March 2025 Health News Roundup

New Hampshire:

• MaineHealth Memorial Hospital Leverages Telehealth In Unexpected Ways (MaineHealth, 3/31/25)
• House committee defunds relief program for mothers and children, spares SNAP incentives (Concord Monitor, 3/30/25)
• ‘Like my child had died’: For parents trying to help their kids, New Hampshire’s mental health system forces a hard decision (Concord Monitor, 3/29/25)
• After votes rolling back transgender rights, a reckoning for progressive Peterborough (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/28/25)
• House budget working groups conclude with deep cuts to USNH, disabled, Medicaid providers (NH Union Leader, 3/28/25)
• House passes ban on puberty blockers, hormone therapies for minors (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/28/25)
• Trump and HHS claw back $80 million in federal public health funding from New Hampshire (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/28/25)
• For Minors, House Bans Hormone Treatments, Puberty Blockers; Limits Breast Surgery (InDepth NH, 3/27/25)
• Legislators advance ban on sexual content in schools, plus 5 GOP-led bills on transgender issues (Concord Monitor, 3/27/25)
• Legislature Wants to Decide Childhood Immunizations  (InDepth NH, 3/27/25)
• Littleton Regional Healthcare Earns Region’s Only Level III Trauma Center Certification from State of New Hampshire (Littleton Regional Hospital, 3/27/25)
• NH House votes to criminalize helping minors receive abortions — but avoids the word abortion (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/27/25)
• Senate passes bill to separate locker rooms, sports teams, jails by sex (NH Union Leader, 3/27/25)
• Senate rejects bill to affirm abortion right in NH (NH Union Leader, 3/27/25)
• “We’re being measured at the highest standards” – Dartmouth Health trauma programs at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Children’s Hospital at DHMC verified by American College of Surgeons (Dartmouth Health, 3/26/25)
• Family planning program for low-income Granite Staters could be on the budget chopping block (NH Public Radio, 3/26/25)
• House endorses ban on transporting child for surgery without permission (NH Union Leader, 3/26/25)
• NH House Republicans propose cutting STD testing, cancer screening, birth control program (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/26/25)
• In the News: Monadnock Community Hospital launches ‘Slam the Scam’ anti-fraud effort (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 3/25/25)
• Frisbie Memorial Hospital opens sleep lab (Frisbie Memorial Hospital, 3/24/25)
• ‘We’re trying to help her.’ Protesters call on Ayotte to maintain Medicaid funding. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/21/25)
• Funding for Health Services and Supports in the Governor’s Proposed State Budget (NH Fiscal Policy Institute, 3/21/25)
• NH House advances bathroom bill, parental bill of rights (Concord Monitor, 3/21/25)
• Affordable Housing Lot Sizes, Parental Rights, Work for Medicaid Bills Pass NH Senate (InDepth NH, 3/20/25)
• House shuts down effort to recognize abortion as critical to women’s health in New Hampshire (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/20/25)
• LRH’s Dr. Jeffrey Kauffman, MD, BA, FAAOS, ABOS, Among the Top Doctors in New Hampshire (Littleton Regional Hospital, 3/19/25)
• Child docs, insurers, advocates plead to save vaccine nonprofit purchaser (NH Union Leader, 3/18/25)
• Changes to Medicaid jeopardize our progress on mental health (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/17/25)
• In another anti-Trump rally, N.H. protesters object to cuts to veterans’ services (Concord Monitor, 3/14/25)
• State offers free soil testing to screen for lead (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/13/25)
• The New Hampshire Vaccine Association is under siege. The ‘why’ is troubling. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/13/25)
• Welcome New Medical Staff 2025 (Mass General Brigham Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 3/13/25)
• By a single vote, New Hampshire House passes legislation to remove circumcision from Medicaid (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/12/25)
• Changing a Medicaid Ruling: Successful Petition Helps Local Diabetes Patients (Cheshire Medical Center, 3/12/25)
• Parkland among the nation's top 10 percent for patient safety (Parkland Medical Center, 3/12/25)
• Portsmouth Regional Hospital among the nation's Top 10 percent for patient safety (Portsmouth Hospital, 3/12/25)
• Republicans push Medicaid work requirements through the New Hampshire Senate (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/12/25)
• Abortion Should Be a Woman’s Right in New Hampshire, Committee Told (InDepth NH, 3/11/25)
• Democrats’ attempt to create an affirmative right to abortion poised to fall flat in committee (Concord Monitor, 3/11/25)
• Measles on the rise. Protect self, community with vaccination: Dartmouth Health (InDepth NH, 3/11/25)
• Big changes could be coming to Medicaid. NH families are bracing for the consequences. (NH Public Radio, 3/10/25)
• House kills pair of lead poisoning bills despite rising numbers in New Hampshire (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/10/25)
• NH has fewest e-cigarette smokers according to national data (NH Union Leader, 3/10/25)
• DHHS Identifies Person with Tuberculosis, Announces Testing Clinics for Individuals Potentially Exposed (NH Department of Health and Human Services, 3/7/25)
• GOP House member says party leaders tried to intimidate him before booting him off committee (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/7/25)
• Speare Memorial Hospital Expands Gastroenterology Services with Dr. Jonathan Lamphier at Plymouth General Surgery (Speare Memorial Hospital, 3/7/25)
• House Initially Votes to Abolish Children’s Vaccine Nonprofit (InDepth NH, 3/6/25)
• House narrowly passes GOP-backed bill to eliminate New Hampshire Vaccine Association (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/6/25)
• House Votes to Stop Paying for Poor Children’s Circumcisions (InDepth NH, 3/6/25)
• NH Senate passes parental bill of rights giving families more power to get answers about school records and programs (Concord Monitor, 3/6/25)
• Anticipating a ‘silver tsunami,’ Merrimack County wants to expand assisted living facilities and create new memory care space for $50 million (Concord Monitor, 3/5/25)
• House Bills Would Sunset Some Vaccines and Increase Religious Exemptions (InDepth NH, 3/5/25)
• New Hampshire’s Medicaid program faces threats on both the federal and state level (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/5/25)
• Bills to ban gender-affirming breast surgery, hormone treatments for minors attract heated debate (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/4/25)
• Nearly 1 in 3 experiencing poverty in New Hampshire are disabled, NHFPI study finds (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/4/25)
• Op-Ed: Where Can Families Access Childhood Vaccines if their PCPs Can’t Afford Them? (InDepth NH, 3/4/25)
• Portsmouth Regional Hospital opens new hybrid cardiovascular operating suite (Portsmouth Hospital, 3/4/25)
• Vaccination rates are declining. They might get worse as states relax rules. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/4/25)
• Highest rating for bypass surgery patient care, outcomes received by Portsmouth Regional Hospital (Portsmouth Hospital, 3/3/25)
• House bill to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors draws 4 hours of emotional testimony, national advocates (Concord Monitor, 3/3/25)
• New Hampshire adds second van to expand harm reduction efforts, overdose deaths decrease (Concord Monitor, 3/2/25)

New England:

• Governor McKee, RIDOH Announce Funding to Bolster Primary Care Training Capacity (RI Department of Health, 3/25/25)
• With Measles Cases on the Rise Across the Country, DPH Urges Residents to Stay Up to Date on Measles Vaccination (CT State Department of Health, 3/20/25)
• Maine’s measles risk is low as outbreak reaches New England  (Bangor Daily News, 3/16/25)
• Is measles coming to Maine? Will my vaccination protect me? (Portland Press Herald, 3/15/25)
• Five years after Maine’s first case, where does COVID-19 now stand? (Portland Press Herald, 3/12/25)
• MMA Adopts Policy Reaffirming Commitment to Science, Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health (ME Medical Association, 3/12/25)
• Vermont Department of Health Confirms Case of Measles (VT Department of Health, 3/11/25)
• New Coalition Calls for Testing in Maine’s Medical Cannabis Program to Protect Patients (ME Public Health Association, 3/4/25)

General:

• ‘Something was wrong with my brain’: How COVID leaves its mark on cognition (NH Union Leader, 3/31/25)
• ‘The lives of individuals in the US are at stake,’ researchers warn after HHS cancels hundreds of vaccine grants (CNN, 3/31/25)
• ‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes (KFF Health News, 3/31/25)
• 2017 to 2023 Saw Decline in Exclusive Cigarette Smoking, Rise in Vaping (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/31/25)
• ACP Says Rural Communities Need Support to Decrease Health Disparities and Improve Access to Care (American College of Physicians, 3/31/25)
• Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Prevalence Rises in T1D (Medscape, 3/31/25)
• Democrats in Congress rally to support Transgender Day of Visibility (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/31/25)
• Dietary Counseling Improves Nutritional Status of Children With Non–IgE-Mediated Food Allergies (Medscape, 3/31/25)
• House Dems look to expand access to gender-affirming care amid Trump crackdown (The Hill, 3/31/25)
• Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds (HealthDay, 3/31/25)
• Seventeen states want to end an abortion privacy rule. A federal judge is questioning HIPAA itself. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/31/25)
• The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations (CNN, 3/31/25)
• The Future of Research on Vaccine Uptake at the National Institutes of Health (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/31/25)
• Trump administration cutting some funds to Planned Parenthood (The Hill, 3/31/25)
• Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2 Detected in European Wastewater (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/31/25)
• 450+ Organizations Join AAPD In Letter to Congress re: HHS Restructuring (American Association of People with Disabilities, 3/29/25)
• Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Type 2 Diabetes (New England Journal of Medicine, 3/29/25)
• Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting ‘misinformation and lies’ (AP, 3/29/25)
• Tuberculosis on the Rise Again in the United States (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/29/25)
• 7 Takeaways for Primary Care Clinicians From the Updated Acute Coronary Syndromes Guideline (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/28/25)
• Antidepressant Monotherapy in Bipolar Disorder Boosts Depression Risk (Psychiatric News, 3/28/25)
• Bipartisan bill targets prior authorization transparency, physician decision-making (Fierce Healthcare, 3/28/25)
• Diabetes Risk Driven by Economic Disparity in Hispanic, Latino Communities (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/28/25)
• European institutions target ‘scientific asylum-seekers’ from US (The Hill, 3/28/25)
• Exploring the Mental Health Toll of the L.A. Wildfires (Psychiatric News, 3/28/25)
• Federal Government Pulls Back $11.4 Billion in COVID Health Funds (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/28/25)
• GOP lawmakers in 10 states introduce bills to treat abortion as homicide (The Hill, 3/28/25)
• HPV Vaccine Cuts Cervical Precancer Incidence, but Rural Access Gaps Remain (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/28/25)
• Integrated Smoking Reduction Improves Outcomes in Opioid Agonist Therapy (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/28/25)
• Managing PTSD and Bipolar Disorder in Primary Care (Psychiatric News, 3/28/25)
• Measles cases rise to 444 in Texas and New Mexico, state health departments say (NH Union Leader, 3/28/25)
• Measles Outbreak Leads to Dangerous Vitamin A Toxicity (HealthDay, 3/28/25)
• Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Amid USAID Funding Withdrawal (Psychiatric News, 3/28/25)
• Neurovascular Clues Offer New Path to Early Alzheimer’s (Medscape, 3/28/25)
• Public Health and Economic Fallout Likely in Wake of CDC Cuts, Expert Warns (Managed Healthcare Executive, 3/28/25)
• Sleep Stability and Memory Function in Children Are Linked, CPC Analysis Shows (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/28/25)
• Study Findings Question Value of Including Race in Prenatal Screening for Birth Defects (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/28/25)
• Texas measles outbreak surges to at least 400 cases (The Hill, 3/28/25)
• The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy’s HHS overhaul (AP, 3/28/25)
• Trump Administration Ends Dozens of LGBTQ Health Grants (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/28/25)
• Trump administration moves to fire remaining USAID staff (NH Union Leader, 3/28/25)
• Tuberculosis on the Rise Again in the United States (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/28/25)
• Understanding Primary and Secondary Nonadherence to Chronic Oral Medication (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/28/25)
• Utah Becomes First State to Ban Community Water Fluoridation (HealthDay, 3/28/25)
• America needs a robust federal health workforce rather than a depleted one (American Public Health Association, 3/27/25)
• Clinicians Should Be on the Lookout for Murine Typhus, CDC Says (MedPage Today, 3/27/25)
• Coverage for Routine Childhood Vaccines Remains Below Prepandemic Levels (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/27/25)
• Doula Care Boosts Vaginal Birth Success Rates and Postpartum Follow-Ups (Medscape, 3/27/25)
• HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies (CNN, 3/27/25)
• Interval Breast Cancer Risk High Despite Screening, Highlights Need for Risk-Based Approach (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/27/25)
• Kansas and Ohio Report Surge in Measles Cases Amid Outbreaks (HealthDay, 3/27/25)
• Medicaid Cuts Could Especially Harm Persons Needing Home-Based Supports (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/27/25)
• NIH Ends Funding for the Effects of Climate Change on Health (HealthDay, 3/27/25)
• NY court blocks Texas from filing summons against doctor who prescribed abortion pills (The Hill, 3/27/25)
• RFK Jr. to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of health agencies (NH Union Leader, 3/27/25)
• The Trump administration restructures federal health agencies, cuts 20,000 jobs (NH Public Radio, 3/27/25)
• Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care (NH Public Radio, 3/27/25)
• Trump Turns Homelessness Response Away From Housing, Toward Forced Treatment (KFF Health News, 3/27/25)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to slash 10,000 jobs, close 5 regional offices (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/27/25)
• Why Depression Hits Girls Harder Than Boys (Medscape, 3/27/25)
• With Few Dentists and Fluoride Under Siege, Rural America Risks New Surge of Tooth Decay (KFF Health News, 3/27/25)
• AJPH Supplement shows Black women with HIV continue to have reduced access to life-saving care (American Public Health Association, 3/26/25)
• Asthma Associated With Impaired Diaphragm Function (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/26/25)
• Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after Makary is confirmed to head the FDA (AP, 3/26/25)
• Disappearing Data at the U.S. Federal Government (New England Journal of Medicine, 3/26/25)
• Future Research Should Investigate Association Between Long Viral Clearance, Long COVID (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/26/25)
• Government pulls back over $11 billion funding to state health departments (NH Union Leader, 3/26/25)
• US to end funding for childhood vaccines in poorest countries, document shows (NH Union Leader, 3/26/25)
• 5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency (AP, 3/25/25)
• AG Alerts Consumers About 23andMe Bankruptcy Filing (InDepth NH, 3/25/25)
• Bill That Congressman Says Protects Medicaid Doesn’t — And Would Likely Require Cutting It (KFF Health News, 3/25/25)
• Elimination of Division of HIV Prevention Could Have Consequences for HIV Response (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/25/25)
• Excess Mortality Rate in Black Children Since 1950 in the United States: A 70-Year Population-Based Study of Racial Inequalities (Annals of Internal Medicine, 3/25/25)
• Many Medical Schools Lacking Crucial Education on Autism (Medscape, 3/25/25)
• Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much (KFF Health News, 3/25/25)
• Maternal Cardiac Deaths Double, Impacting Black Women Most (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/25/25)
• Avian Influenza: What Infectious Disease Physicians Need to Know (Medscape, 3/24/25)
• Current, Former CDC Staff Warn Against Slashing Support to Local Public Health Departments (KFF Health News, 3/24/25)
• Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in Primary Care Tied to Reduced Depressive Symptoms (HealthDay, 3/24/25)
• One in Five Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Deaths May Be Due to Occupational Exposures (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/24/25)
• Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Hip Fractures (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/24/25)
• Rare Red Meat Allergy Linked to More Tick Species (HealthDay, 3/24/25)
• Risk Of 2,000 New HIV Infections a Day After US Aid Freeze, UN Says (Medscape, 3/24/25)
• Sepsis-Associated CVD Mortality Has Worsened Since the COVID-19 Pandemic (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/24/25)
• Study Reveals Link Between Forever Chemicals and Childhood Cancers (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/24/25)
• Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions (AP, 3/24/25)
• More states requiring paid medical or sick leave (AP, 3/22/25)
• ‘Dangerous’ lawsuit could imperil disability rights, advocates say (STAT, 3/21/25)
• 'Full and prompt access': Trump orders entry to sensitive government data systems (Fierce Healthcare, 3/21/25)
• ACP Continues to Advocate for Vital Medical Funding, Medicare Physician Payment Fix Despite its Exclusion from Funding Bill (American College of Physicians, 3/21/25)
• Food Insecurity Tied to Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events (HealthDay, 3/21/25)
• Maternal Mortality Crisis Persists Despite Medical Advances (Medscape, 3/21/25)
• Measles cases in Texas, New Mexico rise to 351, state health departments say (NH Union Leader, 3/21/25)
• Measles outbreak surpasses 350 cases and is expected to keep growing (CNN, 3/21/25)
• Measles resources (American Medical Association, 3/21/25)
• Medicaid cuts rippling through rural America could bring hospital closures, job losses (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/21/25)
• Pelvic pain isn’t normal. Many women have this illness but don’t know it. (NH Union Leader, 3/21/25)
• Researchers say the US government tried to erase sexual orientation from their findings (AP, 3/21/25)
• Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years (WMUR, 3/21/25)
• Weight Gain in HIV Not Linked to Type of ART Regimen, Slows Over Time (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/21/25)
• Workers Prep To Meet ICE Officials at the Health Clinic Door (KFF Health News, 3/21/25)
• Amid Plummeting Diversity at Medical Schools, a Warning of DEI Crackdown’s ‘Chilling Effect’ (KFF Health News, 3/20/25)
• Biomarkers identified by machine learning could assist in diagnosing liver diseases (Healio, 3/20/25)
• Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds (AP, 3/20/25)
• Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Risk for MI in People Aged 50 Years and Younger (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/20/25)
• Critical Stroke Care Less Likely in Disadvantaged Areas (Medscape, 3/20/25)
• Dartmouth cancer researchers warn of impacts of federal funding cuts, language restrictions (WMUR, 3/20/25)
• Elimination of HIV Prevention Division Being Considered by Trump Administration (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/20/25)
• Email Remains a Leading Security Risk in Healthcare (Managed Healthcare Executive, 3/20/25)
• First Patient Cured of Sickle Cell Anemia (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/20/25)
• Former US surgeon general: America is getting a crash course in herd immunity (CNN, 3/20/25)
• HHS agency responsible for health care quality research threatened with mass layoffs (STAT, 3/20/25)
• Managing Mental Illness in Pregnancy and Postpartum: What to Know (Medscape, 3/20/25)
• Oklahoma Now Reporting Measles Cases Related to Texas/New Mexico Outbreak (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/20/25)
• Prenatal depression ‘presents differently across cultures,’ warranting tailored care (Healio, 3/20/25)
• Trump Administration May Cut CDC's HIV Prevention Division (HealthDay, 3/20/25)
• Trump Cuts Funding for ME/CFS Centers at Columbia University (ME Action, 3/20/25)
• AAOS Endorses Legislation to Improve Rural Access to Care (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 3/19/25)
• CDC issues dengue fever warning for spring, summer travelers (The Hill, 3/19/25)
• Eliminating HIV Prevention at CDC Would Harm Efforts to End the HIV Epidemic (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 3/19/25)
• Few Nonsurgical Treatments Show Effectiveness for Low Back Pain (HealthDay, 3/19/25)
• Justice Department Announces Actions to Combat Cost-of-Living Crisis, Including Rescinding 11 Pieces of Guidance (US Department of Justice, 3/19/25)
• Managing Vitamin Deficiencies in Celiac Disease With Tailored Nutrition (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/19/25)
• Pain Severity, Dissatisfaction With Pain Care Linked to Alcohol Misuse in MSM With HIV (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/19/25)
• Parents Feel They Are Lacking Information About Bird Flu (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/19/25)
• Poll Reveals Only 17% Think Medicaid Funding Should Be Cut (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/19/25)
• Prevalence of Pediatric-Onset Chronic Conditions, Functional Limitations Increasing (HealthDay, 3/19/25)
• Promising Early Results of Investigational Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapy (Managed Healthcare Executive, 3/19/25)
• Racial Disparities Widen in Modern Cystic Fibrosis Care (Medscape, 3/19/25)
• Tribal Health Leaders Say Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Health Programs (KFF Health News, 3/19/25)
• Acute Pain Management in People With Opioid Use Disorder (Annals of Internal Medicine, 3/18/25)
• ADHD Rates, Adverse Outcomes Elevated in Adults With Autism (MedPage Today, 3/18/25)
• Appeals court partially overturns Ohio ban on transgender care for minors (The Hill, 3/18/25)
• Climate Change Is Fueling New Threats — and We’re Not Ready (Medscape, 3/18/25)
• H5N1 bird flu spread ‘unprecedented,’ UN agency warns (The Hill, 3/18/25)
• Leading Organizations Unite to Affirm Vaccine Safety Amid Rising Misinformation and Declining Trust (American College of Physicians, 3/18/25)
• Melatonin Improves DNA Damage Repair Capacity in Night Shift Workers (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/18/25)
• Nation’s Mental Health Leaders Express Concern About Proposed Cuts to SAMHSA (American Psychiatric Association, 3/18/25)
• Natural Killer Cell Deficiency Linked to Certain Recurring Viral Infections (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/18/25)
• Texas, New Mexico measles outbreak grows to more than 300 (The Hill, 3/18/25)
• The American Diabetes Association’s Statement on Canceled Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study Funding (American Diabetes Association, 3/18/25)
• Three osteoporosis risk assessment tools underperform in younger postmenopausal women (Healio, 3/18/25)
• Trump Administration Cancels Crucial Funding for Diabetes Prevention Program (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/18/25)
• US HHS Drops Advisory Labeling Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis (Medscape, 3/18/25)
• What Not to Say to People With Complex Chronic Illness (Medscape, 3/18/25)
• 1 in 3 Children Now Suffer From Chronic Illness (HealthDay, 3/17/25)
• American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Update: Disclosure of Adverse Events (American Academy of Pediatrics, 3/17/25)
• American College of Rheumatology Frustrated as Congress Fails to Address Cuts to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Slashes Important Research Program (American College of Rheumatology, 3/17/25)
• APA Statement on Reported Cuts to SAMHSA (American Psychiatric Association, 3/17/25)
• As bird flu continues to spread, Trump administration sidelines key pandemic preparedness office (CNN, 3/17/25)
• Bird Flu Virus May Survive Aging Process in Raw Milk Cheese (HealthDay, 3/17/25)
• Brown University doctor deported despite judge’s order (The Hill, 3/17/25)
• Cost containment, reorganized budgets: How WHO is adapting to US funding cuts (Fierce Healthcare, 3/17/25)
• Families are asking doctors if kids can get the measles vaccine ahead of schedule. Here’s what to know. (Boston Globe, 3/17/25)
• Menopausal Symptom Burden Tied to Cognitive, Behavioral Impairment (HealthDay, 3/17/25)
• Mississippi reports first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu strain in US since 2017 (The Hill, 3/17/25)
• No Link Between COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy And Birth Defects, Study Says (HealthDay, 3/17/25)
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/17/25)
• Steep Decline In Fertility Among U.S. Women Younger Than 30 (HealthDay, 3/17/25)
• Texas midwife accused by state’s attorney general of providing illegal abortions (STAT, 3/17/25)
• The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/17/25)
• What Medicaid Cuts Could Mean for Healthcare Access and Hospital Stability (Managed Healthcare Executive, 3/17/25)
• Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants (KFF Health News, 3/16/25)
• Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts (AP, 3/16/25)
• AJMC Studies Explore the Pandemic's Impact on Telehealth, Care Access, and Patient Experience (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/14/25)
• Amid Texas Measles Outbreak, Clinicians Struggle to Offset Increasing Vaccine Hesitancy (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/14/25)
• Black Maternal Mortality Remains Disproportionately High (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/14/25)
• Dobbs Decision Has Negatively Impacted Access to OB/GYN Practitioners (HealthDay, 3/14/25)
• H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows (CNN, 3/14/25)
• Harvard Profs Sue Trump Administration Over Removal of LGBTQ Research From Website (HealthDay, 3/14/25)
• Health officials prepare for measles spread as disinformation threatens already low vaccination rates (CNN, 3/14/25)
• Measles cases reach nearly 300 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know (AP, 3/14/25)
• Medicare Pay Cut Stands as Congress Advances Budget Bill to Avoid US Government Shutdown (Medscape, 3/14/25)
• NAMI Statement on Reported Cuts to Federal Mental Health Agency (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3/14/25)
• Public health officials say CDC cuts, misinformation 'from the top down' hinder measles response efforts (Fierce Healthcare, 3/14/25)
• Q&A: How AI can fail people with disabilities (STAT, 3/14/25)
• Revising US MMR Vaccine Recommendations Amid Changing Domestic Risks (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/14/25)
• ROCR Act 2025: Congress takes step toward patient-centered, value-based cancer care with bipartisan plan (American Society for Radiation Oncology, 3/14/25)
• Three months into 2025, US measles cases surpass total for 2024 (WMUR, 3/14/25)
• Urging NIH to Reconsider Indirect Cost Policy (American College of Chest Physicians, 3/14/25)
• ASRM Center for Policy & Leadership Releases White Paper Detailing Oversight of IVF in the U.S. and Abroad (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 3/13/25)
• Black Patients With Cancer Still Have Higher Mortality Rates Than White Patients (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/13/25)
• Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible. (KFF Health News, 3/13/25)
• COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to Developmental Changes in Kindergarteners (HealthDay, 3/13/25)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Politicization Fueled Hesitancy, Impacted Vulnerable Groups (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/13/25)
• HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare CEOs say there's still wiggle room in Washington on Medicare, Medicaid reform (Fierce Healthcare, 3/13/25)
• Internal Medicine Physicians Disappointed House Neglects Medicare Patients and Physicians (American College of Physicians, 3/13/25)
• New book helps people navigate the challenges of MS (American Academy of Neurology, 3/13/25)
• Race-Based Disparities in Endometrial Cancer: Investigators Point to Potential Causes (Medscape, 3/13/25)
• Regenerating Neurons, Muscle, and Hope in the Field of Muscular Dystrophy (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/13/25)
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge (HealthDay, 3/13/25)
• Transportation insecurity greatly reduces adherence to breast cancer screening (Healio, 3/13/25)
• Views of mental, physical health lowest in almost 25 years: Gallup (The Hill, 3/13/25)
• AAFP Members Get New RSV Vaccine Resources (American Academy of Family Physicians, 3/12/25)
• AAOS Honors Excellence in Orthopaedics with 2025 Humanitarian, Diversity and Leadership Awards (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 3/12/25)
• Data Support Protective Effects of Omicron COVID Vaccine (Medscape, 3/12/25)
• Flood Exposure Raises Health Care Use, Costs Among Medicare Beneficiaries (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/12/25)
• Frailty, Housing Instability Drive Mortality Risk in People With HIV (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/12/25)
• Medical-Debt Watchdog Gets Sidelined by the New Administration (KFF Health News, 3/12/25)
• More Than Two-Thirds of US Counties Do Not Have a Gastroenterologist (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/12/25)
• Poor Sleep Increases Diabetes Risk in Women With Gestational Diabetes (American College of Cardiology, 3/12/25)
• Statement from Leading Physician Groups on NIH Decision to Terminate Grants for Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake Research (American Academy of Pediatrics, 3/12/25)
• Statement from PALTmed: Medicaid is Vital for Vulnerable Seniors in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association, 3/12/25)
• The American Academy of Pediatrics Launches National Neonatal Designation Program, Recognizes Two Hospitals (American Academy of Pediatrics, 3/12/25)
• What doctors wish patients knew about managing anxiety disorders (American Medical Association, 3/12/25)
• 2nd U.S. measles death, rising cases spark call for vaccination (American Medical Association, 3/11/25)
• ACOG Statement Urging Congressional Support for Sustainable Payment (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 3/11/25)
• Advocacy alert: Congress leaves physicians and patients behind. Act now! (American Osteopathic Association, 3/11/25)
• Americans Give US Health Care System a C Grade, Calling for Policy Change (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/11/25)
• An Urgent Need to Improve Accessibility of Preventive Services for People With Disabilities (Annals of Internal Medicine, 3/11/25)
• Biden expanded access to health care for uninsured DACA recipients. Trump is ending it. (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/11/25)
• Food Insecurity, Health, and Health Care in the US (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/11/25)
• Free COVID-19 Test Program Stops Taking Orders (HealthDay, 3/11/25)
• Health Care Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People With Disabilities: A Systematic Review (Annals of Internal Medicine, 3/11/25)
• House votes to extend telehealth for 6 months, sends funding bill to Senate (Fierce Healthcare, 3/11/25)
• Measles cases in Texas, New Mexico rise by 28 in five days as outbreak spreads (NH Union Leader, 3/11/25)
• More Research Needed on Preventive Service Use by People With Disabilities (HealthDay, 3/11/25)
• Navigating the Complexity of Food Insecurity Screening (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/11/25)
• NIH Cuts Funding for Studies on Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance (HealthDay, 3/11/25)
• Screening for Food Insecurity: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/11/25)
• Spending proposal means devastating 5th year of Medicare pay cuts (American Medical Association, 3/11/25)
• Unequal Access: The Racial Divide in Opioid Treatment (Medscape, 3/11/25)
• 'Medical gaslighting' tops patient safety concerns for 2025, ECRI warns (Fierce Healthcare, 3/10/25)
• AAP President: Keep Funding Priorities on Children's Health, Vaccines (American Academy of Pediatrics, 3/10/25)
• Diabetes mortality rates declined in US from 2000 to 2019 (Healio, 3/10/25)
• Early Plasma Therapy Benefits Vulnerable COVID-19 Patients (Medscape, 3/10/25)
• Kennedy asks FDA to revise rules for food ingredient safety (NH Union Leader, 3/10/25)
• Long COVID Management: Risk Factors, Distinct Symptom Clusters Identified (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/10/25)
• Medicare pay cuts: How they endanger physician practices (American Medical Association, 3/10/25)
• Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach (KFF Health News, 3/10/25)
• NAMI Releases Issue Brief Exploring Trends in Mental Health and Criminal Justice State Policy (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3/10/25)
• New AAP National Center Empowers Pediatricians and Others in Caring for Children and Families to Heal from Trauma and Adversity (American Academy of Pediatrics, 3/10/25)
• Nine guideline-based best practices for IBS (American Gastroenterological Association, 3/10/25)
• Op-ed: To strengthen patient access, Congress must address doctor shortage and burnout (Fierce Healthcare, 3/10/25)
• Statement on CDC Decision to Study Vaccines and Autism (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 3/10/25)
• Unvaccinated Children in Pediatric Care: To Accept or Not? (Medscape, 3/10/25)
• Wildfire Smoke Exposure May Impair Long-Term COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/10/25)
• Trump DOJ's limits on FACE Act enforcement fuel concern from abortion providers (National Public Radio, 3/9/25)
• Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak (Reuters, 3/8/25)
• ACP Urges Congress to Protect Medicaid Amid Proposed Budget Cuts (American College of Physicians, 3/7/25)
• Antibiotic Resistance in Hospitals Is Worse Than We Thought (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• Four in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Report Depression, Anxiety (HealthDay, 3/7/25)
• Healthcare Systems Are Failing Chronic Disease Patients (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• Louisiana ACP Chapter and Others Defend Importance of Mass Vaccination Events (American College of Physicians, 3/7/25)
• Nearly 230 measles cases reported in outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico (CNN, 3/7/25)
• New Approach Leads to Faster Mental Health Help for Youth (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• New Tool May Flag Visual Perception Problems Post-Stroke (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• Poll finds support for stable or increased Medicaid funding, including among Trump voters (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/7/25)
• Preventing Hepatitis B Reactivation: Updated Clinical Guidance From AGA (Medscape, 3/7/25)
• Second Death From Measles Reported in Unvaccinated Adult in New Mexico (HealthDay, 3/7/25)
• Sources: CDC plans study into vaccines and autism (NH Union Leader, 3/7/25)
• Supreme Court Case Could Threaten Free Colorectal Cancer Screenings (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/7/25)
• USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees (NH Union Leader, 3/7/25)
• APA Statement Reaffirming Psychiatry’s Commitment to Serve Diverse Populations and to Strive for Mental Health Equity (American Psychiatric Association, 3/6/25)
• As Trump Administration Probes Long-Approved Medications, Could FDA Revoke Approvals? (Medscape, 3/6/25)
• Autoimmune Disease Misdiagnoses Can Cause Long-Term Harm (Medscape, 3/6/25)
• CDC Firings Undermine Public Health Work Beyond Washington (Medscape, 3/6/25)
• CDC Identifies Trends in Pediatric Flu Deaths With Influenza-Linked Encephalopathy (Infectious Disease Advisor, 3/6/25)
• Continuous Glucose Monitors Overestimate Glycemic Responses (HealthDay, 3/6/25)
• Florida Seeks Patient Prescription Data (HealthDay, 3/6/25)
• NIH research cuts threaten the search for life-saving cures and jobs in every state (AP, 3/6/25)
• State-by-state report by Dems projects millions of people could lose Medicaid coverage (New Hampshire Bulletin, 3/6/25)
• Suicide Prevention Organizations Do Not Target Older Adults (HealthDay, 3/6/25)
• Asking the EPA to Review Ambient Air Quality Standards (American College of Chest Physicians, 3/5/25)
• CAC score education may lower heart disease risk in people with a family history (Healio, 3/5/25)
• In COPD, 59% of Patients Worldwide Experience Fatigue (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/5/25)
• Osteoarthritis Burden Increasing Among Postmenopausal Women (HealthDay, 3/5/25)
• Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Fuels Health Crisis: Detention, Depression, Deportation, and Disease (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/5/25)
• 'Telelactation' Support Boosts Breastfeeding Rates (HealthDay, 3/4/25)
• CDC Survey: 1.4% of US Children Experienced Post-COVID Condition (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/4/25)
• Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Care Among People With Disabilities (American College of Physicians, 3/4/25)
• Postoperative Sepsis Risk Highlights Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparities (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/4/25)
• Race-Neutral Equations for Lung Function Improve Asthma Detection in Children (HealthDay, 3/4/25)
• Unintended Pregnancy Common in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis (Pulmonology Advisor, 3/4/25)
• ASRM Releases Statement on IVF Policy Priorities (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 3/3/25)
• Congress is debating stricter SNAP and Medicaid work requirements—but research shows they don’t work (Brookings, 3/3/25)
• Patients With Disabilities Report Low Access to Culturally Sensitive Care (American Journal of Managed Care, 3/3/25)
• Vaccination rates are declining and measles cases are climbing. More preventable diseases could re-emerge next (CNN, 3/3/25)
• Judge blocks Trump's plan to pull funding from institutions that offer care for trans youth (WMUR, 3/1/25)
• Prevalence of pelvic examinations on anesthetized patients without informed consent (Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 3/1/25)
• The negative effects of long COVID-19 on cardiovascular health and implications for the presurgical examination (Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 3/1/25)