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Ozempic, Wegovi may be associated with risk of rare blindness: study
People taking Ozempic or Vigovi may be at increased risk for a rare form of blindness, but further research is needed before a final determination can be made, say researchers in the new study. The study, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA Ophthalmology, analyzed more than 16,800 people from the Boston area over the past six years, none of whom initially had the eye condition called nonarteritic anterior ischemic eye disease.
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Abortion bills could be placed on ballots in Arizona and Nebraska after organizers submitted signatures.
A measure guaranteeing abortion rights could appear on the November ballot in Arizona after supporters announced Wednesday they had submitted more than double the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot. Meanwhile, two competing measures could also appear on the ballot in Nebraska after both abortion opponents and abortion rights supporters said they had submitted enough signatures. One of the measures would ban abortion…
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Mind the Gap: The Cost of Mental Health Disparities | July 24, Washington DC | In-person and nationally streamed
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and The Hill is bringing together a diverse group of administration officials, lawmakers, health care professionals and advocates to discuss the issue. The impact of mental health inequalities In the United States.
The speakers are as follows:
Daniel DawesFounding Dean, Meharry School of Global Health
doctor Gary PackleinPresident, National Minority Quality Forum
Daniel GillisonCEO, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Judge orders Louisiana to protect prisoners working in fields as temperatures rise
As the heatwave continues, a federal judge has ordered the state of Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers who work in the fields of former slave plantations, saying they face a “significant risk of injury or death.” The state immediately appealed the ruling. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson…
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All over the country
Local and state headlines on health care:
Arkansas The obstetrician-gynecologist suggested Abortion Rights Amendment There is a possibility of reviving standard treatment (News from America)
“I’m not giving up yet.” Idaho Due to the ban, the clinic Discontinuation of gender-affirming care (Idaho Capital Sun)
‘Unprecedented’ state orders Insurance coverage for emergency treatment To reduce the burden on ER (The Boston Globe)
What we’re reading
Other notable health news from the media:
a Summer coronavirus outbreak As FLiRT and LB.1 variants emerge,The Washington Post)
After Biden’s debate performance, experts reflect on the differences between Biden and Biden’s debate performances. “Normal aging” And something more (statistics)
In just a few years, half of all states Transgender medical treatment banned For children (NPR)
What others are reading
The most-read articles on The Hill right now:
New York Democrats to introduce amendment to overturn Supreme Court immunity ruling
Rep. Joe Morrell (D-N.Y.) said Monday he would introduce a constitutional amendment to overturn Monday’s Supreme Court decision, which was largely… read more
Heritage leader: ‘Second American Revolution’ would be bloodless ‘if the left lets it’
The head of the conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, argued that the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity strengthens “the second… read more
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