Biden's Checkup; Sanjay Gupta Says Prez Should Get Cognitive Test; July 4 Injuries

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The White House said President Biden before last week's debate, shutting down a theory that it may have contributed to his poor performance. He was also days after the debate "to check on his cold." (CNN)

CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, MD, said it's time for Biden to undergo and share the results.

During the debate, Biden meant to say he had finally not Medicare, the White House clarified. (AP)

President Biden told Democratic governors that he and plans to curtail events after 8 p.m. (CNN)

A federal judge temporarily blocked a Federal Trade Commission rule , including those in healthcare. (Washington Post)

Another federal judge from the Biden administration that would have prevented insurers and medical professionals from denying gender-affirming care. (AP)

Nursing homes continue to fall further behind on with new COVID shots. (NPR)

A found inflammation and evidence of persisting SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA months to years after infection. (Science Translational Medicine)

A death under investigation may be "potentially associated" with , the FDA said. (CNN)

U.S. adults with opioid use disorder were more likely to report as well, a study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) showed.

Several people in Utah were ; cities reported as well. (AP via ABC News, CBS News, KSNW)

Some Bay Area cities, meanwhile, had to because of extreme heat. (NBC Bay Area)

Therapy horses and ponies in Rome are helping neurological patients restore their . (Reuters)

did not improve identification of people at risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, a large-scale study found. (JAMA Cardiology)

Incidence of eight domestically acquired infections transmitted commonly through food last year compared with prepandemic years. (MMWR)

Feeling grateful for positive experiences was associated with in a study of older female nurses. (JAMA Psychiatry)

Pharmacologist V. Craig Jordan, PhD, ; Jordan discovered that tamoxifen could help prevent breast cancer recurrence. (New York Times)

Louise Butcher became a Guinness Record holder for being the fastest marathon runner . (People)