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Chintan Shah, MD, an assistant professor at the University of Florida facing child porn charges, was found dead in his jail cell. (Gainesville Sun)
Selena Gomez is being sued by investors for alleged securities fraud over her mental health startup, Wondermind. (Forbes)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking if the “botched response” to the cyclosporiasis outbreak was influenced by Taylor Farms donations to President Trump-linked groups. (The Hill)
HHS accused dozens of hospitals and healthcare providers of improper billing when treating gender-affirming care in minors and called for a Justice Department investigation. (Reuters via AOL)
HHS also announced a $4 million initiative to expand prenatal syphilis testing with rapid, point-of-care testing.
A healthcare advocacy group filed a lawsuit against the American Medical Association seeking transparency over the association’s CPT billing codes. (Becker’s Hospital Review)
Ticks that carry Lyme disease are migrating further south, according to a study in North Carolina. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A city in Brazil that battled a large dengue outbreak 2 years ago is now showing others how to reduce mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. (New York Times)
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province. (AP)
Meanwhile, Merck’s Zaire ebolavirus-targeted vaccine (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP; Ervebo) is expected to enter clinical trials in Congo, followed by investigational vaccines that directly target the Bundibugyo virus causing the massive outbreak. (STAT)
Reports of a mental health crisis on the USS Abraham Lincoln included sailors trying to jump overboard; the aircraft carrier has been deployed for more than 250 days in support of the Iran war. (The Guardian)
Despite some claims to the contrary, years of data show COVID vaccination is safe during pregnancy. (New York Times)
Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), said he’s confident the new CDC director won’t enforce Trump’s executive order calling for major changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. (The Hill)
A group of senators charged that changes in CMS guidance are designed to disenfranchise voting among nursing home residents. (Mother Jones)
The FDA approved florquinitau F18 injection (Tauklarify) to help identify tau neurofibrillary tangle pathology during brain PET scans for patients with cognitive impairment being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease, Enigma Biomedical announced.
About 213,500 “Goody King” magnetic building toys were recalled in the U.S., due to an ingestion hazard that has resulted in at least two children receiving surgeries. (AP)
Former boxer Prichard Colón, who in 2015 suffered a traumatic brain injury in the ring, died at age 33. (TMZ Sports)
Myanmar’s largest city has registered a concerning rise in acute diarrhea cases, adding to the hardships of a country grappling with severe flooding and civil war. (AP)
