Trump’s Former Doc Weighs In; 23andMe and Alzheimer’s Risk; What’s ‘Teflon Flu’?

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Republican nominee Donald Trump’s former White House physician, Rep. Ronny Jackson, MD (R-Texas), said there was no concussive effect from the bullet that grazed the former president’s ear Saturday. (Newsweek)

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Trump’s running mate, said the media twisted his comments on domestic violence and abortion. (KFF Health News)

Extreme heat complicated efforts to control the H5N1 virus in Colorado, where five people who were culling a large flock of chickens became ill last week. (CNN)

“Very high” levels of COVID-19 in wastewater samples have been detected in California, Texas, Florida, and four other states, according to CDC data. (The Hill)

Long COVID was found to be more common among U.S. adults with disabilities, the CDC said.

A federal judge said the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an extension to Georgia’s Medicaid plan, the only one in the country with a work requirement. (AP)

Over its first 2 years, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has answered 10 million calls, texts, and chats, according to federal officials. (New York Times)

Participants in a phase I trial lost a placebo-adjusted 6.1% of their body weight after 4 weeks of treatment with the investigational oral GLP-1 receptor agonist CT-996, Roche said.

A preliminary report released by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Amazon’s Prime Day event has been a major cause of injuries for warehouse workers who pack customer orders. (AP)

A daily oral supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slowed progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration, a post hoc analysis of a randomized trial suggested. (Ophthalmology)

Here’s what happened to people who learned they carried two copies of the high-risk Alzheimer’s gene APOE4 through 23andMe. (New York)

Structural brain changes, mostly in surface area, were seen on MRI in young people with conduct disorder. (Lancet Psychiatry)

Default scheduling of primary care practitioner appointments, tailored messages, and reminders increased postpartum visit rates, a randomized trial showed. (JAMA Network Open)

The FDA authorized the Simplexa C. auris Direct assay to detect Candida auris DNA from a skin swab in patients with suspected colonization and help control spread in healthcare settings.

But the agency rejected OX124, an investigational high-dose naloxone rescue medication for opioid overdose, according to pharmaceutical company Orexo.

The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission sent a second round of cease-and-desist letters to several companies selling products with Delta-8 THC in packages designed to resemble foods children eat, like Froot Loops.

Why did it take California’s public health department 8 years to fine a hospital for poor obstetric care related to an infant’s death? (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Washington Post looked at polymer fume fever — also known as “Teflon flu” — an illness associated with breathing fumes from an overheated nonstick pan.

One patient was charged with murder after being accused of killing another patient at a Pennsylvania psychiatric hospital. (Fox 29 Philadelphia)

Steward Health Care paid its CEO $3.8 million in salary in the year before filing for bankruptcy. (Becker’s Hospital Review)

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