U.S. Nurse Found Dead; Harvey Weinstein’s Cancer; Creepy Source of Ear Pain

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New York nurse Mackenzie Michalski was murdered while vacationing in Hungary. A suspect has been arrested. (People)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is apparently crowdsourcing names of possible appointees for government positions in the Trump administration. The list includes social media influencers, wellness promoters, and anti-vaccine physicians. Here’s how Trump and Kennedy could undermine confidence in vaccines, and what guardrails might limit them. (STAT)

Many Trump voters also backed initiatives to preserve abortion rights. (KFF Health News)

A mapping study reveals how faith-based crisis pregnancy centers set up shop near abortion clinics. (NBC News)

Researchers found that out-of-state travel for abortions was associated with catastrophic health expenditures. (JAMA Network Open)

Canada has a suspected first case of bird flu in a hospitalized teenager. It’s unclear how the teen may have contracted the virus. (NPR)

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein plans to sue New York City over his medical care, according to his representatives; Weinstein is being treated for what is thought to be chronic myeloid leukemia while awaiting a sexual assault trial. (New York Post)

Social media influencers may be driving a surge in testosterone replacement among middle-age women. (NBC News)

In U.S. states, barriers to divorce were associated with higher pregnancy-associated homicide rates while better access to reproductive care was linked with lower homicide rates. (JAMA Network Open)

A Texas internal medicine physician was convicted over a kickback scheme that involved sending patients’ blood and urine samples to a particular lab. (CBS News)

In Wisconsin, the state’s Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid. (AP)

STAT continues its investigative series on denials of reproductive care in people with sickle cell disease.

A woman experiencing ear pain discovered the cause was a family of ticks. (People)

Actor James Van Der Beek said a change in bowel movements was his initial colorectal cancer symptom, which he initially attributed to coffee. (NBC News)

Characters with strabismus in children’s animated films were more likely be portrayed as unintelligent or cast as villains, a study in Pediatrics showed.

In related news, “Carl the Collector,” a new cartoon on PBS Kids, features main characters with autism. (Washington Post)

Mpox cases in Congo’s epicenter may be “plateauing,” according to the World Health Organization. (AP)

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