600 Dead in Outbreak; Obamacare Now Trumpcare? Rare Cancer Cluster in Kids

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New suspected Ebola cases have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, as the death toll in the country’s latest outbreak reached 600. (AP)

A suspected Ebola patient was quarantined in an Equatorial Guinea hotel being used to hold migrants deported from the U.S., according to deportees and their lawyers. (AP)

The first locally acquired case of Chagas disease, a potentially deadly infection transmitted by triatomine or “kissing” bugs, has been confirmed in San Diego County. (USA Today)

Research in Nature Communications linked lingering vision problems after COVID to inflammation and nerve damage.

New York’s attorney general announced a lawsuit against 3M, DuPont, and others, claiming the companies knowingly exposed consumers to harmful “forever chemicals” in their cosmetics, cookware, and other products.

And a class action lawsuit against Costco alleges toxic heavy metals in the retailer’s protein powder. (USA Today)

As Affordable Care Act premiums continue to rise, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Obamacare might as well be renamed Trumpcare given that Republicans have failed to repeal the law during President Trump’s two terms. (The Hill)

The White House canceled Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s $10 million to $20 million ad campaign that focused on processed food and diabetes over the costs and other concerns. (NOTUS)

The FDA paused the release of complete response letters that describe the agency’s rationale for rejecting drug approvals as it formalizes the policy. (Fierce Biotech)

After missing a self-imposed May deadline for deciding whether to ban electric shock devices, the FDA quietly announced it would make a decision by November.

Meanwhile, the agency sent Lundbeck an untitled letter over efficacy claims in the company’s online promotion of the migraine drug eptinezumab (Vyepti). (Fierce Pharma)

In a more typical action, the FDA approved a subcutaneous form of isatuximab (Sarclisa Escena) for various indications in multiple myeloma.

The CARDIO-TTRansform phase III trial testing eplontersen (Wainua) in adults with transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy did not meet its primary endpoint, AstraZeneca said.

An international survey from the American Medical Association found strong enthusiasm for wearable health technologies, but barriers to patient usage remain.

In related news, the New York Times offered tips on turning your phone into a personal health dashboard.

Residents of a wealthy California community are voicing concerns about a cluster of rare Ewing sarcoma cases in kids. (NBC Los Angeles)

Multiple rafters have been sickened with a mystery illness following visits to the Grand Canyon. (The Independent)

The NYC Health Department said it has confirmed 46 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City, including 22 hospitalizations.

A New Jersey pharmacist had her practice shut down after state officials said she repeatedly interfered with patients’ prescriptions and operated in unsafe conditions. (Philly Voice)

The Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., dedicates its Monday programming to the Make America Healthy Again movement, despite the fair being littered with junk food. (Washington Post)

Doctors treating people in Venezuelan communities hit by June’s dual earthquakes reported an increase in skin conditions and diarrheal diseases, as well as of requests for medications to treat chronic illness. (AP)

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