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Rapper Snoop Dogg's 24-year-old daughter, Cori Broadus, . (People)

A Justice Department report blamed ", tactics, policy and training" for hindering a response to the 2022 Uvalde, Texas school shooting. (New York Times)

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, surgeons externally attached a CRISPR-edited pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood. (AP)

Governments should assess and approve advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models intended for use in healthcare and medicine, according to on AI.

The CDC on charcuterie meats as Salmonella cases linked to the potentially contaminated products doubled.

Wastewater surveillance can activity. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed a in metro Atlanta in a person exposed abroad.

A California-based health system has been offering to nursing staff members to improve retention. Spoiler: it's working. (Becker's Hospital Review)

More than one in 10 nursing leaders intend to leave their position within the next 6 months, according to a from the American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundation.

Citing manufacturing concerns, the FDA declined to approve STS101 (dihydroergotamine nasal powder) for acute migraine, maker Shin Nippon Biomedical .

In response to widespread reports of inaccurate lab-developed tests (LDTs), the FDA and CMS issued a about the agencies' steps to align their LDT enforcement approach with that of other tests.

What to know about the -- the decades-old law at the heart of a new debate over the provision of abortion in emergency situations. (New York Times)

Following a court ruling over a patent dispute, Apple announced plans to from two of its Apple Watch models in the U.S. (Reuters)

KFF Health News examines the among women and racial and ethnic minorities.

One of the largest hospitals in Florida is suspending surgeries to address about its surgical instrument sterilization processes. (Gainesville Sun)

A of insider trading for buying stock options right before the company announced trial results on nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) for COVID-19. (Reuters)

Cancer patients who switched from traditional health insurance to high-deductible plans had higher out-of-pocket costs and less comprehensive care, a in JAMA Oncology revealed.

CMS announced a to test approaches to addressing the behavioral health, physical health, and health-related social needs of people with Medicaid and Medicare.

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was reportedly treated in December for a after police found him at his home unresponsive and turning blue. (CNN)

Health psychologist Nancy E. Adler, PhD, who helped transform public understanding of the connection between socioeconomic status and physical health, at the age of 77. (New York Times)

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    Genevieve Friedman is the Perspectives Editor at . She is also a member of the content strategy team, co-producer of Anamnesis, and runs the interview series, “Medical Mavericks.”