Giuliani Hospitalized; 3 Dead in Suspected Outbreak; Abortion Back at SCOTUS?

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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized for an unknown reason and is in critical condition, according to a spokesperson. (WABC)

The Trump administration said it will exempt foreign physicians from countries with a travel ban, such as Venezuela, from a freeze on visa applications that forced out many working in U.S. jobs in underserved areas. (New York Times)

Three people aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic ocean are dead following a suspected hantavirus outbreak and three others are seriously ill, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. (AP)

WHO members are stuck on talks related to pathogen-sharing rules, raising concerns over whether a pandemic treaty adopted in 2025 will take effect. (Reuters via MSN)

The “Make America Healthy Again” movement lost its surgeon general pick in Casey Means, MD, but scored a win on pesticides in a House farm bill. (Axios)

Is the new nominee, Nicole Saphier, MD, confirmable? (NPR)

Two makers of the abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court to block an appellate court ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug on Friday, in what was the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. (AP)

It’s not even approved yet but conspiracy theorists and social media influencers are already stirring up false rumors to create distrust around a vaccine candidate for Lyme disease. (Mother Jones)

The PA Education Association and the American Academy of Physician Associates announced plans to challenge the Trump administration in court over new rules that would cap federal loan limits on PA education.

Researchers in The Lancet projected that broader HPV vaccination and screening in high-income countries could eliminate cervical cancer by 2048.

Savings from Medicare negotiation and “most favored nations” pricing may be greater for cancer drugs than other drug classes, according to an analysis in JAMA Health Forum.

What’s the role of the thymus in longevity and cancer? (Washington Post)

The FDA expanded the approval of ustekinumab (Stelara) in Crohn’s disease to include treatment of kids as young as 2 years, Johnson & Johnson announced.

And Incyte announced the FDA approval of an extended-release tablets of ruxolitinib (Jakafi XR) for the drug’s indications in treating myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and graft-versus-host disease.

Meanwhile, the agency broadcast a recall of three batches of a2 Platinum infant formula because of a cereulide toxin produced by strains of Bacillus cereus.

The Trump administration notified Minnesota that it’s deferring an additional $91 million in Medicaid funding, due to fresh concerns about vulnerabilities to fraud in state-run but federally funded social service programs. (AP)

North Carolina’s attorney general announced an $11 million settlement with Mylan, the maker of epinephrine injector (EpiPen), over claims the drugmaker was making false claims about generics to keep prices high.

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been urgently transferred from prison to a hospital in northwestern Iran after a “catastrophic deterioration” of her health, according to her foundation. (AP)