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The Food and Drug Administration presented new guidelines on the impact tissue density has on breast cancer: All mammogram centers must tell women if their high breast density puts them at risk. Axios notes the move could protect more people but also drive up test and screening rates.
Research out of Switzerland suggests that the omicron variant is less likely to lead to long covid. In other news, more research on metformin's effect on long covid.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Tish James are asking three of the nation's largest pharmacy chains to confirm they will dispense abortion medications in New York and across the U.S. Separately, Walgreens pushed back on criticism from California's governor over the pills.
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The Boston Globe says QurAlis' work is based on Harvard research and the company has raised $88 million for early-stage clinical trials. QurAlis may also test the drugs against frontotemporal dementia — which actor Bruce Willis is suffering from. Also: asthma meds, weight loss drugs, more.
The Arkansas House sent the bill Wednesday to the Republican governor. AP says the effort will "effectively reinstate the state's blocked ban." But in Minnesota, the Democratic governor moved to protect those seeking gender care.
The curtain raised Wednesday on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic's hearings into the covid origins, with theories about a possible lab leak discussed. Dr. Robert Redfield, who was the director of the CDC during the Trump administration, suggested lawmakers should limit or ban scientific research that alters pathogens.
A broker on an online crime forum claimed to have records on 170,000 DC Health Link customers and was offering them for sale for an unspecified amount, AP reported. In other news: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was hospitalized after a fall.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who promised to cease doing business with Walgreens over its decision to restrict distribution of abortion pills, followed through by canceling the state's $54 million contract with the pharmacy giant. Separately, Alaska legislators are critical of the state Attorney General's letter pressuring Walgreens.
As the anniversary of the global pandemic declaration nears, health experts warn that restrictions passed in the wake of covid-19 will only make it tougher for the public health system to respond when the next virus attacks: “One day we’re going to have a ... pandemic far worse than covid, and we’ll look to the government to protect us, but it’ll have its hands behind its back and a blindfold on.”
USA Today says the national lifeline's pilot program, which previously operated only during select hours, is now offering text and online chat services 24/7, supporting LGBTQ+ people in need of mental health support. Also: alleged kickbacks, medical malpractice lawsuits, and more in the news.
A new study says that eating the Mediterranean and brain-focused MIND diets correlates with fewer signs of Alzheimer's found in people's brains at autopsy, and that even swapping in one food from the diets can have an impact. Separately, the WHO worries about salt intake reduction efforts.
New research shows opioids accounted for over 47% of child poisoning deaths reported to the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention between 2005 and 2018 for the under-5 age group. A separate study shows people recently released from prison are more at risk of opioid overdoses.
Michigan's Democratic-majority state Senate voted to repeal a ban and sentencing guidelines dating back to 1931. In Alabama, meanwhile, Democrats in the Legislature are seeking to add exemptions to that state's strict ban. Other news is from Florida, Mississippi, Utah, and elsewhere.
President Joe Biden will unveil his proposed budget for fiscal 2024 Thursday during a visit to Pennsylvania. It is viewed largely as a marker ahead of the 2024 presidential campaign. News outlets report on outlines of his plans for Medicare and drug prices that have been sketched out in the lead up. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers propose Medicaid cuts in ongoing spending negotiations.
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