Lindsey Graham’s Cause of Death; Legionnaires’ at the Guggenheim; Renowned Doc Dies

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died at age 71 on Saturday of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a preliminary medical examiner’s report. (The Hill)

And actor Sam Neill died suddenly at age 78. The “Jurassic Park” star in 2023 disclosed a diagnosis of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, but was said to be cancer-free at the time of his death. (AP)

The University of Oxford launched a trial of BD-Ebov, the first vaccine candidate to target the strain of Ebola spreading in Congo and Uganda. (Reuters via AOL)

Dozens of people working at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike Monday over unpaid salaries and bonuses. (AP)

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said that 80% of the new Ebola cases have no known link to another infected individual. (Reuters via AOL)

Sean Kaufman, MPH, the nominee for Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response who faces a confirmation hearing this week, has questioned the hepatitis B vaccine in infants. (STAT)

After New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman discussed Donald Trump’s cognitive fitness, the president said she will “pay the price” when his defamation suit against the outlet gets to court. (The Hill)

A “loud and unafraid” voice in the Trump era: The Boston Globe profiled Jeremy Faust, MD, MS, MedPage Today‘s editor-in-chief.

Democratic attorneys general in 15 states sued the Trump administration over cuts for mental health funding in schools. (Stateline)

North Carolina’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would repeal the sales taxes on diapers and tampons. (Daily Tar Heel)

New York City’s famed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. (AP)

The Hill published a state-by-state guide on where to watch out for the various disease-carrying ticks.

USA Today mapped the states with cyclosporiasis cases and reported that some restaurants are changing their menus in response to the foodborne illness that can cause explosive diarrhea.

Here’s why it’s so difficult to find out what food is responsible for outbreaks of Cyclospora infection. (Washington Post)

For a third time, the FDA declined to approve camrelizumab plus rivoceranib for unresectable liver cancer, citing manufacturing issues. (Fierce Pharma)

The agency also proposed a rule that would allow pharmaceutical companies to register multiple manufacturing facilities as a single establishment.

Facebook-owner Meta has appealed the landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users. (AP)

Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations worldwide increased 14% in the first 6 months of the year compared with the last half of 2025, according to a report from Comparitech.

A man who experienced “zombielike” spells for years from what turned out to be auto-brewery syndrome finally got some lasting relief from a series of fecal transplants. (Washington Post)

Renowned cancer epidemiologist Joseph Fraumeni Jr., MD, who co-discovered a hereditary condition that predisposes people to cancer (now known as Li-Fraumeni syndrome), died at age 93. (New York Times)

Meanwhile, a feature in The Atlantic examined how genetic testing for inherited diseases can make life more complicated.