Docs Demand Trump’s Medical Records; Anesthesiologist’s Sex Crimes; Daily Loneliness

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More than 230 doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers signed a letter calling for former President Donald Trump to release his medical records ahead of the election. (CBS News)

Can new weight-loss drugs like tirzepatide (Zepbound) help people get back to work? Britain plans to find out. (Reuters)

Experts discuss why cardiovascular disease is again on the rise. (STAT)

The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, are signaling that their legal strategy to fight opioid-related lawsuits will involve challenging the use of public nuisance laws. (Washington Post)

Atop the six already-confirmed cases, California is investigating an additional five cases of bird flu in dairy farm workers. (Reuters)

Sadeq Ali Quraishi, MD, a former Tufts Medical Center anesthesiologist, has been convicted of attempted sex trafficking of a child and faces at least 10 years in prison. (Boston 25 News)

Some patients who had endoscopy procedures at the Vanderbilt Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis. (WZTV)

Drugmakers are taking advantage of a global climate treaty and updating their asthma inhalers to exclude greenhouse gases, allowing them to thwart generic competition and sidestep Medicare reforms. (Politico)

Only a quarter of adult hospitals in the U.S. provided information about LGBTQ+ resources or hospital-based services. (JAMA)

Because of pandemic-related disruptions, 128,000 cancer cases in the U.S. were missed in 2020. (JAMA Network Open)

Frozen meals and pastas found at Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Target, and more are the latest items impacted by a massive meat and poultry recall. (Patch)

Fewer people (26%) are worried about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this year, but worry about about COVID and the flu has remained stable at 33% and 37%, respectively, an Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey showed.

Meanwhile, a Gallup poll found that 20% of U.S. adults experience loneliness daily, the highest level in 2 years.

The FDA granted marketing authorization to CMR Surgical’s next-generation Versius Surgical System for adults undergoing gallbladder removal, the company announced.

In two phase III trials of rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in adults, depemokimab significantly reduced polyp size, GSK announced.

Sorry, picky eaters: broccoli is an all-star “multitasking” vegetable. (New York Times)

At least four were killed by an Israeli strike at Gaza’s al-Aqsa Hospital. (Washington Post)

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