Biden Put on CPAP; Madonna in ICU; Mandatory Masks Back at Boston Hospital

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The White House said President Joe Biden is now using a CPAP machine for his sleep apnea. (CNN)

Meanwhile, there is no official response yet to Biden’s brother’s claim that the president is “very open-minded” about psychedelics as medical treatment. (AP)

Large swaths of the country are under a heat wave that has already killed at least 14 people. (USA Today)

Do last year’s cough syrup poisonings come down to an Indian manufacturer using industrial-grade instead of pharmaceutical-grade propylene glycol? (Reuters)

Singer Madonna spent several days in intensive care after developing a serious bacterial infection and remains under medical supervision. (Washington Post)

The FDA approved the once-weekly, human growth hormone analog somatrogon (Ngenla) for children 3 years and older with growth failure due to inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone, Pfizer and OPKO Health announced.

“Presumed human remains” were among the evidence recovered from the wreckage of the Titan submersible. (CNN)

Philadelphia nurses say they have been entangled in the Florida fraudulent nursing diploma scheme. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reinstated universal masking in one unit following a COVID cluster affecting 12 staff members and seven patients. (NBC Boston)

A group of doctors, nurses, and business executives faces $2.5 billion worth of healthcare fraud charges. (NPR)

Healthcare IT firm iHealth Solutions, also known as Advantum Health, settled with federal agents for $75,000 following a potential HIPAA breach that left the protected health information of 267 people out in the open on the internet, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.

HHS was among those affected by a wide-ranging hacking campaign. (Reuters)

Former Republican Senator Lowell Weicker of Connecticut, known for shepherding support for biomedical research, died at age 92.

The FDA reiterated rules for proper use of NuVasive’s Precice limb lengthening systems, including the instruction for removal after 1 year.

A torn ACL can apparently heal on its own without an operation. Surgeons are skeptical. (Washington Post)

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took effect this week, requiring many employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to pregnant or postpartum individuals. (NBC News)

Misleading statements are being used to limit gender-affirming care for trans youth. (KFF Health News)

Bird flu viruses are accruing genetic mutations to overcome a human immune system protein, making a jump to people more plausible. (New Scientist)