What's in the cognitive tests Biden has resisted taking

July 12, 2024

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More than 2,000 patients in Oregon may have been infected with HIV or hepatitis

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – More than 2,000 patients at two Portland, Oregon-area hospitals may have been exposed to several types of infectious diseases because doctors may have violated hospital protocols, health officials and the Providence and Legacy health systems said Thursday. The Oregon Health Authority said in a statement that its Healthcare-Associated Infectious Diseases Program is working with Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham…

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Ozempic may reduce dementia: study

Use of Ozempic is associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment, researchers found in a new study. But the findings don’t apply to users without diabetes. The study, published Thursday, was conducted by researchers at Oxford University and analyzed the records of more than 100,000 U.S. patients, including 20,000 who were taking semaglutide, commonly known as Ozempic or Wegobee. The researchers…

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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)
doctor Patrice HariFormer AMA President

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Branching in a different way:

What you need to know about the legal battle over the details of a national abortion rights voting bill

Abortion access ballot measures are at the center of new legal and procedural questions across the United States. As the vote tilts in favor of abortion access, abortion access opponents are focusing on technical issues. Over the past two years, abortion advocates have won all seven ballot issues. Abortion-related…

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All over the country

Local and state headlines on health care:

He reported Possible H5N1 infection It occurred in dairy cows. It took authorities several weeks to respond.Los Angeles Times)
Colorado Dropping out of Medicaid As red states wary of advocates for the poor (KFF Health News)
500,000 people registered N.C. Medicaid Expansion ProgramGovernor Roy Cooper says:ABC11)

What we’re reading

Other notable health news from the media:

Manchin retracts bizarre comments about voting Restrictions on Gender-Constant Care Defense Bill (Independent)
Why are nursing home residents suffering? Strict state laws (The New York Times/KFF Health News)
One in 10 people infected during pregnancy Long CoronaAccording to the study (The Washington Post)

What others are reading

The Hill’s most-read articles right now:

Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case

A judge on Friday dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, lifting a shield that had frozen the activities of two Georgia election workers for six months. read more

Chris Matthews: Biden critics ‘will pay a price’

Former MSNBC host and political analyst Chris Matthews said that “elites” who criticize President Biden “will pay a price.” Matthews said on MSNBC… read more