‘Full House’ Star’s Cancer; Fluoride Fears Go Mainstream; Florida Doctor Arrested

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“Full House” actor Dave Coulier, 65, revealed he has stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. (People)

The latest tally of the McDonald’s onion E. coli outbreak reports that at least 104 were sickened and 34 hospitalized, according to the CDC.

Thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., fears about fluoride have become mainstream. (STAT)

A Florida doctor was arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in a wheelchair. (10 Tampa Bay)

Meet the siblings — one a surgeon and one a food-industry lobbyist — behind the Make America Healthy Again movement. (Wall Street Journal)

Of 1,107 U.S. psychiatric hospitals that responded to a survey, less than half said they provide medications for opioid use disorder. (JAMA Network Open)

Here’s how states can protect public health during the next administration. (The Hill)

Telehealth company Hims & Hers Health launched a new GLP-1 supply tracker, where patients can share details about their challenges finding the weight-loss and diabetes agents.

Canadian health officials confirmed bird flu in a teen who is hospitalized and in critical condition, and said the virus was related to a local poultry outbreak. (AP)

Virginia Democratic lawmakers are looking to advance a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights. (DC News Now)

CDC Director Mandy Cohen and a top FDA vaccine regulator expressed serious concerns for children if more people become anti-vaccine. (STAT)

The 2023 U.S. infant mortality rate was 5.61 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, unchanged from the year before, CDC data indicated.

Adverse events during inpatient perioperative care were identified in 38% of adults undergoing surgery in a study of 11 Massachusetts hospitals. (BMJ)

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, discussed hopes and uncertainties surrounding the future of the FDA. (FiercePharma)

This is why walking is so great for you. (AP)

Almost 60% of the over 800 million adults living with diabetes didn’t receive treatment, according to a global study (The Lancet)

Baltimore won $266 million in a lawsuit against opioid distributors. (U.S. News & World Report)

Novo Nordisk will gradually stop production of human insulin pens and instead shift focus to making its GLP-1 injectables., the drugmaker told Reuters.

Experts criticized Trump’s idea of using mental institutions for homeless individuals struggling with mental illness. (NPR)

HHS continued to face challenges in carrying out its cybersecurity responsibilities, the Government Accountability Office said.

The San Antonio Spurs revealed its coach Gregg Popovich suffered a mild stroke earlier this month. (AP)

A Beverly Hills surgeon sued Medtronic for alleged patent infringement of her hernia repair mesh product. (CNBC)

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