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The age and health spotlight is pivoting to former president Donald Trump, who is now the oldest presidential nominee in history. (Washington Post)
President Joe Biden’s health — and pulse — was questioned by some Republicans who asked why he remained out of the public eye earlier this week. (New York Times)
Meanwhile, Biden’s doctor said the president’s COVID symptoms have resolved and his vital signs, including pulse oximetry measures, remained normal throughout his infection. His COVID rapid antigen test is negative.
The daughter of a breast cancer researcher, Vice President Kamala Harris has long been a supporter of health and science. (Nature)
Pharmacy benefit managers defended their role in the healthcare system after House committee members accused them of pushing patients toward expensive treatments when lower-cost options were available. (Reuters)
Colorado is now requiring dairies to test their milk supply weekly for bird flu. (Reuters)
The CDC issued a health advisory to warn of a critical shortage of Becton Dickinson blood culture media bottles.
Jeff Shuren, MD, JD, said he will leave the FDA this year after nearly 15 years as director of the agency’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. (Regulatory Focus)
What governs what the FDA can and cannot disclose? (JAMA)
Maine mass shooter Robert Card, who killed 18 people last October, told a mental health hospital he had a “hit list,” an Army report revealed. (The Hill)
More than a third of physicians said they had moderate interest in leaving their jobs in the next 2 years, according to an American Medical Association survey; internal medicine and family medicine doctors topped the list.
A work group issued clinical guidance for perioperative care of transgender and gender-diverse individuals. (Anaesthesia)
Injuries and hospitalizations from e-scooters and e-bicycles rose substantially from 2017 to 2022. (JAMA Network Open)
The multimodal GPT-4V erred when asked to describe clinical images in a New England Journal of Medicine quiz and presented flawed rationales for its decisions. (npj Digital Medicine)
A new program in Oregon will offer families with a new baby a free visit at home with a trained nurse. (NPR)
Top Medicare Advantage plans were less available in disadvantaged areas, cross-sectional data showed. (JAMA Network Open)
In a phase III trial, the investigational gene therapy giroctocogene fitelparvovec reduced bleeding events in adults with moderately severe to severe hemophilia A, Pfizer announced.
The FDA expanded the indication of incobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin) to include forehead lines and crow’s feet, said Merz Aesthetics.
The risk that polio virus may spread across the Gaza Strip and beyond due to health and sanitation problems is high, according to the WHO. (Reuters)
Arlington, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Seattle were named the most fit cities in the U.S. in the 2024 American College of Sports Medicine rankings.
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