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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest ever reported in the country with 3,605 confirmed cases, including 1,587 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
Senate leaders reached a deal to avert a government shutdown that scrapped the White House plan for political appointees to vet research grants. (Politico)
Plastic surgeons are noticing more patients seeking surgery for “temporal hollowing” after GLP-1 drug use. (USA Today)
The Trump administration argued that its fraud-fighting efforts are responsible for removing 2.9 million people from Obamacare, but policy experts disagreed. (KFF Health News)
Hospitals can expect a 2.3% Medicare payment bump under a new CMS final rule. (Fierce Healthcare)
CMS is expanding its CJR-X payment model for hip, knee, and ankle replacement and will require most hospitals to participate beginning in 2028.
After transgender troops were banned from the military last year, separation hearings for those attempting to fight the order have occurred behind closed doors. (New York Times)
The New York City Health Department said it “eliminated” the source of the bacteria responsible for a Legionnaire’s outbreak that led to seven deaths and at least 79 hospitalizations. (ABC News)
Meanwhile, a man from Long Island, New York, was diagnosed with the first local confirmed case of Bourbon virus, a very rare, possibly fatal, tick-borne virus. (People)
After a 21-year Coast Guard veteran died by suicide, his daughter interviewed other Coast Guard surfmen and discovered many had similar mental health problems. (New York Times)
Inflammation is among the leading causes of death globally and evidence links the condition to a host of other illnesses. (New York Times)
Some of the oldest smallpox virus genomes in the Americas found in Chile suggest European colonization is the source of the virus. (Science)
Republican campaign ads in swing states target three core healthcare issues: Medicaid fraud, rural hospitals, and affordability. (NPR)
Researchers investigating syphilis cases at the U.S.-Mexico border have been stymied by funding cuts and drug shortages. (STAT)
Doctors are sounding the alarm on a new “cyclospora skinny” trend, touted by social media influencers. (The Hill)
AstraZeneca is contemplating a $400 billion merger with Bristol Meyers Squibb. (CNBC)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said it awarded $73.2 million in grants to bolster children’s mental health services.
Clinicians and pediatric oncology families from historically marginalized groups shared barriers and opportunities to improving equitable clinical trial participation in a cross-sectional study. (JAMA Network Open)
Here’s what to know about your cancer risk if it runs in your family. (Washington Post)
The FDA expanded the indication for lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (Pluvicto) in combination with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor therapy to include metastatic androgen pathway modulation-naïve or -sensitive prostate cancer, the agency said.
