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CBS News reports that about 80% of receipts from 144 major stores across the states contained bisphenols. Another report says chemicals in vehicle exhaust and common products may be causing eczema. Also, a chemical spill that potentially hit Philadelphia's water supply is being monitored.
To meet its goal of tackling sodium intake, the Food and Drug Administration has now suggested allowing salt substitutes in everyday foods including cheese, frozen peas, and canned tuna. Separately, researchers say early Alzheimer's could be diagnosed via an eye test.
The method will be allowed only if lethal injection drugs aren't available. As AP explains, pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives. Also in the news: Fines for L.A. Care; California's plan for cheap insulin; Medicaid for housing; and more.
Reuters reports women's health has been a "traditional pillar" of the drugmaker, Germany's largest, but now in statement it says it will focus on oncology, cardiovascular, neurology, and rare diseases. Also: the FDA's approval process for cancer drugs, insulin costs and more.
The Courier-Journal says the lawsuit, from a mother of a pediatric psychiatric patient, could become a class action. Separately, reports say Northern Light is ending some eye surgeries in Bangor Hospital, a lack of Cantonese services creates health care obstacles in S.F., and more.
Other research shows that covid "exploited" political divisions, along with racial and health disparities among Americans, with a fourfold difference in covid deaths across the states. States with higher poverty and lower education levels experienced the worst outcomes.
NBC News reports that the two nations are close to a deal that would prompt the Mexican government to crack down on the production and smuggling of fentanyl into the U.S., while the Biden administration would work to better control guns being sent to Mexico.
There are more than 600 Catholic hospitals in the United States, and in many communities, they are the only option. In other news, Kentucky's Democratic governor vetoed a sweeping anti-transgender bill on Friday, saying, "My faith teaches me that all children are children of God, and Senate Bill 150 will endanger the children of Kentucky.”
The military's abortion access protections for service members and their families are at the center of a Senate dispute, with one Republican holding up Defense Department nominees as a result. A majority of Senate Democrats wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asking him to continue the policies anyway.
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The National Institutes of Health report, “Working to Address the Tragedy of Stillbirth," highlights the bleak statistics of stillborn deaths in the U.S. and how it's caused by "problems at every level." Separately, a strong link between physical work and sperm counts is reported.
The source of some e. coli-derived UTI infections is meat products, researchers say. In other news, new advice on introducing peanuts to babies for allergy avoidance, and guidance on diabetes screening.
A report in Roll Call explains how claims and lawsuits are piling up against the government over contaminated drinking water at the Camp, including a "growing percentage" of wrongful death suits. Separately, the UN warns over the impacts of a lack of drinking water around the world.
Utah becomes the first state to restrict use of social media by kids under 18 in an effort to address the platforms' role in the youth mental health crisis. The law requires parental consent for kids to sign up for accounts or access them overnight and provides parents with more access to their kids' messages.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed bills limiting trans rights, the Hill reports: one bans gender treatment for minors, the other mandates which school bathrooms trans students can use. Trans minors' care, and participation in sports, are meanwhile targeted by Missouri bills.
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley lobbed criticism in a series of letters to Humana, Centene, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna CVS Health, Molina Health, Elevance Health, and Cigna, Stat reported. Also: Medicaid news from North Carolina, Connecticut, and Montana.
The rising use of fentanyl is blamed for the increasing number of drug overdose deaths among Latinos. In Texas, legislators are considering a bill to train teachers to deal with overdoses.
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