‘SNL’ Alum’s Inoperable Cancer; Viral Toddler Checkup; Rocket Fuel Chemical in Food

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“Saturday Night Live” alum Victoria Jackson, 65, now has inoperable cancer; she revealed a breast cancer diagnosis in 2016. (People)

The first case outside of Africa of the clade I mpox has been reported in Sweden, the country’s public health agency said.

Here’s how the U.S. is preparing for cases of the more infectious mpox variant. (USA Today)

Researchers in Health Affairs estimated that Medicare coverage of anti-obesity medications would increase annual spending by $3 billion to $6 billion.

Starting this fall, women who dread getting a Pap smear for cervical cancer screening could instead self-collect their sample with a swab. (New York Times)

A toddler took control of her own doctor’s appointment — and the video of her chatting with a nurse has gone viral. (USA Today)

U.S. dairy farmers are reluctant to test their herds for bird flu due to the economic consequences, meaning official figures are likely a significant undercount. (Reuters)

The FDA expanded the label of durvalumab (Imfinzi) in non-small cell lung cancer to include the neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment of operable tumors.

The agency also expanded the approval of anacaulase (NexoBrid) to include treatment of severe thermal burns in pediatric patients, Vericel announced.

And Cresilon said the FDA cleared its plant-based hemostatic gel (Traumagel) for moderate to severe bleeding.

New York State pledged $646 million to rebuild its healthcare workforce that was decimated by COVID. (CBS News)

Thousands of seniors are forced to choose clinic-based intravenous infusions for their arthritis treatment as Medicare doesn’t adequately cover subcutaneous adalimumab (Humira), which can be administered at home. (STAT)

Authorities are investigating a potential murder-suicide that took place in a parking lot outside a Tampa hospital. (Tampa Bay Times)

Doctors at Kaiser Permanente can now use artificial intelligence to record and craft clinical notes of their patient visits. (USA Today)

Patients at a hospital in New York State had to be relocated after a sprinkler malfunction flooded the labor and delivery wing. (CBS News)

In a survey inspired by Elmo’s wellness check, most respondents said that mental health is nearly as important as economic stability. (NBC News)

Time‘s “Kid of the Year” is working on inventing a soap that could treat skin cancer.

How is perchlorate, a chemical found in rocket fuel, contaminating children’s food? (USA Today)

A third person’s death has been tied to consuming Silk non-dairy milk products, which has been recalled in Canada for potential Listeria contamination. (USA Today)

The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 40,000, according to the health ministry there. (ABC News)

Meanwhile, the WHO says that humanitarian pauses in the conflict are vital for its polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza strip.

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