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Morning Break: Drug Imports to Be Eased; Legionnaire's in Atlanta; Heparin Worries

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ֱ staff

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HHS officials outlined two potential pathways to . Check back later on ֱ for more details.

Case counts in the have ballooned to 11 confirmed and 55 probable, officials said. (CNN)

A Reuters investigation suggests that the makers of FDA-approved CAR-T cell therapies have , with patients instead flocking to treatments available for free in clinical trials.

Three drug companies will to make up for "pay for delay" deals that kept cheaper generic versions of their products off the market. (CNN)

finds worldwide increase in HIV strains resistant to key drugs including efavirenz and nevirapine.

Two Massachusetts prosecutors are for their handling of a scandal at a state drug testing lab. (Washington Post)

Computers can now estimate your risk of HIV infection, . (New York Times)

The Missouri law effectively banning most abortions . (Reuters)

Some heartburn drugs . (CNN)

A second Ebola case in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (CBS News)

Illegal drugs like cocaine that are cut with toxic adulterants such as levamisole could , some health experts warn. (BuzzFeed News)

African swine fever sweeping Chinese hog farms is now a : putting heparin supplies (a byproduct of pork production) at risk. (Reuters)

Vaping byproducts or damaging to the lungs, and you won't find them listed on the labels. (NPR)

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