Trump’s 22 Medical Specialists; Infectious Hot Tub; Ending Postpartum Hemorrhage

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A record-setting 22 medical specialists assessed President Trump as part of his latest checkup. (Washington Post)

The Trump administration suggested that insurers consider offering loans to cash-strapped beneficiaries on Affordable Care Act plans. (New York Times)

In an anonymous survey of current and former CDC employees, 95% said Americans would die because of agency cuts. (CIDRAP)

Meanwhile, the CDC’s temporary leader Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, denied that the administration’s cuts to foreign aid have hampered the Ebola response. (The Hill)

CDC activated a formal emergency response over New World screwworm and is planning for potential human cases. (The Hill)

And the FDA authorized generic nitenpyram tablets for treating New World screwworm infestations in dogs and cats.

A CDC report detailed two cases of Legionnaires disease linked to a hot tub at a rental property. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Data from Chile suggest aggressive food labeling and advertising policies can cut obesity risks in schoolkids. (The Lancet)

The Pentagon got the all-clear after the building was temporarily locked down and partially evacuated following a hazardous-materials alert. (CBS News)

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slammed a New York Times report that he was “checked out” and pointed to a “publicly available” calendar that doesn’t appear to exist. (The Hill, STAT)

Many patients with large medical bills aren’t aware of hospital charity care. (USA Today)

Americans are split on fluoride in public drinking water, according to an Annenberg Public Policy Center survey.

Veterans Affairs officials failed to report multiple providers who put patients safety at risk for disciplinary action, a Government Accountability Office report found.

Amgen announced that an independent firm will review safety data on avacopan (Tavneos), its drug for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis that the FDA wants off the market. (Reuters via MSN)

The FDA cleared a biomarker-guided neuromodulation system for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, maker Wave Neuroscience announced.

Planned Parenthood’s Northwest affiliate sued Alaska to challenge the state’s ban on telehealth abortion. (Alaska Beacon)

A provision in the defense policy bill to expand coverage of fertility services for military members was scrapped. (The Hill)

The World Health Organization and others offered a global blueprint for how postpartum hemorrhage should be detected and treated in an effort to end the deadly complication.

The Trump administration’s strict response to the hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks contrasts with prior criticisms of COVID restrictions. (NPR)

And Florida health officials are pushing back against CDC’s hantavirus quarantine guidance. (NBC News)

FDA issued an import alert for drugs manufactured at an Indian facility where bird droppings were recently found. (Reuters via MSN)

And the agency warned about “Business Pill” or “Branch Manager for Men” supplements over the hidden ingredient yohimbine — a chemical previously used in prescription erectile dysfunction medications.

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