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MONDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2026 — THE EARLY BIRD EDITION

Health

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The archive · 69 headlines

Friday, 18 September 2026

• Federal audit prices UnitedHealthcare's overbilling at $47 million, prices a third of insured Americans' debt at nothing. Ruth · Page H2, the sunrise edition
• Health secretary who called polio vaccine's success a fraud is now publicly pressed by a senator on trust. Chip · Page H3, the sunrise edition
• Kennedy tells anti-vaccine group they have a friend in the White House, overhauling the panel he was blocking Chip · Page H2, the wee small hours edition

Thursday, 17 September 2026

• RFK Jr.'s first regulatory act targets cellphone radiation, not the deadly measles outbreak he's accused of fueling. Mort · Page H2, the late evening edition
• Kennedy promises anti-vaccine allies a friend in the White House; Pennsylvania begs that friend's CDC for help. Chip · Page H2, the early evening edition
• RFK Jr. tells skeptics they have a friend at the White House, hands them seats on his panel. Chip · Page H2, the supper edition
• Federal judge delays ruling on abortion pill until after midterms as two lawsuits land over already-banned care. Sal · Page H2, the noon edition
• Governor refuses federal measles aid until CDC confirms deaths agency already declined to count Lou · Page H2, the sunrise edition

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

• Republicans spend $10 million reelecting the man now sued for a mother's death under his abortion law. Ruth · Page H2, the supper edition
• Texas sued over a preeclampsia death under its abortion ban, filed as ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly double Lou · Page H2, the matinee edition
• Magazine demands Medicaid crackdown after states already cut 2.5 million children, $1,600 ambulance ride untouched Ruth · Page H2, the breakfast edition

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

• The measles outbreak Kennedy called into question just set a 35-year death-toll record. Chip · Page H2, the early evening edition
• CDC disputed two Pennsylvania measles deaths, accepted one, watched the toll reach four. Chip · Page H2, the early bird edition

Monday, 14 September 2026

• CDC left two Pennsylvania measles deaths out of its count; woman becomes the third anyway Lou · Page H2, the wee small hours edition

Friday, 11 September 2026

• Conservative groups call a $9,000 parent subsidy socialism, unite to demand Planned Parenthood get zero federal dollars. Ruth · Page H2, the late evening edition

Thursday, 10 September 2026

• New York Post reports 75% jump in 9/11 cancers, then runs column saying mayor distorts 9/11. Ruth · Page H2, the early bird edition

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

• New Hampshire's governor rematch pits distance from Trump against distance from Purdue Pharma. Ruth · Page H2, the late evening edition
• Mamdani exposes 25 years of 9/11 air-quality lies, gets a petition asking him to skip the memorial Mitch · Page H2, the matinee edition

Monday, 7 September 2026

• FTC finalizes drug-price settlement, taking credit for a cut Ozempic's maker gave itself Ruth · Page H2, the noon edition

Sunday, 6 September 2026

• Administration promises children new educational opportunities, having already cut 2.5 million from health coverage Sal · Page H2, the noon edition
• RFK Jr. disputes an infant's measles death, admits it happened, accuses governor of politicizing his own denial Lou · Page H2, the midnight edition

Saturday, 5 September 2026

• RFK Jr. spends 11 days denying baby's measles death, accepts it, blames Shapiro for saying so first Chip · Page H2, the late evening edition
• RFK Jr. doubts a child's measles death for weeks, then accuses the governor of politicizing it first. Lou · Page H2, the supper edition

Friday, 4 September 2026

• Health Secretary Kennedy calls Pennsylvania's measles deaths possibly fabricated; coroner rules one real, victim six weeks old. Lou · Page H2, the supper edition
• DA says Clancy case "is not about the healthcare system," psychiatrist says it proves there isn't one Lou · Page H2, the supper edition

Thursday, 3 September 2026

• Abbott demands $10 billion in withheld Medicaid funds the same week 10 million lose coverage under Trump. Ruth · Page H2, the supper edition
• Trump officials respond to Pennsylvania's first measles deaths in 35 years by questioning whether they happened. Chip · Page A2, the breakfast edition
• Mamdani fields nearly 200 influencers same week Council calls his 'sweeping' Legionnaires' fix a vow that fell short Lou · Page A2, the wee small hours edition

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

• Administration threatens to defund sanctuary cities Wednesday, moves to defund children's health care Thursday. Ruth · Page F1, the late evening edition
• Public Citizen wanted affordable healthcare, not a renamed lake; got the sharpest cost hike in 20 years. Lou · Page A4, the early bird edition
• Republicans cite 500 new rural clinics as Medicaid proof; the family cornering fertilizer prices keeps cornering it. Ruth · Page F4, the early bird edition
• Medical societies fill the vaccine guidance vacuum the CDC left when it went silent. Chip · Page A2, the noon edition
• Medical societies step in for flu vaccines while Trump CDC stays quiet Sal · Page A5, the noon edition
• Medical societies write the flu vaccine guidance the CDC left blank this year. Chip · Page A2, the coffee break edition
• Republicans embrace RFK Jr. and his baggage for MAHA turnout as GOP bench thins in deep blue Sal · Page A5, the breakfast edition

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

• Trump admin scrutinizes measles death as Democrats kill bill to hold utilities accountable for wildfires Sal · Page A5, the supper edition
• Trump names pastor as tobacco health adviser as Nicki Minaj joins Shark Tank for White House Sal · Page A6, the supper edition
• Millions of children lose Medicaid as coroner investigates child measles death under Trump admin scrutiny Sal · Page A7, the supper edition
• 2.5 million children lose health coverage as White House funds sanctuary crackdowns Ruth · Page F5, the early bird edition
• Plastic industry drafts school lesson plans as tobacco pastor named CDC health adviser Sal · Page A8, the early bird edition
• Trump names pastor as CDC tobacco adviser, launches Nicki Minaj on White House Shark Tank Sal · Page A13, the early bird edition
• Trump names pastor as tobacco health adviser as measles death triggers CDC scrutiny Mort · Page B1, the early bird edition
• Opioid settlements buy surveillance cameras as Pennsylvania and CDC debate measles deaths Ruth · Page F4, the matinee edition
• CDC omits Pennsylvania measles deaths from weekly count, then publishes an explainer for why. Chip · Page A3, the breakfast edition
• CDC omits two Pennsylvania measles deaths from its weekly count, citing an ongoing review. Chip · Page A9, the sunrise edition
• CDC's own measles database omits two Pennsylvania deaths, still pending review. Mitch · Page A6, the sunrise edition
• CDC removes two Pennsylvania measles deaths from its weekly count, citing 'pending review'. Chip · Page A8, the milkman edition
• CDC leaves Pennsylvania's measles deaths out of the weekly count, calls it 'pending review.' Chip · Page A5, the milkman edition
• Trump touts a court-ordered tariff refund as growth, and a drug price drop as biggest in 60 years. Chip · Page A4, the wee small hours edition
• Trump claims a map rename, a drug-price cut, and an autism myth — only one turns out true. Chip · Page A2, the midnight edition
• Same outlet reports Trump's 60-year drug price drop and his fact-checked-false autism claim about Amish children. Chip · Page A4, the midnight edition

Monday, 31 August 2026

• A Trump call teases 'Lake America' on Apple Maps; he also claims zero autism among unvaccinated Amish kids. Chip · Page A5, the late evening edition
• Trump unlocks biggest drug price drop in 60 years as LA influencer sues Meta for caving to regime Ruth · Page F2, the late evening edition
• Times Square stabbing victim, suspect, and police response all make headlines as CDC omits Pennsylvania measles deaths Mort · Page B2, the late evening edition
• CDC omits Pennsylvania's measles deaths from its weekly count, citing an ongoing review. Mitch · Page A12, the late evening edition
• New CDC director holds Pennsylvania measles deaths off the books, U.S. launches Iran strike, regime retaliates Sal · Page A9, the early evening edition
• CDC delays Pennsylvania measles deaths; judge delays abortion pill suit until after midterms; Senate rushes FDA pick first. Lou · Page A5, the early evening edition
• Administration announces nine drug-price deals, then re-announces same nine deals as a Medicaid win. Ruth · Page F4, the supper edition
• CDC delays counting Pennsylvania measles deaths as Trump claims Amish autism stats Ruth · Page F1, the supper edition
• White House announces the same nine-firm drug deal three times, savings figure now $600 billion. Ruth · Page F3, the supper edition
• CDC delays counting Pennsylvania measles deaths as Trump claims Amish children have no autism Sal · Page A4, the supper edition
• Trump announces healthcare affordability plan same week his administration approves a cancer-causing forever chemical. Ruth · Page F2, the early bird edition
• Trump announces the same drug-price deal three times, gaining $600 billion in savings with each retelling. Chip · Page A10, the early bird edition
• Examiner mocks socialists' 'bad math'; Trump's secret deals cut global health aid, risking preventable deaths. Ruth · Page F1, the early bird edition
• US cuts health aid tied to 'preventable' deaths, then signs long-term missile production deal Ruth · Page F3, the matinee edition
• Trump cuts health aid that will inflict preventable death on Global South, funds massive missile expansion. Ruth · Page F1, the matinee edition
• GOP audits Medicaid fraud back home while Trump's Labor pick sells welfare access to Chinese nationals. Ruth · Page F2, the coffee break edition
• Republicans' data-center prize turns out to be bigger government; Ozempic — not Trump — lowered drug prices. Mort · Page B2, the coffee break edition
• Party spotlights a Democrat's Medicaid fraud; its own Labor nominee already sold Chinese nationals on that welfare. Ruth · Page F6, the breakfast edition