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February 9, 2026

In this week’s edition of health news across the states: Minnesota Republican says limiting fraud is possible, U.S. completes exit from WHO, Newly-approved at home cervical cancer screening kits

Plus: California Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo: Newsom’s budget puts Californians’ at risk

HealthPlatform.News [[link removed]] Minnesota Republican says limiting social service fraud is possible. Here’s how. [[link removed]]

On Friday, Jan. 23, a federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must continue to fund federal child care subsidies and other social service programs in five states where the Trump administration had suspected rampant fraud.

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U.S. completes exit from global health organization [[link removed]]

The United States has completed its long-anticipated exit from the World Health Organization, fulfilling a pledge President Donald Trump made on his first day back in office in 2025. The move formally ended decades of U.S. membership in the global health body.

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Newly-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits aim to save lives [[link removed]]

In what could be a game changer in women’s health care, the Health Resources and Services Administration recently announced updated cervical cancer screening guidelines that expand insurance coverage to include at-home screening. This comes after the FDA approved at-home tests in May 2025. Under the new guidelines, insurance providers will be required to cover the test kits beginning in January 2027.

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Macedo: Newsom’s budget puts Californians' health and environmental safety at risk [[link removed]]

Twenty-four lives were lost in last year’s fires. Sadly, the death toll will likely climb as officials reconcile those reported missing. The horrors facing Southern Californians are unfathomable. Countless Californians have heartbreakingly lost their homes, businesses and jobs with no end in sight.

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In case you missed it

Johnson & Johnson joins government push to lower drug prices, expand U.S. production [[link removed]]

Trump unveils “Great Healthcare Plan” focused on costs, transparency [[link removed]]

Massive study links ultra-processed foods to greater risk of chronic and terminal disease [[link removed]]

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