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The man is accused of making repeated threatening calls to Brian Thompson's family member. He is due in court today. Other news is about a Mission Health settlement, reduced workforces at Providence and CentraCare, and Oracle's EHR platform.
As of last week, Illinois joins Nevada and Utah in no longer allowing chatbots or AI to be used by therapists in any capacity other than administrative. The ban also extends to companies that offer AI-powered therapy services without licensed therapists' involvement. More news is from Arkansas, New York, Arizona, Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina.
Scientists are warning people that it isn't just covid vaccines that will be affected. In other vaccine news: RFK Jr.'s criticisms of the hepatitis B vaccine; updates on Vinay Prasad; and successful results from the HPV vaccine rollout, and more.
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Gallup's annual Consumption Habits survey found only 54% of U.S. adults drank alcohol in 2025. Separately, research shows that autism is being diagnosed earlier in young children, but girls still wait longer than boys. Also in the news: dementia, cancer, and warnings about the herbal tonic "Feel Free."
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Multiple pharmaceutical firms are researching whether their blockbuster weight loss drugs can also help treat early Alzheimer's. Plus: The FDA has approved the first treatment for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in people 12 and older.
The State Board of Education on Tuesday approved a plan to close the schools, citing issues of declining enrollment, staffing struggles, and deferred maintenance. Other states making news: New York, Wyoming, Florida, California, and Texas.
Researchers found AI tools helped professionals to spot precancerous colon growths more easily, but when the AI tool was removed, their abilities to find tumors fell about 20% compared with rates before they used AI. Meanwhile, a report says AI adoption is racing far ahead of health system governance.
The federal government has until Aug. 19 to comply with the order or explain why it couldn't. Only NSF grants are covered by this order. Grants from the NIH and Energy Department are not affected. "UCLA should have considerably more leverage ... in resisting Trump administration demands that wrongly take research hostage for political dealmaking,” a lawyer representing researchers said.
The CDC director spoke with staffers about the dangers of misinformation and rebuilding trust in the agency. Meanwhile, authorities confirmed vaccine mistrust motivated the gunman to attack the CDC campus — a day after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to discuss a motive.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services noted it found inconsistencies in the number of claims on exchanges. “As you pull ... subsidized dollars out of the system, it means margins will be lower and people are going to be paying higher premiums,” one health care strategist says.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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The HHS secretary also met with the widow of officer David Rose. Meanwhile, the agency says it is adding safety and security measures before it brings back employees, who are reeling from the trauma and have the option of working remotely this week. “I think most of us would very much like the next message we hear from [Kennedy] to begin with ‘I hereby resign,’” one staffer said.
Social media influencers skeptical of sunscreen ingredients are advocating for natural alternatives, but health experts maintain sunscreen is one of the most effective tools for preventing skin cancer. “Ultraviolet radiation is a known carcinogen," said Adam Friedman, a professor of dermatology.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who opposed most covid mandates, said on Steve Bannon’s podcast Saturday that "a large fraction of the population" distrusts mRNA shots and that the technology is “promising but not yet ready for prime time for vaccines.” The mRNA vaccines for covid are widely credited with saving millions of lives.
Some famine experts are optimistic about the government's decision to ship U.S.-made ready-to-use therapeutic food — it's a start — but one notes: "What we haven't seen yet ... is any indication that programs and funding that were meant to address long-term food security will be resumed."
Stalled reimbursements from both private and public insurers — which means less net revenue — and an increase in practitioners' workload since the start of the pandemic could mean less access for patients. Also in the news: rural ERs; Blue Cross' antitrust deal; and more.
As NBC News reported, people with pancreatic cancer survived for an average of 29 months and lived recurrence-free for more than 15 months post-vaccination — far longer than the rates of resectable cancers. A randomized phase 2 trial is being held to test the durability of the vaccine.
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