Conviction for Fatal COVID Spread; Who Is Alleged Trump Shooter? BMI & Schizophrenia

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A woman in Austria was found guilty of grossly negligent homicide after fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID. (AP)

COVID levels in the U.S. remain elevated, though some markers have declined, according to the CDC’s weekly update.

Meanwhile, Florida is discouraging the use of mRNA COVID vaccines in its latest guidance. (NBC News)

Former President Donald Trump appears to have been the target of another assassination attempt and a suspect has been arrested, the FBI said; here’s what is known about the alleged shooter. (AP, Time)

A CDC report on the unexplained human bird flu case in Missouri found that a close contact of the individual also had symptoms around the same time. (NBC News)

The NIH announced the launch of a pandemic preparedness research network to target high priority pathogens with no available vaccines or therapeutics.

George Berci, MD, a renowned surgeon and the inventor of laparoscopy, died at age 103. (Washington Post)

A 33-year-old died on Sunday after completing a Disneyland half-marathon in Southern California; an excessive heat warning had been in effect across the state. (USA Today)

In related news, is the U.S government ignoring the danger of extreme heat? (Politico)

In California, gas stoves may soon have a tobacco-style health warning label. (NPR)

The Italian army is guarding medical staff at a hospital after a series of violent assaults. (AP)

Two hospitals in Springfield, Ohio went into lockdown after bomb threats. (The Hill)

Walgreens agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges the company fraudulently billed the U.S. government for undispensed prescriptions. (Reuters)

The FDA expanded the approval of dupilumab (Dupixent) in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps to include children ages 12 years and up, Regeneron announced.

A Florida physicians group is speaking out against a ballot initiative that aims to protect abortion in the state’s constitution. (Health News Florida)

Signed into law in May, the repeal of Arizona’s 1864 near-total abortion ban officially took effect this weekend. (The Hill)

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential candidate, is backtracking on whether President Trump would veto a national abortion ban. (Politico)

The Virginia Boar’s Head facility at the center of a deadly multi-state listeria outbreak will close permanently. (ABC News)

Obesity or overweight in childhood was linked with a greater risk of schizophrenia later in life. (Science)

A massive die-off of vultures in India was associated with the loss of 100,000 human lives, according to researchers. (Washington Post)

More than half a million children in Gaza have undergone a first round of polio vaccination, the WHO said.

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