ICU Nurse Murdered; Billy Joel Health Update; MAHA Runs ‘The Pitt’ in ‘SNL’ Parody

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A Massachusetts teen was accused of breaking into the home of 68-year-old Janet Swallow, RN, and fatally stabbing the intensive care unit (ICU) nurse. (New York Post)

Ahead of the midterms, the White House is clamping down on the messaging and vaccine policies coming out of HHS. (Wall Street Journal)

Meanwhile, the controversial COVID-19 vaccine work group for the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices argued for a closer look at COVID vaccine injuries while citing a survey claiming one in four Americans know someone who died from the shot. (New York Times)

During a tense meeting over the winter, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, pressed medical societies on their support for gender-affirming medical interventions for transgender youth. (New York Times)

The FDA expanded the approval of GSK’s adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine (Arexvy) to include adults ages 18 to 49 at increased risk for severe infections, the company announced.

The agency also expanded secukinumab’s (Cosentyx) indication in hidradenitis suppurativa to include children 12 years and up, said Novartis.

And citing manufacturing issues, the FDA rejected an oral suspension form of valacyclovir for treating infections caused by herpes simplex or varicella zoster viruses, said Hyloris Pharmaceuticals.

Maternal pesticide exposure risk for infants may begin before pregnancy, researchers reported in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology.

Physical therapy, losing weight with his diet: Billy Joel’s daughter gave an update on the singer’s health following his diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus. (USA Today)

The liver from a man who fought in World War II and recently died at age 100 has been transplanted, making the veteran the oldest known transplant donor. (People)

The hospital where sick patients consume beef tallow, take methylene blue, and avoid acetaminophen (Tylenol): in a parody of “The Pitt,” “Saturday Night Live” imagines the “MAHAspital.”

Settlements from drugmakers accused of kickbacks in the U.S. amounted to only about 2% of the revenue accrued from selling the drugs in question, a cross-sectional study found. (JAMA Network Open)

Have a suspected urinary tract infection in a pre-verbal, pre-toilet-trained kid? A study in JAMA Network Open suggested that the UTICalc diagnostic tool might help.

An artificial intelligence-powered tool using data collected at routine medical visits may help predict if a patient’s at risk of intimate partner violence, the NIH said.

South Carolina’s public health department announced three new measles cases in the state’s massive outbreak, bringing the total to 996.

Meanwhile, NBC News gave an update on Utah’s measles outbreak as it stretches into month 8.

Can vaccinating bats help prevent the spillover of deadly viruses to humans? (NPR)

Over 100 guests and 49 crew members on the Princess Cruises’ Star Princess ship came down with norovirus, according to the CDC.

Here’s how the Trump administration’s war against Harvard halted a professor’s work on aging. (New York Times)

Meet 23-year-old Felicia Pasadyn, the full-time medical student who qualified for Olympic Marathon Trials. (People)

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has pneumonia and is receiving treatment in the ICU. (AP)

Phil Campbell, the longtime guitarist of metal band Motörhead, died at age 64 following an ICU stint and a “major” operation. (Rolling Stone)

The AP took a look at Thailand’s “Death Fest,” which invites people to confront mortality while also offering practical services and spiritual advice for the inevitable.