighter’s Kids Were Mistakenly Uninsured
By Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV
January 27, 2026
KFF Health News Original
This installment of InvestigateTV and KFF Health News’ “Costly Care” series explores how administrative errors can leave patients on the hook for bills they shouldn’t owe — sometimes with few options to correct a problem they didn’t create.
Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm
By Stephanie Armour
January 27, 2026
KFF Health News Original
Studies increasingly offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had covid infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed covid vaccine recommendations and cut research.
Doctors Increasingly See AI Scribes in a Positive Light. But Hiccups Persist.
By Michelle Andrews
January 27, 2026
KFF Health News Original
Patients say they find AI summaries of doctor visits user-friendly, but it’s not clear if their appointments are improving. In any case, doctors appear to be embracing the high-tech innovation.
Políticas del gobierno chocan con el conocimiento emergente sobre los daños a largo plazo de covid
By Stephanie Armour
January 27, 2026
KFF Health News Original
Estos hallazgos generan nuevas preocupaciones sobre las políticas relacionadas con covid durante la administración Trump, según investigadores.
Cada vez más médicos ven con buenos ojos a los asistentes de IA. Pero aún hay tropiezos
By Michelle Andrews
January 27, 2026
KFF Health News Original
Los médicos están considerando a estos asistentes de IA ambiental como una herramienta revolucionaria que les permite concentrarse en sus pacientes en lugar de en el teclado.
Not Just The Influencers: YouTube Clips From Doctors Also Lack Medical Proof
January 26, 2026
Morning Briefing
A study of 309 physician-generated videos — all relating to diabetes or cancer — found that two-thirds of them had low, very low, or no evidence to support their health claims.
Study Links Long-Term Alcohol Use To Increased Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
January 26, 2026
Morning Briefing
The new study suggests that those who drink heavily throughout their lifetime could be at a 91% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer. Meanwhile, health experts warn that research does not show that social isolation poses a greater threat to young adults than moderate alcohol consumption.
VA Workers Say Vets Lost A Champion Of Their Care After Minn. Nurse Killed
January 26, 2026
Morning Briefing
Alex Pretti, 37, spent his workdays caring for critically ill veterans in Minneapolis. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is encouraging nurses to “seek peer or professional counsel as needed.” Meanwhile, Pretti’s slaying has sparked a Second Amendment debate and a vow among Senate Democrats to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security, a move that could lead to a government shutdown.
Pediatrician Group Endorses Vaccines For 18 Diseases, In Break With CDC
January 26, 2026
Morning Briefing
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations, released Monday, remain mostly unchanged from last year. The CDC now recommends all children get vaccinated against only 11 diseases. Meanwhile, more parents are declining vitamin K shots for their newborns.
HHS Halts $5B In Public Health Grants. Hours Later, It Reinstates Them.
January 26, 2026
Morning Briefing
Bloomberg News reports that the pause was in order to evaluate whether activities were in “alignment with administration and agency priorities.” Also: A New York Times report finds that genetic data of more than 20,000 U.S. children that was held at the National Institutes of Health was misused for “race science.”
After Deadly Winter Storm, Subzero Temperatures Pose Danger To Millions
January 26, 2026
Morning Briefing
At least six people have died in the storm, including one in Austin from hypothermia. Dangerously cold temperatures are expected to continue across the U.S. through Friday.
First Edition: Monday, Jan. 26, 2026
January 26, 2026
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
An Arm and a Leg: Charity-Care Nonprofit Scales Up and Doubles Down
By Dan Weissmann
January 26, 2026
Podcast
“An Arm and a Leg” host Dan Weissmann talks with the founder of the charity-care nonprofit Dollar For about how it helped eliminate $55 million in medical bills last year.
