jueves, 25 de junio de 2026
Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs ++
Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-policy-research-050726/
Viewpoints: Stop Tiptoeing Around It — The US Has Already Lost Its Measles Status; Despite Fearmongering, Sunscreen Is Safe
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/viewpoints-has-us-already-lost-measles-elimination-status-despite-fearmongering-sunscreen-is-safe/
Trump Admin Requests $1.4B For Ebola Quarantine Unit, Health Security Funds, Diplomatic Efforts
Trump Admin Requests $1.4B For Ebola Quarantine Unit, Health Security Funds, Diplomatic Efforts
As the Ebola crisis widens, scientists are set to test two drugs — Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir and MappBio’s monoclonal antibody MBP-134 — to determine whether either is an effective treatment against the disease. The clinical trials will take place in Congo.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/outbreaks-and-health-threats-062526/
Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Chemo Drugs, Some Cancer Patients Are Being Prioritized For Treatment
Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Chemo Drugs, Some Cancer Patients Are Being Prioritized For Treatment
The New York Times reports the shortages were brought on by manufacturing difficulties, shipping delays, and decisions by some companies to stop producing the medications altogether, according to the FDA.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/pharma-and-tech-062526/
HHS Cuts Funding For Grants To Prevent Teen Pregnancies
HHS Cuts Funding For Grants To Prevent Teen Pregnancies
The Trump administration has paused or rescinded grants and contracts it says do not align with the president’s priorities, Bloomberg reported. One expert opposed to the changes said, “To attempt to remake it into a funding stream for conservative ideology ... denies young people the high-quality sexual health education they need and deserve."
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/reproductive-health-062526/
Forest Service Will Allow Federal Firefighters To Wear N95 Respirators
Forest Service Will Allow Federal Firefighters To Wear N95 Respirators
One firefighter called it "long, long overdue." The Forest Service has been slow to address the serious health effects of smoke and to enact worker protections, NBC News wrote. Other administration news is on the affordable-housing bill; transgender medical records; deaths at national parks; the worsening flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base; and more.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/administration-news-062526/
Health Spending Set To Outpace Economic Growth, Reach $9 Trillion By 2034, CMS Estimates
Health Spending Set To Outpace Economic Growth, Reach $9 Trillion By 2034, CMS Estimates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary also expects the U.S. uninsured rate to rise from 8.2% to 9.5% by 2034. Modern Healthcare breaks down the projections.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/healthcare-costs-062526/
Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees By Julie Appleby June 25, 2026
Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees
Some Senate Democrats want to cap the amount beneficiaries in traditional Medicare have to pay toward care, but the move is expected to draw GOP opposition for potentially adding billions to Medicare costs.
By Julie Appleby
June 25, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicare/medicare-costs-out-of-pocket-cap-democrats-senate-wyden-midterms/
Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US By Rae Ellen Bichell, Claire Galofaro, The Associated Press, Maia Rosenfeld, Renuka Rayasam, Aaron Kessler, The Associated Press, and Byron Tau, The Associated Press June 2, 2026
Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US
By Rae Ellen Bichell, Claire Galofaro, The Associated Press, Maia Rosenfeld, Renuka Rayasam, Aaron Kessler, The Associated Press, and Byron Tau, The Associated Press June 2, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/courts/ice-immigration-detention-medical-care-neglect-court-records-ap-investigation/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Colorado&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--7OaZapn4oqSioPMFj4KmqSlM4DK4opD4qXY8_kqvFAnZ4wFn1w4S1p6aUBlsUP-bqaKhfEQHDHlWi2E-ZeWO_21wt4A&_hsmi=425357510&utm_content=425357510&utm_source=hs_email
By Rae Ellen Bichell, Maia Rosenfeld, and Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News; Claire Galofaro, Aaron Kessler, and Byron Tau, The Associated Press
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said his leg grew purple and swollen from flesh-eating bacteria when staffers at a Vermont facility did not bring him to a scheduled doctor appointment.
Hundreds of detainees across at least 33 states allege in federal suits that immigration detention facilities are failing to provide adequate medical care, an investigation by KFF Health News and The Associated Press found. Detainees say they didn’t get medications on time — or at all — for conditions including high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and HIV. Requests for help went unanswered for weeks. Blood sugars rose. Infections festered. Cancers remained untreated. Detainees collapsed and had seizures.
Detainees are frequently moved across the country, often without warning, interrupting treatment. A woman from El Salvador said she missed a week of HIV medication when she was transferred from Colorado to a county jail in Wyoming.
KFF Health News and AP analyzed thousands of court cases filed since Trump’s second inauguration that use a legal route known as habeas corpus to argue people are being held illegally by ICE. The records offer a rare window into how those detained say, often under penalty of perjury, ICE is handling their medical needs. Reporters also interviewed more than 50 detainees, family members, and lawyers.
Science Literacy Project Daily Digest +++ +++ +
Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Science Controversies in the Media
Viewpoint: Trump’s Reflecting Pool algae fiasco points to a bigger culprit: Climate change
Sarah Kaplan | Washington Post
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/25/viewpoint-trumps-reflecting-pool-algae-fiasco-points-to-a-bigger-culprit-climate-change/
Hegseth reversal: As Air Force flu outbreak continues to surge, military reinstitutes mandatory vaccines for recruits
Jade Cobern, Luis Martinez, Mary Kekatos, Steve Beynon | ABC News
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/25/hegseth-reversal-as-air-force-flu-outbreak-continues-to-surge-military-reinstitutes-mandatory-vaccines-for-recruits/
Desperate patients of autistic children paying up to $20,000 for bogus stem cell injections recommended by RFK, Jr.
Ed Pilkington | The Guardian
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/25/desperate-patients-of-autistic-children-paying-up-to-20000-for-bogus-stem-cell-injections-recommended-by-rfk-jr/
After Mel Gibson’s Joe Rogan comments, grifters promoting ivermectin, without evidence, as a hantavirus preventive
Marisha Goldhamer | FactCheck
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/25/after-mel-gibsons-joe-rogan-comments-grifters-promoting-ivermectin-without-evidence-as-a-hantavirus-preventive/
AI’s promotion of ‘fake news’ erodes everyday thinking, MIT study reveals
Jude Cramer | Fast Company
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/24/ais-promotion-of-fake-news-erodes-everyday-thinking-mit-study-reveals/
Viewpoint: RFK, Jr. ignores oversight of vast HHS programs to focus on his pet obsessions—and gets much of the science wrong
Sheryl Gay Stolberg | New York Times
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/24/viewpoint-rfk-jr-ignores-oversight-of-vast-hhs-programs-to-focus-on-his-pet-obsessions-and-gets-much-of-the-science-wrong/
Trump and climate change skeptics misrepresent updated climate-emissions scenarios to claim projections were bogus
Kate Yandell | FactCheck
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/24/trump-and-climate-change-skeptics-misrepresent-updated-climate-emissions-scenarios-to-claim-projections-were-bogus/
Anti-vaxxers falsely claim chronic disease study of 22 diseases ‘proves’ that vaccinated children are sicker than the unvaccinated
Ed Payne | Lead Stories
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/24/anti-vaxxers-falsely-claim-chronic-disease-study-of-22-diseases-proves-that-vaccinated-children-are-sicker-than-the-unvaccinated/
UK Physicians & Relationships Report 2026 Peter Russell
https://www.medscape.com/p11/uk-physicians-relationships-report-2026-2026a1000fpd
How do doctors in the UK manage romantic relationships alongside medical work?
Medscape surveyed 896 practising UK physicians between October 22, 2025, and March 3, 2026. Findings were unweighted and based on a random sampling of Medscape members, so they were not necessarily projectable to a wider population.
Do Involuntary Admissions Affect Clinicians’ Mental Health? Nekane Lauzirika
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/do-involuntary-admissions-affect-clinicians-mental-health-2026a1000ln0
When emergency clinicians initiate involuntary psychiatric admissions, the consequences may extend beyond the immediate crisis. A Spanish study explored how these interventions affect both patients and healthcare professionals.
Out-of-hospital emergency medical professionals frequently encounter situations in which involuntary admission to a healthcare facility is necessary. In these exceptional circumstances and in accordance with current healthcare legislation, coercive measures may be required when an individual lacks the capacity to provide informed consent or poses a risk to themselves or others. Researchers are calling for greater psychological support and training of the clinicians involved in these interventions.
Primary Care Meets Artificial Intelligence Lambeth Hochwald June 25, 2026
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/primary-care-meets-artificial-intelligence-2026a1000lk8
Within the next few years, patients will go to their primary care facility for a medical problem. They’ll be greeted by a nonhuman who speaks in the language of their choice. Based upon the initial interview, which will be taken in note form, the patient will be diagnosed, and a prescription called into the pharmacy. They’ll pay the robot at a reception kiosk and their meds will be delivered via driver-less car.
miércoles, 24 de junio de 2026
Drug Trials Snapshots
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/drug-trials-snapshots?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has released the 2025 Drug Trials Snapshots (DTS) Summary Report.
The report summarizes CDER’s 2025 DTS program, which captures the demographic groups represented in the clinical trials that supported the 46 novel drug approvals in 2025. Overall, approximately 26,000 patients participated in these trials. The summary provides a percent participation of demographic groups by sex, race, ethnicity, age group, and U.S. participation for each of the approved novel drugs.
CDER created the DTS transparency initiative in 2015 to report on the representation of participants in clinical trials and, to the extent possible, to summarize the safety and effectiveness data by sex, age, race, and ethnicity. For more information about the DTS program, please contact Snapshots@fda.hhs.gov.
Cambridge researchers discover three distinct severe pneumonia biological subtypes
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260623/Cambridge-researchers-discover-three-distinct-severe-pneumonia-biological-subtypes.aspx
Cambridge researchers have shown that severe pneumonia has three different subtypes, helping explain why some patients in intensive care units (ICUs) recover from their illness faster than others, while for other patients the disease can be life-threatening.
Family court care proceedings increase mortality risk among first-time mothers
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260623/Family-court-care-proceedings-increase-mortality-risk-among-first-time-mothers.aspx
First-time mothers whose children go through family court care proceedings in England are 21 times more likely to die within 10 years of having their baby compared with other mothers, a new study by UCL researchers finds.
Human-AI teams improve healthcare only when clinicians stay in control
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260624/Human-AI-teams-improve-healthcare-only-when-clinicians-stay-in-control.aspx
A major review finds that AI can help clinicians work faster and more accurately, but only when systems are built around real clinical workflows, calibrated trust, and clear accountability.
A new scoping review available as an article in press in the journal npj Digital Medicine discusses recent evidence on the utility of human-artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration in healthcare.
Hidden costs push United States dementia toll to historic high
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260624/Hidden-costs-push-United-States-dementia-toll-to-historic-high.aspx
A new USC-led study finds Alzheimer's disease and related dementias will cost the United States an estimated $818 billion this year, driven largely by often-overlooked costs to persons living with dementia and family and friends providing their care.
Judge rules government can’t stop SNAP dollars from buying candy and sugary drinks Decision scuttles restrictions now in place or planned for federally funded, state-run SNAP in 23 states
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/snap-dollars-buying-candy-sugary-drinks-judge-ruling/
By Associated PressJune 23, 2026
Want high-quality generic drugs? One expert has ideas on how consumers can trust their supply Stanford’s Kevin Schulman argues FDA should encourage testing by independent, accredited labs
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/06/23/high-quality-generic-drugs-lab-testing/
By Ed SilvermanJune 23, 2026
Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer
Ophthalmology venture grabs investors’ attention, raises $330 million Ollin Biosciences is developing treatments for eye diseases
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/24/ophthalmology-biotech-ollin-biosciences/
By Allison DeAngelisJune 24, 2026
Biotech Startups and Venture Capital Reporter
New human embryo editing advances require tough conversations on ethical boundaries Given how quickly science is developing, we need a temporary moratorium on heritable human gene editing
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/24/embryo-editing-dieter-egli-ethical-boundaries-moratorium/
By Paul KnoepflerJune 24, 2026
Knoepfler is a professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine.
What an abandoned heart failure trial says about ‘breakthrough’ devices that don’t reach patients Majority of devices in the FDA’s breakthrough program aren’t authorized. It’s rare to learn why
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/24/fda-breakthrough-devices-what-we-learned-livanova-vitaria-results/
By Katie PalmerJune 24, 2026
Health Tech Correspondent
Riders on the Storm Part 1: What the FY2027 Appropriations Report Means for FDA By Jennifer D. Newberger & Sara W. Koblitz & Deborah L. Livornese & Dara Katcher Levy & Mark A. Tobolowsky & Kalie E. Richardson & Riëtte van Laack & Mary Bass —
https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2026/06/riders-on-the-storm-part-1-what-the-fy2027-appropriations-report-means-for-fda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=riders-on-the-storm-part-1-what-the-fy2027-appropriations-report-means-for-fda
On May 1, 2026, the House Committee on Appropriations submitted House Report 119-632 to accompany H.R. 8646—the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027, which passed on June 4, 2026. The report serves as the Committee’s explanation of the accompanying bill, setting forth funding levels, programmatic directives, and policy priorities across the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Farm Credit Administration (FCA). Given that of these acronyms our blog has only FDA in the title, it should come as no surprise that we are focused only on the FDA provisions, of which there are plenty—so many that we needed to split the post into three parts. The first, published today, will cover a few key provisions from the Act and the cross-product riders. Post 2 will look at the drug-specific provisions (including biosimilars). And Post 3 will look at everything else, including devices and compounding.
Second-Largest School District In US Enacts Strict Screen-Time Limits
Second-Largest School District In US Enacts Strict Screen-Time Limits
Los Angeles public schools approved a resolution to strictly slash screen time for students, with zero screen usage until second grade and tiered limits as they age. Also in the new
Expensive, Risky IVF Add-On Procedures Don't Always Improve Pregnancy Odds, Study Finds
Expensive, Risky IVF Add-On Procedures Don't Always Improve Pregnancy Odds, Study Finds
Only three procedures designed to boost fertilization — endometrial scratching, physiological intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and EmbryoGlue — were supported by rigorous studies, researchers found. Scientists think more funding to study the IVF add-ons would be beneficial.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/reproductive-health-062426/
With Affordability At The Fore, Congress Moves To Bring Down Housing Costs
With Affordability At The Fore, Congress Moves To Bring Down Housing Costs
The bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act loosens federal regulations and lending rules, rewards communities that build, delivers aid to communities devastated by disasters, and limits the number of single-family homes institutional investors can own, The New York Times explains. President Donald Trump is expected to enact the measure today, a White House official said.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/capitol-watch-062426/
Hospital Destroyed By Hurricane Katrina Will Get New Life As Research Hub
Hospital Destroyed By Hurricane Katrina Will Get New Life As Research Hub
Twenty-one years after the disaster that devastated New Orleans, Tulane University has signed a purchase and sale agreement to buy Charity Hospital and transform it into a symbol of hope. The plan is to create a hub for research, education, spinoffs and startups, The Washington Post reported.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-industry-062426/
Study Showing Benefits Of Covid Vaccine Published In AMA Journal After CDC Refused To Run It In Theirs
Study Showing Benefits Of Covid Vaccine Published In AMA Journal After CDC Refused To Run It In Theirs
The study was supposed to be published in March in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, but acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya raised concerns about the paper’s methodology, NBC News reported. In other news: Pentagon officials reportedly have told ABC News that the Army, Navy, and Air Force are once again requiring flu shots for basic trainees.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/vaccines-062426/
White House Policy Aide Reportedly In Running To Lead FDA
White House Policy Aide Reportedly In Running To Lead FDA
Heidi Overton is currently working on health issues as deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy at the White House. She has a doctorate in clinical investigation from Johns Hopkins University and is a medical doctor. Bloomberg reports she is among the final candidates being considered to run the FDA; however, no official decision has been made.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/pharma-and-tech-062426/
Even in Blue States, Hospitals Have Continued To Drop Gender-Affirming Care for Youths By Karen Brown, New England Public Media June 24, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/gender-affirming-care-trump-hospitals-transgender-massachusetts/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-94nr7DQ1KCs4dARAfTKzI4WTjSzRnaxO8LCCUcCyTX950a79EH-5pYzDhMsgWw3pdmiidPnLnxTsOmrZreSqZ1PMeGeA&_hsmi=425307548&utm_content=425307548&utm_source=hs_email
KFF Health News: Even In Blue States, Hospitals Have Continued To Drop Gender-Affirming Care For Youths
One afternoon in late 2024, a sixth-grader nicknamed Bug came home from school with an announcement to make. Bug, who was assigned female at birth, told his parents he was a boy — and would be using he/him pronouns. “OK, cool,” his mother, J, remembered saying. (J asked to be identified by only her first initial, and Bug by his nickname, because the family fears harassment.) “‘What do you need to be supported?’” she recalled asking next. “He asked to get healthcare.” (Brown, 6/24)
A Ban Won’t Stop Abortion Pill Access, Telehealth Providers Say By Kate Wells June 24, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/courts/louisiana-fda-mifepristone-misoprostol-abortion-pills-mail-federal-court-case/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8jn0fYLKbqmq_sA2xIAEhuV1m0v4KQyEsEfKyNlJdS4m_gJxqf-K9-BwSRqUmZ7orPMnsuFrmahv_M42qW2TkbQfN48A&_hsmi=425307548&utm_content=425307548&utm_source=hs_email
KFF HEALTH NEWS ORIGINAL STORIES
KFF Health News: A Ban Won't Stop Abortion Pill Access, Telehealth Providers Say
Angel Foster had a backup plan.It was the first weekend in May. A federal appeals court had just made it illegal to mail mifepristone, a pill that’s part of the most widely used abortion method in the U.S. But Foster, a doctor who specializes in reproductive health, was prepared. As leader of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, which ships abortion pills to some 3,500 patients a month nationwide, including in states with abortion bans, she told patients they had three options. (Wells, 6/24)
martes, 23 de junio de 2026
Small Sleep Sacks, Big Compliance Lessons: What FDA’s Happiest Baby Warning Letter Means for Device Manufacturers June 23, 2026 By Jennifer D. Newberger —
https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2026/06/small-sleep-sacks-big-compliance-lessons-what-fdas-happiest-baby-warning-letter-means-for-device-manufacturers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-sleep-sacks-big-compliance-lessons-what-fdas-happiest-baby-warning-letter-means-for-device-manufacturers
On June 15, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Warning Letter to Happiest Baby, Inc., the manufacturer of the SNOO Smart Sleeper bassinet system, following a July 2025 inspection of the company’s Los Angeles facility. The Warning Letter highlights several key points related to complaint handling, premarket notification requirements, field correction reporting, design changes, and unauthorized changes to the device’s intended use environment, with important lessons for device manufacturers of all sizes.
Ending birthright citizenship could be a public health disaster Health is not something that can be cordoned off by immigration status
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-ruling-public-health/
By Rachel E. FabiJune 23, 2026
Fabi is a public health ethicist at SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Center for Bioethics and Humanities.
Sometime before the end of June, the Supreme Court is expected to deliver its...
The Catch-22 for disabled workers hidden in Medicaid’s new work requirements This single change could strip coverage from the very people the drafters claimed to protect
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/medicaid-work-requirements-disability-medically-frail/
By Maria Town and Nicole JorwicJune 23, 2026
Town is the president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities. Jorwic is the chief program officer at Caring Across Generations.
Cadence raises $100 million to automate chronic disease care with regulated AI The startup is in discussions with the FDA on using AI agents as part of its program to manage hypertension
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/cadence-100-million-raise-automate-chronic-care-ai/
By Mario AguilarJune 23, 2026
Health Tech Correspondent
Cadence, a digital health company that cares for patients with chronic conditions, has raised $100 million as it seeks to expand its footprint and automate the work of its clinicians with artificial intelligence.
Trump administration targets disability integration mandate in DOJ memo Memo runs counter to the long-standing position of helping people with disabilities live in their communities
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/22/doj-memo-targets-disability-integration-olmstead-mandate/
By O. Rose BroderickJune 22, 2026
Disability in Health Care Reporting Fellow
Study Finds Protein Structure Linked To Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Study Finds Protein Structure Linked To Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Newsweek reports that experts have uncovered a way to help stop brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease by manipulating rather than eliminating a protein linked to cognitive decline. Other news is on aging, the gut microbiome, heat, and more.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/public-health-062326/
Weight Loss Drugs Liraglutide, Semaglutide Appear To Improve Men's Fertility, Study Finds
Weight Loss Drugs Liraglutide, Semaglutide Appear To Improve Men's Fertility, Study Finds
Liraglutide — an injectable drug from Novo Nordisk that is sold under the brand names Victoza and Saxenda — appeared to increase testosterone, as well as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels, in men aged 18-65 over 24 weeks, The Hill reported. Researchers also found that semaglutide — such as Wegovy or Ozempic — improved sperm morphology.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/pharmaceuticals-062326/
'Huge Implications For Healthcare': Patient Portal Messages Have Surged More Than 150% Since 2020, Analysis Shows
'Huge Implications For Healthcare': Patient Portal Messages Have Surged More Than 150% Since 2020, Analysis Shows
Meanwhile, telephone calls fell slightly during the same time, a study published in JAMA found. An accompanying editorial to the study asserted that the increase in patient portal messages has prompted a "substantial increase in ... clinician workload."
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/huge-implications-for-health-care-health-industry-062326/
Woman Says 2 Texas Hospitals Denied Care For Miscarriage Despite Recent Law Meant To Clarify Rules
Woman Says 2 Texas Hospitals Denied Care For Miscarriage Despite Recent Law Meant To Clarify Rules
Her complaint alleges that Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Round Rock and St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, The Texas Tribune reported. Also making news: Oregon, Florida, Michigan, California, and Utah.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/state-watch-062326/
Construction Of Ebola Quarantine Center In Kenya Brought To Standstill
Construction Of Ebola Quarantine Center In Kenya Brought To Standstill
All work at the U.S.-backed, 50-bed unit at a military air base in the East African nation has been stopped amid an outbreak that has already outpaced previous epidemics. More than 1,000 people have been infected and 267 have died, the World Health Organization has confirmed.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/outbreaks-and-health-threats-062326/
USDA Overstepped When It Banned SNAP Recipients' Sugary Purchases, Judge Rules
USDA Overstepped When It Banned SNAP Recipients' Sugary Purchases, Judge Rules
The Agriculture Department does not have the authority to redefine "food," as determined by Congress, nor to alter policy established by lawmakers, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/administration-news-062326/
Worried About Your Aging Parents? Welcome to the Caregiving Club By Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio, Cara Anthony, and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio June 23, 2026
Worried About Your Aging Parents? Welcome to the Caregiving Club
By Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio, Cara Anthony, and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio June 23, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/healthq-sandwich-generation-caregiver-title-stages-expectant-aging-parents-tips/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_6MWqgIX6dACUj58hOkx_8nmnFoxxwsFNagkTAmPP2ssnOoCtk6I5C5KvwNQr2hCq2CkkBhbtvwLtZfU4_oIsVq-H3Og&_hsmi=425119622&utm_content=425119622&utm_source=hs_email
KFF Health News: Worried About Your Aging Parents? Welcome To The Caregiving Club
Cara Anthony tries to convince her HealthQ co-host Blake Farmer that there are benefits to embracing the caregiver identity when helping an aging parent. When his father was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in 2025, William Morrison immediately went into caregiving mode. (Siner, Anthony and Farmer, 6/23)
Medicare’s AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays By Darius Tahir June 23, 2026
Medicare’s AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays
By Darius Tahir June 23, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicare/medicare-ai-prior-authorization-wiser-delays-errors/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8MsFIfzDMnBu2723rxGznKFBG97hGZtF6niLTA9KjWnSO0X3z4kupzP_xtLkO1muJU-6rtvV9SRfedbGSfpGyzsSzYnw&_hsmi=425119622&utm_content=425119622&utm_source=hs_email
KFF Health News: Medicare’s AI Push Snarls Patients And Doctors In Errors And Delays
Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land in rural Oklahoma once owned by his father and generations before him. Each quarter, for several years, he has made the 2½-hour drive to Oklahoma City for an epidural in his spine to treat his back pain. But this year, because of a new Medicare program, Curry has traveled a little more often. (Tahir, 6/23)
Live Panel Session 1 - ClinicalTrials.gov: Essentials for Academic Medical Centers Tuesday 14 July 2026, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
To get started, please complete the required pre-recorded training at your earliest convenience. Upon completion, you may register and submit your questions for any of the three upcoming live panel sessions via the links below:
https://collaborationcqpub1.fda.gov/content/adobeconnect/213/7/en/events/event/private/164827404/284007766/event_landing.html?connect-session=breezbreeztc7e8z6rtbrei9wp&sco-id=284007767&_charset_=utf-8
SBIA Presents Live Panel One for ClinicalTrials.gov: Essentials for Academic Medical Centers
Live Panel One: Tuesday, July 14: 1:00 PM ET
This virtual training is designed to help staff at academic medical centers meet the federal requirements for registering clinical studies and reporting results on ClinicalTrials.gov. Specialists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will address frequently asked questions regarding regulatory obligations and the ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS).
This training begins with a required, pre-recorded video that you can complete at your own pace prior to registering for any or all of the live panel sessions. Upon completion of the pre-recorded training, you can submit any questions you have about ClinicalTrials.gov registration and reporting via the dedicated email account ClinicalTrials.govAMCTraining@fda.hhs.gov and also through the registration process to attend a live virtual session with a panel of experts. The panel will use your questions to guide the discussion and provide relevant, practical answers. The live panel sessions are designed to build upon the information presented in the on-demand video.
lunes, 22 de junio de 2026
FDA reverses course on Regenxbio’s childhood gene therapy after rejection Agency’s decision to reconsider is latest in a series of turnabouts
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/22/fda-reverses-course-regenxbio-gene-therapy-navsunli-hunter-syndrome/
By Jason MastJune 22, 2026
General Assignment Reporter
Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say Officials say tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/22/ebola-congo-1000-cases-254-deaths-civil-war-impedes-search-patient-zero/
By Associated PressJune 22, 2026
Health equity researchers fear unseen level of scrutiny under White House proposal Plan for grantmaking could disqualify much of their work from federal funding
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/22/health-disparity-research-new-dei-rule-threat-nih-grants/
By Anil OzaJune 22, 2026
General Assignment Reporter
Curriculum Materials for Health Care Degree Programs | Biosimilars
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/biosimilars/curriculum-materials-health-care-degree-programs-biosimilars?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
FDA’s curriculum materials are intended to help educate students in health care professional degree programs, for medicine, nursing, physician assistants, and pharmacy, as well as practicing professionals, to improve understanding of biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar products and the regulatory approval pathway in the United States. The Resource Guide for Teaching Faculty provides information for instructors who would like to incorporate topics related to biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar products into the education and training they provide students. Explore FDA’s curriculum materials for health care programs.
https://www.fda.gov/media/154936/download?attachment=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Financial Transparency and Efficiency of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Biosimilar User Fee Act, and Generic Drug User Fee Amendments June 23, 2026
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/financial-transparency-and-efficiency-prescription-drug-user-fee-act-biosimilar-user-fee-act-and-1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Financial Transparency and Efficiency of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Biosimilar User Fee Act, and Generic Drug User Fee Amendments
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026; 1 - 2:30 p.m. ET
The FDA is announcing its annual public meeting and opportunity for public comment on “Financial Transparency and Efficiency of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Biosimilar User Fee Act, and Generic Drug User Fee Amendments”. This public meeting is intended to meet performance commitments included in PDUFA VII, BsUFA III, and GDUFA III. These user fee programs were reauthorized as part of the FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022 signed by the President on September 30, 2022.
https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/7727cea2-45bc-45b4-844a-1f86f2772529@7d2fdb41-339c-4257-87f2-a665730b31fc/registration?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Phase 1 Investigational New Drug (IND) Navigator Expert Resources. Trusted Support.
https://www.fda.gov/industry/phase-1-investigational-new-drug-ind-navigator?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
FDA Actions to Accelerate and Modernize Clinical Drug Development
Today, the FDA is announcing actions to accelerate and modernize clinical research across the full continuum of drug development —from the pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) phase to late-stage pivotal trials. The agency is eliminating unnecessary regulatory burden, clarifying phase-appropriate requirements and building partnerships with government, academic medical centers and the private sector. The FDA is committed to ensuring the United States remains the global standard for pharmaceutical innovation and regulatory rigor. Today’s actions are part of Operation TrialBlazer, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative.
FDA Actions to Accelerate and Modernize Early and Late-Stage Clinical Development
https://www.fda.gov/industry/fda-actions-accelerate-and-modernize-early-and-late-stage-clinical-development?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Considerations For Integrating Chronic Condition Episodes Into Value-Based Payment Models Jennifer Perloff,Robert Mechanic,Dan Koppel,Nick Mirin,andEmily Brower June 18, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/considerations-integrating-chronic-condition-episodes-into-value-based-payment-models?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8a3osiEis_rxx2fHrYnf8RWXL0T2XUJ1LZVMhsmineGC92u6HmIq65QAb6ZWhacHUDP3gUKgOxiGcfkWDoUrZ2LGmTZA&_hsmi=424329869&utm_source=hasu
Using heart failure as an example, we explore technical issues with episode-based payments that are best resolved within the context of accountable care.
The LEAD Model And The Remaining Structural Limits To Fee-For-Service Value-Based Care Kevin Malone,Mark E. Lutes,andChristine Burke Worthen June 17, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/lead-model-and-remaining-structural-limits-fee-service-value-based-care?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9d4r97aTDwQCYayB-3E2s_G08D5_os8AgA8-ixNZt9NKxcGOsIEE9CqJsRSZemDp4ChsVfEa5gOwqGl74OY_YLMGzppQ&_hsmi=424329869&utm_source=hasu
The framework that the forthcoming Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model operates within is the FFS framework, which was not designed for accountable care.
States Are Exceeding Their Health Care Cost Growth Targets. What Does It Mean? Michael Bailit,January Angeles,andRachel Block June 16, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/states-exceeding-their-health-care-cost-growth-targets-does-mean?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SNIrEBZeJgoNz64WO4K-3_fnjxkPUYvcrcNpUFnDC2yWxKvRyGSM6uXIMnL3-u6E_l6g1-66Dsz3Jb8R9R1BDiTUGMA&_hsmi=424329869&utm_source=hasu
That most states have exceeded their cost growth targets is not evidence that the targets have failed—it is evidence that complementary policies are needed to address the cost drivers that the target programs are revealing.
The Rise Of Kratom: A Dangerous And Familiar Pattern Robyn Oster,Linda Richter,andLeah Kaufman June 15, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/rise-kratom-dangerous-and-familiar-pattern?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Xd43dxOFXgYSnX1mL234QTTc6wUd3GUGy4yey-7nInquzd2NhygOroUKTKL8NKk8NDsDl2Twna7FlDAZ8nAoDiVyJQA&_hsmi=424329869&utm_source=hasu
Similar to opioids and intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, a well-funded and growing kratom industry with lobbying power overstates the safety of kratom, downplays its risks, and resists regulation and restrictions.
Rethinking The Value Of The 180-Day Exclusivity Period For Generic Drugs Keith M. Drake June 15, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/rethinking-value-180-day-exclusivity-period-generic-drugs?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9A_8UkUhnYS_uOwQSGY2qDRPvb6eYJjEwE1KDYBm67QNNNIy_Cx_lG-T9qz5fbWNKOFLAOThvTUE-IN-lY2VZJrf0QoA&_hsmi=424329869&utm_source=hasu
Given the high stakes involved, the generic exclusivity period’s effects on competition should be scrutinized.
The Health Equity Fellowship For Trainees: Introducing The 2026 Cohort Patrick Odai-Afotey June 15, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-equity-fellowship-trainees-introducing-2026-cohort?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--MvkxitJ4yZFjHl30lSGDNlNvw_q95SY0oflIttVGnuqQ101G15MbGMOZpNEoNTPzLLtcKZZEF_azfjdgE1HaQs4-SMw&_hsmi=424329869&utm_source=hasu
This year’s selection process was our most competitive to date, drawing an unprecedented number of applications.
Supreme Court Wrap-Up Sara Rosenbaum,Renée M. Landers,Thomas Barker,andMara K. Youdelman July 8, 2026, 12:00 PM
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20260610.283246/full/?utm_campaign=insidermarketing&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9MUEXFlSIcYKnSHI6y1ZJnXIdwqhujliUh4_42r5u85-VQoWLIIw10R8BZgTveFhb-FhG6bL341pRlGZ8pJEn8opHXDg&_hsmi=424329869&utm_content=eventspecific&utm_source=hat
What were the major cases brought to the Supreme Court related to health care? Join Sara Rosenbaum and a collection of legal experts for insights on how the highest court’s latest term will impact health policy.
The Supreme Court continues to play a central role in shaping U.S. health policy, with its latest term highlighting how legal decisions influence coverage, access, and the balance of power across the health care system.
In this Insider-only event moderated by Sara Rosenbaum of George Washington University, leading experts will examine the broader themes emerging from the Court’s recent work and what they mean going forward.
Topics this year include pharmacy benefit manager regulation, mifepristone, transgender care, 340B, Medicare purchasing, immigrant health care, and more.
Why Medicare’s Hospital Wage Index Exceptions Jumped 60% Rob LottandGeoffrey Hoffman June 16, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp20260615.915758/full/?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_YzisdRyJwY2etvV07bdD4bGwR8Xfn9x89lGwX17IXShas43Go4ksenCmnqD3OQQdIQEVC2Z7elfo07meqsJKptd8IfA&_hsmi=424329869&utm_content=ahp&utm_source=hasu
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Geoffrey Hoffman of the University of Michigan about his recent paper exploring the structure of Medicare’s hospital wage index and discusses the growth of exceptions over time, exploring their implications for how the system functions and whether it meets its intended policy objectives.
Study: Fish Oil May Not Be A Useful Alzheimer's Preventative
Study: Fish Oil May Not Be A Useful Alzheimer's Preventative
Researchers found that while the omega-3 nutrient DHA does reach the brain, study participants showed no improvement in cognitive function or memory.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/public-health-062226/
Court Reinstates Ohio Law Requiring Parental Consent For Kids' Social Media Use
Court Reinstates Ohio Law Requiring Parental Consent For Kids' Social Media Use
AP reports on a lawsuit brought by NetChoice, which claimed an unconstitutional impediment to free speech. The Cincinnati-based Sixth Circuit’s panel disagreed. The Social Media Parental Notification Act requires companies to get parental permission for social media and gaming apps for children under 16
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/state-watch-062226/
Mangione Drops Plan To Seek Psychiatric Defense In UnitedHealthcare CEO Slaying Case
Mangione Drops Plan To Seek Psychiatric Defense In UnitedHealthcare CEO Slaying Case
AP reported that the turnabout came just a day after Luigi Mangione’s lawyers told the judge that they planned to pursue a defense involving claims that the 28-year-old was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance on the day of CEO Brian Thompson's death. But as AP noted, that approach would mean that Mangione would effectively be admitting he killed Thompson.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-industry-062226/
With Hantavirus Threat Behind Them, US Passengers Return To Daily Life
With Hantavirus Threat Behind Them, US Passengers Return To Daily Life
All 18 American passengers who were aboard the MV Hondius were released from quarantine Sunday. Meanwhile in Congo, frontline healthcare workers are falling prey to Ebola as the virus surges. At least 18 doctors and other healthcare workers have died during the epidemic, according to Congo’s National Public Health Institute.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/hantavirus-and-ebola-062226/
Over 200 Recruits Fall Ill As Flu Outbreak Grows At Texas Air Force Base
Over 200 Recruits Fall Ill As Flu Outbreak Grows At Texas Air Force Base
The outbreak started two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made flu vaccines optional for troops in the armed services, including those entering basic training. Up to this point, recruits going through basic training were required to receive vaccinations for a variety of viruses in their first week of boot camp, the San Antonio Express-News reports.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/outbreaks-and-health-threats-062226/
Missouri Judge Restores Access To Medication Abortion
Missouri Judge Restores Access To Medication Abortion
On Thursday, Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang reversed a batch of 2018 restrictions on medication abortions. This was possible after Missourians passed the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment in 2024. Planned Parenthood said it will offer medication abortions starting this week.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/reproductive-health-062226/
US Will Discontinue HIV Funding For South Africa
US Will Discontinue HIV Funding For South Africa
The Trump administration had pulled back on the amount of funds sent to the country. Because South Africa did not change policies that the U.S. considers discriminatory toward the white Afrikaner minority, no funds will now flow, an unidentified State Department official says. Plus, despite marching orders from Congress to continue foreign aid, the Trump administration has largely refused to comply, ProPublica reports.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/administration-news-062226/
“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid by Anna Maria Barry-Jester
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-defying-congress-foreign-aid-usaid-vought-rubio-constitutional-crisis?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Pd6GZniuQq3lR6zdQaK2zNcYaHHwnPqjYFnvnmPGoPubtu5Fe4e3alm_TdqvoBANlZ4Eg-8mItVyILn8wGIV9ntFLcA&_hsmi=424911805&utm_content=424911805&utm_source=hs_email
ProPublica: Trump Is Defying Congress On Foreign Aid
After the Trump administration upended the world’s largest foreign aid provider last year, terminating thousands of programs and firing nearly all of its staff, its plan for the agency was clear: Eliminate it entirely. But because it is a congressionally created agency, President Donald Trump needed lawmakers’ permission to do so. So this year, Trump officials asked Congress for permission to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development and dramatically reduce federal spending on food, medicine and lifesaving work around the world. (Barry-Jester, 6/22)
Trump administration to phase out HIV funding for South Africa The State Department said the country had failed to address the president’s concerns about treatment of its white citizens.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/18/pepfar-south-africa-white-afrikaners-hiv-aids-00968479?utm_campaign=KHN:+First+Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-94qgf3zWdprEKr_D5Hg6KAuDa25TWCRUPKIL-FicKR14-3r3__zHmzhynf8tPpNzkapvR_-D2A9BlcpCG2TI9jTlLwhA&_hsmi=424911805&utm_content=424911805&utm_source=hs_email
Politico: Trump Administration To Phase Out HIV Funding For South Africa
The Trump administration has decided to start phasing out HIV funding for South Africa following the country’s “failure to make demonstrable progress on policy requests by the administration,” a State Department official told POLITICO on Thursday. The official, who agreed to discuss the decision only if POLITICO did not use their name, said the decision to “initiate a phased drawdown of PEPFAR programming in South Africa” is in line with President Donald Trump’s February 2025 executive order accusing South Africa of discriminating against its white Afrikaner minority and directing U.S. agencies to stop providing aid to the country unless it changes its policies. (Paun, 6/18)
Democrats Keep Healthcare at the Fore Episode 451 • June 18, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what-the-health-451-democrats-obamacare-midterms-rfk-vaccines-june-18-2026/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--prZcsjv4PVmcaq__FWw58fYa1BZ3eMSc8kU4MhMrboGucluRriDRGCFceK2X4g9MPEnrLb2zlcYCFEaILQsgehVnD9A&_hsmi=424911805&utm_content=424911805&utm_source=hs_email
KFF Health News: KFF Health News’ ‘What The Health?’: Democrats Keep Healthcare At The Fore
Senate Democrats hope a little-used law from the 1990s will help draw attention to the healthcare cost issue by forcing a vote on the Trump administration’s recent changes to the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is demanding information from a medical journal that retracted a study that backed Kennedy’s claims of vaccine harm. (Rovner, 6/18)
Try These Tips When You Can’t Afford Your Rx Season 15, Episode 8 • June 22, 2026 •
https://kffhealthnews.org/podcast/arm-and-a-leg-podcast-listener-tips-hacks-afford-prescription-rx-drugs/
KFF Health News: KFF Health News’ ‘An Arm and a Leg’: Try These Tips When You Can’t Afford Your Rx
Last year, An Arm and a Leg set out on a mission: Collect the best advice about what to do when you can’t afford your prescription drugs. Dozens of listeners wrote in. The result was “The Prescription Drug Playbook.” (6/22)
Indiana Takes On Powerful Hospitals by Capping Prices They Charge Employers By Phil Galewitz and Samantha Liss June 22, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/hospitals-price-controls-indiana-cap-healthcare-costs-debate/
KFF Health News: Indiana Takes On Powerful Hospitals By Capping Prices They Charge Employers
Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost of healthcare, Republican-controlled Indiana is trying a traditionally liberal tactic to control costs: setting government price controls on hospitals. Under a law enacted last year, five of Indiana’s largest nonprofit hospital systems cannot charge patients covered by job-based health plans more than an established price cap. Hospitals that fail to keep prices below the threshold by 2029 risk losing their tax-exempt status — which would mean owing millions of dollars in state taxes. (Galewitz and Liss, 6/22)
Inside the World of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Cheryl Alkon June 19, 2026
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/inside-world-sexual-assault-nurse-examiners-2026a1000kpu
When the hit Max Original medical drama The Pitt showed a detailed portrayal in February of how a woman sought care at her local hospital following a sexual assault, it brought the experience of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) into the public eye.
Schistosomiasis in women and adolescent girls +... + + +...
Understanding sugar-sweetened beverage tax implementation globally: a 34-year, population-based observational study in 183 countries
Lizbeth Moreno Loaeza, PhDa Send email to lizbeth.loaeza_moreno@tufts.edu ∙ Laura Lara-Castor, PhDa,b ∙ Julia R Sharib, MSa ∙ Frederick Cudhea, PhDa ∙ Meng Wang, PhDa ∙ Peizhi Li, PhDa,c ∙ et al.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(26)00093-8/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_feature_langlo
Schistosomiasis in women and adolescent girls
Executive summary
Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a chronic genital disease caused by the deposition of Schistosoma haematobium eggs, affecting at least 40 million women and girls worldwide, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Women and girls living with FGS face numerous intersecting challenges and health complications, ultimately contributing to urogenital dysfunction and adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
In this four-paper Series, we examine sex-specific aspects of Schistosoma infections in women and girls, diagnostic techniques and treatment strategies, barriers to diagnosis and treatment, management during pregnancy and implications for offspring, and the interactions with other genital infections and their clinical implications.
https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/schistosomiasis-in-women-and-adolescent-girls?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_feature_schistosomiasis26_langlo
Mental health for refugees
The Lancet Global Health
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(26)00136-1/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
Jun 2026
Volume 14Number 6
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/issue/vol14no6/PIIS2214-109X(26)X2004-6
sábado, 20 de junio de 2026
Transforming the Landscape of Gynaecological Cancer: Advances in Prevention, Precision Surgery, and Innovative Systemic Therapies
https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/gynaecological-cancers-advances?dgcid=hubspot_email_conferencealerts_eclinmgyno26&utm_campaign=conferencealerts&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_a4Rc9xGUNMAEiAGXdG0xoK0aA-qg-5stZCh3GlRxpLRrFW19eLY9qL9SxgRP60dfhuyGY8p2FDqBMOqu6ZhPpYbvq0g&_hsmi=423115945&utm_content=423115945&utm_source=hs_email
A three-paper Series examines how new strategies and technologies are transforming gynaecological cancer care, with a focus on prevention, precision surgery, and innovative systemic therapies. Paper 1 explores global efforts toward cervical cancer elimination, including progress in HPV vaccination and screening, alternative vaccine strategies, and WHO screening guidelines. Authors also propose targeted actions to accelerate elimination through innovation and more equitable strategies. Paper 2 discusses how computer-assisted and image-guided technologies are redefining surgical lymph node staging in gynaecological cancers. Paper 3 reviews the rapidly evolving field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in gynaecological cancers. The authors summarise mechanisms of action and findings from clinical trials, and address safety considerations, predictive biomarkers, and future directions for integrating ADCs into personalized treatment strategies.
Changing Innovation Paradigms — A Navigator’s Guide Tuesday, June 23, 2026 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. GMT-3
https://www.statnews.com/event/changing-innovation-paradigms-a-navigators-guide/?utm_campaign=partnerforum_june_2026_lastchance&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-946ws-5R--YIo5IvyIGsfnWBDLQ5SPft7plIlUdQ8SLNGkAQ4pRjHxPssZ_q0R7n5iiqZCREedAZb8H2OnTPIJt5aedA&_hsmi=424494445&utm_content=cytiva&utm_source=email_nns
We're going live TUESDAY from the BIO International Convention
June 23, 2026 | Virtual Event
Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. PT, hear senior industry executives discuss the forces reshaping innovation in 2026. From the growing influence of China's licensing deals to AI-enabled development, don't miss your chance to stay ahead.
If your organization is navigating growth, partnerships, or technology transfer, this is a conversation you want to hear.
To join us in person, head to booth 2027 at the BIO International Convention. Please note there is limited in-person availability, so it is first-come, first-served.
Measles-infected traveler may have exposed passengers at LAX and nearby hotel, health officials warn The CDC is working with local health departments to notify passengers seated near the infected person on the June 11 flight Brittany Miller By Brittany Miller Fox News Published June 19, 2026 8:24pm EDT
Measles-infected traveler may have exposed passengers at LAX and nearby hotel, health officials warn
The CDC is working with local health departments to notify passengers seated near the infected person on the June 11 flight
Brittany Miller By Brittany Miller Fox News
Published June 19, 2026 8:24pm EDT
https://www.foxnews.com/health/measles-infected-traveler-may-exposed-passengers-lax-nearby-hotel-health-officials-warn
Poison centers link growing Benadryl abuse among teens to dangerous social media trends America's Poison Centers say the exposure appears intentional rather than accidental over-medication Angelica Stabile By Angelica Stabile Fox News Published June 19, 2026 3:17pm EDT
Poison centers link growing Benadryl abuse among teens to dangerous social media trends
America's Poison Centers say the exposure appears intentional rather than accidental over-medication
Angelica Stabile By Angelica Stabile Fox News
Published June 19, 2026 3:17pm EDT
https://www.foxnews.com/health/poison-centers-link-growing-benadryl-abuse-among-teens-dangerous-social-media-trends
Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362800?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
HHS OMH is soliciting applications to advance sustainable, culturally responsive solutions to address chronic disease burden and health care access gaps experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) populations. Funded projects should focus on the prevention and improvement of chronic disease outcomes, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and related conditions, within one identified Indigenous population of focus – either AI/AN or NHPI and a defined geographic area to be served.
Projects funded under the initiative are expected to demonstrate that innovative, culturally grounded, community-driven, and evidence-based approaches developed in partnership with Indigenous communities and rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems are effective and sustainable in improving health outcomes.
HHS OMH also expects projects to strengthen partnerships, build community-level data and evaluation capacity, improve access to quality health services, integrate culturally appropriate practices and promote measurable improvements in chronic disease prevention and management among the selected AI/AN or NHPI populations of focus.
Closing Date: July 15, 2026, 6 p.m. ET
A technical assistance webinar recording will be available on June 24, 2026, to help you with your application.
National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362747?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) is pleased to announce the anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 300u-6 (Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act).
HHS OMH is soliciting applications for projects to implement integrated, community-based models that increase participation of underrepresented populations in lupus clinical trials.
Projects funded under the initiative are intended to support outreach, education, and partnerships that move beyond awareness building to measurable participation outcomes, including screening, enrollment, and retention in lupus clinical trials. HHS OMH also expects projects to advance efforts toward reducing lupus-related adverse health outcomes.
Closing Date: July 10, 2026, 6 p.m. ET
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Measures That Drive State Medicaid per Enrollee Spending
https://www.kff.org/data-collections/measures-that-drive-state-medicaid-per-enrollee-spending/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9QbWas3us8s4ic7s_HMBi4_PiXelOp0U7L2CwcKrZOG_hFkj4hJLXYBpEW89AT-CrHrakh0A3nI05bQPL_nh6NuwcXCg&_hsmi=424552646&utm_content=424552646&utm_source=hs_email
Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care to one in five people living in the U.S and accounts for nearly $1 out of every $5 spent on health care. Medicaid is jointly financed by states and the federal government, but states administer Medicaid programs within broad federal rules. Under federal law, Medicaid provides an entitlement to coverage to individuals who are eligible for the program and a guarantee to federal matching dollars for states. State Medicaid policy choices (including the ACA Medicaid expansion, eligibility levels for other populations, reimbursement rates, and delivery system models) as well as other factors such as population demographic characteristics, health needs of Medicaid enrollees, state fiscal capacity, and health care costs affect Medicaid spending. As a result, Medicaid coverage and financing vary significantly across states.
Key Facts about the Uninsured Population Authors: Jennifer Tolbert , Sammy Cervantes , Clea Bell , and Anthony Damico Published: June 16, 2026
https://www.kff.org/uninsured/key-facts-about-the-uninsured-population/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8I1TzimfWGQPU7qtGaqqbgBeybQ7VccKavyV18jKY5u9iMSyGqH3LFyyikyo04NNLyPjaxDs1sE-ONNOsqJcTuxxzWYg&_hsmi=424552646&utm_content=424552646&utm_source=hs_email
The high cost of private insurance and limited availability of public coverage for some individuals with low income—particularly in states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—continued to leave millions of people without health coverage in 2024. Our fragmented and complex health insurance system also means some people fall through the cracks of coverage when they experience a change in circumstances. The end of continuous enrollment in Medicaid also affected health coverage trends in 2024. Starting in April 2023, states resumed disenrolling Medicaid enrollees, a process known as Medicaid unwinding, after a period of continuous enrollment during the pandemic. Nearly all states had completed renewals to verify eligibility for the program for all enrollees by the end of 2024, leading to the disenrollment of millions of Medicaid enrollees. Most individuals losing Medicaid do not have access to affordable job-based coverage, and while many transitioned to subsidized coverage through the Marketplace, even with enhanced Marketplace subsidies still in place during 2024, coverage was unaffordable for some. These coverage transitions and losses contributed to the first increase in the uninsured rate since 2019.
Recent State Actions Related to Immigrants’ Access to Services and Immigration Enforcement Authors: Akash Pillai, Drishti Pillai, and Samantha Artiga Published: Jun 16, 2026
https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/recent-state-actions-related-to-immigrants-access-to-services-and-immigration-enforcement/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9O4Y4RtpoFwZYbqMPoni_IACihnXkdo4rfSbb2UC7gtzUXUmNSG7C9z6PwPXh0pu-MHSqwt2wW-TJsjpUdZfDSxV-m_w&_hsmi=424552646&utm_content=424552646&utm_source=hs_email
During the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions, states enacted or proposed a range of legislation that will impact immigrants’ access to state-funded health coverage and other services as well as actions related to how states may enhance or limit federal enforcement activities. Several states have rolled back or plan to scale back state-funded health coverage programs for immigrants to reduce budget deficits amid economic uncertainties. Some states have also enacted laws to support the Trump administration’s increased interior immigration enforcement activities, including sharing data from Medicaid or other state agencies with federal enforcement officials. In contrast, some states are expanding access to health coverage or other benefits for immigrants, including lawfully present immigrants losing eligibility for federally funded health coverage under the 2025 reconciliation law, and/or enhancing protections for immigrants. While some states are seeking to enhance protections for immigrants, the Trump administration signed an executive order directing federal agencies to suspend federal grants and contracts with states or local jurisdictions identified as obstructing enforcement of federal immigration laws, or “sanctuary jurisdictions.” So far federal challenges to state and local sanctuary jurisdictions have largely failed. However, the federal stance may limit state or local actions.
Forthcoming Policy Changes to Medicaid State Directed Payments Authors: Alice Burns, Elizabeth Hinton, Scott Hulver, Jessica Mathers, and Robin Rudowitz Published: Jun 15, 2026
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/forthcoming-policy-changes-to-medicaid-state-directed-payments/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9YY7ZIeTGkGmcyMxelJTJ37jV-qbtgvNe9Cxr_zX24p8f2dHVl9BqmkY-vsIIfFhuGpcG09sS517Xafi-vHNVWUWSlqQ&_hsmi=424552646&utm_content=424552646&utm_source=hs_email
The 2025 reconciliation law reduced federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $911 billion from 2025 through 2034, some of which stems from new restrictions on Medicaid state directed payments (SDPs) for hospital and other health care services. While states are generally prohibited from directing how managed care organizations (MCOs) pay for care, states can implement SDPs that require MCOs to increase rates or set minimum rates for specified Medicaid services. In authorizing SDPs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aimed to help states improve access to care and provider participation. Many states that contract with MCOs use SDPs to make uniform rate increases that function like supplemental payments in fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid.
Spending on Medicaid State Directed Payments Before New Limits Take Effect Authors: Alice Burns, Scott Hulver, Jessica Mathers, Robin Rudowitz, and Patrick Drake Published: Jun 15, 2026
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/spending-on-medicaid-state-directed-payments-before-new-limits-take-effect/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--boR1YxpkBZsLbYg1eDg51qLLzTVSDvk-KMI5dAZmlIozmjqL0spx6TiejTt6jwsB4aOEtEZHSLKBFMYzQKeHvxQAsNg&_hsmi=424552646&utm_content=424552646&utm_source=hs_email
The 2025 reconciliation law reduced federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $911 billion from 2025 through 2034, some of which stems from new restrictions on Medicaid state directed payments (SDPs) for hospital and other health care services. While states are generally prohibited from directing how managed care organizations (MCOs) pay for care, states can implement SDPs that require MCOs to increase rates or set minimum rates for specified Medicaid services. In authorizing SDPs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aimed to help states improve access to care and provider participation. Many states that contract with MCOs use SDPs to make uniform rate increases that function like supplemental payments in fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid. This issue brief analyzes Medicaid spending by state on SDPs that require prior CMS approval to better understand the use of SDPs before new limits in the reconciliation law take effect. A companion issue brief provides more details about the forthcoming changes.
Key Facts about the Uninsured Population Authors: Jennifer Tolbert , Sammy Cervantes , Clea Bell , and Anthony Damico Published: June 16, 2026
https://www.kff.org/uninsured/key-facts-about-the-uninsured-population/
The high cost of private insurance and limited availability of public coverage for some individuals with low income—particularly in states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—continued to leave millions of people without health coverage in 2024. Our fragmented and complex health insurance system also means some people fall through the cracks of coverage when they experience a change in circumstances. The end of continuous enrollment in Medicaid also affected health coverage trends in 2024. Starting in April 2023, states resumed disenrolling Medicaid enrollees, a process known as Medicaid unwinding, after a period of continuous enrollment during the pandemic. Nearly all states had completed renewals to verify eligibility for the program for all enrollees by the end of 2024, leading to the disenrollment of millions of Medicaid enrollees. Most individuals losing Medicaid do not have access to affordable job-based coverage, and while many transitioned to subsidized coverage through the Marketplace, even with enhanced Marketplace subsidies still in place during 2024, coverage was unaffordable for some. These coverage transitions and losses contributed to the first increase in the uninsured rate since 2019.
Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Work Requirements Updated on: Jun 18, 2026
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-1115-waivers/
The 2025 reconciliation law requires states to condition Medicaid eligibility for adults in the ACA Medicaid expansion group on meeting work requirements starting January 1, 2027; however, states have the option to implement requirements sooner through a state plan amendment (SPA) or through an approved 1115 waiver.
The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Health Care Workforce Authors: Drishti Pillai and Samantha Artiga Published: Jun 18, 2026
https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/the-role-of-immigrants-in-the-u-s-health-care-workforce/
The Trump administration has made policy changes to restrict immigration into the U.S., including efforts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for many countries, pauses and restrictions on the issuance of new visas, and significantly increased immigration enforcement. These actions could have negative implications for the U.S. workforce, which includes significant shares of immigrant workers, particularly in certain industries including health care. Immigrant workers include naturalized citizens as well as noncitizens, including lawfully present and undocumented immigrants.
KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Use of Social Media and AI For Health Information and Advice Authors: Grace Sparks, Julian Montalvo III, Alex Montero, and Ashley Kirzinger Published: Jun 17, 2026
https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-tracking-poll-on-health-information-and-trust-use-of-social-media-and-ai-for-health-information-and-advice/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8dbRaNmswvZsyntGRX5qsWgueSB7114K8c7mFU0uNW7PAylrbg61JpqOtPX8lNvEMh7D5EG9GAbiQj3mvstCbX5sSJOg&_hsmi=424552646&utm_content=424552646&utm_source=hs_email
Roughly three in 10 adults say they use social media, such as Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, for health information at least monthly, often to learn from other people with similar health conditions and experiences or to get immediate information, a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds.
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‘Humanitarian catastrophe’: Trump’s USAID shutdown could help drive nearly 23 million deaths — including 5.4 million children — by 2030, Lancet study warns Nick Ferris | The Independent | June 15, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/15/humanitarian-catastrophe-trumps-usaid-shutdown-could-help-drive-nearly-23-million-deaths-including-5-4-million-children-by-2030-lancet-study-warns/
Nearly 23 million additional deaths are expected by 2030 as a result of countries like the US and UK dramatically cutting their overseas aid, a new report estimates.
Viewpoint: “Dead Wrong”—Understanding healthcare’s misinformation epidemic Ron Southwick | Chief Healthcare Executive | June 17, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/17/viewpoint-dead-wrong-understanding-healthcares-misinformation-epidemic/
Misinformation in healthcare isn’t slowing down, and Dr. Geeta Nayyar says it’s causing more problems.
Glucosamine alert: Alzheimer’s progresses faster among those taking the popular supplement Judy George | MedPage Today | June 16, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/16/glucosamine-alert-alzheimers-progresses-faster-among-those-taking-the-popular-supplement/
Glucosamine — a popular supplement used for joint pain — was associated with faster progression to Alzheimer’s disease and worse survival among Alzheimer’s patients, a retrospective study of electronic health records suggested.
Viewpoint: Raw milk and the myth of safety—ProPublica exposes the growing anti-homogenization movement Annie Waldman | ProPublica | June 18, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/18/viewpoint-raw-milk-and-the-myth-of-safety-propublica-exposes-the-growing-anti-homogenization-movement/
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
McAfee isn’t any ordinary farmer. He is a raw-milk zealot who has escaped serious sanctions despite two decades of skirmishes with the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice, which have repeatedly accused him of breaking federal laws and regulations. The Biden administration was on the verge of a crackdown against his farm when President Donald Trump assumed office and turned over leadership of the nation’s health agencies to one of McAfee’s most notable customers.
Trump-appointed cancer panel head backed by supplement and anti-vaccine companies promotes discredited support for ivermectin as a potential cure Walker Bragman | Important Context | June 18, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/18/trump-appointed-cancer-panel-head-backed-by-supplement-and-anti-vaccine-companies-promotes-discredited-support-for-ivermectin-as-a-potential-cure/
The chair of the President’s Cancer Panel is a co-author on a new paper promoting ivermectin as a cancer treatment. The paper is backed by two anti-vaccine organizations, including a supplements company with which he is affiliated and which sells the drug.
Activist organization accuses Trump of protecting methane-generating stripper wells to benefit billionaire and donor Jeffrey Hildebrand Alex Cuadros | ProPublica | June 19, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/19/activist-organization-accuses-trump-of-protecting-methane-generating-stripper-wells-to-benefit-billionaire-and-donor-jeffrey-hildebrand/
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
It was before dawn on a Friday in January when a Gulfstream G600 with the burnt-orange Texas Longhorns logo on its tail landed at Dulles airport outside Washington, D.C. Its owner, a little-known oil billionaire named Jeffery Hildebrand, had been summoned to the White House.
Can illegal social media content be stopped before it goes viral? UK is going to try. Michael Savage | The Guardian | June 19, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/19/can-illegal-social-media-content-be-stopped-before-it-goes-viral-uk-is-going-to-try/
Social media companies have been ordered to have emergency measures in place to stop illegal content going viral, as regulators battle to stop the type of misinformation spiral that circulated after the 2024 summer riots.
Turmeric supplements: More risks than benefits Mauro Proença | June 16, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/16/turmeric-supplements-more-risks-than-benefits/
Turmeric supplements have become a booming “natural” health product, promoted for everything from inflammation and joint pain to general disease prevention, while regulatory agencies are increasingly documenting rare but serious cases of liver injury. Can turmeric supplements offer meaningful benefits that justify their real-world risks?
AAP v. Kennedy: While a court challenge grinds on, RFK Jr. quietly advances his anti-vaccine conspiracy agenda Izzy Brandstetter Figueroa, Jess Steier, Riley Mulholland | June 18, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/18/aap-v-kennedy-while-a-court-challenge-grinds-on-rfk-jr-quietly-advances-his-anti-vaccine-conspiracy-agenda/
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) v Kennedy litigation is now running on two parallel tracks. Legal actions are under way both regarding the stay issued on March 16th and the trial itself. There are a lot of steps along the way, so you may not hear about either in the news for a while, but that doesn’t mean work isn’t happening behind the scenes. Richard Hughes IV, the attorney representing AAP, doesn’t expect any official rulings on either until late summer or early fall.
Viewpoint—Protecting baloney science: Far right senators move to protect the phony homeopathy industry Steven Novella | Science-Based Medicine | June 19, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/19/viewpoint-protecting-baloney-science-far-right-senators-move-to-protect-the-phony-homeopathy-industry/
Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Tommy Tuberville (R- AL) have recently introduced a bill that would limit the FDA’s ability to regulate the blatant pseudoscience of homeopathy. This is how they frame it: “The Homeopathic Drug Product Safety, Quality, and Transparency Act will provide a pathway for homeopathic medicinal products to be lawfully marketed by the Food and Drug Administration without needlessly banning safe products that simply do not fit into the same legal categories as traditional pharmaceuticals.”
Viewpoint: ‘Industrial food’ primer—Challenging the dangerous delusions of the alternative food movement Alex Smith | June 17, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/17/viewpoint-industrial-food-primer-challenging-the-dangerous-delusions-of-the-alternative-food-movement/
Eat real food. It’s the closest thing American alternative food politics has to a creed, and for the better part of two decades it belonged to the left. To eat real food was to opt out of industrial agriculture, to refuse the long ingredient list and the seed oils and the corn-fed beef, and in doing so, to register a quiet protest against the system that produced them. It was, we were told, a progressive politics—an alliance of small farmers, conscientious eaters, and environmentalists against the depredations of Big Ag.
Viewpoint: Embryos are becoming the newest battleground of love, loss, and legal uncertainty Barbara Pfeffer Billauer | June 19, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/19/viewpoint-embryos-are-becoming-the-newest-battleground-of-love-loss-and-legal-uncertainty/
Who owns a future-person? As IVF outpaces the law, embryos are becoming the newest battleground of love, loss, and legal uncertainty, triggering legal questions of personhood, property, and constitutional law.
How many Americans can afford high-quality health care? A new poll finds the number has fallen Concerns about affordability in the year ahead were at a record high since tracking began in 2021
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/18/how-many-americans-can-afford-their-healthcare/
By Associated PressJune 18, 2026
FDA advisory panel endorses Moderna mRNA flu vaccine that was subject of controversy Agency had briefly refused to consider accepting shot for review
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/18/fda-mrna-flu-vaccine-vrbpac-advisers-endorse-moderna-shots/
By Helen BranswellJune 18, 2026
Infectious Diseases Correspondent
Tennessee pharmacies sell potent ivermectin, led by anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken ‘bucketloads’ The controversial drug can be dispensed in the state without requiring a doctor visit
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/19/tennessee-ivermectin-market-how-to-create-booming-sales-unproven-drug/
By Brett Kelman and Rachana Pradhan — KFF Health NewsJune 19, 2026
CMS recalculates Medicare Advantage star ratings again, adding more volatility to program Insurers have lobbed constant legal challenges at $16 billion MA star rating system
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/18/medicare-advantage-star-ratings-recalculated-volatility-industry-lawsuits/
By Bob HermanJune 18, 2026
Business of Health Care Reporter
Federal grant delays could jeopardize essential disability services, research Grants from National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research are delayed by months
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/19/federal-grant-delays-jeopardize-essential-disability-services-research/
By Lauren Chan and O. Rose BroderickJune 19, 2026
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