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The FDA settled a lawsuit over its social media posts about ivermectin, agreeing to remove its famous “You are not a horse” post and others that discouraged the antiparasitic’s use for COVID-19. (Newsweek)
U.S. measles cases this year are now up to 64, the CDC said, already surpassing last year’s total. (New York Times)
A federal appeals court rolled back the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). (Reuters)
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) vetoed an abortion restriction bill while signing into law a prohibition on gender-affirming care for minors. (NBC News)
California’s efforts to help protect indoor workers from heat has stalled amid political pressure. (NPR)
President Biden leveraged the 14-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to remind voters of former President Trump’s threats to repeal the law. (The Hill)
Florida is one of 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the ACA, but a grassroots effort aims to change that. (NPR)
Pregnancy hastens the body’s biological clock, but breastfeeding can reverse many of those effects. (STAT)
From statins to inhalers to insulin, nonadherence is the undoing of many “forever” drugs; will semaglutide (Wegovy) be the exception? (New York Times)
When artificial intelligence makes an error, who shoulders the blame? (Politico)
The FDA announced full approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine (Elahere) for previously treated folate receptor-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
And the agency declined to approve investigational odronextamab for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced.
A nationwide study from Sweden found that low antibiotic exposure in newborns was not associated with early-onset sepsis or sepsis-related mortality. (JAMA Network Open)
OUCH! Women are posting TikToks of their reactions to intrauterine device (IUD) placements; many are not offered options to control pain. (Washington Post)
A California mother is fighting insurers over a $97,000 air-ambulance ride for her infant son who required cardiac surgery. (KFF Health News)
Chick-fil-A is walking back an earlier promise not to use antibiotics in its chicken, an effort aimed at reducing human antibiotic resistance. (AP)
Famine is now “imminent” in Gaza, according to international experts. (NPR)
Doctors in South Korea are submitting their resignations amid an ongoing strike among residents and interns. (AP)
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