Florida Investigates Fauci; Obesity Drug Trial Sparks Lawsuit; ‘Early Bird’ Dinners

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched a state investigationopens in a new tab or window into Anthony Fauci, MD, over COVID claims. (Politico)

Meanwhile, Florida health officials released new state guidanceopens in a new tab or window discouraging the use of psychiatric medications for children with anxiety, depression, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and behavioral disorders.

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 peopleopens in a new tab or window in eastern Congo, representing an increase of about 50% in little more than a week. (AP)

The Federal Trade Commission and several states are suing Hims & Hers, alleging the telehealth giant improperly shared sensitive patient health dataopens in a new tab or window with third-party advertising platforms.

In other legal news, Novo Nordisk faces a shareholder lawsuitopens in a new tab or window alleging the company misled investors in some statements it made about the clinical trial results for its investigational weight-loss drug CagriSema. (CNBC)

The FDA approved norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol transdermal system (Gwyn Lo), a new low-dose contraceptive patchopens in a new tab or window, Viatris announced.

In other Viatris news, the FDA issued an untitled letter claiming a promotional video misled viewersopens in a new tab or window about using its cystic fibrosis inhaler. (FiercePharma)

Psilocybin-assisted therapyopens in a new tab or window improved symptoms of severe, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans in an open-label trial. (Communications Medicine)

Senate Democrats outlined targets to overhaul private health insuranceopens in a new tab or window, focusing on making it more affordable and user-friendly. (Axios)

High levels of radiation near Buffalo may be tied to legacy waste from the Manhattan Projectopens in a new tab or window. (Gothamist)

Seventeen labor and delivery nurses at the same unit of one Ohio hospital are all expecting babies this yearopens in a new tab or window. (ABC News)

A systematic review and meta-analysis found controlled breathing interventionsopens in a new tab or window may help reduce cravings in people who use substances. (Addiction)

Physicians at Shriners Children’s Boston warned of an “alarming” uptick in severe burn injuries caused by exploding, gel-filled fidget toysopens in a new tab or window. (Boston.com)

Neil Vasan, MD, PhD, of NYU Langone, announced he’s stepping downopens in a new tab or window as acting chair of the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee. (Endpoints News)

Nutritionists weighed in on the latest eating trend: the “early bird dinneropens in a new tab or window.” (ABC News)

Pediatricians are steering parents awayopens in a new tab or window from new CDC vaccine guidance under the Trump administration, advising them to follow established expert consensus instead. (NPR)

Older adults’ preferences for medical careopens in a new tab or window — including their risk tolerance, views on quality versus quantity of life, and openness to experimental therapies — varied widely by age and sex, according to a survey in England. (PLOS One)

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