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Two people have died and 28 have been hospitalized across a dozen states in a listeria outbreak linked to meat sliced at deli counters, the CDC said; no specific source has been identified.
President Biden ended his campaign for re-election after weeks of speculation over his cognitive fitness. Here’s a look at the 47th President’s healthcare legacy. (Washington Post, Axios)
Two top executives at Cassava Sciences, a small pharmaceutical company mired in controversy over an investigational Alzheimer’s drug, have resigned. (New York Times)
The FDA again postponed a proposal to ban cancer-linked formaldehyde in hair-relaxing products. (NBC News)
The American Medical Association issued a provisional CPT code for vaccines against the H5N8 bird flu strain.
The European Medicines Agency called for the JN.1 strain in the 2024-2025 COVID vaccines, contrasting with the FDA, which recommended a KP.2-based vaccine.
A growing number of studies suggest a link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease. (NBC News)
The Biden administration’s controversial nursing home staffing rule could save 13,000 lives annually, researchers say. (USA Today)
A lawsuit alleges that misleading ads play a key role in schemes that sign people up for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or switch people’s plan without their express permission. (KFF Health News)
Meanwhile, the Biden administration put in place rules aimed at curbing rogue insurance brokers from unauthorized changes to ACA plans. (KFF Health News)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who last month announced she had pancreatic cancer, died at age 74. (New York Times)
Tennessee will no longer register HIV-positive people convicted of sex work as violent sex offenders. (AP)
Birthing units at Alabama hospitals are closing to qualify for federal funding. Are babies at risk? (AP)
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed into law a bill banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors. (The Hill)
Nature sent a reporter to a predatory conference in London as part of an investigation into sham scientific meetings.
No ordinary farm animals, these little pigs were raised for the promise of their kidneys and hearts to humans. (AP)
Eight eating tips for better sleep. (Time)
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