Mitch McConnell Hospitalized; Outbreak Deaths Reach 181; iPhones and Birth Rates

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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), age 84, was admitted to the hospital with an undisclosed condition. (The Hill)

The CDC alerted about three babies hospitalized with botulism linked to Nara Organics’s recalled infant formula.

A measles outbreak in one Virginia county is approaching 90 confirmed cases. (The Hill)

In California, a resident who trapped and bred wild rats died from leptospirosis, a bacterial disease spread by the urine of infected animals. (People)

Florida is now up to eight cases of the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus this year. (WUSF)

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo increased to 782, with 181 deaths, the nation’s ministry of health said. (AP)

Amid war, distrust, and hunger, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said he’s “really worried” about the outbreak. (STAT)

Health workers are struggling to stop Ebola’s spread in camps for people displaced by war. (Reuters via MSN)

Only 3% of people with HIV on Medicare were prescribed long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy in 2023, a national cross-sectional study found. (JAMA Network Open)

Politico takes a look at how President Trump changed course on his plan to end HIV.

Are doctors prepared for Medicare coverage of GLP-1 drugs? (Axios)

Stage IV cancer isn’t necessarily the death sentence it used to be. (New York Times)

CMS announced a proposed rule to establish a permanent framework for Medicare price negotiation, promising more transparency.

Researchers think the introduction of smartphones may have influenced U.S. birth rates. (NPR)

Officials in Northern California over the weekend urged people sensitive to smoke to keep indoors as firefighters battled a fire in a huge medical equipment warehouse. (AP)

Ticks are a problem in cities too. (New York Times)

HuffPost detailed reports about a top-selling pregnancy test’s false-positive results.

How excessive heat kills, in comic form. (NPR)

Beekeeper’s Naturals recalled one lot of its saline nasal spray due to potential microbial contamination, according to an FDA notice.

The U.K. plans to ban social media use in children under 16 years. (CNBC)

Resident doctors in England called off a planned strike as their unions weighed a new government offer. (Reuters via MSN)

Blood donations globally increased 19% from 2013 to 2023, according to a WHO report, but access to blood remained uneven.