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— Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Screenwriter and director David Lynch, whose credits include "Twin Peaks," said he was after many years of smoking, but has no plans to retire. (Vanity Fair)

Analysis of former President Donald Trump's speeches show he . Cognitive experts have thoughts about that. (STAT)

The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency order to dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (also known as DCPA or Dacthal) due to potential fetal harm.

The CDC issued new clinical for certain contraception methods and for contraceptive use.

The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to be the COVID games, but SARS-CoV2 in Paris. (Sydney Morning Herald)

Blood tests revealed that a of Claire Michel, the Belgian triathlete said; Michel's team withdrew from the mixed relay event at the Paris Olympics after she fell ill. (AP)

An artificial intelligence (AI) model using mobile photographs taken at home. (JAMA Network Open)

Most fee-for-service Medicaid programs covered , but 20 states didn't cover glasses and 35 states didn't cover low-vision aids. (Health Affairs)

Texas Children's Hospital, the nation's largest pediatric hospital, said it's , cutting about 1,000 jobs. (KTRK)

Federal lawmakers introduced legislation to ban , which has been associated with at least five infant deaths. (NPR)

A judge in Ohio ruled that the state's law for transgender youth can go into effect. (AP)

The Red Cross declared an and urged donations after the national blood inventory fell by more than 25% in July.

A small study described the outcomes of high-risk who were exposed to interleukin (IL)-6 receptor antibody medications to treat COVID-19. (Lancet Rheumatology)

Quarterly suggested 8.2% of Americans didn't have health insurance during the first quarter of 2024, the highest number since 2022.

A medical examiner said former , who was found dead in his home last month at age 40, died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. (Fox News)

The FDA cleared the with new sterilization technology in collaboration with Advanced Sterilization Products, device maker Pentax Medical said.

Initial findings suggested type 2 diabetes remission with a program was possible outside of research settings. (Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)

AI-generated were disproportionately white and male compared with the U.S. physician population. (JAMA Network Open)

Thinking can be for some people, a meta-analysis suggested. (Psychological Bulletin)

The investigational neurotrophin-3 inhibitor LEVI-04 met its primary and secondary endpoints in a phase II study of , British biotech Levicept said.

All Diamond Shruumz products, including its microdosing chocolate bars, infused cones, and gummies, following 113 reports of illness and 42 hospitalizations.

Medtronic issued a correction to its due to a possible false negative output that could lead to nerve injury; 10 injuries have been reported related to the issue.