Trump’s Hair-Loss Drug; Bringing Americans With Ebola to U.S.; Widespread ACA Fraud?

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President Trump took finasteride (Propecia) during his first term in office, according to several of his past physicians, but the hair-loss drug has not appeared on medical reports this term and White House officials declined to say if he was still taking it. (Washington Post)

Oregon oncologist Stephen Kornfeld, MD, is one of the passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship who left the Nebraska facility to finish his 6-week quarantine at home. (Oregon Live)

Nearly 60 people in Idaho fell ill after drinking raw milk, officials said. (Idaho Capital Sun)

There have now been 344 confirmed Ebola cases and 60 confirmed deaths in Congo’s outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. (Reuters via MSN)

Women have been the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at risk. (AP)

Congo’s soccer team was denied from playing in a World Cup warmup game in Spain due to Ebola concerns. (AP)

Despite protests, around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialists landed at a Kenyan base where the U.S. is building a quarantine facility for U.S. citizens exposed to Ebola. (Reuters via MSN)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Americans who test positive for Ebola at the facility could be allowed into the U.S. for treatment. (CNN via MSN)

Rubio also indicated that the U.S. may resume its funding of Gavi, a global vaccine alliance that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pulled the U.S. out of last year. (The Hill)

The FDA’s acting chief met with rare disease groups in hopes of rebuilding ties. (Reuters via MSN)

And the agency accepted a letter of intent for an artificial intelligence-based tool to predict drug-induced liver injury during small-molecule drug development.

Several South Florida behavioral health companies abruptly received Medicaid termination letters without explanation, forcing them to shut down service. (CBS News)

“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi Mellencamp said her metastatic melanoma is in remission. (USA Today)

Health insurer Cigna dropped coverage of GLP-1 weight loss drugs for its own employees. (Reuters)

A report from an influential conservative think tank claimed that a quarter of all enrollments into Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges were fraudulent. (The Hill)

In a special edition of the American Journal of Public Health, leading nutrition experts called for sweeping government regulations on ultraprocessed food. (STAT)

Unsafe food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, with young children making up a third of all cases, the WHO said.

Melinda French Gates donated $215 million to support contraceptive access, maternal care, and other global women’s health initiatives. (AP)

The FDA is recommending patients and doctors find alternatives to the Hintermann Series H3 total ankle replacement system, which has higher-than-expected long-term risks of device failure.

FDA also issued a warning letter to Medline after an inspection uncovered recurring bacterial contamination in its finished drug products.