Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claims
Read full article: Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claimsA proposed $7.25 billion settlement over claims that Roundup weedkiller causes cancer now faces potential delays.
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
Read full article: FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US marketThe Associated Press has learned that officials at the Food and Drug Administration were blindsided by a recent policy change allowing more electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches to hit the U.S. market.
A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better
Read full article: A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the betterNew York City's iconic pizzerias and bagel shops may soon be forced to update their long-standing baking practices after state lawmakers moved to ban a common additive.
Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans
Read full article: Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veteransAn advocacy group is suing President Donald Trump's administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare.
Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak
Read full article: Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreakPeople have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in one of the towns at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grows over a health crisis authorities and aid agencies are struggling to contain.

Flight to Detroit diverted to Canada due to Ebola concerns -- What we know
Read full article: Flight to Detroit diverted to Canada due to Ebola concerns -- What we knowOn Wednesday, May 20, a plane heading to Metro Detroit from France was diverted to Montreal after officials discovered that a passenger from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was on board.
The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud
Read full article: The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraudThe Department of Health and Human Services is boosting its use of artificial intelligence to monitor audits from federal grant recipients.
What to know about the Japanese-style scalp massages catching on in the US
Read full article: What to know about the Japanese-style scalp massages catching on in the USHead spas, which offer scalp and face massages, are gaining popularity in the U.S. Hundreds of locations, especially in California and New York, now offer these services.
3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance
Read full article: 3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substanceNew Mexico authorities say three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were assessed for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a rural home for a suspected drug overdose.

‘The work never stops’: Moms say invisible ‘mental load’ takes toll on mental health
Read full article: ‘The work never stops’: Moms say invisible ‘mental load’ takes toll on mental healthMoms often joke about running things around the house, but experts say the mental load many parents carry is real and exhausting, and it’s impacting the mental health of the default parent.
Air France flight to Detroit diverted after Ebola-related travel restriction
Read full article: Air France flight to Detroit diverted after Ebola-related travel restrictionA tipster on Local 4’s Help Desk alerted us to an Air France flight bound for Detroit that was diverted to Canada after U.S. authorities barred it from entering American airspace.
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
Read full article: Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare typeHealthcare workers in eastern Congo say they are underprotected and undertrained as a rare Ebola virus spreads rapidly in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places.

Doctors at Henry Ford Health in Detroit perform world-first GammaTile procedure on spinal tumor
Read full article: Doctors at Henry Ford Health in Detroit perform world-first GammaTile procedure on spinal tumorA team at Henry Ford Health in Detroit has performed what is believed to be a world-first procedure, adapting a brain cancer technology to treat a spinal tumor.
RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings
Read full article: RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screeningsThe Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans.
Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp and fan farewell in Kinshasa over Ebola fears
Read full article: Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp and fan farewell in Kinshasa over Ebola fearsCongo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country.
Colorado's top court orders children's hospital to resume gender-affirming care for minors
Read full article: Colorado's top court orders children's hospital to resume gender-affirming care for minorsThe Colorado Supreme Court has ordered the state's largest provider of gender-affirming care for young people to resume medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors.
WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead
Read full article: WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 deadThe World Health Organization director-general has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo.
Vance takes his fight against fraud to red Ohio, muddying waters for GOP's Vivek Ramaswamy
Read full article: Vance takes his fight against fraud to red Ohio, muddying waters for GOP's Vivek RamaswamyVice President JD Vance’s decision to extend his fight against Medicaid fraud beyond Democratic states to his red home state of Ohio has set off a scramble among the state’s Republicans — including his close ally Vivek Ramaswamy, the party’s nominee for governor.
Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city
Read full article: Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost cityArgentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia.
Democratic-led states challenge the Trump administration's new caps on federal student loans
Read full article: Democratic-led states challenge the Trump administration's new caps on federal student loansA coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s recent caps on federal student loans, arguing the limits will make it harder for students pursuing certain healthcare degrees to attain the necessary training and education.
Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike, analysis shows
Read full article: Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike, analysis showsNationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace could drop by nearly 5 million people this year.
Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120
Read full article: Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak that has killed nearly 120 people.
New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area
Read full article: New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural areaA wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane in New Mexico has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the Capitan Mountains and closures in the Lincoln National Forest.
Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Read full article: Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killingA gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial.
Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiationsThe Supreme Court has rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government.
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
Read full article: WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and UgandaThe World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up
Read full article: FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-upThe Food and Drug Administration's top drug official is leaving in the latest shake-up at the powerful health agency.
A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it
Read full article: A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks itA Kansas judge has protected access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors as the nation’s largest children’s hospital moved to restrict such care in Texa and buckled under pressure from the Trump administration.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Flare-ups, viruses, infections and colds
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Flare-ups, viruses, infections and coldsHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
Read full article: 6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantineSix passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
Read full article: Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays outThe Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
Vance promotes Trump administration's work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine
Read full article: Vance promotes Trump administration's work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in MaineVice President JD Vance is highlighting the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races.
Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kidsA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island's largest hospital.
France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak
Read full article: France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreakPassengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed to disembark in the French port city of Bordeaux.
Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud
Read full article: Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraudThe Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs.
France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak
Read full article: France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreakFrench authorities have ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak.
Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises again
Read full article: Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises againOceanwide Expeditions says it expects to know by the end of the week if the MV Hondius cruise ship will keep to its schedule after a hantavirus outbreak.
FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health department
Read full article: FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health departmentDr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak
Read full article: Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreakWhen Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic.
French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
Read full article: French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11A doctor says a French woman being treated for hantavirus after being infected on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung.
Trump's FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activists
Read full article: Trump's FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activistsMarty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration chief.
Federal prosecutors seek NYU hospital information on gender-affirming care for children
Read full article: Federal prosecutors seek NYU hospital information on gender-affirming care for childrenA New York health care system has received a federal grand jury subpoena issued in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it.
The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care
Read full article: The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for careA hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care.
Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps reprised for grown-ups
Read full article: Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps reprised for grown-upsSome adults are turning to music camps as an antidote to a world of increased isolation as they decide on their summer plans.
Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring
Read full article: Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoringThe last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine.
Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill
Read full article: Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pillThe Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.
