health take | DATA: Childhood Vaccination Trends + Mayo on Causes of Heart Attacks Under Age 65
9.16.25
THIS FALL: From UCare via Instagram, VERBATIM: “The most life-saving vaccines of 2025-26 will probably be the flu and COVID shots. Don't forget to get vaccinated this fall! National Immunization Awareness Month.” POST: https://fluence-media.co/3HVEmvO (SPONSORED: UCare)
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WORKFORCE: Via Reuters, VERBATIM: “More than half of U.S. healthcare workers are actively looking to leave their current jobs, according to a new survey, underscoring mounting pressure on an already strained system. The Harris Poll, commissioned by education services company Strategic Education, surveyed 1,504 frontline healthcare employees and 304 employers between June 26 and July 21 this year and found widespread burnout, dissatisfaction and a high attrition risk.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4groCgM
VACCINATIONS: Via KFF, VERBATIM: “A new KFF-Washington Post partnership survey of parents explores their experiences with and views about vaccines for their children, including a look into how they make decisions related to vaccines and where they are uncertain or confused about their safety . . . While most parents say they keep their children up to date on recommended childhood vaccines, about one in six (16%) say that they have delayed or skipped at least one vaccine for their children (other than those for flu and COVID-19). Those most likely to report delaying or skipping vaccines include Republican parents (22%), especially those who identify with President Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ movement (25%), parents under age 35 (19%), and those who homeschool their child (46%).” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3ItnXit
MORE: Via The Hill, VERBATIM: “The Post-KFF poll shows that concerns over vaccines are, at least in part, driving parents’ decisions to forgo the shots. Among parents who skipped or delayed vaccines, 67 percent said concerns over vaccine side effects were a ‘major reason’ they did not want their children to be inoculated, and 53 percent cited a lack of trust in vaccine safety as another major reason for forgoing the shots.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/42rTYOE
YOUTH: Via news release from Hopelab, VERBATIM: “A new poll co-published by Hopelab and Data for Progress challenges oversimplified ‘crisis narratives’ about youth mental health while revealing significant disparities among young people based on identity and economic circumstances . . . The findings underscore that mental health concerns persist — particularly among Queer youth, girls and women, and those facing economic hardship. Young people are calling for a fundamental shift in how older generations approach supporting them. When asked what older generations are missing, one theme emerged above all others: the need for respect and genuine listening to the needs of young people.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3K7ApF6
BACK-TO-SCHOOL: Via University of Michigan, VERBATIM: “The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health asked a national sample of parents of children 6-12 years about navigating the start of the school year . . . Overall parents describe their child’s feelings about the start of the new school year as excited (48%), confident (46%), nervous (27%), hopeful (18%), and grumpy (13%). Parents of children with a medical or behavioral condition are just as likely to describe their child as being excited about the start of school (52% vs 47%), but more likely to say their child is nervous (34% vs 24%) and less likely to say their child is confident (36% vs 49%) compared to parents who do not report any conditions for their child.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4poBd8C
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CANNABIS: Via OCM, VERBATIM: “Today, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced that retail sales of legal, adult-use cannabis products are underway across Minnesota thanks to several recent developments in the state’s work to launch the adult-use cannabis market. Customers looking to purchase legal cannabis in Minnesota have more options available to them today, as regulated products become available through a complex supply chain that is taking shape.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4nALkFU
PREMIUMS: Via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “For 90,000 Minnesotans, the Affordable Care Act may soon become unaffordable. That’s because a COVID-era policy by the Biden administration that has lowered the cost of an insurance policy in the ACA marketplace, called MNsure in Minnesota, will end on Dec. 31 unless Congress acts. The ACA helps people pay insurance premiums on a sliding scale according to their income. The subsidies, or tax credits, were boosted and extended to higher-income people in 2021 through the American Rescue Plan.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4pFu8AW
HOUSING: Via St. Paul-based Beacon, VERBATIM: “Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative is calling on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to honor previously selected Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds projects after a federal judge on Friday, September 12 temporarily blocked HUD from enforcing newly added application conditions tied to administration policy positions. The order pauses distribution of $75 million in CoC Builds grants while litigation proceeds. In August, Beacon was informed that its proposals had been selected for nearly $5.2 million to help create urgently needed supportive housing at Aster Commons in Hennepin County and Gladstone Crossing in Ramsey County. Weeks later, HUD reissued the program with dramatically different criteria and a compressed, one-week turnaround, effectively sidelining these projects and others nationwide.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/46n3Dr7
MEDICAID SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OF US: Medicaid keeps Minnesota’s hospitals strong and ensures communities across the state have access to care. Policymakers must protect Medicaid so every Minnesotan — regardless of income or health status — can get the care they need, when they need it. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3FtrCuH (SPONSORED: Minnesota Hospital Association)
VACCINES: Via KFF Health News, VERBATIM: “A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that’s currently given to newborns, according to two former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials.” QUOTE: “There is going to likely be a discussion about hepatitis B vaccine, very specifically trying to dislodge the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine and to push it later in life,” said Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “Apparently this is a priority of the secretary’s.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4gtz4o7
COMMITTEE: Via CNN, VERBATIM: “Five new members have been named to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Monday, just days ahead of a key meeting about vaccines for Covid-19 and other diseases. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been preparing to appoint as many as seven new members for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which is tasked with reviewing the latest science on vaccines and then making recommendations to the CDC on how they should be used.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3VQBqnt
TREND: Via NBC News, VERBATIM: “The vast majority of counties across the United States are experiencing declining rates of childhood vaccination and have been for years, according to an NBC News data investigation, the most comprehensive analysis of vaccinations and school exemptions to date. This six-month investigation, done in collaboration with Stanford University, gathered massive amounts of data from state governments and archives of public records reaching back years or decades. The data focused on core childhood vaccines that, together, regard someone to be ‘up to date’ on immunizations; these are the measles, mumps, rubella, polio, whooping cough and diphtheria shots.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4npYxlj
THIS WEEK: Via Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, VERBATIM: “The African American Babies Coalition and Projects will host the free, two-day Black and Brown Birthing Summit Saint Paul on Sept. 18-19, 2025 at the Wilder Center, 451 Lexington Parkway North. The summit centers Black and Brown birthing voices, tackles systemic barriers to healthy outcomes, and offers keynotes, plenaries, panels, and community-building sessions.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3VOYnaK
RURAL: Via Stateline, VERBATIM: “Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after they’ve been acquired by a larger health system, leading to mixed outcomes for mothers and babies, according to new research. It’s part of an accelerating trend that’s reshaped how Americans get health care: Larger health systems gobble up smaller facilities in a bid for financial stability.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/47LGW21
SHOES: Via news release from Land O’Lakes, VERBATIM: “Land O'Lakes Dairy Foods, maker of high-quality dairy products such as rich and creamy butter, cheese and spreads made from milk sourced from member-owned farms, is proud to announce an unexpected collaboration with Clove, the modern, good-for-you footwear brand that launched in 2019 with a sneaker designed for healthcare professionals and today offers award-winning shoes combining comfort, style, and cleanability for anyone on the move. The national brands are coming together as Clove launches a limited-edition line of butter-yellow shoes to give back to the communities they care about.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4gxqkxy
CANCER: Via Waseca County News, VERBATIM: “With September marking ovarian cancer awareness month, a Waseca woman battling ovarian cancer is urging women to be on guard against a ‘silent killer,’ the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, which all too often goes unnoticed until it is too late. Last year, lifelong Waseca resident Kim Maas was among the more than 300,000 women who are diagnosed each year with ovarian cancer. Over the last year, she’s struggled through a tough series of chemotherapy treatments after a large tumor was found on her spleen.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3VEW7TD
DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF RURAL HEALTH CARE, ESSENTIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR PROVIDING TOP CLINICAL CARE: According to the latest report from Minnesota Community Measurement, a statewide resource on health care quality, costs and equity, Essentia ranked as a high performer with 19 of 20 clinical quality metrics scoring above statewide averages. According to Dr. Maria Beaver, chief quality and patient safety officer at Essentia: “This is a testament to the amazing care provided by all our clinical care teams and all our colleagues who support them.” LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/4dCxy1D (SPONSORED: Essentia Health)
HEART: Via Mayo Clinic, VERBATIM: “A new Mayo Clinic study finds that many heart attacks in people under 65 — especially women — are caused by factors other than clogged arteries, challenging long-standing assumptions about how heart attacks occur in younger populations. Study findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology examined over 15 years of data from the Rochester Epidemiology Project, providing the most comprehensive population evaluation of heart attack causes in people aged 65 and younger.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4pIGjgr
CANNABIS: From European Association for the Study of Diabetes via Science Daily, VERBATIM: “Cannabis use is linked to an almost quadrupling in the risk of developing diabetes, according to an analysis of real-world data from over 4 million adults, being presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (September 15-19). Cannabis use is increasing globally with an estimated 219 million users (4.3% of the global adult population) in 2021, but its long-term metabolic effects remain unknown.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4gvnI35
CAR SEATS: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “A mother was in Maple Grove on Monday sharing a painful story about her daughter’s death in a car crash. Jennifer Starkson’s daughter Morgan Gruenwald was killed in a crash with a semi-truck in June 2024. However, Starkson’s three grandchildren survived the crash thanks to their car seats. Now, she’s asking every driver to make sure they travel safe in her daughter’s memory.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4gnwksi
FRESH15: The latest season of Fresh15 includes interviews with new Minnesota House members. So far, five new members have shared their goals, background and fun facts before they take office in a historic session this January.
Rep. Kari Rehrauer
Rep. Wayne Johnson
Rep. Julie Greene
Rep. Keith Allen
Rep. Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
SHIRATRONICS: Via Brooklyn Park-based ShiraTronics, VERBATIM: “ShiraTronics, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company focused on developing novel neuromodulation therapies for chronic migraine, today announced compelling 12-month follow-up data from its RELIEV-CM Pilot Study. The findings demonstrate sustained reductions in headache frequency and severity, continued improvement in migraine-specific quality of life, and a consistently favorable safety profile, underscoring the long-term potential of the company's investigational, fully implantable Migraine Therapy System.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3VQbUyG
ABORTION: Via Associated Press, VERBATIM: “Clinics, advocacy groups and individuals who share abortion-related content online say they are seeing informational posts being taken down even if the posts don’t clearly violate the platforms’ policies. The groups, in Latin America and the United States, are denouncing what they see as censorship even in places where abortion is legal. Companies like Meta claim their policies have not changed, and experts attribute the takedowns to over-enforcement at a time when social media platforms are reducing spending on content moderation in favor of artificial intelligence systems that struggle with context, nuance and gray areas.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4n7w8Aj
FOOD: Via The Wall Street Journal, VERBATIM: “Tyson Foods said it would stop using high-fructose corn syrup in branded products by the end of the year, the latest company to change recipes as the Trump administration takes aim at ingredients used in processed foods. The Arkansas-based meatpacking giant that owns brands such as Jimmy Dean, Ball Park and Hillshire said it would also stop using the artificial sweetener sucralose, the preservative BHA/BHT and titanium dioxide, a food coloring. Tyson said the decision was voluntary and follows its previous efforts to reduce sodium, sugars and other food additives.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4n6rLFx
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MEDITERRANEAN: From King’s College via Science Daily, VERBATIM: “People living in the UK and following a diet close to the Mediterranean diet are more likely to have better gum health, with potentially lower amounts of gum disease and inflammation. Findings from a King's College London study indicate that people not following a Mediterranean - style diet tended to have more severe gum disease, especially if they consumed red meat frequently.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/46nzk3v
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