CDC Trust Falls Sharply; Watchdog Flags Medicaid Gaps; Drug Targets ‘Ozempic Butt’

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Only 50% of the public said they now trust health recommendations from the CDC, down from 77% in spring 2025, according to a poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation’s Public Health Listening Lab. (The Hill)

The HHS Office of Inspector General released a report saying CMS should improve its policies and procedures for oversight of Medicaid expenditures reported by states.

Amid a federal investigation, the Cleveland Clinic followed Texas Children’s Hospital in reaching an agreement to provide detransition care and not perform gender-affirming procedures for minors, the Justice Department announced.

The U.S. reported 56 new measles cases in the past week, according to the Yale School of Public Health. Here’s where they were.

The FDA expanded the indication for marstacimab (Hympavzi) to treat patients with hemophilia A or B ages 12 years and older with inhibitors, and pediatric patients with or without inhibitors, Pfizer said.

Millions of U.S adults who undergo breast and colorectal cancer screening are eligible for lung cancer screening, but do not get screened, researchers reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The FDA hasn’t yet reviewed the investigational weight-loss drug retatrutide for safety and effectiveness, but the drug is for sale on the internet in an unprecedented fashion. (CBS News)

Investigational apitegromab effectively preserved lean mass when combined with tirzepatide (Zepbound) in a randomized phase II trial, suggesting it could help fight “Ozempic butt.” (Nature Medicine, BBC)

Can overlooked social connections help prevent suicide? (KFF Health News)

STAT highlighted a novel vascular clinic created by Massachusetts General Hospital that helps homeless people avoid amputation after peripheral artery disease.

Two Texans monitored for hantavirus after being exposed aboard the MV Hondius were cleared after completing their 42-day observation period infection–free. (KERA)

Former top U.S. official for global health Nicholas Enrich detailed the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID) in his new book. (NPR)

Global vaccine group Gavi said it plans to use $600 million in soon-to-be-restored U.S. funding to expand malaria and other vaccination efforts while complying with U.S. conditions to phase out the preservative thimerosal in other vaccines. (Reuters via Yahoo)

Some regions in Ukraine are seeing a rise in premature births; the reasons behind the uptick are complex. (AP)

Denmark soccer star Christian Eriksen, who had a cardiac arrest during a match 5 years ago, said he was “doing well” after again collapsing on field. (ESPN)

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes, a report by Florida police noted; his family previously said he had suffered from multiple health issues before his death. (AP)