COVID Drugs for Cats; Flea-Borne Typhus Kills 3; Uninsured Rate Hit Record Low

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Health officials on the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus approved giving leftover COVID drugs to cats, following an outbreak of feline coronavirus that has killed an estimated 10,000 cats. (Newsweek)

Health authorities in the U.S. have sounded the alarm about nicotine poisoning among children and adolescents as flavored vaping fluid continue to flood the market despite a 7-year-old federal law designed to prevent nicotine poisoning. (KFF Health News)

Physician groups and hospital allege that insurers have ignored recently enacted federal legislation requiring payment of surprise hospital and medical bills. (Axios)

Veterans have sued the Defense Department and the VA, alleging the government is hindering veterans’ access to fertility treatment. (AP)

The number of flea-borne typhus cases in Los Angeles County increased more than fivefold since 2010, and was tied to three deaths. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

The Justice Department announced a permanent injunction and $1 million settlement against nutritional supplement company Quickwork and one of its managers for alleged deceptive marketing of COVID treatments.

The State Department’s new Bureau of Global Health, Security, and Diplomacy will be tasked with making sure the U.S. is not caught off guard again by a pandemic. (NPR)

Policies targeting alcohol use in pregnancy failed to reduce infant injuries or morbidities. (JAMA Network Open)

Health officials in Arizona’s most populous counties are closely watching heat-related deaths following the state’s record heat wave in July. (AP)

Meanwhile, an Indiana mother of two died of water toxicity during the Fourth of July weekend after consuming too much water too quickly. (New York Post)

A Connecticut health system is diverting emergency patients after a suspected cyberattack led to system-wide computer problems. (NBC Connecticut)

The FDA cannot approve remestemcel-L for pediatric steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease without additional supporting data, according to a complete response letter received by Mesoblast.

The nation’s uninsured rate had fallen to a record low just as people began losing Medicaid coverage when pandemic-era protections ended. (The Hill)

Tips on getting health insurance after losing Medicaid coverage. (KFF Health News via NBC News)

A federal judge sentenced former NBA first-round pick Terrence Williams to 10 years in prison for being the ringleader of a healthcare fraud scheme that involved filing fictitious medical and dental claims. (ABC News)

Two months after injuring his neck, the New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo was placed on the team’s injury list with a diagnosis of post-concussion syndrome. (AP)

Florida has “essentially banned” a high school advanced placement course in psychology because of its content on sexuality. (Politico)

Correction: A previous version of this story said that cats were being given COVID vaccine; the cats are being given COVID drugs for a feline coronavirus.

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