Trump’s Workout Routine; Senator Calls for Fauci’s Indictment; Potato Chips Recalled

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President Trump said his fitness routine is “about 1 minute a day, max,” during a ceremony on bringing back the presidential fitness test in schools. (The Hill)

The FDA blocked the publication of studies showing the safety of COVID and shingles vaccines. (CNBC)

Meanwhile, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, is reportedly on thin ice over at the White House. (NOTUS)

How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified. (AP)

Sen. Rand Paul, MD (R-Ky.), renewed his call for prosecuting Anthony Fauci, MD, saying the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases should be indicted for lying under oath about gain-of-function research in 2021 before the statute of limitations expires. (The Hill)

A bipartisan group of senators is urging the Trump administration to restore $600 million in funding for Gavi, an international organization that provides vaccines to lower-income countries. (The Hill)

Among a survey of MAHA voters, healthcare costs outweighed their concerns about vaccines or chemicals in food, according to a KFF poll.

What should a patient ask their doctor before starting a mental health drug? Time has some suggestions.

About 70% of call center leaders for the 988 suicide hotline said they’re understaffed, and about 90% reported difficulty acquiring funds for hiring. (JAMA Network Open)

Federal funding is ending for California’s mobile crisis response teams, which help mental health patients in distress; state and local officials are trying to figure out what to do next. (CalMatters)

What’s it like to attend a “meat as medicine” convention? The New York Times takes a look.

Utz recalled some batches of its Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips due to possible contamination with Salmonella in a seasoning, the FDA said.

The agency also expanded the label for human intravenous immune globulin (Asceniv) to treat primary humoral immunodeficiency in kids as young as 2 years, maker ADMA Biologics said.

Debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a local golf course contains toxic metals as well as PCBs and pesticides, the National Park Service said. (AP)