New Vaccine-Aluminum Study; Med School Discriminated on Race; Head Hits and the Gut

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A new systematic review in The BMJ reported that current evidence did not support causal associations between aluminium adjuvanted vaccines and serious or long-term health outcomes.

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA discriminated based on race in admissions, the Justice Department determined after a year-long investigation.

Sanofi wants to pull its application to expand the use of teplizumab (Tzield), a drug approved to delay onset of type 1 diabetes, from the FDA’s priority voucher program, following a move by the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research director Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD, to overturn a staff recommendation for approval. (Fierce Pharma)

Nicole Saphier, MD, President Trump’s pick for Surgeon General, faces scrutiny for now-deleted social media posts that criticized the administration’s previous healthcare guidance. (The Hill)

The FDA flagged a shortage of neurosurgical patties, sponges, and strip devices; supply chain issues are expected to persist through the end of the year.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), 73, said she has a benign essential tremor, which she said was “occasionally inconvenient” but doesn’t hinder her ability to work. (New York Times)

A major disconnect emerged in the administration’s drug strategy, as budget cuts threaten to eliminate access to harm-reduction tools like drug-testing strips. (STAT)

The military promised lifetime healthcare, but a broken TRICARE system is failing them. (NBC News)

Currently recovering from pneumonia, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is applying for federal medical care through the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program. (New York Times)

Certain sour cream & onion pork rinds and seasonings were recalled for possible Salmonella contamination, the FDA said.

To increase oversight, the FDA will pilot 1-day inspectional assessments. The agency also updated its internal artificial intelligence tool for scientific reviewers and investigators

Ahead of the launch of TrumpRx, pharmaceutical companies hiked lobbying efforts by 23%, OpenSecrets reported.

A group of women met with the FDA to demand solutions for the estrogen patch shortage. (USA Today)

A small study of college football players tied non-concussive head hits with gut microbiome changes. (PLOS One)

A 14-month-old boy who reportedly inhaled gold dust powder from a birthday cake is in an induced coma. (People)

An investigational drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy achieved the primary endpoint in a phase I/II trial of patients with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene amenable to exon 44 skipping, said Entrada Therapeutics.

Media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner died at age 87 with Lewy body dementia. (AP)

“Total Eclipse of the Heart” singer Bonnie Tyler, 74, remains hospitalized following emergency intestinal surgery. (People)

Wellness travel: it’s what the doctor ordered. (Condé Nast Traveler)

An Ethiopian man was inspired to pursue midwifery after the profession saved his mother’s life. (NPR)