Trump administration will bring special ed to HHS
Infant mortality rate dips, OTC naloxone options rise, and other health news from Morning Rounds
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Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
STAT+: Following dispute with FDA, UniQure is cleared to submit Huntington’s treatment for approval
The FDA has reversed its opposition to a closely watched experimental treatment for Huntington’s disease, clearing a path for its maker.
Read full article →Pakistan ends 'luxury tax' on menstrual products, contraceptives. Will prices drop?
In Pakistan, taxes on menstrual products can add up. Activists have long worked to change this. Now a new budget wipes out the 18% sales tax. But questions remain about the impact on prices.
Read full article →Advanced Therapy in Early Crohn's Disease: Evidence Outpaces Acceptance
(MedPage Today) -- Evidence continues to grow that patients with Crohn's disease should be aggressively treated with advanced therapy as early as possible after diagnosis, rather than first turning to less-powerful corticosteroids. Still, many...
Read full article →Suspect in Fatal Shooting Inside Delaware Hospital Taken Into Custody
(MedPage Today) -- The suspect in a fatal shooting Tuesday inside a Delaware hospital has been taken into custody in Philadelphia, officials said. The 23-year-old man is expected to be charged in the shooting at Wilmington Hospital and extradited...
Read full article →Hospital's Brain Tumor Cluster; Princess's Lung Transplant; Plastic Surgery Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Brain tumors diagnosed in 11 nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in suburban Boston were not caused by any exposures to chemicals, radiation, or anything else at...
Read full article →Fewer insurers participating in ACA marketplaces amid policy turmoil, KFF finds
The average number of issuers fell from a record high of 9.6 per state in 2025 to just nine this year, according to the health policy research group.
Read full article →Why one life insurer is going big on health incentives
Life insurance may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about healthcare. But some life insurers are increasingly interested in incentivizing healthy habits.
Read full article →Health services deal value holds steady in 2026 with higher bar for investment: PwC
The number of health services deals dipped in the first half of 2026 but deal value "remained resilient" as strategic acquirers and dealmakers "reprice risk," according to a midyear outlook report from PwC.
Read full article →Collins does 'not regret' support for Kavanaugh but 'disappointed' with his landmark abortion ruling
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) says she does “not regret” her vote to confirm conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in 2018, but she says she is “disappointed” that he ruled with the conservative majority in 2022 to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion. Collins told News Center Maine in a televised interview...
Read full article →Tennessee Pharmacies Sell Potent Ivermectin, Led by Anti-Vaccine Doctor Who’s Taken ‘Bucketloads’
Four years after the Volunteer State enacted the nation’s first law allowing drugstores to sell ivermectin without patient-specific prescriptions, dozens of pharmacies dispense the drug in highly concentrated pills — many with the help of one anti-vaccine physician.
Read full article →More Americans Are Surviving Cancer. But the Mental Health Challenges Can Persist.
Amid advancements in treatment and screening, more Americans are surviving the disease. But many are left with psychological scars, such as lingering anxiety and depression.
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