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Doctors are increasingly worried about President Biden’s health. (The New Yorker)
Biden appeared to forget the name of his Secretary of Defense during an interview, adding to ongoing concerns over his mental fitness. (Fox News)
Meanwhile, the president continues to experience mild upper respiratory symptoms following his positive COVID test and is still on nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid), his physician said.
A global Microsoft outage related to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has forced hospitals in the U.S. and abroad to cancel elective surgeries and other appointments. (CBS News, Reuters)
The methods used for culling poultry infected with H5N1 is raising health concerns. (Reuters)
Barbara Friedes, MD, a 30-year-old resident at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was killed by a car while riding her bike. (NBC Philadelphia)
Several mushroom gummy brands marketed as containing legal psychedelic ingredients were found to contain illegal hallucinogens such as psilocybin. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Meanwhile, a study in Nature suggested that psilocybin works by disrupting certain brain networks and temporarily increases brain plasticity.
Retired family medicine physician Jim Sweetland, MD, shared his experience of trying to save a man shot at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. (WPSU)
More doctors are being sought after to run health systems. (Newsweek)
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Democrats have enough votes to “suspend the filibuster” and restore Roe v. Wade if the party wins the House and presidency in November election. (The Hill)
Deaths from all causes among reproductive age women were highest in southeastern states, a report from the Commonwealth Fund detailed.
For the first time, the Team USA Medical Team has an official Olympics uniform. (Fortune)
The FDA expanded the approval of vonoprazan (Voquezna) tablets to include treatment of heartburn associated with non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease in adults, Phathom Pharmaceuticals announced.
Montana is taking a new approach to curb opioid overdoses, using naloxone (Narcan) and fentanyl testing strip vending machines. (KFF Health News)
Comic Bob Newhart died at age 94 after a series of short illnesses. (Variety)
Veteran cable news anchor Lou Dobbs died at age 78; no cause of death has been given. (CNN)
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