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Periods of bereavement were linked to higher risks of heart attack and stroke, associations that were amplified during the COVID pandemic. (JAMA Network Open)
Utah’s medical board called for the immediate suspension of a pilot program allowing artificial intelligence systems to refill prescriptions, citing safety concerns. (KMYU)
The Trump administration dismissed members of the National Science Board, an independent board that helps guide the National Science Foundation. (Washington Post)
Calley Means, an advisor to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had at least a $25 million stake in a wellness company that benefits from health savings accounts (HSAs) while the Trump administration made moves to expand HSAs. (New York Times)
The Lancet‘s editor-in-chief said the journal won’t participate in a Senate inquiry into COVID’s origins. (Reuters via MSN)
A suspect is in custody following a shooting at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in Chicago that left a police officer dead and another in critical condition. (NBC Chicago)
CureVac filed a lawsuit alleging that Moderna infringed on its mRNA technology patents when it developed the COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax. (Reuters via MSN)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he underwent treatment for prostate cancer, calling the tumor a “minor medical issue.” (AP)
Eugene Braunwald, MD, often referred to as the father of modern cardiology, died at age 96, according to an obituary posted by the American College of Cardiology.
And virologist and CDC veteran Nancy Cox, MD, died of glioblastoma at age 77. (STAT)
Six more children died of the flu, bringing the total this season to 149, according to the CDC.
The MAHA PAC — which supports Republicans in Congress who align with the “Make America Healthy Again” movement — appears to be strapped for cash. Many of its small group of donors since the start of 2025 have ties to the pharmaceutical industry. (Politico)
Former tobacco industry executive Stephen Sayle’s appointment to a senior leadership position at CDC has raised concerns. (STAT)
Major health insurers took further steps to standardize and simplify prior authorization, AHIP (formerly America’s Health Insurance Plans) announced.
The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said. (AP)
The CMS End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices model was not associated with meaningful increases in home dialysis or kidney transplants in the 4 years after its implementation, a cross-sectional study found. (JAMA Health Forum)
This neonatal nurse practitioner is becoming a doctor at age 72. (STAT)
Meanwhile, a 7-year-old girl in Missouri is in critical condition after authorities say she ingested a slushy contaminated with methamphetamine and fentanyl. (Local 12)
Colombian cyclist Cristian Camilo Munoz died at age 30 of a knee infection 6 days after a crash during a race in France. (BBC Sport)
The biologic parents have been found in an apparent embryo mix-up in Florida. What happens next? (USA Today)
A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison. (AP)
After U.S. foreign aid cuts, cases of AIDS appear to be rising in certain parts of Zambia. (New York Times)
The World Health Organization said it prequalified artemether-lumefantrine as the first treatment for malaria in infants.
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