Chocolate Product Recall; Trump Admin Fights Vaccine Ruling; Measles in Travelers

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Some Ghirardelli Chocolate Company powdered beverage mixes are being recalled for potential Salmonella contamination, the FDA said.

The U.S. Department of Justice will appeal the federal judge’s ruling that blocked the reduced childhood vaccination schedule championed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Reuters via MSN)

Families affected by a school shooting in Canada in February are suing ChatGPT developer OpenAI for failing to take actions that could have prevented injuries and death. (NPR)

Modified red blood cells were engineered to “click clot” within seconds — the hope being that this preclinical work can eventually translate to bleeding control in humans. (Nature)

The FDA approved Medtronic’s Mosaic Neo mitral valve bioprosthesis for implantation through sternotomy, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and robotic access, the company said.

The U.S. has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organization (WHO), its leader claimed. (AFP via France24)

Meanwhile, WHO said attacks on healthcare facilities and staff are increasing globally, especially since the Middle East war began. (Reuters)

International birth control and family planning services are being disrupted following the dismantling of USAID. (NPR)

A darling of longevity influencers, rapamycin, turned out to inhibit some benefits of exercise in one study. (Washington Post)

More regulatory action is needed to tackle the tide of serious liver disease linked to alcohol and unhealthy food in Europe, experts said in a Lancet commission report.

In Michigan, a man suffered a seizure while driving to a doctor’s appointment, causing a crash at the hospital entrance. (ClickOnDetroit)

The CDC is reminding people to be vigilant of a risk of measles during the warmer travel season. (ABC News)

Taiwan logged its first case of measles in 7 years following confirmation in a man who had traveled to Japan. (Taipei Times)

PhD candidate Colette Delawalla, founder of the activist group Stand Up for Science, was profiled in The Guardian.

A paramedic instructor improvising a chest pain scenario ended up needing CPR from his students for a real cardiac arrest. (WBAY)

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