Trump Reverses on Medicare Cuts; Pill for Ebola? Chef Jailed for Serving Norovirus

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Former President Donald Trump walked back his earlier comments suggesting he would consider cuts to Social Security and Medicare, now vowing he "will never do anything that will hurt" the programs. (Forbes)

Iowa lawmakers shelved a bill that would have changed the state's fetal homicide law to refer to an "unborn person" from fertilization to live birth, due to concerns over the impact on in vitro fertilization. (AP)

A new approach to the opioid crisis is gaining traction even in liberal parts of California: charging people who supply fatal doses of fentanyl with murder. (New York Times)

Over a third of people worldwide are affected by neurological conditions, according to data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. (Lancet Neurology)

More than 4,200 chemicals in plastics are linked to health and environmental risks. (Scientific American)

A rare but deadly bacterial infection, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, is spreading at a record rate in Japan. (The Guardian)

Teen pregnancy was linked with premature death in a cohort study from Canada. (JAMA Network Open)

Investigational antiviral obeldesivir may be effective against Sudan ebolavirus infections, according to a nonhuman primate-based study published in Science. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for this strain.

Following the Change Healthcare cyberattack, Senators pressed HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on getting health systems and insurers to bolster their cybersecurity. (STAT)

A bipartisan bill aims to address fragmentation issues that hinder care access for the 12 million Americans who have dual eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid. (Tradeoffs)

A New York Times video sheds light on the big business of denying medical care.

Metabolic surgery for people with severe obesity was associated with lower blood pressure, reduced blood lipids, and a 35% reduction in cardiovascular disease at 10 years, among other benefits. (Journal of the Endocrine Society)

T-cell malignancies represented a small fraction (0.1%) of the secondary cancers following CAR T-cell therapy in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. (Blood)

Meanwhile, researchers are trying to find out why rates of more than a dozen cancer types are rising in young people. (Nature)

Induced laryngeal obstruction was linked with high rates of symptoms for anxiety, depression, and PTSD among adults and kids, a cross-sectional study found. (JAMA Otolaryngology)

California is weighing a ban on certain artificial food dyes in public schools amid concerns over links to adverse health effects. (NPR)

In other food news, a Michelin star chef in Italy was sentenced to nearly 3 months in jail after serving wedding guests raw clams infected with norovirus. (People)

Musician Paul Simon opened up about losing his hearing in his left ear. (People)

Model and actress Christie Brinkley shared her basal cell carcinoma diagnosis, noting it was caught early. (ABC 7)

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