Biden’s Physical Results; Weight Loss Implant Tested; Richard Lewis Dies

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President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor said after Biden’s annual physical during election year. (AP)

Layoffs and corporate restructuring at Amazon’s health businesses sparked concerns that patients will be hurt in the end. (Washington Post)

In response to an Alabama State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during in vitro fertilization (IVF) are children under state law, the Endocrine Society advocated for federal legislation protecting access to IVF.

Those in private practice scrambled to figure out reimbursement themselves after a hack disrupted insurance processing across U.S. pharmacies. (CNN)

CBS News investigated how a woman died shortly after giving birth at a private equity-owned hospital in Boston.

Striking trainee doctors in South Korea were threatened with legal action if they do not return to work. (NBC News)

President Biden is signing an executive order that will allow federal agencies to block commercial data traffickers from selling Americans’ personal data to “countries of concern.” (AP)

Chronic weight management looked promising with a miniature, twice-yearly exenatide subdermal implant (NPM-115) tested in a mouse study, Vivani Medical said.

The prevalence of diagnosed arthritis in adults is an estimated 18.9%, the CDC reported based on 2022 National Health Interview Survey data.

Many commercial tattoo inks had unlisted additives or pigments, some of which could pose allergic or other health risks. (Analytical Chemistry)

A doctor and nonprofit plan to build a database to match rare disease patients with existing drugs. (Wall Street Journal)

Menu calorie labeling could bring less obesity and cardiovascular disease mortality without widening health inequalities in England. (Lancet Public Health)

King Harald V of Norway remained hospitalized with an infection in Malaysia while on vacation. (AP)

Pope Francis visited a hospital briefly for diagnostic tests after being visibly sick in recent days. (New York Times)

Technology offered long-distance caregivers opportunities to attend doctor’s appointments and other ways of supporting elderly family members. (USA Today)

Comedian Richard Lewis, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2023, died at age 76 after a heart attack at home. (AP)

A former football player at University of Washington sued staff for alleged medical negligence during his time as a student athlete. (Seattle Times)

A fired University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics resident had his license suspended for dishonesty and for abusing his status as a physician by accessing the medical records of women he dated. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

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