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The CDC alerted doctors to look out for travel-associated cases of Oropouche, a potentially deadly virus spread by biting midges in the Amazon basin; 11 cases have been identified in the U.S. this year.
And the agency said a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to small turtles has sickened 51 people and led to 23 hospitalizations.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) said the state will take control of a hospital operated by Steward Health Care and that deals have been reached to transition four other hospitals run by the financially troubled health system to new operators. (CBS News)
A mobile Planned Parenthood clinic will offer free vasectomies and medication abortions at the Democratic National Convention. (Fox News)
Pharmacist Glenn Chin will plead no contest to murder chargers related to the deaths of 11 Michigan residents during a 2012 meningitis outbreak caused by tainted steroids. (AP)
Massachusetts reported its first case of potentially fatal eastern equine encephalitis since 2020. (CBS News)
A Texas couple was arrested after police say they waited days to seek medical care for their unconscious daughter, who subsequently died. (AP)
In response to the new global mpox emergency, maker of the modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic vaccine (Jynneos) said it can produce another 8 million vaccine doses next year. (STAT)
Infectious disease experts are cautiously optimistic that this mpox variant will not spread broadly in the U.S. (NBC News)
Sources are saying the FDA could approve updated COVID vaccines as soon as this week. (CNN)
Meanwhile, Pfizer and BioNTech said a phase III trial testing their combined flu and COVID vaccine candidate missed one of its primary endpoints.
“Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site.” As planned, NIH took down its COVID treatment guidelines website on Friday.
Meet gabapentin, the painkiller used off-label for anything from itching to sciatica. (New York Times)
Perdue Foods recalled more than 167,000 lb of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after metal wires were found in some of its products. (AP)
Extreme heat can be deadly, and those with disabilities are at higher risk. (STAT)
Speaking of which, 100 people sought emergency care and 10 were hospitalized due to extreme temperatures at a Colorado airshow. (AP)
Some domestic cats have died of bird flu. Is your cat in danger? (USA Today)
There have been nearly 2,000 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war there, according to the WHO.
Palestinian health officials confirmed a first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old child in Gaza. (AP)
A cholera outbreak in Sudan has so far killed at least 22 people there. (AP)
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