Harvard’s Stolen Body Parts; Doctors’ Moral Crisis; Fentanyl-Positive Toddler

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The morgue manager of Harvard Medical School was one of several people indicted for stealing brains, skin, and other human remains and selling them. (NBC Boston)

A state-level analysis showed men died of overdose at more than twice the rate of women in the U.S. (Neuropsychopharmacology)

The FDA proposed to start regulating lab-developed tests such as prenatal genetic screenings. (ProPublica)

Disillusioned physicians spoke about moral injury in their profession. (New York Times)

Some frozen strawberries and other frozen berry blends are under recall due to potential hepatitis A contamination.

A committee approved the bipartisan Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act to help rural hospitals meet cybersecurity personnel needs. It now heads to the Senate floor. (KZRG)

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed a bill allowing trained pharmacists to prescribe birth control without approval from a physician. (WSHU)

Veterans Affairs hospitals trumped private health care facilities in all categories of patient satisfaction, according to a nationwide Medicare survey. (NPR)

Women with endometriosis were disproportionately prone to harboring bacteria in the genus fusobacteriumin in their uterine lining, a study found. (Washington Post)

UnitedHealth Group said an increase in surgeries among older adults was driving up costs for the insurer. (Reuters)

FDA is working with industry to boost availability of cisplatin and carboplatin, common cancer drugs currently in short supply. (Endpoints)

A federal judge made no immediate ruling after hearing arguments to stop Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care from taking effect July 1. (AP)

People with Colorado Option, the standardized benefit plan available statewide from every insurer, may be overcharged due to medical billing mistakes. (CBS News)

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company gave up on selling insulin due to high shipping and handling costs and $35 insulin available elsewhere. (Becker’s Hospital Review)

The Medical Board of California moved to bar the radiologist accused of driving his Tesla off a cliff in January, an alleged attempt to kill his family, from practicing medicine. (Mercury News)

Targeted mild hypercapnia failed to help comatose cardiac arrest survivors increase their chances of good neurologic outcome or survival. (New England Journal of Medicine)

A toddler tested positive for fentanyl after being found at the scene of a large drug bust in North Carolina. (People)

Brazilian researchers are developing the world’s first vaccine against schistosomiasis, a tropical disease caused by parasitic worms. (El Pais)

The University of Delaware agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle a lawsuit over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP)

The site of a defunct psychiatric hospital in Queens, New York, is being eyed for 3,000 new units of affordable housing. (Gothamist)

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