J.D. Vance’s Healthcare Views; Congressman Hospitalized; New ‘Forever Chemical’

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Here are the healthcare views of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). (STAT)

Meanwhile, Trump continues to distance himself from the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” and said its conservative abortion policy recommendations go “way too far.” (The Hill)

Bird flu made it to Oklahoma, meaning the outbreak has now reached dairy herds in 13 states. (Reuters)

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.), who is 87, was hospitalized from a fever. (NJ.com)

Surrogacy was banned in Michigan until this spring, but families found ways around it. (KFF Health News)

Some healthcare professionals think pharmaceutical companies aren’t using social media to its full potential, according to a survey by marketing agency MedFluencers. (Fierce Pharma)

Meet trifluoroacetic acid or TFA: another “forever chemical” in drinking water that may be more prevalent than previously thought. (Washington Post)

Novo Nordisk withdrew its insulin from the U.S., drawing criticism. (Reuters)

Gambia voted to not overturn a ban on female genital cutting. (AP)

Retired nephrologist Stanley Goldfarb, MD, works with Republican lawmakers to limit gender affirming care through his organization Do No Harm. (Politico)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals sued HHS over a fertility support program for its gene-editing therapy. (Reuters)

The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics reported that in 2021–2022, 58.5% of teenagers said they always or usually received the social and emotional support they needed.

Despite being pre-approved for a cochlear implant, a woman in Oklahoma still received bills for over $100,000. (NPR)

Actor James Sikking of “Doogie Howser, MD” fame died at age 90. (CNN)

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