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Cancer Warnings on Booze; Rats, Roaches in Hospitals; Barefoot Pharma Workers

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Ireland will require on alcoholic beverages in 2026; other countries may follow suit. (New York Times)

More than involving rats, cockroaches, bedbugs, mice, and other pests were reported by National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in the past 3 years. (The Guardian)

Illinois officials asked healthcare facilities to watch for patients who present with after two people who received possibly counterfeit Botox injections were hospitalized. Similar cases were reported in Tennessee.

Since December 2022, roughly 10% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 reported , according to a KFF analysis.

Pfizer announced of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine (Abrysvo) in adults ages 18 to 59 at increased risk for RSV disease; the company is seeking to be the first to offer an RSV vaccine to adults of all ages.

A Missouri man was executed after a of pentobarbital without needing a cutdown procedure. (AP)

The New York pediatrician who died after had been traveling to see the eclipse. (AP)

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra may leave the Biden administration to in 2026. (Politico)

Aerobic moderate to vigorous was associated with the lowest risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease for people with obesity. (Diabetes Care)

At least 24 states of school children, but whether these efforts helped reduce obesity isn't clear. (NPR)

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule aimed at reducing cancer risk by curbing emissions.

Michigan vascular clinics that were are closing their doors. (New York Times)

The National Football League and its players association approved eight new to help reduce head trauma. (AP)

Pro golfers appear to have a renewed interest in . (AP)

The FDA warned Kilitch Healthcare India -- a company whose eye drops recently were recalled -- that its drug products were handled that included multiple barefoot employees without gowns and gloves.

Gait analysis predicted readmission rates in people with lower extremity fractures. (Journal of Orthopaedic Research)

Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston programs, the latter due to a "pattern of irregularities with donor acceptance criteria." (Houston Public Media)

Genomics and MassMutual life insurance will to MassMutual policy holders, the companies said.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) rejected a bill, setting a state record for vetoes. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Can the hormones of a child who once inhabited a uterus ? (NPR)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for ֱ, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.