lunes, 10 de agosto de 2026
The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline. These red states are rejecting it. Several conservative states will require proof from people who say they're too sick to work.
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By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Robert King
08/09/2026 10:00 AM EDT
Lawmakers seek to boost new antibiotic development News brief August 7, 2026 Chris Dall, MA
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CIDRAP: Lawmakers Seek To Boost New Antibiotic Development
US lawmakers this week introduced a bipartisan bill that would aid efforts to develop new antibiotics. The Stop Superbugs Act, introduced this week by Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), would authorize the National Institutes of Health's Antimicrobial Resistance Leadership Group to facilitate clinical trials for new antibiotics to address the rising threat of drug-resistant infections. (Dall, 8/7)
Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Changing Health Policies Aug. 8, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/on-air/on-air-august-8-2026-cyclospora-measles-work-requirements-part-d-subsidy/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_m6Ot7EN6KCqUdTLbVU042Dms_UFXFiwHlzoHMuH65Y-40BSlP9heCKMVaBN5iAw60cEJ015sCIBUT3LMKPhN3-yhX4A&_hsmi=432352679&utm_content=432352679&utm_source=hs_email
KFF Health News: KFF Health News’ ‘On Air’: Journalists Cover Cyclospora And Measles Outbreaks, And Changing Health Policies
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the cyclosporiasis outbreak on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Aug. 5. Gounder discussed New Mexico’s measles outbreak on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Aug. 4. She also discussed peptides on Ideastream Public Media/WKSU’s Sound of Ideas on Aug. 3. (8/8)
Many States Cover Doula Care, but Access to a ‘Birthing Bestie’ Is Often Out of Reach By Rachel Spears Aug. 10, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/doula-care-medicaid-access-expectant-parents-state-policy-virginia/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8o8-kgZp2KDDW6bP5cN3-__Z7pmi7f7OR2qXI13vp-gvBid1BXlpC3VbMJg-QsLlXuANYz4fV7bg71qiGRKVbGq66shA&_hsmi=432352679&utm_content=432352679&utm_source=hs_email
KFF Health News: Many States Cover Doula Care, But Access To A ‘Birthing Bestie’ Is Often Out Of Reach
Doula Taja Iglesias and her business partner have built a space in Alexandria, Virginia, that’s all things pregnancy, birth, and childcare. Comfortable couches in one area invite expectant parents to settle in for birth education classes. In another, a colorful pile of toys await the babies and toddlers. And there’s a free supply of diapers and food. Years ago, as Iglesias was giving birth and expressing her wish not to have an epidural for pain, she felt isolated and that her preferences were dismissed by the medical staff. Today, she works hard to make sure other parents can have the support of a doula. (Spears, 8/10)
Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs By Peter Whoriskey Aug. 10, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/hospital-mergers-monopolies-drive-healthcare-costs-asheville-north-carolina/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9LLDOv7MHK215B5Xco7ZTLamV2fHVs5SUfZMepfTtCNYvPRxtBxpUitu0mEuGoV9NvqM5AWEyWmOXk-N_RpZNoBmzh1g&_hsmi=432352679&utm_content=432352679&utm_source=hs_email
KFF Health News: Same Knee Surgery, Twice The Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs
More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the prices charged have not. (Whoriskey, 8/10)
domingo, 9 de agosto de 2026
How Much and Why Premiums Are Going Up for Small Businesses in 2027 Published: Aug 6, 2026
https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-much-and-why-premiums-are-going-up-for-small-businesses-in-2027/
Small businesses that offer health insurance to their employees could see health costs rise in 2027, according to an analysis of preliminary rate filings from all 50 states and DC. Nearly 300 insurers offering small group coverage reported a median proposed premium increase of 14% for next year.
Variability in Rebimbursement Rates for State-funded Abortion Services for Medicaid Enrollees: A 2026 Update Authors: Brittni Frederiksen, Olivia Podber, and Alina Salganicoff Published: Aug 7, 2026
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/variability-in-rebimbursement-rates-for-state-funded-abortion-services-for-medicaid-enrollees-a-2026-update/
This KFF analysis examines physician fee schedules for medication abortion and abortion procedures to see what states that use their own state funds to pay for abortion services are reimbursing for providing abortion services to Medicaid enrollees.
As FDA Approves First-Ever mRNA Flu Vaccine For Older Adults, Past KFF Polling Showed Most In This Age Group Were Uncertain About the Technology’s Safety Published: August 7, 2026
https://www.kff.org/quick-insights/as-fda-approves-first-ever-mrna-flu-vaccine-for-older-adults-past-kff-polling-showed-most-in-this-age-group-were-uncertain-about-the-technologys-safety/
On August 5, 2026 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first-ever messenger RNA (mRNA) flu vaccine for adults 50 and older. Manufactured by Moderna, the vaccine is expected to be available for the 2026-2027 season. The new vaccine was found to be safe following a trial of roughly 40,000 people, with results indicating the new shots could offer more protection than prior flu vaccines. The COVID-19 vaccines were the first publicly available vaccines in the U.S. to rely on mRNA, and while studies have demonstrated that vaccines using the technology are safe and effective, mRNA technology has long been the subject of attacks and criticism by anti-vaccine groups. Last year, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the cancellation of $500 million in federal funding for mRNA research.
What’s Worrying Veteran Health Reporter Julie Rovner? Season 15, Episode 10 • ++++
Watch: Why Abortions Are on the Rise Since ‘Roe’ Was Overturned
By Kate Wells and Hannah Norman
The way people undergo abortions has changed. This video details five things to know.
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Watch: Democratic Senator Proposes a Fix for American Healthcare — Covering All Kids
By Julie Rovner and Hannah Norman
Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey wants to offer universal healthcare until age 26. He sat down with KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to answer the question: “How Would You Fix It?”
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/interview-senator-andy-kim-healthcare-fix-children-coverage/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-81TD2pAtmOz-EbrqzpLMyI06O0VCQt4hdFqgPFaFHcAsa49sWw3knvx5ZN7lo0MDiYEXcI2dB-4vZaelJ_q6BTwAnBkQ&_hsmi=432107030&utm_content=432107030&utm_source=hs_email
'What the Health? From KFF Health News': The Return of ‘Medicare for All’
Michigan voters this week chose former Detroit public health director Abdul El-Sayed as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. El-Sayed has made “Medicare for All” a major part of his campaign. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Amanda Seitz of KFF Health News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more.
https://kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what-the-health-458-michigan-el-sayed-midterms-medicare-for-all-august-6-2026/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9vzMPoTL9XeStOP3-f5b2UorJhQj0gWHVRMLgzoeo0jbbECnf1dgXgfgXnD3mp7AMaV52niHvKuBrIN7nA-X2BL-4Icw&_hsmi=432107030&utm_content=432107030&utm_source=hs_email
'An Arm and a Leg': What’s Worrying Veteran Health Reporter Julie Rovner?
By Dan Weissmann
Host Dan Weissmann talks with Rovner about how cuts to federal programs are reshaping American healthcare.
https://kffhealthnews.org/podcast/an-arm-and-a-leg-veteran-health-reporter-julie-rovner-worried-election-concerns/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9c_hBm37z9eNfF86KE1ObOyAaCLV6GoKClmllomy6awOxflEaUR6iwWV3ElJz8YFPD_2o7fgJKhM4RbD0U9_S6gqhJWQ&_hsmi=432107030&utm_content=432107030&utm_source=hs_email
Payback Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash +...
Payback
Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash
Opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are paying tens of billions of dollars in restitution to settle lawsuits about their role in the overdose epidemic, with little oversight on how the money is spent. We’re tracking how state and local governments use — or misuse — the cash.
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Nurses Chase Cyclospora Through Frustrating Trail of Receipts and Recollections
Hey! I’m Kate Wells, a reporter covering health policy from Michigan. Do you have firsthand experience with the national response to cyclospora or other outbreaks of foodborne illnesses? Drop me an email at katew@kff.org
By Kate Wells
Two people are dead, hundreds have been hospitalized, and public health officials are scrambling to trace record-setting cyclosporiasis outbreaks that have now spread to at least 47 states. Local health officials who are swamped by contact-tracing work are particularly frustrated by what they describe as a “slow,” “vague,” and even “scary” response from federal health agencies.
Yet, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted in an interview with USA Today this week that the country’s food surveillance system is “working better than it’s ever worked in history” and that the number of current outbreaks is “typical in the summers. We get a lot of cyclospora outbreak every summer.”
But nothing is typical about this summer’s cyclosporiasis outbreaks. It’s true — the U.S. has seen several cyclosporiasis outbreaks in recent years: 690 people sickened in 2020, with seven hospitalizations and no deaths. Twenty cases in Texas in 2017. There were some 600 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2013, primarily from three states. Fifty cases in 2004.
Compare that with numbers updated this week. Michigan reported more than 12,000 lab-confirmed cases in that state alone. The CDC said it was aware of over 10,400 confirmed cases, plus more than 12,200 cases it was still working to confirm. Federal officials have confirmed a source, shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico, in only 15 of the dozens of states affected.
Untreated cyclosporiasis can cause prolonged illness — weeks in many cases, months for some — that can recur. Many people say it’s the worst pain they’ve experienced. And for young children, older adults, and anyone with a compromised immune system, the parasite can cause serious complications.
On Aug. 3, Michigan state health officials announced two people, both of whom had “significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration,” had died. Both became ill prior to the voluntary Taylor Farms lettuce recall announced by the FDA on July 17.
Meanwhile, local public health workers in Michigan are conducting phone interviews with thousands of people, asking them to pore over their grocery apps and food delivery receipts to unpack when and where they were exposed — from the exact brand of bagged salad mix they ate to what type of taco they ordered at Taco Bell. And the strain on staff is real, especially after federal funding cuts that affected the state’s lab surveillance abilities.
Food safety experts are worried that if this is how the public health system is handling cyclosporiasis, then there’s even more reason to be concerned about how future outbreaks of more dangerous foodborne illnesses will play out.
Cyclospora boosts fears that deadlier foodborne outbreaks are ahead
By Kate Wells, Stephanie Armour
July 27, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyclospora-deadlier-foodborne-outbreaks-ahead/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8FTsU5_wORXuDsOGLNc9HNEUosUqf7HwzAitFRkKrCrXWFe3sA9-FCzbCz_BWBtxG3UoSg81p_-xrf576l1qnzkJnFWQ&_hsmi=432107030&utm_content=432107030&utm_source=hs_email
Surveillance of Cyclosporiasis
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Infectious Disease Outbreaks
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/infectious-diseases/infectious-disease-outbreaks?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_VF8nwnHlUWWpwwoNB83s_4-ahkr3hPeIlTNz3fd1EwIloShcxmbDZ_5CgJWLyGJBqd_7-nfj8pVAMIkhbgCU8QwTORg&_hsmi=432107030&utm_content=432107030&utm_source=hs_email
Cyclospora Cayetanensis—Major Outbreaks from Ready to Eat Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Agni Hadjilouka 1,2, Dimitris Tsaltas
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Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews
August 1, 2026
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5915633/cyclosporiasis-washtenaw-michigan-foodborne-illness-cdc?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_1g1ytSOh-fTmIBENuQGH7rC9GAvneI2IEuifdHklRFhloVQmtZNX50IjDwAUPT6ZiOqHDN2Lrfx2QYxSzxVv-TvFPdg&_hsmi=432107030&utm_content=432107030&utm_source=hs_email
Hijacking The Chronic Disease Epidemic Anand Parekh August 5, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/hijacking-chronic-disease-epidemic
As HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has selectively cherry-picked many of his long-standing interests and their purported causes (often contrary to scientific evidence) and framed his narrative under the header of chronic disease.
Myths Of Mandatory International Reference Pricing For Prescription Drugs Kenneth Finegold,Tyler D. Wagner,Yevgeniy Feyman,andJohn Michael O’Brien August 6, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/myths-mandatory-international-reference-pricing-prescription-drugs
The concept rests on assumptions that are unsupported by evidence. Consequently, current proposals for mandatory international reference pricing will not reduce drug costs for most patients.
On Cell And Gene Therapies, Payers And Providers Should Collaborate To Enhance Access And Affordability William H. Shrank,Daniel Knecht,Harlan Levine,andJaewon Ryu August 6, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/cell-and-gene-therapies-payers-and-providers-should-collaborate-enhance-access-and
The advent of cell and gene therapies heralds a powerful shift, but without deliberate attention to financing, delivery, data, and equity, practice will not meet the promise of this transformative science.
The Fair Pay, Fair Play TPA: A Proposal To Disrupt The Market For Health Plan Administration Christine H. Monahan,Kennah Watts,Karen Handorf,andKevin W. Lucia August 7, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/fair-pay-fair-play-tpa-proposal-disrupt-market-health-plan-administration
Congress should give employers a more accountable and affordable option to administer their medical benefit plans.
When Academic Research Meets The Attention Economy Jeff Byers,Kent Anderson,andJoy Moore August 7, 2026
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp20260805.437857/full/
Authors Kent Anderson and Joy Moore join Jeff Byers to explore insights from their new book, How The Internet Disrupted Science, and the challenge of earning attention online.
America Must Address Early Clinical Development
America Must Address Early Clinical Development
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/america-must-address-early-clinical-development?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
America Must Address Early Clinical Development
The Problem: America is at Risk of Being Left Behind
America is losing ground on clinical trials. Phase 1 trials that may take up to two years to complete here in the United States are completed in nine months in China, threatening America’s leadership in scientific innovation. To combat this, President Trump and Secretary Kennedy have directed the U. S. Food and Drug Administration to use every tool at its disposal to reverse this trend.
The consequences are broad. Patients lose access to investigational therapies and may have to travel abroad to enroll. The FDA’s ability to shape science and oversee safety diminishes when trials move overseas. For investors, slower and less predictable U.S. regulatory timelines push early-stage capital, along with jobs and intellectual property, to other countries.
Why the Current Pre-IND Process Isn't Optimal
Outdated Process, Growing Demand: The pre-IND process was built for a simpler era. Drug development has grown more complex, diverse, and voluminous, particularly with novel modalities like cell and gene therapies, and the current system cannot meet that demand at scale.
MedSun Newsletters
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medsun-medical-product-safety-network/medsun-newsletters?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s Medical Product Safety Network (MedSun) program provides the monthly MedSun newsletter to inform patients and patient advocates about information from the FDA on issues regarding the safety of medical products.
FDA Meetings, Conferences and Workshops
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-meetings-conferences-and-workshops?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Public meetings involving the FDA: Upcoming events, past meetings, meeting materials, and transcripts
This is what the AI boom looks like Adam Satariano, Cade Metz, Jacqueline Gu, Paul Mozur | New York Times | August 7, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/07/this-is-what-the-ai-boom-looks-like/
The milestones for artificial intelligence keep getting grander.
Selling sickness: How RFK Jr. and wellness influence grifters turned “inflammation” into a racket Julia Métraux | Mother Jones | August 7, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/07/selling-sickness-how-rfk-jr-and-wellness-influence-grifters-turned-inflammation-into-a-racket/
While some health advocates believe raising awareness about inflammation is important, the MAHA movement has twisted it, devaluing the struggles chronically ill people with inflammatory disorders actually face. …
Viewpoint—A hard look at the Fauci diaries: Do they change what we know about COVID’s origins? Cameron English | August 5, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/05/viewpoint-a-hard-look-at-the-fauci-diaries-do-they-change-what-we-know-about-covids-origins/
Recently released diaries of Dr. Anthony Fauci reveal significant gaps between what senior scientists and officials said privately about COVID-19 origins early in the pandemic and what they told the public. The science community needs to grapple honestly with these troubling discrepancies rather than dismiss them. Failing to do so will further erode public trust in science.
Viewpoint: How disease tracking and prevention has cratered under the Kennedy-Trump administration John Kubale | August 5, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/05/viewpoint-how-disease-tracking-and-prevention-has-cratered-under-the-kennedy-trump-administration/
Public health relies on data – whether it is tracking the effectiveness of a given year’s flu vaccine, monitoring blood lead levels around the country or estimating the prevalence of diabetes. This data forms the basis for decisions such as whether a community should expand screening for diabetes and which communities are at greatest risk of severe flu-related illnesses.
41-state Cyclospora outbreak exposes widespread state-to-state communication failures Jess Steier | August 6, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/06/41-state-cyclospora-outbreak-exposes-widespread-state-to-state-communication-failures/
The response to the current large outbreak of food-related illnesses caused by a microscopic parasite is a communications failure, not a failure of the investigation.
Viewpoint: How the $6.8 billion wellness industry spins tales of deception Katie Suleta | August 7, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/07/viewpoint-how-the-6-8-billion-wellness-industry-spins-tales-of-deception/
The global wellness industry sells itself as the future of health, happiness, and longevity—but first, what exactly is “wellness”? The uncomfortable truth is that its greatest commercial strength is that no one can define it, allowing companies to transform ordinary products into premium lifestyle necessities wrapped in the language of health.
Regulatory Science Innovations Catalyzing Medical Device Development September 25, 2026
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-devices-news-and-events/regulatory-science-innovations-catalyzing-medical-device-development-09252026?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Public Meeting: Regulatory Science Innovations Catalyzing Medical Device Development – September 25, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting entitled “Regulatory Science Innovations Catalyzing Medical Device Development.” The meeting is co-sponsored with the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC).
The purpose of the meeting is to engage stakeholders in advancing regulatory science in support of breakthrough and disruptive medical device technologies by fostering meaningful, multi-stakeholder dialogue that informs long-term research priorities and strategic planning for FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Through this collaboration, CDRH and MDIC seek to proactively identify the regulatory science challenges that will shape the future of medical device development over the next decade.
Date: September 25, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: The meeting will be in-person on the FDA’s White Oak Campus and webcast (listening only).
Registration Deadline: In-person registration (available on a first-come, first-served basis) is open through September 10, 2026. Virtual registration is open until September 20, 2026.
https://mdic.org/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
September 23, 2026: Molecular and Clinical Genetics Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement September 23, 2026
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/september-23-2026-molecular-and-clinical-genetics-panel-medical-devices-advisory-committee-meeting?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
FDA Announces Molecular and Clinical Genetics Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Molecular and Clinical Genetics Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee (the Committee).
On September 23, 2026, the Committee will meet in an open session to discuss, make recommendations, and vote on information regarding the premarket approval application (PMA) for the Galleri® test sponsored by GRAIL, Inc. The Galleri® test is a prescription-only qualitative, next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based in vitro diagnostic test intended to detect cancer-specific methylation patterns in cell-free DNA isolated from peripheral whole blood. The Galleri® test is intended for screening for the early detection of multiple types of cancer in adults aged 50 years or older. The test is also intended to predict where a detected cancer signal may have originated in the body and should be followed by a diagnostic workup by a qualified health care professional.
The meeting will be open to the public and held in-person at the FDA White Oak Campus and virtually. The FDA is establishing a docket for public comment. Registration is not required to attend the meeting.
sábado, 8 de agosto de 2026
Third Time's A Charm: FDA Approves Melanoma Drug After Roller Coaster Of Rejections
Third Time's A Charm: FDA Approves Melanoma Drug After Roller Coaster Of Rejections
Adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma will now be able to take a combination of Tudriqev and Opdivo. The approval gives more patients "a fighting chance," said Karim Mikhail, acting director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Also: The FDA has approved a drug for narcolepsy type 1.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/pharma-and-tech-080726/
New York Reports 4th Case Of Rabbit Fever
New York Reports 4th Case Of Rabbit Fever
Tularemia is a rare, potentially serious illness that is spread by ticks and deer flies that have fed on infected animals, such as wild rabbits, hares, muskrats, and rodents. The bacterial disease does not spread from person to person, but humans who handle infected animal tissue can become sick. Other news is on salmonella, cyclosporiasis, measles, and more.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/outbreaks-and-health-threats-080726/
California Lawmakers Push To Install Guardrails On AI 'Therapists'
California Lawmakers Push To Install Guardrails On AI 'Therapists'
Under proposed Senate Bill 903, companies would not be allowed to advertise chatbots as therapy. The measure would also add rules for AI use in clinical health spaces, CalMatters reported. The intent of the measure is to ensure AI cannot practice psychotherapy, said the bill's author, San Diego Democratic Sen. Steve Padilla.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/state-watch-080726/
Meta Ordered To Pay $567M To Remediate Harm Its Apps Caused To Kids
Meta Ordered To Pay $567M To Remediate Harm Its Apps Caused To Kids
Most of the payout would be used to fund mental health treatment and education, The Washington Post reported. “Meta’s platforms create a public nuisance because their purpose and effect is to optimize engagement, including in ways that are detrimental to teenagers’ health and safety,” New Mexico Judge Bryan Biedscheid wrote in his ruling Thursday. Meta said it will appeal the ruling.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/public-health-080726/
Rand Paul Bypasses Protocol, Refers Fauci Directly To Justice Dept. On Contempt Claim
Rand Paul Bypasses Protocol, Refers Fauci Directly To Justice Dept. On Contempt Claim
The Republican senator from Kentucky wants Dr. Anthony Fauci held accountable for declining to answer questions about his handling of the covid pandemic, Politico reported. As legal experts explore the gray legal areas of the case, President Donald Trump has already weighed in. “Maybe he should” be prosecuted, Trump said.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/capitol-watch-080726/
Trump Reportedly Plans To Issue New Guidelines For Childhood Vaccines, Autism
Trump Reportedly Plans To Issue New Guidelines For Childhood Vaccines, Autism
The Washington Post reported that White House officials are drafting an executive order that would focus on the vaccine schedule, research around autism, and parental choice, according to several people familiar with the matter. In other news: It's been a year since the CDC shooting.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/administration-news-080726/
When Cost-Saving Software Undermines GP Prescribing Julie Penfold
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/when-cost-saving-software-undermines-gp-prescribing-2026a1000qvv?src=
“We have found many of our GPs find the medicines optimisation software to be annoying,” said Dr Grant Ingrams, chief executive of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Medical Committee (LLR LMC). “The messages constantly pop up and try to persuade GPs to change medication to whatever brand formulation is the cheapest that week. But then often within a year or two, GPs are being told to move those patients to yet another version. This creates additional, unfunded work for practices and it can cause distrust between patients and their GPs.”
‘Always a Physician’: Retirement’s Biggest Test Isn’t Money Jessica Migala
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/always-physician-retirements-biggest-test-isnt-money-2026a1000qzm
When Joseph M. Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH, MBA, lectures on retirement, he focuses on the image of a Jenga tower. Picture a Jenga tower with one piece sticking out. He then cues the audience to imagine that they’re pulling out that piece with the skill of a surgeon. The next image? A collapsed tower. “I use this to demonstrate what happens to professional identity during retirement,” Kaczmarczyk said.
Launching a Successful YouTube Channel: A Primer for Physicians Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW August 07, 2026
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/launching-successful-youtube-channel-primer-physicians-2026a1000r3c
Throughout much of history, physicians served as “gatekeepers” of medical knowledge.
Today, before setting foot in a doctor’s office, "most people begin their health journeys online, with either Google — a more traditional search engine — or YouTube, which is most popular for video content,” according to cardiologist Garth Graham, MD, director and global head of healthcare and public health at Google Health and YouTube.
You’re Not Alone: Medscape Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2026 Jennifer Nelson +...
https://www.medscape.com/p11/youre-not-alone-medscape-physician-burnout-depression-report-2026a1000ova?ecd=WNL_physrep_260808_MSCPEDIT_physician-burnout_etid8576095&uac=148436CN&impID=8576095
A little under half of full-time US physicians feel burned out at some point. Almost one quarter experience depression. And yet, when Medscape surveyed thousands of doctors across more than 25 specialties, one finding cuts through all the others: Most of those who are struggling try to go it alone.
Medicine and health: a necessary reunion Nikolaos Markou-Pappas* [1] , Paola Fugazzola [2] , Luca Ansaloni [2,3] + +...
https://www.academia.edu/3070-3530/3/2/10.20935/AcadMedHealth8277
Medicine has always known, on some level, that it is not enough. The physician who treats the wound but ignores the conditions that produced it has done something—but not everything. The scientist who maps the pathogen but not the poverty in which it thrives has answered one question while leaving the larger one unasked. This tension—between medicine as it is practised and health as it might be understood—is as old as the discipline itself. What has changed, across the past century, is that the world has progressively formalised its understanding of what health actually requires. It is a tension this journal has decided, with the addition of a single word, to formally acknowledge.
https://www.academia.edu/journals/academia-medicine-and-health/articles?source=journal-top-nav
viernes, 7 de agosto de 2026
Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money By Rachel Spears and Aneri Pattani Aug. 7, 2026
Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money
Washington, D.C.’s 2027 fiscal-year blueprint reflects a debate playing out around the U.S.: whether opioid settlement money should be used to free up taxpayer dollars by paying for existing responsibilities instead of new programs.
By Rachel Spears and Aneri Pattani
Aug. 7, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/washington-dc-opioid-settlements-medicaid-budget-supplantation/
When AI Recommends Treatment, Should Drug Ads Appear? Eugenio Santoro
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/when-ai-recommends-treatment-should-drug-ads-appear-2026a1000qyd
OpenEvidence is an AI platform designed to support physicians and other healthcare professionals in clinical practice using evidence-based information. The tool allows users to ask questions in natural language and generates responses, such as differential diagnoses and personalized treatment recommendations based on a patient’s characteristics, drawn from scientific literature, clinical guidelines, and published studies.
The FDA AdComm Reboot: Part 2; Lessons from the Meeting on Replimune’s RP1 August 7, 2026 By Gayatri R. Rao —
https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2026/08/the-fda-adcomm-reboot-part-2-lessons-from-the-meeting-on-replimunes-rp1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-fda-adcomm-reboot-part-2-lessons-from-the-meeting-on-replimunes-rp1
The FDA AdComm Reboot: Part 2; Lessons from the Meeting on Replimune’s RP1
By Gayatri R. Rao —
The day after CBER’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee meeting on Capricor Inc.’s Deramiocel for the treatment of cardiomyopathy in DMD, the Advisory Committee met on July 30, 2026, to discuss Replimune’s BLA resubmission seeking accelerated approval of RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) in combination with nivolumab for advanced melanoma after progression on anti-PD-1 therapy.
jueves, 6 de agosto de 2026
U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze & Dissolution of USAID: Timeline of Events Authors: Jennifer Kates, Anna Rouw, and Stephanie Oum Published: Aug 3, 2026
https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/u-s-foreign-aid-freeze-dissolution-of-usaid-timeline-of-events/
This timeline provides a detailed overview of actions, including counter-actions, related to the administration’s efforts to freeze all U.S. foreign aid and dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions on Global Health Authors: Jennifer Kates, Josh Michaud, Kellie Moss, Lindsey Dawson, and Anna Rouw Published: Aug 3, 2026
https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/overview-of-president-trumps-executive-actions-on-global-health/
This guide provides an overview of executive orders and other executive actions made by the Trump Administration since January 21, 2025 that directly address or affect U.S. global health efforts. This resource identifies each executive action, describes its purpose and actions taken, and outlines the implications and what happens next for each. The resource will be updated as needed.
Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Work Requirements Updated on: Aug 3, 2026
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-implementation-questions/
A list of the implementation questions relating to the Medicaid work requirements in the 2025 Reconciliation law.
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-1115-waivers/
Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Work Requirements Updated on: Aug 3, 2026
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-implementation-questions/
A list of the implementation questions relating to the Medicaid work requirements in the 2025 Reconciliation law.
Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements Updated on: Aug 3, 2026
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-overview/
KFF's interactive tracks key data and policies that will affect how states implement Medicaid work requirements, which are required under the 2025 budget reconciliation law starting in January 2027. The tracker includes state-level data on Medicaid enrollment and renewal outcomes as well as current state enrollment and renewal policies.
How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2027 Authors: Matt McGough, Jared Ortaliza, Ashley Ferguson, Imani Telesford, Shameek Rakshit, Lynne Cotter, and Cynthia Cox Published: Aug 3, 2026
https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-much-and-why-aca-marketplace-premiums-are-going-up-in-2027/
ACA Marketplaces insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 15% in 2027, according to KFF's updated analysis of 276 insurers with publicly available filings across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
ACA Marketplace Insurers Are Proposing a Median Premium Increase of About 15% in 2027 Published: August 4, 2026
https://www.kff.org/quick-insights/aca-marketplace-insurers-are-proposing-a-median-premium-increase-of-about-15-in-2027/
ACA Marketplace insurers’ proposed rate filings for 2027 are now available from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to KFF’s analysis, the 15% median increase would be the second consecutive year of double-digit premium hikes (last year’s median finalized premium increase was 20%.)
The Facts About Medicare Spending Published: Aug 4, 2026
https://www.kff.org/medicare/the-facts-about-medicare-spending/
This interactive provides the facts on Medicare spending. Medicare, which serves 70 million people and accounts for 14 percent of the federal budget and 21 percent of national health spending, is at the heart of discussions about health expenditures and affordability. Explore data on enrollment growth, Medicare spending trends overall and per person, growth in Medicare spending relative to private insurance, spending on benefits and Medicare Advantage, Part A trust fund solvency challenges, and growth…
The Future of CDC HIV Prevention Funding for Community Organizations Authors: Lindsey Dawson, Anna Rouw, and Jennifer Kates Published: Aug 4, 2026
https://www.kff.org/other-health/the-future-of-cdc-hiv-prevention-funding-for-community-organizations/
Following reports that CDC is ending Community Based Organization (CBO) funding for HIV prevention, this analysis provides a snapshot of where, to whom, and at what level these community grants were distributed in the past grant cycle. We find community organizations stand to lose significant amounts of funding, especially those located in the south.
Doing More and Defying Labels in New Mexico Author: Drew Altman Published: Aug 5, 2026
https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/doing-more-and-defying-labels-in-new-mexico/?utm_campaign=KFF-Drew-Columns&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--LN_Fjl7gXItxxWCVIHt5dTJ7G6UeKOzTaMk-ag9cTJu7uWiaqCSKT8cH49hes3yU4XOLUpCoQx8sYYzD-q6N7s2BoPA&_hsmi=431734585&utm_content=431734585&utm_source=hs_email
Doing More and Defying Labels in New Mexico
New York City Mayor Mamdani has received a lot of attention, burnished the progressive label, and attracted all of the time-honored right-wing labels by advancing his ideas for rent stabilization, free childcare, city-owned discount food stores, reducing the cost of public transportation and more. In Maine, where Graham Platner became a lightning rod, his replacement, Troy Jackson, the logger and former Senate President, has been similarly branded. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's win today in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Michigan guarantees that the charged rhetoric will continue in both directions in his race against former Rep. Mike Rogers, while also assuring that we will be talking more about Medicare-for-All. But the one place where leaders have avoided labels and have done more than perhaps any other is New Mexico. New Mexico made childcare free statewide, regardless of income level, and when Congress failed to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits, the state stepped in and used their own funds to replace the lost subsidies. Several other states offset some of the lost funding but only New Mexico replaced it.
That second step has had a demonstrable effect. According to a new analysis we released, New Mexico is the only state where ACA Marketplace enrollment has increased, showing that when it comes to affording health insurance, money matters.
State ACAC Enrollment July 2026 - Feature image (1)
New Mexico made childcare “universal” through a mix of trust fund money and new state general fund resources with some of the funds used to raise provider rates and expand capacity.
You might say New Mexico cheated. It has money other states don’t have from a boom in oil and fracking revenues. But there is a point there as well, one that I know well from my time in state government. States sometimes attach sunset provisions to new spending to get legislation passed, or create rainy day funds when they can, but overall, legislatures and governors are captives of state revenue cycles; they spend when revenues are up and cut when they are down. New Mexico is a small state; its budget is about the same size as my human services department’s budget was decades ago in New Jersey, adjusted for inflation. But spending effort and budget pain are proportional; they are not greater in big states.
New Mexico also has democratic control of the governorship and both houses of the legislature, another thing that has mattered. But nationally, no one has gone out of their way to brand New Mexico’s initiatives as progressive or as “socialism.” New Mexico’s Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has mostly defied moderate and progressive labels, occasionally taking heat from both sides. In the Southwest, I guess, childcare and affordable insurance are viewed more as pragmatic measures than ideological ones. Whether they would be viewed that way if Democrats had control of everything nationally is another matter, suggesting that sometimes under the right circumstances and in the right places, it’s possible to do things at the state level that cannot be done in DC.
How Has ACA Marketplace Enrollment Changed Across States in 2026?
Authors: Justin Lo, Matt McGough, and Cynthia Cox
Published: Jul 28, 2026
https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-has-aca-marketplace-enrollment-changed-across-states-in-2026/?utm_campaign=KFF-Drew-Columns&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--r-WWMCJE6FiEOjNBLMjCRH7aBNnUZL4ZNNR6Q6wH4RPkO8Iu1rOZNcUxQIxhEy75Hhj2JQzqUQJp4BFeKkYiltRfxRA&_hsmi=431734585&utm_content=431734585&utm_source=hs_email
WHO Chief Calls For 'Urgently And Massively' Boosting Response To Escalating Ebola Outbreak
WHO Chief Calls For 'Urgently And Massively' Boosting Response To Escalating Ebola Outbreak
Health workers are striking over pay in Congo as the world's second-largest Ebola outbreak surges. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State pledged an additional $242 million in funding for Ebola response and preparedness efforts in the region and for humanitarian assistance related to the outbreak, AP reported.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/public-health-080626/
Voters In Kansas, Missouri Reject Ballot Measures That Had Anti-Abortion Motives
Voters In Kansas, Missouri Reject Ballot Measures That Had Anti-Abortion Motives
Neither of the Republican-backed measures used the word "abortion." But both would have made it easier to move forward with abortion bans through judicial elections or constitutional amendments.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/state-watch-080626/
HHS To Decertify Another Organ Procurement Group Over Patient Safety Concerns
HHS To Decertify Another Organ Procurement Group Over Patient Safety Concerns
A federal investigation into Network for Hope, the multistate organ procurement group, found that it prepared dozens of patients who were still alive for organ recovery, The Washington Post reported. Network for Hope's CEO has said it “strongly disagrees” with the decision and will appeal it.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-industry-080626/
Senate Panel To Vote On Advancing Contempt Of Congress Charge Against Fauci
Senate Panel To Vote On Advancing Contempt Of Congress Charge Against Fauci
Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said he doesn't “want to waste time” sending the measure to the full Senate for a vote and, if the recommendation passes, will refer Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Justice Department after he declined to answer questions about the handling of the pandemic.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/capitol-watch-080626/
Confirmed As CDC Director, Dr. Erica Schwartz Faces Uphill Battle In Role
Confirmed As CDC Director, Dr. Erica Schwartz Faces Uphill Battle In Role
Schwartz, who is the second permanent leader of the agency since the second Trump administration took office, faces public health challenges and political headwinds, news outlets reported. Other administration news is on immigration, clinical AI, and more.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/administration-news-080626/
Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’ Aug. 6, 2026
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KFF Health News: Listen To The Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’
Katheryn Houghton reads the week’s news: Some older adults are seeking roommates to help them age in place. Plus, doctors say they shouldn’t be the ones determining if someone is too sick to comply with Medicaid’s new work rules. (8/6)
Watch: Democratic Senator Proposes a Fix for American Healthcare — Covering All Kids Interview by Julie Rovner and video by Hannah Norman Aug. 6, 2026
KFF Health News: KFF Health News’ ‘What The Health?’: Watch: Democratic Senator Proposes A Fix For American Healthcare — Covering All Kids
In this “How Would You Fix It?” interview, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, sat down with Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, to discuss his proposal to grant all kids access to health coverage. Kim, who serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said it is “a real dereliction of our duty that we have not found a way to be able to ensure that every child is able to go see a doctor when they need to without breaking the bank.” (Rovner, 8/6)
Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People in the Cold By Katheryn Houghton Aug. 6, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-rules-montana-homeless-people-exemption/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--VR5y2wv_c4mAkmSZmrFbaH4ktd55LhlXAkrhDN_aZWmM3VWifMk3q1kasWj4PumNe9ffcIbHCHLA01pkiN97Mbhfoqw&_hsmi=431887170&utm_content=431887170&utm_source=hs_email
KFF Health News: Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People In The Cold
Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. “They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his last job at a fast-food restaurant in this western Montana city. When the 46-year-old lost work in the past, his wife of 10 years covered their rent and he tended to their home until he found another job. But his wife died last year. Soon after, Pugh became homeless. His problem with alcohol became worse, which made managing his seizures more difficult. (Houghton, 8/6)
miércoles, 5 de agosto de 2026
Gilead Sciences Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
https://www.gilead.com/news/news-details/2026/gilead-sciences-announces-second-quarter-2026-financial-results?utm_campaign=the_readout&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9tVNAI7HQGD2ZE7OQh4V9sjnfI3a2ori532NH7HJFShN7mSPReRPkavykcwYaGGhH-1qEl0XoAdIeWL8JRttbjgS9uDQ&_hsmi=431702704&utm_content=431702704&utm_source=hs_email
United Therapeutics Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
https://ir.unither.com/press-releases/2026/08-05-2026-113027315?utm_campaign=the_readout&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8H9bj6573fRdiLdwRmtP0Dfb0Vk7Q0oSUDT4A7hXf057Fz9T4DClKaj8N4FSh89EvWZoNTaFEhXkKPN18dxK-lWHwpgQ&_hsmi=431702704&utm_content=431702704&utm_source=hs_email
Novo Nordisk reports adjusted operating profit of DKK 33,389 million for Q2 2026 and raises full-year outlook
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Novo vs. Lilly
The two GLP-1 giants have both reported earnings.
Novo Nordisk raised its outlook, saying it now anticipates 2026 sales to drop 0% to -6% from last year. (It previously forecasted a 4% to 12% drop.) But investors were disappointed that sales of its Wegovy pill in the second quarter weren't as high as some wanted to see. Novo shares were down about 4% this morning in Copenhagen.
Still, Novo executives, on a call with reporters this morning, touted the speedy rollout of the Wegovy pill, even with Eli Lilly's oral drug Foundayo now on the market as well.
The Wegovy pill, which launched early this year in the U.S., has since gone on sale in the UAE and U.K., with plans to debut soon in Germany. There have been 5 million prescriptions, and while it took 12 weeks to reach 1 million patients, the most recent million were added in four weeks. Most patients starting on the pill have not previously tried a GLP-1 drug.
"We also find people coming to Wegovy pill from competitor products, and limited cannibalization on injectable Wegovy, which is quite encouraging,” Novo CEO Mike Doustdar told reporters.
Meanwhile, Lilly shares were up in pre-market trading after the company reported results, including sales of its diabetes and obesity drugs, that outpaced analyst expectations. The company also raised its full-year guidance, with revenue now expected to be $85 billion to $87 billion, up from $82 billion to $85 billion.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/biotech-news-novo-nordisk-wegovy-pill-raises-share-prices/?utm_campaign=the_readout&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--4v9pycNPdWWcwW9wrWX8ZO9Gwvm0PnHr5jD_PAqF6m_e2mrKOrVJPKzf5uybPLGS60ADiESwlgl3e6SlXqcFTugai-g&_hsmi=431702704&utm_content=431702704&utm_source=hs_email
Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Medicare pilot and orphan drugs, Pfizer cutbacks, and more Moderna has started first-in-human testing of its mRNA vaccine against Bundibugyo Ebola virus
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/05/medicare-pilot-orphan-drugs-pfizer-cutbacks/
By Ed SilvermanAug. 5, 2026
Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer
New tool designed to detect biases hidden in medical AI data sets, identifies flaws in training ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN AUGUST 5, 2026 10:08
New tool designed to detect biases hidden in medical AI data sets, identifies flaws in training
"We train models to be the most predictive, but we have zero control over what the model uses to make the prediction," AI-assisted medicine expert Unberath added.
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-904556
ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
AUGUST 5, 2026 10:08
Something is missing from movies about medical aid in dying ‘The Room Next Door’ and other stories that may influence policy often overlook socioeconomic dynamics
https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/new-york-medical-aid-dying-assisted-suicide-room-next-door-movies/
By Anna Magdalena Elsner and Vanessa RamptonAug. 5, 2026
Elsner is associate professor of medical humanities at the University of St. Gallen and is the principal investigator of Assisted Lab. Rampton is a senior researcher within Assisted Lab and an affiliate member of the Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy at McGill University.
Exemption of rare disease therapies in drug-pricing pilots would wipe out huge savings, analysis finds Companies want ‘orphan’ drugs kept out of ‘most-favored nation’ pilots
https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/cms-drug-pricing-pilot-programs-rare-disease-drugs/
By John WilkersonAug. 5, 2026
Washington Correspondent
Tear down the wall between M.D. and D.O. education Doctors are doctors. Why do we still train them separately?
https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/md-vs-do-medical-education-merge/
By Abigail MacKenzie and Vijay RajputAug. 5, 2026
MacKenzie is an internal medicine resident physician and a graduate of Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. Rajput has more than 25 years of experience in undergraduate and graduate medical education.
Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at the center of a new investigation launched by Sen. Ron Wyden
https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/senator-ron-wyden-investigation-kennedy-flavored-vapes-kratom/
By Sarah ToddAug. 5, 2026
Reporter, Commercial Determinants of Health
MRI is standard for diagnosing prostate cancer in most western countries. But most U.S. men don’t get them Doctors debate whether biopsies are overused at the expense of scans
https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/prostate-cancer-screening-biopsy-vs-mri-debate/
By Annalisa MerelliAug. 5, 2026
Contributing Writer
Study: Those Who Work With Pesticides Have 60% Higher Risk Of ALS
Study: Those Who Work With Pesticides Have 60% Higher Risk Of ALS
Researcher Sabrina Gravel said the findings point to the need to lower pesticide exposure for farmers, landscapers, and others who handle the chemicals regularly, NBC News reported. Other public health news is on asthma, wildfire smoke, microplastics, and more.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/public-health-080526/
Black Lung Surges To Near 50-Year High In Appalachian Miners
Black Lung Surges To Near 50-Year High In Appalachian Miners
According to newly released data, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found that rates of pneumoconiosis, or black lung, in the miners are the highest they have been since 1978. Also making news: Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Maryland, North Carolina, and New York.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/state-watch-080526/
FDA OKs 4 More Flavored Nicotine Pouches
FDA OKs 4 More Flavored Nicotine Pouches
The authorization came as part of a pilot program created last year to streamline the marketing authorization process for tobacco products, The Hill reported. The director of federal advocacy at the American Lung Association pushed back, saying: “Every new flavored tobacco product authorized by FDA is another gamble with kids’ health."
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/pharma-and-tech-080526/
AnMed Centers In South Carolina Remain Closed A Week After Malware Disruption
AnMed Centers In South Carolina Remain Closed A Week After Malware Disruption
Phone lines, internet, and computer systems have been hobbled at several sites, Modern Healthcare reported, and a forensic investigation is underway to determine, among other things, whether patient data has been compromised.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-industry-080526/
Jalapeños Sent To Chipotle And Other 'Mexican-Style' Restaurants Probed In Salmonella Outbreak
Jalapeños Sent To Chipotle And Other 'Mexican-Style' Restaurants Probed In Salmonella Outbreak
Minnesota has reported at least 110 cases of salmonella. Chipotle said it has removed jalapeños from select restaurants but noted that the peppers are distributed to several food service retailers across multiple states, ABC News reported. "It is possible that the outbreak is ongoing if the contaminated food item is being served elsewhere," said an epidemiologist at the Minnesota Department of Health Foodborne Diseases Unit.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/outbreaks-and-health-threats-080526/
Pharma Exec Who Elevated Covid Lab-Leak Theory Being Considered For Fauci's Old Job: Report
Pharma Exec Who Elevated Covid Lab-Leak Theory Being Considered For Fauci's Old Job: Report
Steven Quay, who does not have formal infectious disease training, made the short list to become director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after NIH staff declined to advance his application, Politico learned. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. selected Quay as a finalist over those who did advance to the interview stage.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/administration-news-080526/
KFF Health News: KFF Health News’ ‘An Arm and a Leg’: What’s Worrying Veteran Health Reporter Julie Rovner?
KFF Health News: KFF Health News’ ‘An Arm and a Leg’: What’s Worrying Veteran Health Reporter Julie Rovner?
Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, joins An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann to discuss the state of U.S. healthcare. Rovner talks about the fallout from Trump administration cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies. She also shares why she thinks healthcare will play a big role in the 2028 presidential election, and how she hopes her new podcast project — “How Would You Fix it?” — will contribute to the discussion. (8/5)
https://kffhealthnews.org/podcast/an-arm-and-a-leg-veteran-health-reporter-julie-rovner-worried-election-concerns/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tCqFfaRbcJ-ZlLmmGjFVm0uLEyHffUZu4ty6IHr8RHAcFUjVxgCF87j2Luc5VJ0P6sywnFETW_szv5DnvIlpsbRJLyA&_hsmi=431695091&utm_content=431695091&utm_source=hs_email
Baltimore Is Rethinking What It Means To Call 911 — And Who Responds By Scott Maucione, WYPR Aug. 5, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/baltimore-911-mental-health-calls-police-social-services-mobile-crisis-teams/
KFF Health News: Baltimore Is Rethinking What It Means To Call 911 — And Who Responds
In March in a McDonald’s parking lot off a busy street, mental health clinician Michala Williams met a 38-year-old woman in a car. “So, you called the police for help?” Williams asked the woman, who was sobbing uncontrollably and said she sometimes thinks about harming herself. (Maucione, 8/5)
Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump’s CDC on Vaccine Guidance By Karen Brown, New England Public Media Aug. 5, 2026
Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump’s CDC on Vaccine Guidance
When the Trump administration upended years of vaccine advice, it left pediatricians in a quandary. Many say they can no longer direct families to the CDC as a trusted source of information. So some are creating their own.
By Karen Brown, New England Public Media
Aug. 5, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/pediatricians-health-departments-vaccine-guidance-cdc-trusted-source/
KFF Health News: Pediatricians And Health Departments Sidestep Trump’s CDC On Vaccine Guidance
For the last 30 years, whenever pediatrician John Snyder wanted to find the most up-to-date research on treating young patients, he would turn to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If he wanted to learn more about an outbreak of measles or hantavirus, he would pore over the weekly CDC report that came by email. If a patient’s family was traveling to Africa or Asia, he would check the latest CDC vaccine recommendations for overseas travel. And if a family was worried about potential side effects from a shot, he could always send them to the CDC’s website to bolster his argument to get the immunization. (Brown, 8/5)
The FDA AdComm Reboot: Part 1; Lessons from the Meeting on Capricor’s Deramiocel August 5, 2026 By Gayatri R. Rao —
https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2026/08/the-fda-adcomm-reboot-part-1-lessons-from-the-meeting-on-capricors-deramiocel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-fda-adcomm-reboot-part-1-lessons-from-the-meeting-on-capricors-deramiocel
After more than a year with nary an adcomm (just 2 drug approval-related meetings in the Makary era), CBER’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee meetings came back with a vengeance last week with back-to-back meetings to discuss two seemingly controversial cell and gene therapies that received complete response letters (CRLs) and are now under review following BLA resubmissions: Capricor’s Deramiocel for DMD and Replimune’s RP1 for advanced melanoma.
martes, 4 de agosto de 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
https://kffhealthnews.org/courts/ice-immigration-detention-medical-care-neglect-court-records-ap-investigation/
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.
Rural Health Payout Tracking the $50B Rural Health Fund +...
Rural Health Payout
Tracking the $50B Rural Health Fund
https://kffhealthnews.org/series/rural-health-payout/
Diagnosis: Debt +...
Diagnosis: Debt
More than 100 million people in America — a startling 41% of adults — are saddled with medical bills they cannot pay, according to a KFF Health News investigation with NPR and CBS News. The project exposed that medical debt — rather than fighting disease — is now a defining feature of the nation’s health care system.
https://kffhealthnews.org/diagnosis-debt/
Eleven Minutes: Trivia Nights, Valentine’s Cards: Overlooked Social Connections Can Prevent Suicide +...
Eleven Minutes
Someone in America dies by suicide every 11 minutes. It’s a tragic and entrenched problem. A new approach to prevention shifts the focus from stopping harm in moments of crisis to upstream policies that give people reasons to live.
https://kffhealthnews.org/series/eleven-minutes/
Payback Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash +...
Payback
Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash
Opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are paying tens of billions of dollars in restitution to settle lawsuits about their role in the overdose epidemic, with little oversight on how the money is spent. We’re tracking how state and local governments use — or misuse — the cash.
https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/
Bill of the Month: Medicaid Work Rules Surprise States +...
Bill of the Month
This crowdsourced investigation by KFF Health News dissects and explains your medical bills every month in order to shed light on U.S. health care prices and to help patients learn how to be more active in managing costs.
https://kffhealthnews.org/series/bill-of-the-month/
Guns, Race, and Profit: Florida Hospitals Act Fast To Discharge Gun Victims — Especially if They’re Not Insured +...
https://kffhealthnews.org/series/guns-race-and-profit/
Florida Hospitals Act Fast To Discharge Gun Victims — Especially if They’re Not Insured
Uninsured patients made up about 1 in 4 of the more than 20,000 gunshot wound inpatient hospitalizations in Florida from 2018 to 2024, an analysis of state data by KFF Health News and The Trace found. They also had shorter hospital stays than those with any form of coverage.
Common Ground: These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt. +...
Common Ground
Americans are split over many issues — immigration, guns, President Trump. But helping people with cancer and other serious illnesses retains broad bipartisan support, polls show.
https://kffhealthnews.org/series/common-ground/
Priced Out America’s Health Insurance Crisis +...
Priced Out
America’s Health Insurance Crisis
Skyrocketing healthcare costs and insurance premiums combined with congressional inaction have forced a perilous decision upon many people: Pay higher prices for health insurance or go uncovered. KFF Health News is telling their stories.
https://kffhealthnews.org/priced-out/
Data Grab: Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records +...
Data Grab
Your personal health information is easier to share than ever. That can help save lives when seconds count, but it also means more people can peek at your detail-rich medical records. KFF Health News investigates how the Trump administration, with the help of little-known private entities, has sought unprecedented access to Americans’ health data — an effort that is reshaping health information privacy and profitability.
https://kffhealthnews.org/series/data-grab/
Denied: Fighting a Health Insurance Denial? Here Are 7 Tips To Help +...
Denied
Designed by health insurance companies to prevent doctors from deploying expensive, ineffectual procedures, prior authorization — sometimes called preauthorization or pre-certification — has become a confusing maze that denies or delays care, burdens physicians with paperwork, and perpetuates racial disparities. Proposed federal rules may not be enough to solve the problems.
https://kffhealthnews.org/series/denied/
Minnesota Raises Kratom Purchase Age To 21 After Increase In Poison Control Calls
Minnesota Raises Kratom Purchase Age To 21 After Increase In Poison Control Calls
According to the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, kratom-related calls — often involving withdrawal symptoms, bad reactions, and overdoses — more than doubled from 2024 to 2025, and the trend is similar for 2026, MPR News reported.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/state-watch-080426/
Eli Lilly Opens Compassionate Use Pathway For Patients Needing Experimental Obesity Drug
Eli Lilly Opens Compassionate Use Pathway For Patients Needing Experimental Obesity Drug
To qualify for retatrutide special use, patients must be at least 18, unable to take part in a clinical trial, have refractory obesity and two or more serious obesity-related complications, and have discussed all standard treatment options, Stat reported. Plus, two studies found no evidence linking MMR shots or circumcision to autism.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/public-health-080426/
Familiar Names Earn Top Spots On Newest 'Best Hospitals' Rankings
Familiar Names Earn Top Spots On Newest 'Best Hospitals' Rankings
U.S. News & World Report made some changes this year, MedPage Today reported, notably by increasing the statistical weight of risk-adjusted patient outcome measures like survival and complication rates. The facilities that earn the top spots are listed alphabetically.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-industry-080426/
Officials: ICE Detainee Held At NJ Facility Dies After 'Medical Emergency'
Officials: ICE Detainee Held At NJ Facility Dies After 'Medical Emergency'
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was detained at Delaney Hall Detention Facility before being taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Aug. 1, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Separately, The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is putting ankle monitors on Haitian immigrants.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/immigration-crisis-080426/
Gilead Wins Closely Watched Case Involving HIV Drug Side Effects
Gilead Wins Closely Watched Case Involving HIV Drug Side Effects
As Reuters reported, the case addressed whether drugmakers should sacrifice profit on successful products by being required to spend money to develop and quickly commercialize alternative products, sometimes called a "duty to innovate." The California Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in favor of the drugmaker.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/hiv-aids-epidemic-080426/
Medicare Will Require 'Breakthrough' Medical Devices To Prove Their Worth
Medicare Will Require 'Breakthrough' Medical Devices To Prove Their Worth
Medicare has announced its intention to remove a pathway that had allowed devices the FDA designated as "breakthrough" to qualify for supplemental payments without proving their novelty or substantial clinical improvement over alternatives, Stat reported. In other news: The Trump administration is planning an overhaul of Head Start, which was established in the 1960s to help fight poverty, AP said.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/administration-news1-080426/
2 People In Michigan Have Died In Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
2 People In Michigan Have Died In Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
They are the first deaths linked to the outbreak; state health officials said both people had underlying health conditions. Although officials aren't disclosing details, one infectious disease expert noted that people with underlying health conditions "might not be able to withstand the dehydration that can come with severe cyclosporiasis.”
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/outbreaks-and-health-threats-080426/
AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns By Mark Kreidler Aug. 4, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-medi-cal-ai-agents-reenroll-careforce-california/
Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid.
lunes, 3 de agosto de 2026
The retreat of environmental extremism: Why activist NGOs are losing favor David Zaruk | August 3, 2026
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/03/the-retreat-of-environmental-extremism-why-activist-ngos-are-losing-favor/
During the American heat dome or Europe’s summer swelter and the hottest June days on record, we no longer have to endure the media hyperbole or the activist misanthropy, blaming man (industry, capitalism, consumers…) for the planetary destruction. Now we are sometimes reminded, in a deadpan tone, that these warm days are in keeping with climate models, but it is often greeted with a reaction similar to when my doctor tells me my excess weight gain is related to my eating habits.
FBI Investigates Cyberattacks Targeting Water Systems In Michigan, Minnesota
FBI Investigates Cyberattacks Targeting Water Systems In Michigan, Minnesota
It is not yet known who instigated the attack, but officials say all systems are now working. The AP reported on how water systems along with healthcare facilities are more vulnerable to such attacks since they often lack the required funds and know-how to install the latest software patches or take necessary security steps.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/state-watch-080326/
New Freeze-Dried Plasma Will Help Rural Residents As Well As Those Injured In War, Disasters
New Freeze-Dried Plasma Will Help Rural Residents As Well As Those Injured In War, Disasters
Unlike conventional plasma products, MedPage Today reported, Ezplaz can be stored at room temperature, is stable after exposure to temperature fluctuations, is rapidly reconstituted, and is packaged in a plastic bag rather than a glass bottle. The FDA has licensed it for use when frozen plasma isn't available.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/pharma-and-healthcare-080326/
Revised 340B Drug Rebate Pilot Sparks Criticism From Hospitals
Revised 340B Drug Rebate Pilot Sparks Criticism From Hospitals
Set to begin Jan. 1, the amended pilot for the 340B Drug Pricing Program would allow drug companies to shift from upfront discounts to "timely" rebates on select drugs from pharmaceutical companies that are involved in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/costs-and-coverage-080326/
Marijuana Becomes Most Daily Used Substance, Surpassing Alcohol, Cigarettes
Marijuana Becomes Most Daily Used Substance, Surpassing Alcohol, Cigarettes
According to a 2025 federal survey, the number of Americans using marijuana daily or almost daily rose about 21% between 2022 and 2025 — from 17.7 million to approximately 21.4 million. The same survey reveals that 19.9 million people smoke cigarettes and 17.2 million consume alcohol, Fox News reported.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/mental-health-080326/
Trending Cyclospora Diet Carries Risks For People Who Are Chasing Skinny, Doctor Warns
Trending Cyclospora Diet Carries Risks For People Who Are Chasing Skinny, Doctor Warns
Although people who do get infected with the diarrhea-causing parasite tend to drop pounds, Dr. Dhaval Desai cautions that this disease stresses the body, causing the loss of "fluid, electrolytes, protein, all in a way that is gonna ultimately probably make you sicker." The weight comes back once people recover.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/outbreaks-and-health-threats-080326/
RFK Jr. Encourages Measles Vaccination As Cases Surpass Last Year's Numbers
RFK Jr. Encourages Measles Vaccination As Cases Surpass Last Year's Numbers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 2,371 infections so far this year, outpacing the 2,289 measles cases posted in 2025. Greater numbers have not been seen in the U.S. since 1991, The Guardian reported, with the past two years together registering more measles infections than the rest of the 21st century combined.
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/vaccines-080326/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--3PnbzuT-Iesq5gi5pe48LwepJTOCHDYr2Qf6zA2XR2fza2eNPEv0LqFZMv7Ny2rbZOXAAcGa8knm49Y3SSO1bAyNW7A&_hsmi=431338733&utm_content=431338733&utm_source=hs_email
Journalists Catch You Up on Fauci Hearing, Peptides, and Kids’ Caffeine Consumption Aug. 1, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/on-air-august-1-2026-fauci-hearing-fda-peptides-epa-grants-children-caffeine/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--AWlYvFd_lyQVgmfkUov8oEcvjeuFZ8Yri5p4cHxar6EaeWbiaZ_KLs8SNOuqemDpdiLDwShhDnDQ3qdGDnTdYYCDzug&_hsmi=431338733&utm_content=431338733&utm_source=hs_email
4. Journalists Catch You Up on Fauci Hearing, Peptides, and Kids' Caffeine Consumption
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances. (8/1)
Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law By Sarah Jane Tribble and Tony Leys Aug. 3, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/rural-health/rural-hospital-closures-emergency-conversion-model-congress-michigan/
3. Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law
A century-old rural Michigan hospital converted to a stripped-down model Congress created to help keep small facilities afloat, then it closed. The emergency hospital model, created a few years ago, is stabilizing some hospitals, arrived too late for others, and now faces major challenges under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (Sarah Jane Tribble and Tony Leys, 8/3)
People With Disabilities Fear Service Cuts as Trump’s DOJ Questions Legal Protections By Stephanie Armour Aug. 3, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/syndicate/people-with-disabilities-fear-service-cuts-as-trumps-doj-questions-legal-protections/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9CmNSyiHn8nkMWeU5Ck3ngvbDXO-qKbS8wplWdPNrGR-GukGbxzf7dRyLls7Q-GHNg341AgTh9MkRz5PD1BX3YVdZZBg&_hsmi=431338733&utm_content=431338733&utm_source=hs_email
2. People With Disabilities Fear Service Cuts as Trump’s DOJ Questions Legal Protections
The Department of Justice in June issued a legal opinion saying states aren’t required to provide services that help people with disabilities remain in their homes. The new position has added momentum to states’ existing legal challenges to the requirement and triggered worries among people who rely on these services. (Stephanie Armour, 8/3)
Kennedy, Oz Contend Fraud Crackdown, Not Skyrocketing Prices, Led Millions To Leave Obamacare By Julie Appleby Aug. 3, 2026
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/aca-fraud-crackdown-skyrocketing-prices-enrollment-decline/
1. Kennedy, Oz Contend Fraud Crackdown, Not Skyrocketing Prices, Led Millions To Leave Obamacare
Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown. (Julie Appleby, 8/3)
Assessing Adhesion With Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs Guidance for Industry July 2026
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/assessing-adhesion-transdermal-and-topical-delivery-systems-andas?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
FDA publishes a new final guidance for industry, “Assessing Adhesion with Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs”, and a new revised draft guidance for industry, “Assessing the Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs”
On August 3rd, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will publish a final and revised draft guidance related to the design and conduct of studies for evaluating transdermal and topical delivery systems (TDS) submitted in supported of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). These publications, which apply to TDS products submitted in ANDAs, include the following:
The final guidance for industry entitled, “Assessing Adhesion with Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs.” Assessing Adhesion With Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs Draft Guidance for Industry | FDA This guidance finalizes the draft guidance for industry of the same title which was announced in the Federal Register on April 13, 2023 (88 FR 22456). FDA received no comments on the revised draft guidance (Revision 2) and, thus, no comments were considered before publication of this guidance.
This final guidance provides recommendations for the design and conduct of studies evaluating the adhesion performance of a transdermal or topical delivery system (collectively referred to as TDS). Depending on the objectives of a generic TDS product development program, applicants may choose to evaluate TDS adhesion in studies performed to evaluate TDS adhesion only, or in studies performed with a combined purpose (e.g., for the simultaneous evaluation of adhesion and bioequivalence (BE) with pharmacokinetic endpoints). FDA recommends that applicants consult this guidance in conjunction with any relevant product-specific guidances for industry when considering the design and conduct of studies that may be appropriate to support the BE of a proposed generic TDS product to its reference listed drug and/or reference standard product. FDA also recommends that an applicant who seeks to use an alternative approach to FDA’s recommendations for the design and conduct of studies evaluating the adhesion performance of a TDS contact the Agency to discuss the proposed alternative approach to evaluate adhesion performance for that particular drug product.
As part of the Drug Competition Action Plan, FDA is publishing this final guidance to increase competition in the marketplace for prescription drugs, facilitate the entry of high-quality and affordable generic drugs, and improve public health. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance for industry of the same title issued on April 13, 2023.
This final guidance assists applicants with the design and conduct of studies evaluating the adhesion performance of a TDS by providing clear information that will reduce duplicative efforts, regulatory delays, and process uncertainties for industry. It also streamlines FDA's application review process, resulting in efficient and timely reviews.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/fda-drug-competition-action-plan?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
By saving time and resources that lead to faster approval of generic products, the American public will see more treatment options and cost savings.
The revised draft guidance for industry entitled, “Assessing the Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs.” Assessing the Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs | FDA
This revised draft guidance provides recommendations for the design and conduct of studies to evaluate the in vivo skin irritation (and sensitization, if applicable) potential of a proposed transdermal or topical delivery system (collectively referred to as TDS). The recommendations in this revised draft guidance relate to studies submitted in support of an ANDA. The revised draft guidance is intended to clarify FDA’s recommendations and expectations related to in vivo skin irritation and in vivo combined skin irritation and sensitization studies.
As part of the Drug Competition Action Plan, FDA is publishing this revised draft guidance to increase competition in the marketplace for prescription drugs, facilitate the entry of high-quality and affordable generic drugs, and improve public health. This revised draft guidance replaces the April 2023 draft guidance of the same name.
This revised draft guidance assists applicants by providing clear information that will reduce duplicative efforts, regulatory delays, and process uncertainties for industry, as well as time spent by FDA reviewing applications. By saving time and resources that lead to faster approval of generic products, providing the American public with more treatment options and cost savings.
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