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Wendy Williams' Dementia; 48% Back 16-Week Abortion Ban; Hospital Sues Quadriplegic

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Former talk show host Wendy Williams, 59, was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia -- the same form of dementia as actor Bruce Willis. Here's what to know about the condition. (AP)

Alabama lawmakers are making following the state's Supreme Court ruling that upended IVF care. (NPR)

In defiance of the CDC, said parents can send unvaccinated kids to school during a measles outbreak if they choose to. (STAT)

Also in Florida, state lawmakers passed a bill for anyone under 16 years of age, in part over concerns of addiction and mental health. (Politico)

Disruptions hit after a cyberattack at Change Healthcare; hospitals are from the hacked pharmacy unit of United Health. (Reuters, Wall Street Journal)

Since the start of the pandemic, seven kids per day have , according to a new KFF analysis.

Treating just 20% of with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) would avert hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and save the U.S. billions of dollars, a modeling study suggested. (Emerging Infectious Diseases)

People with may have greater permeability of their blood-brain barrier, a small study suggested. (Nature Neuroscience)

Use of could increase gross domestic product by 1% in the coming years by boosting workplace efficiency, according to a Goldman Sachs analysis. (Reuters)

An will be arraigned today after allegedly sexually abusing 42 patients at an Army medical center. (CBS News)

Drugs launched in 2023 were than new drugs in 2022, partly driven by new rare disease therapeutics. (Reuters)

In a new poll, 48% of respondents said they would support a . (The Hill)

asked the state's Supreme Court to overturn an abortion ban established in 1849. (AP)

In North Carolina, a hospital is suing an for refusing to move to an out-of-state nursing home. (NPR)

In order to match their efficacy, need to be slashed by a median of 71%, said researchers in JAMA Dermatology.

Scientists to quickly and cheaply diagnose sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory disease. (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)

A priest in Spain was arrested for pills out of his home. (Metro)

Naloxone (Narcan) vending machines, which also provide fentanyl testing strips, are showing up across the U.S. to help . (CNN)

New York's attorney general told the FDA to renew efforts to warn doctors about of montelukast (Singulair) for asthma. (New York Times)

Pennsylvania nurse practitioners are while caring for patients. (CBS News)

Two former crew members of soap opera "General Hospital" are suing ABC , saying the network fired them for refusing COVID vaccination. (Hollywood Reporter)

Around 140 patients stranded in will soon be evacuate, the World Health Organization said. (Reuters)

Ukrainian researchers want to re-establish their country as a . (STAT)

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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.