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California governor Gavin Newsom stands before an American flag

Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health

By Angela Hart March 9, 2026 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Original

Scientists are cheering California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he builds a public health bulwark against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance and President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Still, federal cuts have sapped morale and left local health departments less prepared for outbreaks.

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Don Gaetz claps during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol.

Florida Hasn’t Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.

By Daniel Chang March 9, 2026 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Original

Florida is not mandated to add work requirements for Medicaid, because the state has not expanded eligibility to more low-income adults. But lawmakers have proposed requiring some adults in the state’s program to work anyway, a policy that could leave many uninsured.

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A woman in a yellow cardigan sits in front of a window, staring out

Seis científicos federales expulsados por el gobierno de Trump hablan del trabajo que quedó sin terminar

By Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton March 8, 2026 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Original

Durante décadas, el valor de los NIH ha sido quizá una de las pocas cosas en las que todos en Washington han estado de acuerdo. Los legisladores han aumentado su financiamiento de forma constante. No ahora.

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Journalists Explain a Spat Over Sugary Coffee and How Measles Fools Doctors

March 7, 2026 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Original

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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The NIH Workforce Is Its Smallest in Decades. Here’s the Work Left Behind.

By Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton March 6, 2026 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Kids’ Online Safety Act Clears House Panel But Faces Rocky Road In Senate

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

The bill would set new requirements for parental controls and require certain online platforms to put policies in place to address certain harms to kids online, Roll Call reported.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Each week, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on FDA denials, cashless bail, mental health, and more.

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Viewpoints: Religious Vaccine Rejection Teaches Us About Public Health; CDC’s Manipulated Health Data

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle these public health topics.

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White House Expands Medicaid Fraud Probe, Turns Spotlight To New York

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

The look at New York’s program comes a week after the Trump administration froze nearly $260 million of Minnesota’s Medicaid funding. Also in the news: the impact of the Medicaid work mandate on homeless Californians; the rate of Tylenol use by pregnant women in ERs after President Donald Trump’s September autism comments; and more.

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Noem Ousted As DHS Chief Amid Scrutiny Over Immigration Crackdown

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

According to two people who spoke to The Washington Post on condition of anonymity, President Trump told advisers that he had grown increasingly unhappy with Kristi Noem after the surge of thousands of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota in December and January, an escalation that led to the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the VA.

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FDA Alleges Uniqure Misrepresented Request In Rare-Disease Drug Approval

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

FDA and HHS officials have publicly attacked Uniqure, the biotech company seeking approval for a Huntington’s disease treatment, and accused it of lying about requests made by the FDA for additional studies involving placebo brain surgery, which the company has characterized as unethical. The company says the anonymous FDA statements “are incomplete or entirely incorrect.â€

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Community Health Systems Selling 4 Arkansas Hospitals To Pay Down Debt

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Missouri-based Freeman Health System has agreed to buy the hospitals, along with outpatient centers and physician practices, allowing it to expand its reach into neighboring Arkansas. Plus, Amazon Web Services, CVS Health, and Salesforce move forward with AI health tools.

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DC Officials Declare Potomac River Safe, But Locals Still Wary Of Sewage

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Over six weeks ago, a major sewage line collapsed, sending 243 million gallons of sewage into the river. Despite health authorities stating it is now safe to get back into the water, citizens remain skeptical. Plus, news from Maryland, Minnesota, West Virginia, Georgia, New York, and elsewhere.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Behind on your reading? Catch up on this week's Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News stories with The Week in Brief, delivered every Friday to your inbox. !

First Edition: Friday, March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

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Bill Cassidy sits behind the dais in a Senate hearing room. He is speaking while holding both his glasses and a pencil in his left hand.

This Doctor-Senator Who Backed RFK Jr. Now Faces a Fight for His Job — And His Legacy

By Amanda Seitz March 6, 2026 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Original

A year after Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, warily cast the vote ensuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ascension to Health and Human Services secretary, his life’s work — in medicine and in politics — is unraveling.

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A woman in a yellow cardigan sits in front of a window, staring out

Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone

By Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton Photos by Eric Harkleroad March 6, 2026 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Original

Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation’s ability to respond to illness.

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A collage showing the faces of Sylvia Chou, Marc Ernstoff, Alexa Romberg in the top row. The bottom row shows Daniel Dulebohn, Jennifer Troyer, and Philip Stewart.

The People — And Research — Lost in the NIH Exodus

By Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton Photos by Eric Harkleroad March 6, 2026 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Original

Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people — more than 20% of its staff — as the Trump administration slashed the federal workforce. Hear from six scientists on why they walked out the door and the work they left behind.

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What the Health? From Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News: 40 Years of Health Policy

March 5, 2026 Podcast

This month is 40 years since host Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News, began reporting on health policy in Washington. To mark the anniversary, Rovner is joined by two longtime sources to discuss what has — and has not — changed since 1986.

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Share Your Infant Formula or Fortifier Story With Us

By Lydia Zuraw March 5, 2026 Page

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