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The Navy demoted Ronny Jackson, MD (R-Texas), after reports of inappropriate behavior during his time as White House physician; the congressman is now a retired captain, not an admiral. (Washington Post)
Following a cyberattack, Change Healthcare reopened its electronic prescribing and expects functionality of its payment platform to be restored next week.
Alabama clinics are resuming in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures following the passage of a state law that protects providers. (CNN)
Some states may end requirements for fluoride in drinking water systems. (Stateline)
Kansas may soon require abortion providers to ask patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and report the answers to the state. (AP)
From 2019 to 2022, unsupervised melatonin ingestions by young children resulted in roughly 11,000 visits to the emergency department, a CDC report found.
Leading up to the pandemic, more and more healthcare visits for adolescents and young adults involved a mental health diagnosis and use of psychotropic medications. (JAMA Network Open)
HHS warned of a urinary catheter scam targeting Medicare enrollees.
Recently approved combination sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol (Relyvrio) for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) failed a confirmatory phase III trial, drugmaker Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced; the company is now considering withdrawing the drug from the market.
The FDA delayed its decision on Alzheimer’s disease drug candidate donanemab and will require an advisory committee meeting to weigh in, drugmaker Eli Lilly announced.
Meanwhile, the agency approved Tyenne as the second tocilizumab (Actemra) biosimilar, but the first with both an intravenous and subcutaneous formulation like the reference product, said Fresenius Kabi.
And FDA expanded the use of zanubrutinib (Brukinsa), granting accelerated approval in combination with obinutuzumab (Gazyva) for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.
For the first time since the pandemic, national nurse and physician employee engagement modestly rose, but high turnover persists. (Press Ganey)
Is the COVID pandemic over? (Axios)
Bacteria and high levels of impurities were found in compounded knockoffs of tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). (Reuters)
Meanwhile, tirzepatide-maker Eli Lilly’s new ad campaign urges people against using weight-loss drugs for “vanity” reasons. (CNN)
Oprah will air a primetime special on weight-management injectables. (Hollywood Reporter)
Boehringer Ingelheim said it wants to cap patients’ out-of-pocket costs at $35 per month for its inhaler products for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The World Health Organization said gender should be considered when governments develop alcohol policies. (Reuters)
A 52-year-old auxiliary nurse at a Spanish hospital died after being forcefully kicked in the testicles by a patient. (The Telegraph)
A former medical device company CEO was convicted of healthcare fraud after selling a fake component that was implanted into patients, the Department of Justice announced.
The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would compensate Americans exposed to government radiation, though its prospects in the House are uncertain. (AP)
Child Protective Services took a 6-week old infant away after her parents took her to the emergency department for a mysterious bump, but it turned out the injury was due to a genetic disorder. (People)
Many older folks experience ageism in healthcare. (NPR)
Girls are hitting puberty earlier and earlier in recent years. (STAT)
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