Alcohol and Food Poisoning; Texas Sells Body Parts; Rise in Virus Tied to Paralysis

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The New York Times looked at whether social media claims that alcohol can prevent food poisoning are true.

And NBC News investigated a flourishing Texas program that sold parts of unclaimed corpses for medical training.

The Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would enshrine federal protections and expand insurance coverage for fertility treatments, shortly after former President Trump said he would support such a law. (Reuters)

When it comes to H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. can, and should, do more, a top WHO official said. (STAT)

In Louisiana, hospitals and pharmacists are preparing for a new state law that will categorize abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances.” (Washington Post)

From hospitals to insurers, often-opposed entities are readying for a lobbying push aimed at extending Obamacare subsidies that Congress boosted in the Inflation Reduction Act. (Politico)

Critics said the federal response on cyberattacks that affect health care has been “inadequate.” (NPR)

At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care; here is the story of one of them. (ProPublica)

Do-it-yourself medicine is drawing frustrated patients to certain online forums. (Axios)

Wastewater samples detected a significant escalation in D68, an enterovirus associated a paralyzing condition known as acute flaccid myelitis. (NBC News)

In Hawaii, the Kalalau hiking trail was temporarily closed due to a norovirus outbreak that has sickened at least 50 people. (Washington Post)

Apple received FDA clearance for its sleep apnea detection feature in its Watch Series 10, the company confirmed. (The Hill)

GSK made Brook Shields the star of its shingles vaccination campaign. (Fierce Pharma)

West African genetic ancestry was associated with increased odds of prostate cancer among men who resided in neighborhoods with high deprivation, but lower odds in more affluent areas. (JAMA Network Open)

Of 3,601 food contact chemicals, 25% were present present in humans, researchers reported in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.

A newly approved gene therapy marked the first day of one boy’s “new life,” yet others with sickle cell face obstacles to receiving treatment. (New York Times)

In aging America, historic numbers of people are living by themselves. (KFF Health News)