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“I call it my foggy days.” Actress Halle Berry and U.S. Senators unveiled a $275 million bill that aims to boost menopause care. (Washington Post)
Bird flu has likely been circulating in U.S. dairy cows since December, according to a preprint study from USDA scientists. (bioRxiv)
Raw milk sellers don’t appear deterred by the bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle. (Reuters)
Ground beef samples tested by the USDA were negative for bird flu. (Reuters)
In other meaty news, more than 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart have been recalled over concerns of E. coli contamination, the USDA announced.
A wild orangutan was observed treating a facial wound with medicine from the leaves of a tropical plant used by people in Asia for pain, and the great ape then covered the wound with the leaves like a bandage. (Scientific Reports)
Amazon, Target, and other retailers are pulling weighted infant sleepwear off their shelves due to safety fears. (NPR)
Novo Nordisk cut the price of its blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drug semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic). (Reuters)
A Boeing-linked whistleblower died this week of a sudden and severe bacterial infection. (Time)
It’s official: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) signed legislation repealing the 1864 law banning nearly all abortions in the state, though the law is likely to go into effect for a short period of time. (NBC News)
In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed legislation that increases regulations on the production and sale of kratom. (AP)
Meanwhile in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning the manufacture, sale, or distribution of lab-grown meat in the state. (The Hill)
After a decade of downsizing, U.S. military healthcare has a readiness problem. (NPR)
Time published its list of the 100 most influential people in health in 2024.
One person has died and nine others hospitalized in a tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach, California. (CBS News)
Does a Missouri law preventing pregnant women from getting a divorce spur domestic violence? (NPR)
Maddy Baloy, a TikToker who documented her life with terminal cancer, died at the age of 26. (People)
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