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The White House said President Biden did not take cold medicine before last week’s debate, shutting down a theory that it may have contributed to his poor performance. He was also examined by his physician days after the debate “to check on his cold.” (CNN)
CNN‘s Chief Medical Correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, MD, said it’s time for Biden to undergo detailed cognitive and neurological testing and share the results.
During the debate, Biden meant to say he had finally beaten “big pharma,” not Medicare, the White House clarified. (AP)
President Biden told Democratic governors that he needs more sleep and plans to curtail events after 8 p.m. (CNN)
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Federal Trade Commission rule banning noncompete agreements, including those in healthcare. (Washington Post)
Another federal judge halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule from the Biden administration that would have prevented insurers and medical professionals from denying gender-affirming care. (AP)
Nursing homes continue to fall further behind on vaccinating patients with new COVID shots. (NPR)
A long-COVID study found inflammation and evidence of persisting SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA months to years after infection. (Science Translational Medicine)
A death under investigation may be “potentially associated” with recalled Diamond Shruumz microdosing products, the FDA said. (CNN)
U.S. adults with opioid use disorder were more likely to report nonfatal overdoses if they used xylazine as well, a study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) showed.
Several people in Utah were injured during a Fourth of July fireworks malfunction; multiple other cities reported firework-related injuries as well. (AP via ABC News, CBS News, KSNW)
Some Bay Area cities, meanwhile, had to cancel Independence Day festivities because of extreme heat. (NBC Bay Area)
Therapy horses and ponies in Rome are helping neurological patients restore their motor skills and confidence. (Reuters)
Early-pregnancy protein analyses did not improve identification of people at risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, a large-scale study found. (JAMA Cardiology)
Incidence of eight domestically acquired infections transmitted commonly through food increased or remained stable last year compared with prepandemic years. (MMWR)
Feeling grateful for positive experiences was associated with lower mortality in a study of older female nurses. (JAMA Psychiatry)
Pharmacologist V. Craig Jordan, PhD, died at 76; Jordan discovered that tamoxifen could help prevent breast cancer recurrence. (New York Times)
Louise Butcher became a Guinness Record holder for being the fastest marathon runner with a double mastectomy. (People)
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