Abdominal Fat and Dementia; Mask Ban Lawsuit Tossed; FDA Rejects Psych Drug

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In middle-age men with high Alzheimer's dementia risk, higher pancreatic fat was and brain volumes. (Obesity)

The Department of Justice launched an into UnitedHealth, interviewing healthcare industry representatives and doctor groups in areas where UnitedHealth competes. (Axios)

Only health workers in higher-earning occupations -- doctors, registered nurses, and managers -- had after state-level Medicaid expansion, an analysis showed. (JAMA)

Two hospitals in New York and Florida sued North American Partners in Anesthesia over . (Reuters)

Nearly a third of hospital nurse leaders in the next year, a new AMN Healthcare survey showed.

Dozens of Indigenous people in Canada filed a lawsuit of secretly studying their organs. (Washington Post)

HHS, in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and HIV Medicine Association, issued new for people with HIV.

Meanwhile, HIV experts are concerned over the among gay and bisexual men. (New York Times)

A federal court to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' (R) ban on school mask mandates. (AP)

In Indiana, a federal appeals court allowed the state's . (AP)

Public health experts voiced concerns that cholera outbreaks will worsen amid an unprecedented . (STAT)

The U.S. government for allegedly contaminating water and soil near military sites with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), arguing it is immune to such lawsuits. (Reuters)

New Zealand will banning tobacco sales for future generations. (Reuters)

California seized a record last year, according to state officials.

Most Americans don't think the new class of weight-loss drugs will do much to reduce obesity in the U.S., showed.

The New York Times looked at one researcher's quest to find the .

Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, was hit with what many Americans encounter every day: a . (Business Insider)

The FDA received reports of adverse events in breast tissue due to implanted made by Hologic; the devices are implanted in soft tissue to mark sites for future procedures.

The agency also for treating negative symptoms of schizophrenia, saying drugmaker Minerva must complete another trial to support the drug's safety and efficacy.

And FDA told Reuters it plans to inspect more in 2024 in the wake of recent concerns about drug quality.

And finally, a for companies to stamp on healthy food packaging is in the works; here's what it might look like. (CBS)

Actor died at age 33 after battling chordoma, a rare spinal cancer. (USA Today)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for , writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.