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July 27, 2025 12:38 am
A lot of interesting movement in the US healthcare industry this week that didn't make regular news.
A partial list from MedPage Today's Morning Break.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/116667
CDC researchers detailed dozens of cases consistent with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) intoxication last fall in people who ate at a Wisconsin pizza restaurant that mistakenly prepared its food with THC-infused oil. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
The National Institutes of Health was the victim of a global breach of Microsoft server software last weekend, officials said. (Washington Post)
Fearing the loss of Medicaid coverage, some parents are rushing to vaccinate their kids. (KFF Health News)
Meanwhile, medical organizations and several states are formulating their own vaccine recommendations for the fall respiratory illness season. (Reuters via MSN)
Here's how vaccine access has changed under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Washington Post)
FDA is considering banning prescription fluoride supplements, despite experts touting their importance. (CNN)
About two-thirds of U.S. adults think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted 3 years after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
In related news, Planned Parenthood is closing five clinics in Northern California, citing cuts in the "One Big Beautiful Bill." (San Francisco Chronicle)
President Trump signed an executive order -- "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets" -- that would make it easier to involuntarily treat homeless people with serious mental illnesses.
Kaiser Permanente said it will pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 beginning next month following pressure from the Trump administration. (The Hill)
A large Salmonella outbreak in 2023-2024 was linked to raw milk in California and four other states. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
New Hampshire has become the first state that legally requires doctors and medical staff to follow patients' wishes on reproductive sterilization. (NHPR)
After Cleveland Clinic expanded to Florida, patients were hit with surprise "facility fees." (NBC News)
Louisiana nurse practitioner Scharmaine Lawson Baker was convicted for her role in a $12 million healthcare scheme to defraud Medicare, according to the Justice Department.
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