November 06, 2025

‘Wasteful’? Doctors Call It Essential

Proposed cuts to the Hospital Preparedness Program may limit hospitals’ capacity to manage pandemics, natural disasters, and mass-casualty events affecting U.S. health systems.

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November 06, 2025

Young Vapers Face Growing Addiction

Study of over 115,000 middle and high school students reveals troubling trends in nicotine dependence despite overall decline in youth vaping rates.

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November 05, 2025

Shame in Medicine—A Quiet Epidemic

A new movement in medicine aims to teach “shame competence,” helping physicians recognize and manage one of the field’s most corrosive yet overlooked emotions.

KFF Health News

November 04, 2025

‘A Train Wreck’ of Whooping Cough Cases?

Louisiana’s delayed response to a severe whooping cough outbreak highlights concerns about vaccine communication and public health response.

KFF Health News

November 03, 2025

Settlement Cash: Misused or Misread?

Opioid settlement funds were used for R&B concerts promoting addiction awareness in Irvington, New Jersey, highlighting broader debates over how opioid restitution money is spent nationwide.

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October 22, 2025

Fall Vaccines: What’s New, What’s Not

Updated CDC fall vaccine guidance simplifies covid, flu, and RSV shots with broad access and minimal changes from last year.

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October 20, 2025

Tezepelumab FDA Approval Expands Use to Nasal Polyps

AstraZeneca and Amgen’s anti-thymic stromal lymphopoietin biologic reduces nasal polyp burden and corticosteroid use in the phase 3 WAYPOINT trial.

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October 10, 2025

Adolescent and Adult VTE After Arthroscopy Compared in Study

Lower venous thromboembolism risk is shown in adolescents than adults after knee arthroscopy, but comorbidities like diabetes and obesity raise risk.

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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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