Weinstein’s Emergency Condition; Georgia Doctor Killed in Crash; Cantaloupe Recalled

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Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was rushed to emergency heart surgery from Rikers Island, where he was imprisoned for sex crimes. (ABC News)

James Earl Jones, the iconic actor known for voicing Darth Vader, died at age 93. (CNN).

Dozens of women who said they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale fertility clinic after a nurse stole fentanyl and replaced it with saline settled with the university. (AP)

Apple will launch AirPods headphones with built-in hearing aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss. (NBC News)

The Harris-Walz campaign launched a bus tour focused on reproductive freedom. (NPR)

Meanwhile, courts in Missouri and Nebraska are considering legal arguments that would keep abortion referendums off the ballot (AP)

A Georgia surgeon was killed in a head-on collision caused by a wrong-way driver. (WRBL)

Whole cantaloupe from the brand Eagle Produce was recalled for potential Salmonella contamination.

Lifestyle changes resulting from COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 were linked with alterations in adolescents’ brains, which were more pronounced among girls, a study suggested. (PNAS)

Across hospital types, about one-fifth of COVID deaths were attributable to hospital caseload strain. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

In comments posted on the Medicare physician fee schedule, the American Medical Association slammed proposed pay cuts and codes for telehealth, behavioral health, and digital mental health treatment devices. (Fierce Healthcare)

A new lawsuit claimed Trojan condoms were not safe because they contain toxic “forever chemicals.” (Reuters)

A baby bottle maker that was sued for claims that its products leached microplastics when heated argued in part that microplastics are pervasive and their health risks are unproven. (Reuters)

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing hospitals and operating rooms and this could be game-changing, a Bay Area surgeon said. (CBS News)

Is bipolar II disorder stand-up material? Popular comedian Taylor Tomlinson turned her diagnosis into comedy. (NPR)

E Street Band member Patti Scialfa revealed she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma back in 2018. (People)

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer died at age 58. (AP)

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