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Interstitial macrophage immune cells may be involved in turning a typical covid case into a serious one. The surprising findings might also explain why monoclonal antibodies didn't work well on severe covid, Medical Xpress reported.
Former President Trump says Arizona's abortion ban goes too far. However, Trump also argued it would be OK if other states chose to enact laws that punished abortion doctors.
AP reports the Arizona Legislature collapsed into shouts of "shame!" as GOP lawmakers twice shut down discussion of winding back the state's strict abortion ban. Also: How the GOP molded the court that made that decision, and the man behind the original law.
In a first, the Environmental Protection Agency is mandating that municipal water systems remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, from tap water. Also in the news: a new director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, the PACT Act, and more.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Read recent pharmaceutical and tech updates in KFF Health News' Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Editorial writers tackle microplastics in our food and abortion issues.
The New York Times reports on the Blast Overpressure Safety Act, which would require the Pentagon to "track and limit troops’ exposure to damaging shock waves from firing their own weapons." Also in the news from Capitol Hill: private equity in health care, telehealth policies, and more.
Both James and Jennifer Crumbley were sentenced, separately, for involuntary manslaughter for not stopping their teenage son from shooting and killing four students. Also in the news, Virginia's governor vetoed a plan to make a drug price affordability board.
The hospital has declined to describe "a pattern of irregularities" in liver donor acceptance criteria in detail, but Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center has now halted kidney transplants after stopping liver transplants days ago.
The latest CDC data show that chlamydia, hepatitis C, and syphilis are skyrocketing in Americans aged 55 and up. Separately, the WHO is warning about rising deaths from viral hepatitis. Also in the news: Drug-resistant Campylobacter infections rise.
Over 200 chemical plants will have to limit toxic chemicals they release into the air in an effort to reduce cancer risks for those living nearby. Separately, seven studies from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have now been retracted over a manipulation controversy.
Politico reports Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and supporters have been having conversations on the matter. Separately, the White House carefully downplayed President Biden's "strong" remarks against GOP attitudes to health care.
The state's Supreme Court decided it won't rule on abortion access, after Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens questioned the strict abortion bans on constitutional grounds. Meanwhile, Florida providers get ready for the state's "catastrophic" six-week ban.
Gov. Katie Hobbs called out Republican lawmakers who suddenly criticized the strict ban, noting they also celebrated the Dobbs decision that enabled it.
The Arizona Supreme Court said Tuesday that an 1864 abortion ban can stand. The ruling came as Republicans had begun to rally around expected GOP nominee Donald Trump, who wants to leave abortion decisions up to the states. Democrats see the ruling as an opportunity to make headway in Arizona, which President Joe Biden won in a squeaker in 2020.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
According to the Illinois Public Health Department, the fake injections may have led to two people being hospitalized. Also in news from around the country: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill ensuring skin cancer screenings for state employees, California aims to ban the weedkiller paraquat, and more.
Editorial writers discuss abortion, misinformation, and marijuana.
A New York Times report covers a study by some economists that says paying off people's medical debt has little impact on their lives. Separately, health care costs are found to be driving up anxiety in millennials and Gen Z, another study finds.
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