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The search is over for Michael Mosley, MD, after the British television personality and weight-loss doctor was found dead on the Greek island of Symi. (AP)
Former President Donald Trump is taking credit for lower insulin pricing, saying President Biden “had nothing to do with it” despite the $35 price cap for Medicare passed under the Biden administration. (CNBC)
In other news about the presumptive GOP nominee, public health officials fear a second Trump administration could weaken vaccine mandates for schools. (Politico)
The FDA told vaccine makers to manufacture monovalent JN.1-lineage COVID shots for the 2024-2025 season.
And the agency expanded the approval of tirbanibulin (Klisyri) for the treatment of actinic keratosis on larger areas of the face or scalp, drugmaker Almirall announced.
Democrats are targeting drugmakers’ so-called junk patents that prevent or delay generic entry to the market. (Washington Post)
In other D.C. news, Congress let benefits expire for Americans sickened by radioactive fallout from atomic bomb testing. (Salt Lake Tribune)
As part of a merger, Oregon Health & Science University announced plans to lay off more than 500 workers. (OPB)
Over 52,000 people in California died prematurely from 2008 to 2018 due to chronic exposure to wildfire smoke, researchers estimated. (Science Advances)
The uninsured rate among minority groups dropped substantially since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage provisions, HHS announced.
A CDC study of ferrets and H5N1 based on the human case from Texas found that the virus doesn’t spread efficiently via respiratory droplets, but all the infected ferrets died.
But public health officials are investigating the potential respiratory spread of the bird flu strain among cattle. (Reuters)
Meanwhile, Australia reported its first case of H5N1 in a human. (Reuters)
Could a malaria drug work against the tick-borne illness babesiosis? (NPR)
Interpersonal violence isn’t uncommon in long-term care. (New York Times)
Public health officials and physicians are preparing for another deadly hot summer in Phoenix, where 645 people died of heat-related illness last year. (Washington Post)
EMTs are even deploying body-sized ice “immersion bags” for those in need of rapid cooling. (New York Times)
The American Cancer Society plans to follow more then 100,000 Black women for 30 years in a study on factors driving their disproportionate cancer rates and deaths. (New York Times)
The Kansas City Chiefs’ defensive end B.J. Thompson is awake and alert following his seizures and cardiac arrest. (ESPN)
Data show a 200% rise in prescriptions for finasteride in the last seven years; the hair-loss prevention drug has drawn scrutiny in the past for rare side effects. (NBC News)
The FDA warned against Diamond Shruumz’s microdosing chocolate bars after six people were hospitalized for severe symptoms, including seizures and loss of consciousness.
How the fast-growing home health-test market aims to leave the doctor’s office behind. (Washington Post)
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