Shots Fired in Hospital; FBI Havana Syndrome Report; Experts’ Concerns About RFK Jr.

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An investigation ensued after shots were fired when a patient allegedly grabbed a police officer’s gun inside the emergency room at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital in New Jersey. No injuries were reported. (WABC-TV New York)

More voters, especially women, said abortion is their top issue. (New York Times)

California could soon ban certain artificial dyes used to color food in public schools. (USA Today)

The FBI released a redacted portion of a report on Havana syndrome. (New York Times)

Mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in 6 months, the World Health Organization director said. (AP)

Is a chain of psychiatric hospitals detaining its patients to maximize insurance payments? (New York Times)

This is what research said about soft-shell football helmet covers like the Guardian Cap. (CNN)

Men are turning to surgery in search of the perfect abs. (Washington Post)

Most people in the U.S. who contacted a medical office about a bill they could not afford or disagreed with achieved payment relief, bill correction, or a better understanding of their bill, survey data showed. (JAMA Health Forum)

Their family members died after receiving organ transplants from pigs, but these people had no regrets. (NBC News)

Will patients suffer after Steward Health’s closure of Massachusetts hospitals? (AP)

High schools are helping to develop future healthcare workers as shortages persist. (Axios)

Health experts are concerned about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s potential influence on former President Trump’s public health policies in a second term. (The Hill)

Here is a look inside the “mythical and sprawling” Epic Systems campus. (CNBC)

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is slated to publicly testify to a congressional subcommittee about nursing homes deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. (New York Times)

Physicians continue to use problematic race-based algorithms to guide care. (STAT)

This is why aging farmers fear nursing homes. (NPR)

Extreme heat may worsen chronic health conditions in many Americans. (NBC News)

Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip. (Time)

Actor Obi Ndefo of television show “Dawson’s Creek” died at age 51. (NBC’s Today)

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop died after collapsing on stage at a show in Connecticut. (AP)