CDC’s Maternal Mortality Reports show that the U.S. has the highest rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality of any wealthy country. ARPA-H just announced the agency is seeking proposals to integrate advanced diagnostics and smart analytics for safer births.  ARPA-H Making Obstetric Care Smart Grant (https://sam.gov/search/?page=1&pageSize=25&sort=-modifiedDate&sfm%5BsimpleSearch%5D%5BkeywordRadio%5D=ALL&sfm%5BsimpleSearch%5D%5BkeywordTags%5D%5B0%5D%5Bkey%5D=%22ARPA-H-SOL-26-143%22&sfm%5BsimpleSearch%5D%5BkeywordTags%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=%22ARPA-H-SOL-26-143%22&sfm%5Bstatus%5D%5Bis_active%5D=true) Pew Research Center is shedding some light on how Americans currently feel about vaccines Pew Research Center Report: How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy? (https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/11/18/how-do-americans-view-childhood-vaccines-vaccine-research-and-policy/) The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society has a new President. PIDS: President’s Letter from Deb Palazzi - Better Together (https://pids.org/2025/11/12/presidents-letter-from-deb-palazzi-better-together-building-the-future-of-pediatric-infectious-diseases/) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A new report details that the U.S. is on track to have the fewest foreign food inspections on record since 2011. ProPublica Report: Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts (https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda) KUOW YouTube Video: A listeria outbreak is testing our food safety system (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUzePUJkYbQ) KEZI 9 YouTube News Story: Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria Concerns (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW-LEqB6Es0) KJCT News Story: Grand Junction health officials warn against washing Thanksgiving turkey (https://www.kjct8.com/2025/11/13/dont-wash-your-chicken-mesa-county-public-health-talks-food-safety-during-holidays/) Food Safety News: California sets up hotline for information about infant botulism outbreak traced to ByHeart formula (https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/11/california-sets-up-hotline-for-information-about-infant-botulism-outbreak-traced-to-byheart-formula/) Food Safety Magazine: New Salmonella Serovar Wiki Offers Insights for Food Safety, Public Health Professionals (https://www.food-safety.com/articles/10816-new-salmonella-serovar-wiki-offers-insights-for-food-safety-public-health-professionals) CMS YouTube Video: CMS GENEROUS Medicaid Model Aims to Ensure Fair Drug Prices (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GekNwNcsOCA) ASTDD: Health Impact Snapshot: Older Adult Oral Health (http://www.astdd.org/docs/astdd-snapshot-older-adults.pdf) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

One state department of health has launched a public hotline for questions about infant botulism amidst an outbreak brought on by infant formula. NBC News Article: ByHeart infant formula recall tied to botulism outbreak puts parents on edge (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/byheart-infant-formula-recall-tied-botulism-outbreak-puts-parents-edge-rcna243917) ABC News Article: CDC says 8 more infants hospitalized in botulism outbreak amid ByHeart voluntary formula recall (https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/cdc-2-infants-hospitalized-botulism-outbreak-byheart-expands/story?id=127417947) FDA: Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism (https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025) CDC: Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025 (https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/outbreaks-investigations/infant-formula-nov-2025/index.html#cdc_outbreak_main_recalled-recalled-infant-formula) FDA Case Map for Infant Botulism Cases (https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025) Food Safety News: California Sets Up Hotline for information about infant botulism outbreak traced to ByHeart formula (https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/11/california-sets-up-hotline-for-information-about-infant-botulism-outbreak-traced-to-byheart-formula/?utm_source=daily.foodsafetynews.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=california-opens-infant-botulism-hotline-breakthrough-targets-poultry-salmonella) Nature Medicine Study: Physical activity as a modifiable risk factor in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03955-6) CDC: Face Rock Creamery LLC Recalls 6oz. Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar Because of Possible Health Risk (https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/face-rock-creamery-llc-recalls-6oz-vampire-slayer-garlic-cheddar-because-possible-health-risk) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Trump administration is considering bringing back the food pyramid with updated dietary guidelines. Reuters: U.S. to Announce New Dietary Guideline in December, Kennedy Says (https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-announce-new-dietary-guidelines-december-kennedy-says-2025-11-06/) Bloomberg: Trump Administration Considers Bringing Back the Food Pyramid (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-13/trump-administration-considers-bringing-back-the-food-pyramid?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MzEyMzg4NSwiZXhwIjoxNzYzNzI4Njg1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNU9LQ01LSkg2VjYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI4RENBNTA1MjBBM0I0QUExQUM3NEQ4M0JERDFFOTI4OSJ9.FaUe8k9n7FJJdAbiokKVEc4Sxjk-VunL_wNdAuHMIKM&leadSource=uverify%20wall) CBN News: RFK Jr. Says Americans Should Eat More Dairy: ‘A Renaissance Moment for Health in America’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y18rLTdpmk4) Your Local Epidemiologist: A Rough Flu Season Might be Taking Shape (https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/flu-season-in-the-us) PHI Webinar Series: Infrastructure for Studying Treatment & Addiction Recovery  (https://www.phi.org/press/webinar-series-infrastructure-for-studying-treatment-addiction-recovery-residences/) Senate HELP Committee Hearing: Examining the Future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplation Network. (https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/next-week-senate-help-committee-to-hold-hearing-on-future-of-organ-network-strengthening-patients-access-to-lifesaving-organs) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Legislation to open the federal government included text that will snuff out intoxicating hemp products. NPR: Hemp industry warns provision in the government funding bill will kill $30B market (https://www.npr.org/2025/11/13/nx-s1-5607122/hemp-industry-warns-provision-in-the-government-funding-bill-will-kill-30b-market) ABC News: THC gummies and drinks face ban under provision in government spending bill (https://abcnews.go.com/US/thc-gummies-drinks-face-ban-provision-government-spending/story?id=127509295#:~:text=The%20bill%20prohibits%20products%20containing,the%20consequences%20will%20be%20devastating.) Politico: Hemp Industry Goes to War (https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2025/11/12/hemp-industry-goes-to-war-00649700) JAMA Oncology Study: Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Precursors Among Women (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2841354?guestAccessKey=f519cbac-0500-444e-a957-91e4ae77c2e7&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=111325) CBC News Article: Eating ultra-processed foods linked to early colorectal cancer (https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6978595) Yale Medicine Web Page: Colorectal Cancer – What Millennials and Gen Zers Need to Know (https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/colorectal-cancer-in-young-people) PHF Event: 2025 Public Health Learning Forum (https://phf.org/events/2025-public-health-learning-forum/) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee Hearing 11/6/2025 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_FonISpeMc) Bipartisan Policy Center: Mapping the Rise of AI in Federal Health Agencies (https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/mapping-the-rise-of-ai-in-federal-health-agencies/) CDC’s Vision for Using Artifical Intelligence in Public Health (https://www.cdc.gov/data-modernization/php/ai/cdcs-vision-for-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-public-health.html) Senator Bill Cassidy: Chair Cassidy Introduces Bill to Protect Americans’ Private Health Data (https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/chair-cassidy-introduces-bill-to-protect-americans-private-health-data) Text of Health Information Privacy Reform Act (https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/health_information_privacy_reform_act.pdf) American Telemedicine Association: Digital Infrastructure Score and Mapping Tool (https://info.americantelemed.org/digital-infrastructure-score) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

SNAP Benefits still aren’t being paid out; a roundup of studies, surveys, and resources on what this means for public health and the public at large. LiveNOW From Fox YouTube News Story: Supreme Court extends order on SNAP benefits as government shutdown nears end (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxYDAFhmaD4) CBS Miami YouTube News Story: SNAP benefits, flight delays still in limbo despite possible end to government shutdown (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mYVQRD_XA) Michigan State University Study: Food insecurity linked to nerve damage  (https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/11/food-insecurity-linked-to-nerve-damage) JAMA Study: Food Insecurity Prevalence Among US Medical Students (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2838253) USDA Terminates Redundant Food Insecurity Survey (https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/09/20/usda-terminates-redundant-food-insecurity-survey) Harvard T.H. Chan: Cancellation of food insecurity survey a blow to understanding hunger in U.S. (https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/cancellation-of-food-insecurity-survey-a-blow-to-understanding-hunger-in-u-s/) Harvard Kennedy School: SNAP in 20205: What Mayors Need to Know (https://datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/snap-2025-what-mayors-need-know) Data-Smart City Pod: What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP With Dr. Sara Bleich (https://datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/snap-2025-what-mayors-need-know) APHA Report: Creating The Healthiest Nation: Food Justice (https://www.apha.org/getcontentasset/bcc72ada-49e3-4444-ac3b-f76a027e6575/7ca0dc9d-611d-46e2-9fd3-26a4c03ddcbb/chn_food_justice.pdf?language=en) American Academy of Pediatrics: Food Insecurity (https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/food-insecurity/food-insecurity-professional-tools-and-resources/#:~:text=Kimberly%20Montez%20gives%20examples%20of,Security%20for%20Children%20and%20Families) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A detailed look at how dental health affects public health, including new research linking oral health with stroke risk. KSL News Utah YouTube Story: The FDA has restricted prescription fluoride. Here's what it means for parents… (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u42WnS-feuw) Good Morning America YouTube News Story: FDA restricts use of kids' fluoride supplements (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-_xpT11aEg) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services News Release: FDA Acts to Protect Children from Unapproved Fluoride Drug Products (https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/fda-protect-children-unapproved-fluoride-drug-products.html) American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry News Release: AAPD Statement on Recent FDA Announcement Related to Fluoride Supplements (https://www.aapd.org/statement-on-recent-fda-announcement-to-fluoride-supplements/) CBS Philadelphia: New research says people with gum disease, untreated cavities have a higher risk for heart disease (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiDTE0DkeNM) ASTDD Home Page (https://www.astdd.org/) ASTDD Resources (https://www.astdd.org/2025-astdd-documents-publications-webinar-recordings-toolkits/) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

President Trump announced a deal to lower the prices of major obesity drugs for many Americans. White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Major Developments in Bringing Most-Favored-Nation Pricing to American Patients (https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-major-developments-in-bringing-most-favored-nation-pricing-to-american-patients/) CNN: See Trump's announcement about obesity drug prices (https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/health/video/ozempic-wegovy-drug-prices-trump-digvid) Gallup: Obesity Rate Declining in U.S.  (https://news.gallup.com/poll/696599/obesity-rate-declining.aspx) TFAH: State of Obesity Report 2025 : Better Policies for a Healthier America (https://www.tfah.org/report-details/state-of-obesity-report-2025/) Axios: Trump announces Medicare coverage of weight-loss drugs (https://www.axios.com/2025/11/06/medicare-coverage-weight-loss-glp1-ozempic-trump) STAT: Trump announces deal with Lilly, Novo to expand access to weight loss drugs, cut prices (https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/trumprx-weight-loss-drug-discounts-wegovy-zepbound/) Update on Maine’s largest HIV outbreak in state history. Public health leaders reached out to CDC for support. Boston Globe: Maine sought federal help amid its largest HIV outbreak in state history. It’s still waiting. (https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/metro/cdc-maine-bangor-opioid-needle-shutdown-kennedy-penobscot/) Sign up for Public Health Foundation's virtual learning forum (https://phf.org/events/2025-public-health-learning-forum/), which takes place Nov. 18th - 21st, on workforce development, quality improvement, and performance management. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Bangor Public Health Department in Maine Launches a New Program To Manage the Largest Outbreak in the State’s History FOX 22 Bangor: Bangor Public Health launches new HIV case management program amid outbreak (https://www.foxbangor.com/news/bangor-public-health-launches-new-hiv-case-management-program-amid-outbreak/article_e60f83a2-be1c-41e2-b216-bc36cb1d2184.html) CBS 13 WGME: Bangor Public Health launches new HIV case management program amid outbreak (https://wgme.com/news/local/bangor-public-health-launches-new-hiv-case-management-program-amid-outbreak-maine-penobscot-county-cdc-healthcare-homelessness) New Report Claims Salmonella is Widespread in U.S. Poultry Production  LA Times: Poultry industry pushes back after report shows salmonella is widespread in grocery store chicken (https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-10-30/salmonella-is-widespread-in-ground-poultry-the-usda-knows-it-and-does-nothing-to-stop-it) Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bipartisan Law to Ban Ultra-Processed Foods from School Lunches in California Official Site - Governor Gavin Newsom: Governor Newsom signs first-in-the-nation law to ban ultra-processed foods from school lunches (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/08/governor-newsom-signs-first-in-the-nation-law-to-ban-ultra-processed-foods-from-school-lunches/) ABC 10 Sacramento: Newsom signs law phasing out ultraprocessed foods from California school meals (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-ZeXPXU8Z0) President Trump Appoints Health Entrepreneur Alicia Jackson to Lead Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health at NIH POLITICO Pro: Trump picks startup founder to head health research agency (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/trump-picks-startup-founder-to-head-health-research-agency-00618139) Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.