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In middle-age men with high Alzheimer’s dementia risk, higher pancreatic fat was linked with lower cognition and brain volumes. (Obesity)
The Department of Justice launched an antitrust investigation 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 increases in annual income after state-level Medicaid expansion, an analysis showed. (JAMA)
Two hospitals in New York and Florida sued North American Partners in Anesthesia over non-compete contracts. (Reuters)
Nearly a third of hospital nurse leaders plan to leave their jobs in the next year, a new AMN Healthcare survey showed.
Dozens of Indigenous people in Canada filed a lawsuit accusing radiologists 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 statin recommendations for people with HIV.
Meanwhile, HIV experts are concerned over the decline in condom use among gay and bisexual men. (New York Times)
A federal court dismissed a legal challenge to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ (R) ban on school mask mandates. (AP)
In Indiana, a federal appeals court allowed the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect. (AP)
Public health experts voiced concerns that cholera outbreaks will worsen amid an unprecedented vaccine shortage. (STAT)
The U.S. government asked a federal judge to dismiss dozens of lawsuits 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 scrap the world’s first law banning tobacco sales for future generations. (Reuters)
California seized a record 62,224 pounds of fentanyl 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., Pew survey data showed.
The New York Times looked at one researcher’s quest to find the cause of Kawasaki disease.
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, was hit with what many Americans encounter every day: a big, unexpected medical bill. (Business Insider)
The FDA received reports of adverse events in breast tissue due to implanted BioZorb markers made by Hologic; the devices are implanted in soft tissue to mark sites for future procedures.
The agency also rejected investigational roluperidone 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 drug manufacturing units in India in 2024 in the wake of recent concerns about drug quality.
And finally, a new FDA logo for companies to stamp on healthy food packaging is in the works; here’s what it might look like. (CBS)
Actor Gary Sinise’s son McCanna died at age 33 after battling chordoma, a rare spinal cancer. (USA Today)
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