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Trump Reverses on Medicare Cuts; Pill for Ebola? Chef Jailed for Serving Norovirus

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff

by Genevieve Friedman, Opinions Editor, 鶹ý

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Former President Donald Trump walked back his earlier comments suggesting he would consider cuts to , now vowing he "will never do anything that will hurt" the programs. (Forbes)

Iowa lawmakers shelved a bill that would have to refer to an "unborn person" from fertilization to live birth, due to concerns over the impact on in vitro fertilization. (AP)

A new approach to the opioid crisis is : charging people who supply fatal doses of fentanyl with murder. (New York Times)

Over a third of people worldwide are , according to data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. (Lancet Neurology)

More than are linked to health and environmental risks. (Scientific American)

A rare but deadly bacterial infection, , is spreading at a record rate in Japan. (The Guardian)

Teen pregnancy was in a cohort study from Canada. (JAMA Network Open)

Investigational antiviral obeldesivir may be effective , according to a nonhuman primate-based study published in Science. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for this strain.

Following the Change Healthcare cyberattack, Senators pressed HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on . (STAT)

A bipartisan bill aims to address fragmentation issues that hinder care access for the 12 million Americans who have for Medicare and Medicaid. (Tradeoffs)

A New York Times video sheds light on the big business of .

Metabolic surgery for people with severe obesity , reduced blood lipids, and a 35% reduction in cardiovascular disease at 10 years, among other benefits. (Journal of the Endocrine Society)

T-cell malignancies represented a of the secondary cancers following CAR T-cell therapy in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. (Blood)

Meanwhile, researchers are rates of more than a dozen cancer types are rising in young people. (Nature)

Induced laryngeal obstruction was linked with high rates of symptoms for anxiety, depression, and PTSD among adults and kids, a found. (JAMA Otolaryngology)

California is weighing a ban on certain amid concerns over links to adverse health effects. (NPR)

In other food news, a Michelin star chef in Italy was sentenced to in jail after serving wedding guests raw clams infected with norovirus. (People)

Musician Paul Simon opened up about in his left ear. (People)

Model and actress Christie Brinkley shared her diagnosis, noting it was caught early. (ABC 7)

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    Genevieve Friedman is the Perspectives Editor at 鶹ý. She is also a member of the content strategy team, co-producer of Anamnesis, and runs the interview series, “Medical Mavericks.”