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First Edition: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

May 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Federal Cuts Ripple Through a Bioscience Hub in Rural Montana

By Katheryn Houghton Updated May 27, 2025 Originally Published May 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana, is one of only a few dozen research facilities of its type. The threat of staffing and grant cuts has town leaders worried and has added to long-standing tension around the lab’s presence in this politically conservative region.

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A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequences

By Paula Span May 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

What are known as transient ischemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke, new research finds.

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Un mini accidente cerebrovascular puede tener graves consecuencias

By Paula Span May 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Los síntomas neurológicos que indican un AIT, un accidente isquémico transitorio o un mini accidente cerebrovascular, muchas veces no se toman en cuenta.

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Journalists Talk Medicaid Cuts and New Limitations on Weight Loss Drugs and Covid Shots

May 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ to Brokers

By Julie Appleby May 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House

May 23, 2025 Podcast

The House narrowly passed a budget reconciliation bill, including billions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy along with billions of dollars in cuts to health program spending. But the Senate is expected to make major changes to the measure before it can go to President Donald Trump for his signature. This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.

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Trying To Win More GLP-1 Patients, Novo Nordisk Looks To Telehealth

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

Stat reports on the unlikely collaboration between telehealth providers and manufacturers. Other health industry news is on the rising popularity of fractional chief financial officers, and the sentencing of a former senior partner at McKinsey & Company regarding OxyContin sales.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to spend some time with over the long weekend. Today’s selections are on chronic disease, hearing loss, a gonorrhea vaccination program, and more.

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Viewpoints: GOP Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt The Neediest; Banning Fluoride In Water Is A Dangerous Decision

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health topics.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

Health cuts in the tax bill; MAHA report on kids’ health; covid vaccines, variants; GLP-1 drugs; cancer deaths; and more. Plus, weekend reads.

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Alarm Bells Sound Over Deep Health Care Cuts In House-Passed Tax Bill

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

Health groups and news outlets dive into the nitty-gritty of the legislation — provisions related to food stamps, insurance for low-income immigrants, and transgender health care — as well as the big changes to Medicaid. Meanwhile, Republican senators say some of those deep cuts won’t survive their chamber.

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RFK Jr.’s MAHA Commission Draws Dark Picture Of Kids’ Health In Report

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Trump administration released a 72-page report Thursday outlining its take on what’s driving “a chronic disease crisis” among children in the U.S. Among the culprits cited are ultra-processed foods, excessive use of prescriptions drugs, and lifestyle factors.

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FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Monovalent Covid Vaccine For Fall

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

Vaccine advisers to the FDA decided Thursday that only strains of the JN.1 variant should be targeted by updated versions of covid vaccines that will be available next fall and winter. Separately, cases of the new covid variant NB.1.8.1 have been detected in the U.S.

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US Alcohol-Associated Cancer Deaths Doubled Over Last Three Decades

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

The new analysis looks at data from 1990 to 2021. Meanwhile, in some areas with water sources known to have high levels of PFAS, beer was found to be contaminated. Other cancer news explores the link between taurine and leukemia growth, GLP-1 use and lower cancer risks, and more.

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Inspection Of VA In Fla. Finds Expired Equipment, Unsecured Medications

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

Health News Florida reports on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ investigation into the Gainesville Veterans Health System, which was given seven recommendations for improvement. Other states making news include Texas, Arizona, Wyoming, North Carolina, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.

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First Edition: Friday, May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: KFF Health News’ First Edition will not be published Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Look for it in your inbox Tuesday.

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Republicanos buscan castigar a estados que ofrecen seguro de salud a inmigrantes sin papeles

By Phil Galewitz and Christine Mai-Duc May 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Estos estados, la mayoría liderados por demócratas, dan seguro médico a algunos inmigrantes de bajos ingresos —a menudo niños—, independientemente de su estatus migratorio.

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Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

By Phil Galewitz and Christine Mai-Duc May 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.

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Trump’s Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk.

By Stephanie Armour May 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The FDA will encourage new clinical trials on the widely used vaccines before approving them for children and healthy adults. The requirements could cost drugmakers tens of millions of dollars and are likely to leave boosters largely out of reach for hundreds of millions of Americans this fall.

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