# hhs (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hhs. Page: Feed: --- ## [How Louisiana’s New Surgeon General Wants To Transform Public Health](https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/louisiana-surgeon-general-evelyn-griffin-transform-public-health/) _2026-08-21 · Rosemary Westwood, The New York Times · KFF Health News_ Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines. ## [Watch: Mark Cuban Says You Can’t Fix Healthcare Until Every Price Is Known](https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/interview-mark-cuban-fix-healthcare-full-price-transparency/) _2026-08-21 · KFF Health News_ With his online pharmacy, Mark Cuban changed how generic drugs are sold — and he has thoughts about how to fix the healthcare system. The billionaire businessman talks to KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to answer the question: “How Would You Fix It?” ## [New DOJ Guidance Could Give States Cover To Cut Disability Services](https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/wamu-health-hub-disability-services-funding-justice-department/) _2026-08-21 · Stephanie Armour · KFF Health News_ A new rule from the Justice Department upends a 25-year-old interpretation of federal disability law. Advocates fear it could result in cuts to services that help many disabled Americans live at home instead of in institutions. ## [Focal therapy for localized prostate cancer has divided physicians. Will new data change minds?](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/focal-therapy-prostate-cancer-still-experimental-or-viable-alternative/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Annalisa Merelli · STAT_ Urologic oncologists who treat prostate cancer are split over the benefits of focal therapy compared to traditional surgery or radiation. ## [Opinion: Lil Nas X’s bipolar diagnosis and the paradox of treatment](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/lil-nas-xs-bipolar-diagnosis-treatment-medication-achievement/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Rachel Docekal · STAT_ We continue to romanticize the symptoms of mental health problems, especially when we talk about achievement. ## [Opinion: A cure for HIV would be a triumph. But it shouldn’t harm survivors](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/hiv-cure-survivors-harm-benefits-research-ryan-white-hiv-aids-program/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-21 · Ali Ahmed, Jeff Taylor,and Jeff Berry · STAT_ Long-term survivors deserve to see a cure, not fear the losses it might bring. ## [Physicians Sue U.S. Government Over New Dietary Guidelines](https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/122698) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- A physician group filed a lawsuit against HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging that the government botched the most recent dietary guidelines. The suit was brought by the Physicians Committee for Responsible... ## [Congo to Receive 70,000 Doses of FDA-Approved Ebola Vaccine](https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/ebola/122696) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP (Ervebo) vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major... ## [First Therapy Approved for Dangerous Metabolic Disorder](https://www.medpagetoday.com/genetics/generalgenetics/122697) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Wednesday granted accelerated approval to pariglasgene brecaparvovec (Genglycos) as the first treatment for glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSDIa), an inherited metabolic disorder that requires frequent consumption... ## [ACOG Strengthens Support for Fallopian Tube Removal to Prevent Ovarian Cancer](https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/ovariancancer/122694) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Ob/gyns should routinely remove fallopian tubes during hysterectomy and recommend opportunistic bilateral salpingectomy (OBS) to patients undergoing other surgical procedures, according to a clinical practice update from the... ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kxogZ4PSXbFT) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Patients Rush to Look at Test Results, but Many Don't Understand Them](https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/practicemanagement/122695) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Most people look at their medical test results online before they hear from their doctor, but a fair number don't fully understand the information and what it means for their care, a nationally representative cross-sectional... ## [Inpatient Continuous Glucose Monitor Alerts Show Mixed Results in Trial](https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/diabetes/122693) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) threshold alerts modestly improved inpatient glycemic control, but adding predictive alerts provided no further benefit, a three-arm trial showed. Among 533 adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes... ## [Paul Offit's Take on Trump's Vaccine Order](https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/122692) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- In this MedPage Today video, Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, responds to claims about childhood immunizations made by President Trump in his recent executive... ## [Sugary Drinks and Stomach Cancer; GLP-1 Use in IBD; Fiber Supplements for IBS](https://www.medpagetoday.com/gastroenterology/gastriccancer/122691) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Prospective data from the U.S. found that people who drank a sugar-sweetened beverage each day had a more than twofold risk of developing gastric cancer. (Gastro Hep Advances) A randomized trial failed to support the routine... ## [From the EHR to a Courtroom; MDs Debunk Uterine Fibroid Misinfo; Which Vax Are You?](https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/popmedicine/122689) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "Medical documentation was never designed to be a courtroom transcript." The focus on clinical notes in the... ## [Most Urban Youth Already on Bad Path by Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Standards](https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/generalcardiology/122688) _2026-08-20 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The relatively new concept of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) staging got further validation for young adults, based on a study in an urban population. Among FF-CHAYA study participants followed from birth, the cardiovascular... ## [STAT+: How a Trump loyalist got the FDA nomination](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nominee-erica-schwartz-cdc-speech/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · John Wilkerson · STAT_ What you need to know about Heidi Overton, and Erica Schwartz's first speech to CDC staff. ## [STAT+: FDA approves Ultragenyx gene therapy](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/biotech-news-fda-approves-utlragenyx-gene-therapy/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Meghana Keshavan · STAT_ Regeneron wins ultra-rare disease drug approval, a validating win for mRNA research, and more biotech news from The Readout ## [Contrasting legal decisions on gender-affirming care](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/health-news-contrasting-legal-decisions-on-gender-affirming-care/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Theresa Gaffney · STAT_ Heidi Overton's rise under Trump, inside a 5-year-old brain organoid, and other health news from Morning Rounds ## [STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Regeneron rare disease drug, an Ultragenyx gene therapy, and more](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/20/regeneron-rare-disease-drug-utragenyx-gene-therapy/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Ed Silverman · STAT_ A Regeneron drug for an ultra-rare disease that causes bone to grow where it shouldn't won U.S. regulatory approval, capping a three-decade effort ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YkGzLd4eM5Ws) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [STAT+: One of the most consequential years for cancer treatment, ever](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/cancer-vaccine-merck-moderna-biotech-observations/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Adam Feuerstein · STAT_ Between success with a pancreatic cancer drug and now success with an mRNA neoantigen vaccine, it has been a banner year for developing cancer therapies. ## [STAT+: Capricor Therapeutics’ Duchenne treatment is heading for an FDA rejection](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/capricor-therapeutics-duchenne-treatment-fda/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Adam Feuerstein · STAT_ Capricor Therapeutics is trying to stave off FDA rejection of its cell therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ## [Violence Against Healthcare Workers and Staffing Shortages Fuel Hospital Strikes](https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/workplace-violence-healthcare-nurses-hospitals-strikes/) _2026-08-20 · Lynn Arditi · KFF Health News_ Healthcare workers at a Michigan hospital have been on strike since last September. Violence on the job is one reason behind it, with federal data showing hospital workers are seven times as likely to be injured on the job due to violent acts as members of the general working population. ## [How Much of a Cancer Drug Is Too Much? Patients, Researchers Challenge FDA-Approved Dosages](https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/cancer-drug-immunotherapy-fda-approved-dosages-challenged-keytruda-opdivo/) _2026-08-20 · Arthur Allen · KFF Health News_ Patients and researchers point to evidence that many cancer drug dosages are excessive, and that reducing the amount and frequency could save billions of dollars and prevent some of the worst side effects. ## [STAT+: How health systems are embracing chatbots to query and summarize patient records](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/health-systems-embrace-ai-chatbots-query-patient-records-ehr/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Katie Palmer · STAT_ Several large health systems are rolling out AI chatbots to query patient records, saying they save time and increase diagnostic accuracy. ## [Opinion: Capricor’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug and the countless tiny decisions that can make or break a study](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/capricor-deramiocel-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-rare-disease-studies-decisions/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Mindy Leffler · STAT_ “Regulatory flexibility can be exercised in rare disease without sacrificing rigor,” writes Mindy Leffler, whose son has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ## [Reduce protein to increase longevity? Nutrition experts say that’s a bad idea](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/reduce-protein-increase-longevity-bad-idea-nutrition-experts/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Lauren Chan · STAT_ Reducing protein intake could increase human longevity, researchers recently suggested. That's a bad idea, for several reasons, experts say. ## [Can reclassifying muscle dysmorphia unlock better care for boys and men?](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/reclassify-muscle-dysmorphia-eating-disorder-uscf-expert-jason-nagata/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Ashleigh N. DeLuca · STAT_ Males make up about a third of the population struggling with eating disorders in the United States. While these conditions often start during the teen years, by some estimates, as… ## [Opinion: The global health aid architecture is collapsing. The faith economy isn’t](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/global-health-humanitarian-relief-faith-based-organizations-trump/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Alaa Murabit · STAT_ “Washington has rediscovered faith as a delivery mechanism. The bigger opportunity is faith as a source of capital,” writes Dr. Alaa Murabit. ## [Dramatic Increase in Active Surveillance Use for Prostate Cancer](https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/prostatecancer/122679) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Use of active surveillance for low- and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer more than tripled since 2005, according to a large study of veterans. In 2005 active surveillance accounted for 27% of men with low-risk prostate... ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tPrA2Qucpnf8) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [FDA Approves Activin Signaling Inhibitor for Bone Disorder](https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/generalendocrinology/122678) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved garetosmab (Pasatru) to reduce the formation of new heterotopic ossification lesions and disease flares in adults with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), the agency announced on Wednesday. A monoclonal... ## [Robotic Phlebotomist Stand-In Gets FDA's Blessing](https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/fdageneral/122677) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The FDA authorized the first robotic device that can independently draw patients' blood without a hands-on operator, the agency announced on Wednesday. The Aletta device uses near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to locate... ## [Here's How One Nephrology Unit Cut Hospital-Acquired C. Diff by 90%](https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/infectioncontrol/122676) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- An inpatient nephrology unit reduced hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections by 90% after implementing nurse-driven protocols. Between January and April 2023, Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital nephrology... ## [STAT+: How Trump loyalist Heidi Overton became the president’s pick to run the FDA](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nominee-competing-interests-ahead/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Chelsea Cirruzzo and Daniel Payne · STAT_ If she wins confirmation as FDA commissioner, Heidi Overton will face plenty of big challenges. ## [Most Physical Activity Is Tied to Lower Dementia Risk, but This Type May Raise It](https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/122675) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The relationship between physical activity and dementia risk may depend on whether the activity is recreational exercise or job-related labor, a study of more than 4.2 million people suggested. High physical activity levels... ## [STAT+: New CDC director tells staff she is prepared to speak ‘truth to power’](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/cdc-director-erica-schwartz-staff-meeting-truth-to-power/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Daniel Payne and Helen Branswell · STAT_ Then new CDC director told staff she is “very comfortable and very confident ... \[in\] speaking truth to power.” ## [Former Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty](https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/122674) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- David Morens, MD, a former top advisor at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), pled guilty Tuesday in federal court to hiding government communications related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Morens... ## [Trump Picks Heidi Overton for FDA Commissioner: Here's What to Know](https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/122673) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the FDA, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Overton is the deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several... ## [No Nation Has Escaped Healthcare Rationing. Some Just Hide It Better.](https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/122672) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The quest for a healthcare system devoid of rationing is, in economic terms, the pursuit of a mirage. While the moral imperative of medicine suggests that care should be a universal right provided without limit, the reality of... ## [Rise of Therapy Speak; Bipolar Treatment Review; White House Addiction Strategy](https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/122671) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- In a New York Times essay, a psychiatrist described how a growing number of teen girls and young women are using "therapy speak" to describe their mental distress, sometimes showing up at their first session announcing a diagnosis... ## [Nobel Prize Winner's 'Pedophile Operation'; Probe of EHR Giant; NIH K Award Changes](https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/122670) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The New Yorker examined the sexual abuse of a famed NIH researcher who for decades brought dozens of young boys back to the U.S. from the Pacific islands. D. Carleton Gajdusek, MD, won the Nobel Prize in 1976 for his work on... ## [Trust in science: A new STAT initiative](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/trust-in-science-a-new-stat-initiative/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Rick Berke · STAT_ Dear Readers, When we launched STAT more than a decade ago, our mission statement promised that we would deliver "trusted, tough-minded journalism.'' Little did we know that trust would be… ## [STAT+: Experts scrutinize Huidagene’s disclosures after patient death](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/biotech-news-experts-scrutinize-huidagene-disclosures-after-patient-death/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Elaine Chen · STAT_ Merck and Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine, an expected nominee to lead the FDA, and more biotech news from The Readout ## [STAT+: Regeneron drug for disease that causes dangerous bone growth earns FDA approval](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/regeneron-fop-garetosmab-fda-approval-pasatru/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Joseph · STAT_ A Regeneron drug that treats an ultra-rare disease that causes bone to form where it's not meant to be has won approval. ## [Dissecting Chinese trial strategy in wake of deaths](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/health-news-dissecting-chinese-trial-strategy-in-wake-of-deaths/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Theresa Gaffney · STAT_ Cancer "vaccine" successfully slowed melanoma, dissecting Chinese trial strategy in wake of deaths, and more health news from Morning Rounds ## [STAT+: What Epic did — and didn’t — say about AI at its annual meeting](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/ai-prognosis-what-epic-did-and-didnt-say-about-ai-at-its-annual-meeting/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Brittany Trang · STAT_ At Epic's annual meeting, the prevailing question behind closed doors is “What the heck is going on with Epic?” ## [STAT+: Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/mrna-cancer-vaccine-trial-melanoma-merck-moderna/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Herper and Angus Chen · STAT_ A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology. ## [Medicare’s Paying Less for Cataract Surgery. Eye Doctors Are Turning to Lucrative Lasers.](https://kffhealthnews.org/insurance/medicare-cataract-surgery-scalpel-laser-ophthalmology-iol-lenses/) _2026-08-19 · Phil Galewitz · KFF Health News_ More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do. ## [You Want To Join a Clinical Trial. Here’s What To Know About the Hurdles.](https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/clinical-trials-patients-hhs-easier-advice-on-how-to-enroll-seriously-ill-cancer/) _2026-08-19 · Michelle Andrews · KFF Health News_ The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an effort to streamline clinical research, and legislation is pending in Congress. But patients and providers face participation challenges. ## [Accrediting body considers changes to racism curriculum standards for public health schools](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/public-health-education-accrediting-body-ceph-walks-dei-tightrope/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Anil Oza · STAT_ The accrediting group for schools of public health is weighing the removal of language that specifically requires programs to teach about structural bias and racism.