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The searches suggest some people were worried they'd damaged their vision by looking at the image of the sun during yesterday's total eclipse event. Also in the news, wildfires and mental health, legal weed, and vape use in college.
The startup, a rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink system, will set up an online registry for patients interested in joining the medical trial. Also in the news: AI mammograms; tests for pancreatic cancer; and LupusChat, a support system for those suffering with lupus.
Meanwhile, USC and Emory University's credit ratings are threatened by struggling hospital systems. Also: a widening gap between city, country mortality in Arizona; a security review of Zuckerberg General Hospital in San Francisco; more.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged state health officials to get ready with plans to rapidly test and treat any farm workers if they test positive after cattle have been found with bird flu.
AP reports that transgender Catholics are dismayed by a recent Vatican document that rejects the principles of being transgender and say it shows a lack of understanding. The White House also reacted, affirming President Joe Biden's support for the trans community.
News outlets report on what cybersecurity experts had warned may happen in the aftermath of the recent attack on Change Healthcare: an alliance between cybercriminals. The alleged second ransom effort centers on 4TB of personal data on Change patients, which a new group threatens to release.
Former President Donald Trump's statement that abortion is a matter for states and "the people" to decide has not gone down well with some Republicans. Sen. Lindsey Graham's criticism of his announcement spurred Trump to say hardliners like Graham were doing "disservice."
The Arizona Supreme Court is expected to decide an appeal that has called for reinstating a near-total abortion ban from 1864, nearly 60 years before Arizona's statehood. Also in the news: religious exemptions for Indiana's near-total abortion ban, how pregnancy ages you, and more.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers delve into parental anxiety, Medicaid, AI in hospitals, and more.
NBC News covers the rising mental health impact of the boom in online sports betting. Separately, in Maryland, lawmakers passed two sweeping privacy bills, one of which is aimed at breaking youths' addiction to social media.
A group of 31 experts in genetics, addiction, psychiatry, and medical-device regulation sent letters to the FDA and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, The Washington Post reported. The experts called the approval a mistake that relied on faulty science.
An article in the NEJM criticizes the journal itself for its weak reporting when the Nazis were rising in Germany and performing horrific medical experiments. Also in the news: a probe into liver transplants at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.
Axios reports on a special inquiry into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, finding there was no policy requiring conflicts of interest to be reported. The inquiry centered on how diagnostic radioactive injections can sometimes leak into surrounding tissue.
Just these two states, the CDC says, have had increases — or likely increases — since March 30. Elsewhere across the country, respiratory viruses are continuing to fade. Exercise and long covid are also in the news.
A study presented at an American Association for Cancer Research meeting showed that the drugs didn't improve patient survival or quality of life, but some even went on to be converted to full approval by the FDA. Also in the news: a link between accelerated aging and cancer risks.
In a video on social media, former President Donald Trump said it's "up to the states to do the right thing." In other news, Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde appeared to soften his previously strict anti-abortion stance.
News outlets cover advice on how to avoid eclipse-related retina damage, highlighting the use of special equipment like eclipse glasses — except for the very brief, darkest moments when you're in the moments of totality. The positive impact of the eclipse is also in the news.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers tackle pharmaceutical prices, bird flu, the post-Roe situation, and more.
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