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— Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer revealed . (AP via ESPN)

Florida hospitals are postponing elective procedures and preparing for the worst from . (Washington Post)

And in anticipation of the storm, the Heart Failure Society of America this weekend in Atlanta.

increased among transgender and non-binary youth living in states that enacted anti-transgender laws. (Nature Human Behavior)

Fewer than half of Americans say they will get flu or COVID shots this fall, according to a .

Farmers in the U.S. in their flocks and herds. (Reuters)

In total, 56% of U.S. infants were last season with maternal vaccination or monoclonal antibody treatment, according to a CDC survey. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

A woman in China had her type 1 diabetes effectively reversed with a . (Nature)

Global health officials are shifting their by focusing on preventing treatable infections in low-income countries. (New York Times)

Hell week. Doom days. Brain screams: Here's what women said about living with . (Washington Post)

Black and Latino patients are as their white peers to report difficulty affording medications, according to a report from Patients for Affordable Drugs. (NBC News)

If Affordable Care Act subsidies expire next year, 2 million people with chronic conditions would be , a new analysis found. (Axios)

CMS on health coverage requirements for kids enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Do earthquakes affect ? (Brain and Behavior)

Scientists responsible for different forms of retinal dystrophies. (JAMA Ophthalmology)

Following the deadly listeria outbreak, Boar's Head processing plants nationwide are now part of . (CBS News)

Psychiatric hospital chain Acadia Healthcare agreed to settle a federal investigation accusing the company of defrauding taxpayer-funded health insurance programs. (New York Times)

The U.S. government is once again offering . (ABC News)

With the release of the film "A Different Man," Adam Pearson is helping to bring into the spotlight. (AP)

are raising patients' spirits with a simple intervention: haircuts and shaves. (WABC)