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Vivani’s Matchstick-Sized GLP-1 Implant Aims to Replace Weekly Injections
Vivani Medical just enrolled its first human trials for a matchstick-sized GLP-1 implant that delivers continuous weight loss medication for six months, aiming to replace weekly injections completely.
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Florida Heart Transplant Patient Dies After Insurance Switch Delays Vital Medications
Derion Blackman, a Florida heart transplant recipient, died in March after an insurance switch to CHAMPVA delayed his anti-rejection medications for two months.
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Mitch McConnell Hospitalized for 3 Weeks Following Undisclosed Medical Emergency
Senator Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for over three weeks following a June 14 medical emergency. Leaked EMS audio suggests paramedics responded to an "unconscious" person in cardiac arrest.
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Purpose-Built AI Therapy: Why Mental Health Care Is Abandoning General Chatbots
General-purpose AI chatbots are facing state bans and medical board lawsuits for giving unauthorized therapy advice, forcing the industry toward regulated, purpose-built tools.
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US Heat Dome Health Risks: When 107 Degree Temperatures Become Dangerous
Between June 14 and June 20 alone, 291 patients required emergency department care across North Carolina as a persistent heat dome pushed local heat indexes to 107 degrees.
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Ebola Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases in DRC as Red Cross Burial Teams Face Violence
Three Red Cross volunteers died handling bodies in Mongbwalu before the DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak was even officially identified. Now, burial teams are facing violent attacks over infection protocols.