Mask Ban Approved; Magnesium and Sleep; Tenet Hospitals Sold

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Republicans in Nassau County in New York approved a ban on the public use of face coverings, claiming the measure would combat crimes committed during protests. (Gothamist)

The strength and endurance of a summer COVID wave in California is surprising experts. (Los Angeles Times)

A deadlier strain of mpox is spreading to multiple African countries. (Science)

GSK won the latest trial alleging its discontinued ranitidine (Zantac) drug for heartburn caused cancer, with a jury finding it was not responsible for an Illinois woman’s illness, according to a company spokesperson. (Reuters)

Health officials warned of potentially deadly hantavirus spread by rats and mice in Arizona and other Southwestern states. (Newsweek)

Can magnesium supplements help with sleep? (NPR)

This is how the gap is widening between rich and poor hospitals. (Axios)

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. (AP)

A data blind spot is affecting Native American public health officials. (KFF)

These seven foods have surprising health benefits. (Washington Post)

A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the House and Senate are pressuring the Biden administration regarding midomafetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (The Hill)

In a $910 million deal, Tenet Healthcare will sell five Brookwood Baptist Health hospitals in Alabama to Florida-based Orlando Health. (Reuters)

Here’s what drug policy advocates want to see from Democratic nominee Kamala Harris if she becomes president. (Mother Jones)

The FDA advised restaurants not to serve and consumers not to eat certain oysters from Lewis Bay, Massachusetts, because they are potentially contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni.

Novartis and Viatris face a lawsuit filed by the family of Henrietta Lacks, accusing the drugmakers of unlawfully profiting from the use of “HeLa” cells without paying or getting permission from her estate. (Reuters)

A shortage of infectious disease doctors will hit marginalized communities the hardest, Infectious Diseases Society of America specialists said. (STAT)

Experts contend that the drunk-driving limit in the U.S. is too high. (New York Times)

Here is where to turn when a child is mysteriously and seriously ill. (Washington Post)

This is what vision-impaired Olympic stars rely on when they compete. (CNN)

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