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Oldest Man Dies; Fentanyl Easter Eggs; Lauren Boebert's Blood Clot

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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The at the age of 114 in Venezuela, the Guinness World Records announced. He would have turned 115 next month.

"We beat Big Pharma," said (I-VT) as they joined together to promote the administration's efforts to lower healthcare costs. (ABC News)

An Alabama hospital said it will (IVF) treatments by the end of this year because of "litigation concerns." (The Hill)

Sanofi reached an agreement to settle 4,000 lawsuits linking its now with cancer. (Reuters)

Nearly 200 fentanyl pills were found in Alabama. (USA Today)

increased by 6.2 years since 1990, with ischemic heart disease maintaining the top leading cause of death throughout. (The Lancet)

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R), 37, is recovering from surgery that following a diagnosis of May-Thurner Syndrome. (NBC News)

A federal judge ruled the Philadelphia non-profit Safehouse can't operate a facility where people of staff trained to prevent overdoses. (Washington Post)

In a 7-person pilot study, the bone drug etidronate slowed progression of the rare condition that causes excessive calcium buildup in the arteries. (Vascular Medicine)

The recipient of the world's first living genetically-edited from Massachusetts General Hospital after undergoing the surgery on March 16.

Thaer Ahmad, MD, a from Chicago, walked out in the middle of a meeting with President Joe Biden. (CNN)

Concerns continue to swirl about the and its link with cancer after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule to cut its emissions. (ABC News)

The American College of Physicians said it "strongly opposes" efforts that prevent .

The Republican Study Committee's proposed budget cuts may hurt programs designed to , critics said. (The Hill)

The lack of behavioral health providers severely for people on Medicare and Medicaid, according to a report from the HSS Office of Inspector General.

Having early in life may put you at risk for health problems by age 50. (PLOS One)

America may be on the precipice of a with new methods on the horizon. (The Atlantic)

An Alabama woman survived an atlanto-occipital dislocation -- aka -- from a motorcycle crash. (Newsweek)

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    Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.