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News outlets report on the UN's political declaration on pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response, which also calls for greater international cooperation come the next global outbreak. But the adoption of the declaration by the General Assembly may be threatened by Russia and its allies.
The first human clinical trial for Neuralink's brain-computer interface is expected to take 6 years and will recruit participants who have quadriplegia with limited function in all four limbs due to a spinal cord injury or ALS.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has launched a new campaign ad painting his opponent, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, as extreme on abortion. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump's bid for re-election is also getting mired in abortion politics despite his previous credentials on the issue.
Amidst a fall wave of covid infections, the Biden administration announced that it will mail out another batch of at-home covid rapid testing kits. Each household that signs up at covidtests.gov will be sent 4 tests at no cost.
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A new study suggests tobacco companies may have used similar strategies to get people hooked on processed foods like they did for cigarettes, the Washington Post says. It all centers on how tobacco giants bought major food makers in the 1980s.
State lawmakers announced a budget deal, allowing Medicaid expansion to happen in the coming months. Meanwhile, in Florida and New Jersey, new programs are paying for family members to get nursing training for home care of medically fragile children.
The voice-enabled generative artificial intelligence clinical digital assistant will help patients schedule appointments, review labs, and ask clinical questions as part of the patient portal. Meanwhile, GE HealthCare received a grant of more than $44 million to develop AI-assisted ultrasound technology.
Hundreds of health industry experts will send a second letter to the CDC asking the agency to hold public meetings over proposals to update its Isolation Precautions guidance. Also in the news: the NCQA's 2023 health plan ratings, Medicare Advantage ads, and more.
The medication would have been the first needle-free alternative to epinephrine autoinjectors. The FDA's decision advises drugmaker ARS Pharmaceuticals that it needed to conduct another study on its "Neffy" spray. In May, an FDA committee had recommended approval.
News outlets report a backlash over former President Donald Trump's recent comments about abortion bans, with governors of states where six-week bans were passed doubling down on rhetoric about "protecting" life. Meanwhile, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who has been holding up all military promotions over Pentagon abortion policy, is said to be pushing an exception to his blockade.
Wastewater data suggest that the recent uptick in covid infections across the U.S. may have peaked ... at least in some places. This news arrives even as reports say Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is testing positive, and as multiple Bay Area counties issue mask mandates amid rising cases.
Food inspections, cancer research, FEMA disaster relief, and others are among the health-related federal programs that would be impacted if the government shuts down. House Republican leaders are revising a proposed stopgap funding measure to try to lure more of their members, but time is running out to overcome the political impasse.
The plan, unveiled Tuesday, includes potentially more seizures of illegal fentanyl, and targeting supply and financial networks. Meanwhile, in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams called for a nationwide "assault" on the fentanyl epidemic. News outlets report on the fentanyl crisis across the country.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce the move on Friday at a White House event. Gun-control groups have long sought a central office to spearhead federal government efforts to curb violence from firearms.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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