More CEOs Targeted in Wanted Posters; Ultraprocessed Food Lawsuit; OD Deaths Fall

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“Wanted” posters of healthcare CEOs were put up in New York City in the wake of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (PIX11)

Health insurance workers feared for their personal safety after Thompson was killed. (New York Times)

Feeling the heat, senior executives across industries have taken extra security precautions. (CNN)

Luigi Mangione, the man charged with murdering Thompson, may have been motivated by some degree by back pain. (Washington Post)

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of about 1,500 people who were released from prison to stop the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic and placed on home confinement. (AP)

Federal officials do not see a need for a bird flu vaccine in humans at this stage of current outbreaks. (NBC News)

The HEARTS Act is headed to become law after a unanimous yes vote by the Senate; a signature by Biden will be the last step. (CBS Sports)

The House passed a $895 billion measure that authorized a 1% increase in defense spending and prohibited TRICARE health plans from covering gender dysphoria treatment for minors if that treatment could result in sterilization. (AP)

A lawsuit accused major food companies of allegedly causing chronic disease by marketing ultraprocessed foods to be addictive to children. (CNN)

Ultraprocessed foods may be attractive because they are “predigested” food. (CNN)

A study in Gut looked at possible links between pro-inflammatory fatty acids and colon cancer.

Provisional CDC data showed that U.S. drug overdose deaths fell 17% between July 2023 and July 2024, the White House said.

Large increases in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses were seen in adults since 2021, new Truveta data showed.

Cheaper vials of tirzepatide (Zepbound) will be available on the direct-to-consumer app Ro through a partnership with Eli Lilly. (CNBC)

In Providence, Rhode Island, the nation’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center opened its doors. (The Public’s Radio)

Kentucky has a booming industry of drug addiction treatment centers, with more residential treatment beds per person now than any other state in the country. (New York Times)

Mothers who received opiates during labor were reported to child welfare authorities when they or their newborns test positive on subsequent drug tests. (Marshall Project)

The Ohio Supreme Court made a ruling that could overturn a $650 million judgment against large pharmaceutical chains as part of national opioid litigation. (AP)

As HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. would gain the power to rescind emergency use authorizations for pediatric vaccines. (Endpoints)

Researchers reported a better mechanistic understanding of how LDL cholesterol accumulates or is cleared from the blood. (Nature)

Autism advocates are losing faith that the FDA will ban electric shock devices. (STAT)

A licensed therapist in Maryland was charged with murdering her 3-month-old daughter by drowning. (People)