Trump’s False Comment; H5N1 Pandemic Unfolding in Slo-Mo? Researcher’s Fraud Charge

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According to experts, former President Trump made a false statement about late-term abortions during last week’s debate when he claimed abortions were occurring in “the ninth month and even after birth.” (NBC News)

Iowa’s Supreme Court said the state’s near-total abortion ban can can go into effect. (Politico)

The Biden administration said it opposes transgender surgery for minors. (New York Times)

And the administration asked a federal judge to drop a lawsuit from anti-smoking groups demanding that it ban menthol cigarettes. (Reuters)

New research detected bird flu in half of milk samples but confirmed the commercial pasteurization process kills the virus. (CNN)

Meanwhile, experts fear a bird flu pandemic is “unfolding in slow motion.” (Reuters)

Four years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, here is what we know about the efficacy of face masks. (CBS News)

A military lab found patterns of brain damage in Navy SEALS who died of suicide, but kept leaders in the dark. (New York Times)

The long-standing shortage of the chemotherapy cisplatin has ended, according to the FDA.

House Republican leaders called on government watchdogs to investigate whether insurance brokers are fraudulently enrolling people onto Affordable Care Act plans. (Washington Post)

Alzheimer’s researcher Hoau-Yan Wang, PhD, whose work underpins a drug developed by Cassava Sciences in late-stage trials, has been indicted on charges of research fraud. (Reuters)

Risk for Parkinson’s disease was doubled among adults 50 and up with new-onset anxiety, retrospective data showed. (British Journal of General Practice)

Rapamycin is being tested in humans to see if it can slow aging. Here’s what to know. (NPR)

New York City’s public school system is banning cell phones for students due to concerns of smartphone addiction and other mental health harms. (Politico)

Meanwhile, are selfies spreading head lice? (Washington Post)

A majority of Americans don’t know that their primary care physicians can prescribe medications for opioid use disorder, survey data showed. (JAMA Network Open)

Mildred Thornton Stahlman, MD, a pioneer in neonatal care, has died at age 101. (New York Times)

British swimmer Archie Goodburn, 23, said he has inoperable brain tumors that were discovered after competing in Olympic trials. (BBC)