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In the wake of questions about the presidential candidates’ mental acuity, an expert discussed what cognitive testing can — and can’t — show. (AP)
More than 40 states, as well as creditors of Purdue Pharma, aim to take legal action against members of the Sackler family now that the Supreme Court has ruled that the family is not immune from lawsuits. (New York Times)
Lisa Pisano, 54, the first person to receive both a heart pump and a genetically modified pig kidney, died; she lived with the kidney for 47 days. (CNN)
The Federal Trade Commission released an interim report from its investigation into pharmacy benefit managers, concluding they inflate drug prices and squeeze profits from independent pharmacies.
Should children be able to buy non-alcoholic beer and wine? NPR looked into the issue.
The controversy over President Biden’s fitness for duty cast Kevin O’Connor, DO, into the spotlight. (AP)
OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington outlined why they’re investing in a startup to build personalized AI health coaches. (Time)
COVID cases are increasing in some parts of the country, CDC data showed.
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder had unusual gut flora, a study of 1,600 samples found. (Nature Microbiology)
Police in Haiti said they took back control of a Port Au Prince hospital — the nation’s largest — that was controlled by gangs. (AP)
Two people were killed during a Russian missile strike on a children’s hospital in Ukraine. (BBC News)
Colorado health officials confirmed a case of human plague in Pueblo. (CNN)
New York City is trying to save its mental health clubhouses. (Gothamist)
Stimulant users may have trouble figuring out whether their drugs are contaminated with fentanyl. (NPR)
Health officials in New Hampshire and Vermont are investigating a cluster of measles cases. (NECN)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in another dairy herd in Michigan, raising the number of affected dairy herds in the state to 26, state agriculture department officials reported.
A junior Navy sailor unsuccessfully attempted to access President Biden’s medical records several times. (CBS News)
Oak Ridge Boys member Joe Bonsall, 76, died of complications from ALS. (People)
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