Diabetic ‘Dumped’ at Shelter; The Opioid Victims Getting $0; Clade I Mpox on Flights

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A CMS inspection report described how a diabetic patient with dementia at Eastland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Ohio was subsequently “dumped” on the sidewalk of a homeless shelter. (People)

President Trump announced a deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products as part of the White House’s signature “most favored nation” drug pricing initiative. (AP)

As Trump reschedules marijuana, here’s what to know about its health risks. (Wall Street Journal via MSN)

Meanwhile, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement — which includes anti-pesticide activists — is reportedly becoming disenchanted with Trump and the GOP. (New York Times)

California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them. (AP)

Fewer than half of the nearly 140,000 people who filed claims against Purdue Pharma over its role in the opioid epidemic will end up receiving any compensation in the settlement. (ProPublica)

Citing manufacturing issues, the FDA declined to approve Grace Therapeutics’ GTx-104 for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and AbbVie’s trenibotulinumtoxinE for moderate to severe glabellar (frown) lines, the companies said.

A federal investigation is looking into the deaths or disappearances of 10 scientists and other individuals with links to sensitive U.S. nuclear and aerospace research. (CNN)

The world’s major producer of condoms, a Malaysian company, has raised prices by 30% due to supply disruptions resulting from the Iran war. (New York Times)

During the 2024-2025 season, flu vaccination coverage was 61.3% among nursing home residents and 42.1% among the healthcare staff working in those facilities, according to findings in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

The CDC also detailed contact tracing efforts after three clade I mpox cases in people who traveled on commercial flights from November 2024 to January 2025, with no secondary cases among 60 contacts were identified. The program was stopped in 2025. (MMWR)

Celebrated conductor Michael Tilson Thomas died of glioblastoma at the age of 81. (Playbill)

Nicole Polizzi, “Snooki” from the reality TV show “Jersey Short,” will undergo a hysterectomy to treat her cervical cancer. (USA Today)