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RFK Jr. Helping Trump Pick CDC Chief; Excess COVID Death Lingers; Turmoil at 23andMe

— Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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How might influence public health under another Trump administration? The known vaccine skeptic says he's helping . (New York Times, The Hill)

The and ranks last among 10 industrialized nations, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund.

include researchers who discovered and developed GLP-1 agonists, infectious disease specialists working on HIV transmission and prevention, and a scientist who discovered the cGAS enzyme, “which senses the DNA of invading organisms or damaged cells and triggers the body to make a rapid immune response.”

The pager attack in Lebanon begs the question, who still uses the devices? . (Reuters)

The House passed 14 . Here's a rundown on the legislation from the office of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.).

A pressurization issue on a domestic Delta flight . (NBC News)

The cloud of is not expected to lift until at least 2028 under optimistic scenarios, according to a report from the Swiss Re Institute.

The FDA cleared Vivos Therapeutics' oral DNA appliance for ages 6 to 17 years, the company announced. (BioSpace)

In somewhat related news, the FDA warned about use of the unapproved over concerns of microbial contamination.

And the agency declined to approve , citing the need for additional studies, drugmaker Vanda Pharmaceuticals announced.

The Health Resources and Services Administration told Johnson & Johnson to "immediately" drop its proposal to issue rebates after the fact for , threatening fines and loss of access to Medicaid and Medicare. (Fierce Healthcare)

A man who allegedly claimed he was going to kill staff at a VA hospital in Alabama was . (WSFA)

Video analysis flagged signs of concussion among . (JAMA Surgery)

A nurse described her 2022 , who is suspected of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course. (WPTV)

were linked with a lower risk for dementia in a cohort study, especially for people with hypertension, depressive symptoms, and high genetic risk. (JAMA Network Open)

An investigational thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for metabolic-dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH) met its primary endpoint of reducing liver fat in a phase IIa trial, .

in a dispute with the company's CEO. (The Guardian)

The first in the world suggest encouraging survival numbers. (JAMA Surgery)

A exploded and left a Massachusetts teenager with burn injuries. (USA Today)

In North Ireland, foreign nurses subject to racist intimidation fled their homes and sought housing in a . (BBC News)

A has reportedly died after being abducted by Israeli forces from Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital. (Middle East Eye)