September 18, 2025

'Integrity Cannot Be Replaced': Ousted CDC Leader Speaks Out

Testimony from former CDC leadership highlighted differences with federal health officials on the process for reviewing and implementing vaccine policies.

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September 17, 2025

‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’

Rural South Texas hospitals and physicians face mounting strain as rising uninsured rates and federal funding cuts threaten access to essential health care.

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September 15, 2025

FDA Approves First Intranasal Loop Diuretic

The FDA has approved Enbumyst offering a self-administered outpatient option for managing edema in patients with heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease.

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September 12, 2025

FDA Considers Ending Routine Advisory Committees on New Drugs

The FDA move to limit advisory committee involvement in drug approvals has prompted debate on the balance between efficiency and transparency.

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September 11, 2025

COVID Exits Top 10 as US Deaths Fall

Age-adjusted US death rate fell 3.8% in 2024, the lowest since 2020, provisional data show

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September 03, 2025

CDC Leadership Changes May Impact Vaccine Guidance

Leadership changes at the CDC could affect vaccine guidance and public health policy, with potential implications for physicians and patient care.

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September 03, 2025

Policy Shift Adjusts NIH Peer Review Role

New NIH funding rules shift decision-making power from peer review panels to political appointees in determining future scientific grants.

KFF Health News

August 28, 2025

First Generic GLP-1 for Weight Loss Approved

FDA approves Teva’s generic Saxenda (liraglutide) with adult and adolescent indications and a boxed thyroid tumor warning.

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August 27, 2025

FDA Approves LP.8.1 COVID-19 Vaccines

LP.8.1-targeted COVID-19 vaccines for adults 65 and older and higher-risk patients were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

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