FDA’s ‘Big Dick Energy!’ Warning; UHC Retreats on Prior Auth; Nurses Beat Ebola

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The FDA warned that “Big Dick Energy!” — a supplement touted for male sexual enhancement — could be harmful as it has the hidden ingredient tadalafil (Cialis) in it.

MannKind said the agency expanded approval of its inhaled insulin (Afrezza) to include kids with diabetes ages 6 years and older.

And amid FDA’s leadership changes, Replimune announced plans to resubmit its twice-rejected melanoma drug candidate for another shot at approval.

Why has President Trump been getting repeated CT scans of his heart? His latest medical report leaves unanswered questions. (Axios)

Nearly 80,000 doctors and nurses from countries that now have total immigration bans — such as Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and Haiti — were part of the U.S. healthcare workforce in 2023, with many practicing in underserved areas, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) said that by year’s end it would eliminate nearly two-thirds of prior authorization requirements for pediatric services.

The White House appears to be backing off a plan that would require law enforcement to be stationed outside the homes of Americans under monitoring for hantavirus. (Washington Post)

New York City’s Kennedy International Airport became the fourth U.S. airport to conduct Ebola screenings. (NBC News)

In Kenya, hundreds of youths protested outside the Ebola quarantine center for U.S. citizens. (AP)

At least 246 suspected deaths and more than 1,000 suspected cases have been reported in Congo’s Ebola outbreak. (BBC News)

NPR looked at why Ebola clinics there are being attacked.

Amid the massive outbreak, experts are warning of a link between Ebola and wild animal consumption. (AP)

Meanwhile, health authorities in Brazil are investigating two possible Ebola cases. (NBC News)

It’s not all bad news, though: the World Health Organization said that four nurses in Congo who fell ill with the virus have recovered.

Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy (R) called for an investigation into Rocky Mountain Laboratories after a researcher at the NIH facility was bitten by a monkey with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. (Politico)

So far this year, Florida has five cases of Vibrio vulnificus, an infection caused by flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm coastal waters. (People)

A Canadian man accused of selling lethal products to hundreds of people who bought them to end their own lives pleaded guilty to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide. (AP)

HHS announced a series of initiatives aimed at improving tick control and advancing treatments for tick-borne illnesses, including Lyme disease.

Cigarette smoking rates among U.S. adults have hit another all-time low, according to a CDC survey. (AP)

If high-profile presentations at this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting are any indication, China’s biotech industry is booming. (New York Times)

In other cancer news, the FDA announced new draft guidance aimed at reducing animal testing in oncology products.

The brain of former NHL player Claude Lemieux, who died by suicide, is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center. (AP)

Soon, almost one-third of Americans will live in states that allow medical-aid-in-dying. (New York Times)