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Data from the Nurses’ Health Study is in jeopardy due to the Trump administration’s ongoing feud with Harvard. (CNN)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban, ruling that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb. (AP)
HHS is working on making changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. (Bloomberg via Claims Journal)
Sixteen Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration over cuts to schools for mental health programs. (The Hill)
A bankruptcy judge approved the sale of genetic data firm 23andMe to a non-profit organization run by one of the company’s co-founders. (NPR)
Health groups responded overwhelmingly negatively to the Senate’s passage of the reconciliation bill on Tuesday:
Having bad nightmares? Lactose intolerance may be to blame. (NBC News)
An Automated Impella Controller may fail to detect an Impella pump when it is connected, resulting in inadequate hemodynamic support, the FDA announced; three deaths have been associated with the issue.
The Joint Commission unveiled an overhaul of its healthcare accreditation, which removes over 700 requirements, introduces outcome-based measures, and aims to enhance patient safety.
The gut can absorb certain “forever chemicals” from the environment, allowing them to then be excreted from the body, a study in Nature Microbiology found.
Meanwhile, microplastics have been detected in human semen. (CNN)
The latest self-injection craze: “Korean Botox.” (NBC News)
A single MRI can measure how fast a person is aging and predict their risk of certain chronic diseases. (Nature Aging)
CDC staff who ensure birth control is safe for women with certain medical conditions are among those who have been fired during the downsizing of HHS. (KFF Health News)
State laws to protect and expand access to in vitro fertilization are taking effect this week. (Washington Post)
New York City is opening clubhouses for people with serious mental illnesses. (Gothamist)
Scientists are testing a new cancer treatment in space. (Axios)
Jimmy Swaggart, a Christian televangelist who became embroiled in a sex scandal, died at 90 a few weeks after going into cardiac arrest. (Washington Post)
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