Steroid Use Tied to Diabetes; Suicide Rates Climbing; Legionnaire’s Death Toll Rises

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Chronic steroid use more than doubled the risk of type 2 diabetes, a large-scale study showed. (U.S. News & World Report)

A novel blood test identified people with accelerated decline in lung function who were at risk of respiratory death, incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or respiratory exacerbations. (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)

A man accused of setting a Ugandan Olympic athlete on fire died of burns suffered during the attack. (AP)

The FDA warned that batches of Terrafina brand raisins were recalled due to undeclared sulfites, which may cause “life-threatening allergic reactions” in vulnerable people.

Schools are using armed police to address gun violence. (KFF)

Suicide rates haven’t slowed, despite federal efforts to prevent it. (CBS News)

In a related story, a Native American-led suicide prevention program in Alaska is trying a community-building approach to the problem. (NPR)

The death toll has risen to four in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at an assisted living facility in upstate New York. (AP)

There are no birthing facilities or obstetricians in 1,104 U.S. counties, according to a report from the March of Dimes.

Opt-out syphilis screening in the emergency department dramatically increased screening and diagnoses. (Open Forum Infectious Diseases)

An abortion rights referendum will be allowed to stay on the ballot in Missouri, the state supreme court ruled. (WDAF)

A fourth case of Eastern equine encephalitis was confirmed in Massachusetts, authorities there said. (The Hill)

Francisco Lopera, MD, age 73, a Colombian neurologist who discovered and studied the world’s largest extended family with a genetic mutation for Alzheimer’s disease, died of metastatic melanoma. (New York Times)

Nearly 50 million people have received coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges over the past decade, the Biden administration said.

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