Why Spicy Foods Appeal; Congressman Has Mild Stroke; Indian Doctors on Strike

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Do you dig really spicy foods? It might be because of the adrenaline rush. (NBC News)

Former House majority leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) experienced a mild ischemic stroke Sunday but had no lingering symptoms, his office said. (The Hill)

The Biden administration is preparing to dole out billions of dollars to private insurance companies to blunt the effect of an increase in Medicare drug premiums. (Politico)

Doctors at public hospitals in India are on strike after the rape and murder of a medic trainee ignited concerns about workplace violence and lack of security. (CNN)

Cigarette smoking in the U.S. dropped to 11%, tying an 80-year low reached in 2022, according to a Gallup poll.

A New Zealand food bank unknowingly distributed candy that had potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine. (AP)

New York State paid more than $2 billion in bonuses to healthcare workers since 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said.

A UCLA student died of an overdose; his mother wants to know why no Narcan was available. (NPR)

Monkeypox is a public health emergency in Africa, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. (Reuters)

UPSIDE Foods sued the state of Florida over its ban on lab-grown meat. (The Hill)

The Indiana attorney general dropped a lawsuit that accused Indiana University Health of violating privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion. (AP)

The Missouri secretary of state said an initiative petition has enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot to enshrine a constitutional right to abortion. (AP)

Abortion used to have a broader meaning than it does today; it included other forms of pregnancy loss such as miscarriage. (New York Times)

Patients wondering whether their insurance covers GLP-1 drugs for weight loss can use a tool offered by healthcare start-up Ro to find out. (CNBC)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to increase bird-flu testing of beef entering the food supply, adding that U.S. beef and dairy products remain safe to consume. (Reuters)

The New York Times chronicled battles between a nurses’ union and the NewYork-Presbyterian hospital system.

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