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A federal judge lifted an injunction he'd issued last month that had temporarily blocked restrictions on gender-affirming care for young transgender people. The ACLU reportedly said it's "not the final word." Also in the news: legal restrictions targeting trans youth in Texas, and HHS spending for trans care.
Another family filed a lawsuit over Harvard Medical School's role in a ring that allegedly sold human remains on the black market, while some arrests are made in the case. Meanwhile, a dispute that threatened transplant organ supplies is heading to arbitration, not court.
Newsweek reports on what's being called "medical history:" a device designed to support surgeons who have to to stand for long periods has now allowed a disabled doctor in Spain to perform surgery standing up for the first time. Also in the news, lab-grown human eggs, regrowing teeth, and more.
Media outlets cover news that Americans of all ages, gender and race are seeking mental health treatment than two decades ago. It represents a mental health crisis growing across the country, but also improving attitudes to therapy, Axios says. Also in the news: salmonella, aspirin, TB, and more.
News outlets cover a prediction from national security adviser Jake Sullivan who said the Republican-controlled House's annual defense policy bill, with amendments that target abortion, gender care, and other social issues, has "zero" chance of passing. Separately, worries that "deep" cuts to health spending will hit the HHS and CDC.
Fresh data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rising covid activity. On the good news-side of the ledger: California's covid hospitalizations are near an historic low. Also in the news: worries of cross-species covid infections.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals says that patients in a small study that received its gene-silencing treatment showed benefits for 6 months. And another experimental Alzheimer's drug from Acumen Pharmaceuticals cleared an initial safety test.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the law Friday night, which prohibits most abortion after 6 weeks. A judge is weighing a temporary block on the measure. Separately, Senate Democrats ask the Department of Justice to protect patients ability to travel across state lines for an abortion.
“They’re coming in essentially unresponsive and they’re cooked,” a Phoenix doctor tells NBC News. The dangerous heat is leading to bad sunburns, organ failure, and other heat-related illnesses. Meanwhile, poor air quality from wildfire smoke invades other parts of the nation.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The Houston health department said new infections rose by 57% from 2019 to 2022. The outbreak is higher among women, jumping from 295 cases in 2019 to 674 cases in 2022. Other state health news covers Texas' new school safety law, nuclear waste in Missouri, psychedelics in California, and more stories.
Reuters covers the legal action by Johnson & Johnson, which has been embroiled in a complex and expensive legal dispute over its talc products. In other industry news: progress is reported for Caribou Bioscience's CAR-T cancer therapy; Roche speeds up infusions of an MS drug; and more.
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week's selections include stories on aging and longevity, how memory affects child abuse survivors' mental health, weight loss drugs, and more.
Editorial writers discuss OTC birth control pills, aspartame, gender in medical research and more.
Five families of transgender youth in Texas, plus 3 health care workers, are suing the state to prevent the ban from taking effect in September. In Florida, meanwhile, medical boards have issues new rules for trans health care after laws restricted what care could be offered by providers.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its proposed Physician Fee Schedule rule Thursday. If enacted, some specialists would face steeper cuts from Medicare, while other practitioners' pay could rise. Physicians faced similar cuts that went into effect this year, though Congress averted some.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told makers of updated covid shots to limit prices for the drugs come the fall. Becerra warned that gouging would violate the trust of the U.S. public. He also said the shots are expected by late September.
The FDA authorized Thursday that HRA Pharma's Opill, a daily progestin-only oral contraceptive, can be purchased without a prescription, making the birth control pill easier to obtain.
The declaration from the World Health Organization had been expected. The matter is complex however, with news outlets stressing that the risk appears to be very low, and linked to high levels of consumption of aspartame. The FDA is reported as disagreeing with the new classification.
Media outlets report on the heat dome hitting California, Arizona and elsewhere, as Maryland reports its first heat-related death of the year. And NOAA confirms that June was the hottest for 174 years of records.
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