Trump's IVF Pledge; Nurse Rescues Trapped Man; Who's Getting Vaccinated?

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Former President Donald Trump's pledge for free in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments is angering . (Politico)

African countries recorded and 3,160 new cases in the past week. (AP)

Approximately used cannabis in the past year, including 12% at least once a month, according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging.

Emergency department nurse Miles Crawford, 39, rescued a in New Orleans following Hurricane Francine. (AP)

In 2023, all U.S. states and territories had an obesity prevalence higher than 20%, showed. In 23 states, more than one in three adults had obesity.

A national poll from Ohio State University found that received vaccines in the past but don't plan to this year.

Some schools are in bathrooms and locker rooms, using funding from a $1.7 billion settlement against Juul Labs. (NPR)

High doses of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs were linked to a of psychosis or mania. (American Journal of Psychiatry)

And a study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery between chronic rhinosinusitis and common psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression.

A state judge struck down . (AP)

Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats introduced a resolution clarifying that all emergency departments when a woman's health or life is at risk. (AP)

Here's the latest on global efforts with a vaccine. (NPR)

Beyond Gaza, is to the U.S.? (Washington Post)

Having sickle cell trait may increase an individual's , regardless of race. (Blood Advances)

Here's how one California county got per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) . (NPR)

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) revealed that her doctor found on her nose. (The Hill)

Retinopathy was associated with the use of in a case report. (JAMA Ophthalmology)

The FDA approved subcutaneous (Tecentriq Hybreza) for use in the same adult indications as IV atezolizumab (Tecentriq).

Consumer Reports in a third of the cinnamon powders and spice mixtures tested.

Who am I A pill to reverse hair loss from alopecia has been tough for one patient to swallow. (The Cut)