‘Stop RFK War Room’; Trump Overhauling Medicaid? Why Assaults at Hospitals Rose

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Some healthcare advocacy groups launched a “Stop RFK War Room” to fight Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for HHS Secretary. (Politico)

Meanwhile, Robert Redfield, MD, the former CDC director in President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration, gave a vote of confidence to Kennedy. (The Hill)

Trump’s allies and advisers are discussing possible overhauls to federal safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps. (Washington Post)

Social media users heeded Elon Musk’s call to upload personal health data like MRIs and CT scans to train X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, worrying privacy experts. (New York Times)

Weight-loss drug makers campaigned employers to cover the cost of their drugs for employees. (Wall Street Journal)

Pancreatic cancer cases rose among young adults but mortality did not, raising questions about overdiagnosis. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

What’s behind the rise in sexual and other violent assaults at hospitals? (NBC News)

Philadelphia officials were criticized for using millions in opioid settlement money to invest in communities affected by the drug crisis. (NPR)

A low-fat vegan diet was 25% less expensive than a Mediterranean diet, a analysis of trial data showed. (JAMA Network Open)

Bird flu made its way to poultry in Hawaii, state officials said.

Investigational linerixibat showed positive phase III results in cholestatic pruritus associated with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), GSK said.

Risk of internal bleeding doubled when people on anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism also took nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) painkillers, a study in European Heart Journal found.

Pope Francis called for an investigation into whether a genocide is happening in Gaza, according to excerpts from a new book. (Washington Post)

AARP said it’s partnering with two health organizations to help identify dementia risk factors.

Should people without diabetes use continuous glucose monitors? (USA Today)

Systemic dexamethasone was associated with improved rates of survival free of cerebral palsy in infants at high risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a comparative effectiveness showed. (JAMA Pediatrics)

Alcohol-associated liver disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease were projected to be the leading causes of liver cancer-related mortality by 2040 for most racial and ethnic groups. (JAMA Network Open)

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