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In Tennessee, the Shelby County Health Department increases access to HIV testing.  News Channel 3 Memphis, TN: Free HIV self-test kits now available in Shelby County The Senate HELP Committee will be holding a hearing on how to make health care affordable again. The Senate HELP Committee Hearing: Making Health Care Affordable Again: Healing a Broken System President Donald Trump signed into law a...

The recent Make America Health Again summit and overprescription. NPR: Closed-door MAHA summit offers a glimpse into the administration's evolving health priorities Lead levels in the City of Cleveland. Signal Cleveland: For years, Cleveland’s been fighting to reduce childhood lead poisoning. New testing numbers offer hope The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health is hosting an upcoming webinar...

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association have teamed up to provide new CPR guidelines for infants and children. WCNC YouTube News Story: American Heart Association releases new CPR guidelines The Colorado Public Health Association hosts the next webinar in their anti-racist and health equity series Colorado Public Health Association Webinar: Anti-Racist & Health Eq...

GLP-1 Use and Future Cost. KFF News Release: Poll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They Are Currently Taking a GLP-1 Drug for Weight Loss, Diabetes or Another Condition, Even as Half Say the Drugs Are Difficult to Afford CNBC YouTube News Story: GLP-1 obesity pills face off in head-to-head trial ABC News Story: FDA moves to stop compounding GLP-1 drugs WGN YouTube News Story: More about the Trump administration...

Studies on AI chatbots in public health. George Washington News Release: AI Powered Chatbot Shows Promise in Smoking Cessation Yale School of Public Health: Rewards, risks with AI chatbots in chronic disease care NBC 4 Washington YouTube News Story: Can AI Help You Quit Smoking? A JAMA article shows youths have a hard time quitting vaping. JAMA Network: Trends in Daily Nicotine Vaping and Unsucces...

Whooping cough (pertussis) cases spiking across the nation. CBS Mornings: Dr. Selene Gounder, KFF’s Editor at Large for Public Health. The AMA Podcast: Dr. Alyssa Kuban, Associate Medical Director at Texas Children’s Pediatrics Cypress. American Academy of Pediatrics on infant deaths in 2025 from pertussis CDC’s Pertussis Surveillance Hub The Big Cities Health Coalition has put out its report on 2...

CDC’s Maternal Mortality Reports show that the U.S. has the highest rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality of any wealthy country. ARPA-H just announced the agency is seeking proposals to integrate advanced diagnostics and smart analytics for safer births.  ARPA-H Making Obstetric Care Smart Grant Pew Research Center is shedding some light on how Americans currently feel about vaccine...

A new report details that the U.S. is on track to have the fewest foreign food inspections on record since 2011. ProPublica Report: Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts KUOW YouTube Video: A listeria outbreak is testing our food safety system KEZI 9 YouTube News Story: Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria Concerns KJCT News Story: Grand Junction health officials warn agains...

One state department of health has launched a public hotline for questions about infant botulism amidst an outbreak brought on by infant formula. NBC News Article: ByHeart infant formula recall tied to botulism outbreak puts parents on edge ABC News Article: CDC says 8 more infants hospitalized in botulism outbreak amid ByHeart voluntary formula recall FDA: Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulis...

The Trump administration is considering bringing back the food pyramid with updated dietary guidelines. Reuters: U.S. to Announce New Dietary Guideline in December, Kennedy Says Bloomberg: Trump Administration Considers Bringing Back the Food Pyramid CBN News: RFK Jr. Says Americans Should Eat More Dairy: ‘A Renaissance Moment for Health in America’ Your Local Epidemiologist: A Rough Flu Season Mi...

Legislation to open the federal government included text that will snuff out intoxicating hemp products. NPR: Hemp industry warns provision in the government funding bill will kill $30B market ABC News: THC gummies and drinks face ban under provision in government spending bill Politico: Hemp Industry Goes to War JAMA Oncology Study: Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Early-Onset Colorect...

FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee Hearing 11/6/2025 Bipartisan Policy Center: Mapping the Rise of AI in Federal Health Agencies CDC’s Vision for Using Artifical Intelligence in Public Health Senator Bill Cassidy: Chair Cassidy Introduces Bill to Protect Americans’ Private Health Data Text of Health Information Privacy Reform Act American Telemedicine Association: Digital Infrastructure Score a...

SNAP Benefits still aren’t being paid out; a roundup of studies, surveys, and resources on what this means for public health and the public at large. LiveNOW From Fox YouTube News Story: Supreme Court extends order on SNAP benefits as government shutdown nears end CBS Miami YouTube News Story: SNAP benefits, flight delays still in limbo despite possible end to government shutdown Michigan State Un...

A detailed look at how dental health affects public health, including new research linking oral health with stroke risk. KSL News Utah YouTube Story: The FDA has restricted prescription fluoride. Here's what it means for parents… Good Morning America YouTube News Story: FDA restricts use of kids' fluoride supplements U.S. Department of Health and Human Services News Release: FDA Acts to Protect Ch...

President Trump announced a deal to lower the prices of major obesity drugs for many Americans. White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Major Developments in Bringing Most-Favored-Nation Pricing to American Patients CNN: See Trump's announcement about obesity drug prices Gallup: Obesity Rate Declining in U.S.  TFAH: State of Obesity Report 2025 : Better Policies for a Healthie...

Bangor Public Health Department in Maine Launches a New Program To Manage the Largest Outbreak in the State’s History FOX 22 Bangor: Bangor Public Health launches new HIV case management program amid outbreak CBS 13 WGME: Bangor Public Health launches new HIV case management program amid outbreak New Report Claims Salmonella is Widespread in U.S. Poultry Production  LA Times: Poultry industry push...

Trust for America’s Health State of Obesity 2025 Report Shows Positive Shift, Progress At Risk Due to Federal Funding Cuts TFAH: State of Obesity Report 2025 : Better Policies for a Healthier America TFAH: Obesity/Chronic Disease New Public Health Institute Webinar Series: Infrastructure for Studying Treatment & Addiction Recovery Residences PHI: Webinar Series: Infrastructure for Studying Tre...

Update on SNAP Funding Uncertainty  ABC News 4: State Rep. JA Moore holds town hall, other leaders addresses SNAP benefits concerns NPR: SNAP benefits have now been halted. Food banks across the country are stepping up WBAL-TV: Expert explains why SNAP disruptions can impact public health and local economies Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Food insecurity from ending SNAP benefits could...

SNAP Funding Uncertainty NPR All Things Considered: Louisiana Set Aside Funds to Bridge the SNAP Gap — But Not Everyone Will Get Some Oregon Public Broadcasting: A Worker on the Front Lines of Helping Oregonians Losing SNAP Benefits West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey YouTube: Governor Morrisey Announces Additional $2.5Million to West Virginia Food Banks Stillbirths in the U.S. JAMA Study Harv...

The rise of measles cases across the country, and how one state health department is communicating to the public, media and healthcare system. South Carolina Department of Health 2025 Measles Outbreak website. Measles News Coverage: KSLTV, Salt Lake County ; WYFF-TV, South Carolina ; WPVI-TV, New Jersey . Respiratory illness season and Maryland’s new respiratory illness data dashboard .  This week...