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Iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia has been confirmed as a source of the outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite Cyclospora. (AP)
Meanwhile, Michigan’s outbreak jumped to more than 4,300 cyclosporiasis cases, with over 100 hospitalizations, state health officials said. (CBS News)
FDA staff members have raised concerns about conflicts of interest for new advisory committee members ahead of a key meeting to discuss loosening the compounding rules for various unproven peptides. (Washington Post)
Wildfire smoke caused the air quality in large regions of the U.S. to reach unhealthy or hazardous levels. Officials in many cities urged residents to stay inside or wear masks outside. (AP)
More than a decade after the first Ice Bucket Challenge fundraiser for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the challenge has been revived, and research into the disease has advanced tremendously, experts say. (Washington Post)
A brain implant helped a man with quadriplegia regain a sense of touch in his hands. (Nature Medicine)
TrumpRx, the website promoted by President Trump to give patients discounts on drugs, is currently offering links to discounts on fewer than 12% of the more than 800 brand-name drugs made by the participating pharmaceutical companies. (NPR)
A mother blamed the deaths of her 18-month-old twins on the flu shot, but prosecutors say the evidence shows they were suffocated “at the same time, on the same night, in the same room, in the same bed.” (Washington Post)
After months in limbo, researchers waiting for their next installment of their grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality received letters abruptly informing them their grants had been terminated. (NOTUS)
All of the 678 nuns who took part in a dementia study back in the 1990s have died, but a new generation of researchers continues to learn from the results. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
A rare cancer has emerged in a community already battling a cluster of Ewing’s sarcoma cases: a young woman lost a leg to synovial sarcoma. (New York Post)
The FDA warned about a recall of “compromised” spinal anesthesia kits from B. Braun Medical linked to 35 serious injuries.
Concerned about at-home use, the Drug Enforcement Administration has launched multiple investigations into online ketamine sellers. (Wall Street Journal via MSN)
Changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid are hitting healthcare company earnings. (Axios)
Make American Healthy Again proponents are frustrated with the Trump administration’s continuing support for the use of pesticides such as glyphosate (Roundup). (Washington Post)
What’s going on with the Marburg outbreak in Uganda? Officials in the nation aren’t saying. (STAT)
The Australian government criticized Laos for not doing enough to press more serious charges in relation to six backpackers who died after drinking methanol-laced alcohol in 2024. (BBC News)
