Cancer Surge Coming; Trump on Mitch McConnell; Last Iron-Lunged American Dies

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Estimates suggest a 66.7% global increase in cancer incidence by 2050, with the greatest burden in low-income countries (133.3%), according to a report from the World Health Organization.

Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, President Trump’s nominee for CDC head, will appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on July 15 for her confirmation hearing. (Reuters via AOL)

“I have no idea how he’s doing,” Trump said about the health of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.); meanwhile, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) asked McConnell to give a public update on his condition. (AP)

McConnell’s wife remained tight-lipped about his health amid criticism that she remained in China after his hospitalization. (People)

The last American in an iron lung, an Oklahoma woman, died at 78. (KFOR)

The FDA expanded the approval of human von Willebrand factor/coagulation factor VIII complex (Wilate) to include routine bleeding prophylaxis in children younger than age 6 with von Willebrand Disease, Octapharma announced.

The FDA also greenlit Johnson & Johnson’s Dual Energy Thermocool Smarttouch SF Platform, a radiofrequency and pulsed field energy catheter ablation system.

Humanoid robots were tested for their ability to perform tasks for laparoscopic surgery. (Nature)

A study of nearly 20,000 National Football League players found they were four times more likely than the general population to die of neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease. (eClinicalMedicine)

In Wyoming, Cupriavidus gilardii was found in wastewater discharged by a contractor working on Meta’s $800 million data center. (Daily Mail)

There are concerns about stepping into uncharted territory by giving continuous glucose monitors to children. (STAT)

What’s behind the hype over peptide therapies? (NPR)

Patients switching to a new insurance company can lose coverage for medications they’d previously been on. (KFF Health News)

Bioethicists debate the concept of death by organ donation, with one likening it to murder. (NPR)

Artificial intelligence chatbots can produce stigmatizing statements when given information about a person’s health. (Science)

To map the human gut microbiome, scientists are studying rural communities in Paraguay and beyond. (New York Times)

Health insurance giants are fighting lawmakers to continue managing prescription benefits and running retail and mail-order pharmacies. (New York Times)

A U.K. nonprofit brings a cinema-like experience to hospitals, with “Toy Story 5” being one of the recent screenings. (New York Times)

Singer Jon Bon Jovi gave his first public performance after 4 years of rehabilitation and vocal cord surgery. (USA Today)

Five faith-based organizations are calling on the White House to release funding for HIV/AIDS prevention abroad that Congress had already appropriated. (The Hill)

European antitrust regulators disclosed that Sanofi has offered to state publicly that a rival flu vaccine, Fluad made by CSL Seqirus, is as effective as its own Efluelda. (Reuters via AOL)

Singer Bonnie Tyler, best known for ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,” died at age 75. (AP)

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