Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival

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Royal-watchers got a rare public video message from the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, who is expected to continue chemotherapy in the near future. (Daily Mail)

The nation’s first mask ban — with exceptions for religious and health-related uses — was signed into law in New York’s Nassau County. (PIX11)

Former President Donald Trump said he would defund schools that have vaccine mandates for students. (Vox)

The Trump campaign attacked Vice President Kamala Harris for her past support for Medicare for All. (CNN)

A hidden report showed how workers became ill while cleaning up a contaminated derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP)

U.S. healthcare providers are receiving cease-and-desist letters from Eli Lilly regarding their promotion of compounded versions of tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro). (Reuters)

The chair of a West Virginia state legislative health committee was removed from his position after charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. (AP)

Medicare spending on ustekinumab (Stelara) injections skyrocketed due to ballooning payments under Part D, according to an HHS report.

The first week of deer hunting season was usually accompanied by a spike in firearm violence in rural areas. (JAMA Network Open)

People with complete cervical spinal cord injury had different hospital outcomes depending on their insurance type, including disparities in withdrawal of life support. (JAMA Surgery)

The Montana Supreme Court struck down a state law requiring minors to get consent from a parent to obtain an abortion. (Daily Montanan)

An Arizona behavioral hospital was told to suspend operations due to issues with air conditioning, elevators, and other equipment. (ABC15)

The major large language models performed differently in their ability to identify and describe genetic conditions based on clinician-type prompts. (American Journal of Human Genetics)

Researchers are tackling the issue of survival after sudden cardiac arrest on several fronts. (STAT)

Public health officials are recognizing the importance of collaborating with veterinarians to understand human diseases with animal origins. (New Yorker)

The antiviral tecovirimat (Tpoxx) was safe but did not reduce the duration of lesions among people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with clade I mpox, early NIH research indicated.

Faster, noninvasive detection of Aspergillus fumigatus fungal infection was possible with a dedicated positron PET tracer. (Science Translational Medicine)

Johnson & Johnson is expected to have the legally required amount of claimant support for a proposed $6.48 billion bankruptcy settlement related to the myriad lawsuits alleging its talc products caused cancer. (Reuters)

Exposure to persistent organic pollutants was linked to microbiome changes that may have later health implications, a mouse study suggested. (Environmental Health Perspectives)

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