Former NFL QB’s Dementia; Stem Cells Reverse Woman’s Diabetes; More Free COVID Tests

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Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer revealed his dementia diagnosis. (AP via ESPN)

Florida hospitals are postponing elective procedures and preparing for the worst from Hurricane Helene. (Washington Post)

And in anticipation of the storm, the Heart Failure Society of America cancelled its annual meeting and devices meeting this weekend in Atlanta.

Suicide attempts increased among transgender and non-binary youth living in states that enacted anti-transgender laws. (Nature Human Behavior)

Fewer than half of Americans say they will get flu or COVID shots this fall, according to a survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Farmers in the U.S. want vaccines to prevent bird flu in their flocks and herds. (Reuters)

In total, 56% of U.S. infants were protected against severe RSV last season with maternal vaccination or monoclonal antibody treatment, according to a CDC survey. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

A woman in China had her type 1 diabetes effectively reversed with a transplant of her own reprogrammed stem cells. (Nature)

Global health officials are shifting their approach to antimicrobial resistance by focusing on preventing treatable infections in low-income countries. (New York Times)

Hell week. Doom days. Brain screams: Here’s what women said about living with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. (Washington Post)

Black and Latino patients are twice as likely as their white peers to report difficulty affording medications, according to a report from Patients for Affordable Drugs. (NBC News)

If Affordable Care Act subsidies expire next year, 2 million people with chronic conditions would be left without insurance, a new analysis found. (Axios)

CMS released guidance on health coverage requirements for kids enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Do earthquakes affect women’s menstrual cycles? (Brain and Behavior)

Scientists identified a gene (UBAP1L) responsible for different forms of retinal dystrophies. (JAMA Ophthalmology)

Following the deadly listeria outbreak, Boar’s Head processing plants nationwide are now part of an ongoing law enforcement investigation. (CBS News)

Psychiatric hospital chain Acadia Healthcare agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle a federal investigation accusing the company of defrauding taxpayer-funded health insurance programs. (New York Times)

The U.S. government is once again offering free COVID-19 tests. (ABC News)

With the release of the film “A Different Man,” Adam Pearson is helping to bring neurofibromatosis type 1 into the spotlight. (AP)

Rutgers medical students are raising patients’ spirits with a simple intervention: haircuts and shaves. (WABC)

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