KFF Health News: New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts By Stephanie Armour July 2, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/new-disease-threats-follow-trump-administrations-health-program-cuts/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9zprM9Fyja5bMfSzDzrHpoAtsmNHvxwY_TKw70U4chGRfWUqN5NxERuPab8oNDWy5R7EwQKXtHC8l66waY5Y3ePIIa4w&_hsmi=426614768&utm_content=426614768&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts By Stephanie Armour July 2, 2026 As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal locations across New York’s Long Island, and town officials in the Hamptons vacation destination posted an alert about the findings. Eight people in Florida have been infected this year, and Mississippi health officials in June urged people to take precautions. (Armour, 7/2)