NEJM Editors Slam Trump Administration; Alfredo Sauce Recall; Ebola Doc Comes Home

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The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) editorial board warned that the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed changes to the HHS grant process would further politicize science by putting decision-making power in the hands of political appointees.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration requested an expedited appeal of a federal ruling blocking some of his vaccine policies. (New York Times)

Kennedy also wrote to the editor-in-chief of Toxicology Reports demanding answers about why a 2021 study that suggested a link between vaccines and sudden infant death was removed. (The Hill)

Recently, the Health Secretary has been showing up in House districts that will decide the midterms. (Politico)

Kennedy launched GetActive.gov, a new resource for improving health through movement during his “Take Back Your Health” tour in Colorado, HHS said.

The Coffee Connexion voluntarily recalled hundreds of cases of Alfredo sauce for potential Salmonella contamination. (AP)

Senate Democrats plan to unveil a proposal to expand Medicare drug price negotiations today. (Axios)

The U.S. is spending nearly $25,000 a month to store mostly unusable contraceptives in Belgium that were once intended for poorer nations. (Reuters via U.S. News)

Peter Stafford, MD, the American doctor who contracted Ebola while on a humanitarian mission in Congo, returned home and said he is feeling well after recovering. (CBS News)

The NIH announced the creation of the new Office of Research Innovation, Validation, and Application (ORIVA) to speed human-based research and reduce the use of animals in research.

Kratom, a supplement sold in gas stations that has been linked to liver toxicity, seizures, and death, found support from top Trump administration officials. (New York Times)

The American College of Physicians issued a new clinical guideline on using medications to manage overweight and obesity in adults. (Annals of Internal Medicine )

The FDA approved gadoquatrane (Ambelvist), a low-dose macrocyclic gadolinium-based agent for contrast-enhanced MRI to detect lesions with abnormal vascularity in adults and children, maker Bayer announced.

The Supreme Court declined to hear from a former high school student who made a free speech claim against an Indiana school district that did not allow her to display anti-abortion flyers. (Reuters via MSN)

In Cuba, sick children and other vulnerable people face treatment delays and higher mortality since the U.S. energy blockade began in January. (AP)

The U.S. reported 32 new measles cases in the past week, according to the Yale School of Public Health. Here’s where they were.

Looming changes to state Medicaid regulations are a threat to an already strained home care industry for people with disabilities. (STAT)

The FDA issued a warning letter to Happiest Baby for selling sleep sack and hospital SNOO bassinet bundles without FDA review and authorization.

“Fox tapeworm,” which can cause echinococcosis in humans, was detected in Washington coyotes near Puget Sound for the first time, researchers said. (Fox News)