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Sunday, November 1, 2026

The top medical stories of the day, as they ran.

Morning edition

15 stories

  1. 1Judge blocks CMS rule requiring an extra test for Medicaid medical frailty exemptionsMedicare and Medicaid · 8 outlets
  2. 2Amish and Mennonite residents show more openness to vaccines amid measles outbreakVaccines · 3 outlets
  3. 3Congo Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases and 5,000 deathsOutbreaks · 2 outlets
  4. 4Labor Department finalizes PBM disclosure rule for employersHealth policy · 6 outlets
  5. 5KFF projects 13 percent rise in Obamacare premiums for 2027Insurance · 2 outlets
  6. 6HHS eases enforcement for compounding six unapproved peptidesDrugs and FDA · 4 outlets
  7. 7FDA warns Medline electric beds pose fire risk after two deathsMedical devices · 2 outlets
  8. 8FDA updates labels for three menopause hormone patchesDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
  9. 9Silicon Practice enters administration, taking hundreds of GP websites offlinePrimary care · 2 outlets
  10. 10FDA warns of wrong-patient readings from Nova hospital glucose metersMedical devices · 1 outlet
  11. 11Werfen recalls HemosIL HIT test lots over false-negative riskRecalls · 1 outlet
  12. 12Vitality Works recalls Whole Foods ashwagandha capsules over Salmonella riskRecalls · 1 outlet
  13. 13SLR Food Distribution recalls Wise Wife ground cinnamon over lead levelsRecalls · 1 outlet
  14. 14Healthy diets linked to lower cardiovascular risk among cancer survivorsResearch · 2 outlets
  15. 15Genmab shares hit record highs after cancer drug succeeds in key trialCancer · 2 outlets

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