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Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs

May 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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First Edition: Thursday, May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Feds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners

By Taylor Sisk May 29, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration has paused implementation of a rule limiting miners’ exposure to airborne silica dust days after a federal court agreed to put it on hold to hear an industry challenge. The protections are meant to head off a surge in cases of black lung disease. Meanwhile, any enforcement of new standards might be meager due to workforce cuts.

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Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths

By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez May 29, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Federal cuts are hurting community organizations in California that provide language assistance services to people who speak limited English. Despite President Trump’s executive order declaring English the national language, millions in the U.S. need help navigating the health system.

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A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78,000.

By Arielle Zionts May 29, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Federal law says Medicaid must cover out-of-state emergency care. But a Florida man got a five-figure bill after a South Dakota hospital declined to charge his state’s Medicaid program.

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Recortes en servicios de idiomas generan temor a errores médicos, diagnósticos equivocados y muertes

By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez May 29, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Cerca de 69 millones de personas en el país hablan un idioma que no es inglés, y 26 millones de ellas hablan inglés, pero no con fluidez.

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Less Shiny But Safer Skittles? Mars Removes Chemical Targeted By RFK Jr.

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Skittles will no longer be made with titanium dioxide, a chemical additive that brightens colors and makes candy look shiny, but that has raised health concerns. Europe has banned the ingredient and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called it out as unhealthy.

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Iowa, Nebraska See First Measles Cases As National Infection Rate Declines

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Also in the news: A new covid variant has been detected in California and elsewhere in the U.S.; E. coli outbreak shows food safety pitfalls; and more.

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Study: People With Autism At Higher Risk Of Early-Onset Parkinson’s

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

A Swedish study finds that the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease before age 50 is four times higher in people with autism than those without. But a Parkinson’s diagnosis before that age is rare, including in people with autism. Other research explores diabetes, aging, covid, and more.

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Weight Loss Drug Prices Start To Drop; Will They Be Affordable?

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Drugmakers are introducing discounts and lower-cost options for consumers who have to pay for GLP-1 drugs out of pocket. News outlets look at the trend in pricing for drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. Other industry news is on CarePoint Health, layoffs, supplements, and more.

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Viewpoints: New Vaccine Guidance Impairs Good Medicine, Governance; Gendered Ageism Limits Our Potential

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health topics and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, May 28, 2025

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Food safety; Medicaid cuts; covid vaccine access; Planned Parenthood; chemical additives; autism and Parkinson’s; and more are in the news.

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US Pulls Covid Shot Recommendation For Children And Pregnant Women

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

Health officials reiterate a “need for evidence” on the benefits of repeated COVID vaccines. Separately, after withdrawing from the WHO, U.S. and Argentina are launching their own “international health system”. Plus, a deeper look at the health implications of Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill.”

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Planned Parenthood Missouri Again Halts Abortions After Court Ruling

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

The state filed a petition to the Missouri Supreme Court claiming that Judge Jerri Zhang’s earlier ruling, allowing abortions to resume, left abortion facilities “functionally unregulated” and women with “no guarantee of health and safety,” the Associated Press reports.

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Texas’ Newly Approved Bill Requires ‘Biological Sex’ On Official Documents

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

The bill, titled the “Women’s Bill of Rights” and passed in the middle of the night, next goes to Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, for signing. The legislation creates no criminal or civil penalties. More news comes from Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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First Edition: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

May 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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In Arizona County That Backed Trump, Conflicted Feelings About Cutting Medicaid

By Noam N. Levey May 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid plays a vital role in many rural communities that favored President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. But residents still seem open to Republican proposals to cut perceived waste in the program.

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Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety

By Stephanie Armour Updated May 29, 2025 Originally Published May 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination.

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Silencio sobre brote de E. coli destaca cómo los cambios del equipo de Trump debilitan la seguridad alimentaria

By Stephanie Armour May 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

En lo que expertos califican como un cambio radical de las prácticas habituales, las autoridades nunca emitieron comunicados públicos luego de la investigación.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, May 27, 2025

May 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medicaid and SNAP; federal funding cuts; ‘MAHA’ report; 988 crisis hotline; excess deaths in the U.S.; abortion; and more are in the news.

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