Trump's Former Doc Weighs In; 23andMe and Alzheimer's Risk; What's 'Teflon Flu'?

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Republican nominee Donald Trump's former White House physician, Rep. Ronny Jackson, MD (R-Texas), said there was no that grazed the former president's ear Saturday. (Newsweek)

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Trump's running mate, said the media on domestic violence and abortion. (KFF Health News)

Extreme heat complicated efforts to control the , where five people who were culling a large flock of chickens became ill last week. (CNN)

"Very high" have been detected in California, Texas, Florida, and four other states, according to CDC data. (The Hill)

Long COVID was found to be , the CDC said.

A federal judge said the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an extension to , the only one in the country with a work requirement. (AP)

Over its first 2 years, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has , according to federal officials. (New York Times)

Participants in a phase I trial lost a placebo-adjusted 6.1% of their body weight after 4 weeks of treatment with the investigational , Roche said.

A preliminary report released by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Amazon's Prime Day event has been a major cause of who pack customer orders. (AP)

A daily oral supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals , a post hoc analysis of a randomized trial suggested. (Ophthalmology)

Here's what happened to people who learned they carried APOE4 through 23andMe. (New York)

Structural brain changes, mostly in surface area, were seen on MRI in . (Lancet Psychiatry)

Default scheduling of primary care practitioner appointments, tailored messages, and reminders rates, a randomized trial showed. (JAMA Network Open)

The FDA authorized the Simplexa C. auris Direct assay to from a skin swab in patients with suspected colonization and help control spread in healthcare settings.

But the agency , an investigational high-dose naloxone rescue medication for opioid overdose, according to pharmaceutical company Orexo.

The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission sent a second round of cease-and-desist letters to several companies selling in packages designed to resemble foods children eat, like Froot Loops.

Why did it take California's public health department 8 years to related to an infant's death? (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Washington Post looked at polymer fume fever -- also known as "Teflon flu" -- an from an overheated nonstick pan.

One patient was charged with murder after being at a Pennsylvania psychiatric hospital. (Fox 29 Philadelphia)

Steward Health Care in salary in the year before filing for bankruptcy. (Becker's Hospital Review)