SCOTUS questions Biden student loan forgiveness

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Here's a quick look at today's top legal news. View in Browser Feb. 28, 2023   Here's a quick look at today's top legal news.   U.S. Supreme Court conservatives question Biden student loan forgiveness REUTERS/Nathan Howard Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism over the legality of President Joe Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student debt for about 40 million borrowers, with the fate of his policy that fulfilled a campaign promise hanging in the balance. The policy faced scrutiny by the court under the so-called major questions doctrine . The court's 6-3 conservative majority has employed the muscular judicial approach to invalidate major Biden policies deemed lacking clear congressional authorization. Read more about the oral arguments.   Also at SCOTUS today, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson authored her first majority opinion . The court sided with 30 states that argued that D...

Smartwatches can interfere with cardiac devices

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And, noninvasive treatment eases Parkinson's symptoms. Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Hello Health Rounds readers!  Today we highlight a study showing that certain smart watches and other wearable gadgets can interfere with implantable electronic cardiac devices. Also, w hen drugs for Parkinson's disease stop working, the gold-standard procedure involves implantation of electrodes in the brain, but doctors are now reporting on a promising new non-invasive brain treatment. Finally, new research suggests that 3D-printed hearts may someday help surgeons pick the best new valves for patients.   In breaking news, see these stories from our Reuters journalists : Two experimental RSV vaccines will face scrutiny from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel this week; Keytruda failed to help prostate cancer patients ; and the FDA has given breakthrough designation to a melanoma ...