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The
erectile
dysfunction
drug
tadalafil
(Cialis)
is
being
hyped
in
wellness
circles
for
unproved
longevity
benefits.
(NPR)
The
New
York
Times
took
a
look
at
new
Louisiana
surgeon
general
Evelyn
Griffin,
MD,
who
has
embraced
wellness
figures
and
questioned
the
safety
of
COVID
vaccines.
The
Justice
Department’s
internal
watchdog
announced
a
review
of
a
controversial
tactic
in
which
federal
law
enforcement
allowed
fentanyl
to
hit
the
streets
to
build
bigger
cases
against
drug
traffickers.
(AP)
Prospective
U.S.
data
linked
daily
intake
of
sugary
drinks
like
soda
to
a
more
than
twofold
risk
of
developing
stomach
cancer.
(Gastro
Hep
Advances)
Meanwhile,
an
analysis
of
roughly
500
occupations
found
that
flight
attendants
and
pilots
had
the
highest
risk
of
radiation-related
cancer
mortality,
even
exceeding
nuclear
technologists.
(JAMA
Internal
Medicine)
The
U.S.
reported
132
new
measles
cases
in
the
past
week,
according
to
the
Yale
School
of
Public
Health.
Here’s
where
they
were.
ProPublica
documented
the
key
events
that
led
to
measles’
roaring
comeback.
While
rare,
people
vaccinated
against
measles
can
transmit
the
virus,
a
meta-analysis
found.
(Expert
Review
of
Vaccines)
Maternal
respiratory
syncytial
virus
(RSV)
vaccination
showed
year-round
effectiveness
against
RSV-related
infant
hospitalizations,
a
case-control
study
from
Australia
found.
(JAMA
Pediatrics)
Two
other
Cyclospora
outbreaks
with
no
link
to
an
identifiable
food
source
have
grown
to
more
than
180
cases,
the
FDA
said.
(The
Hill)
Under
a
new
FDA
proposal,
drugmakers
that
conduct
early-stage
research
in
the
U.S.
could
see
a
50%
discount
on
application
fees
for
new
drugs
or
when
seeking
to
expand
orphan
drug
indications.
(Axios)
In
other
agency
news,
FDA
may
evaluate
artificial
intelligence-enabled
medical
devices
with
a
“competency-based
approach,”
similar
to
how
doctors
are
evaluated.
(Axios)
Meet
Neena
Nizar,
one
of
just
30
people
in
the
world
with
Jansen’s
disease
and
a
participant
in
an
N-of-1
trial
for
her
genetic
condition.
(New
York
Times)
Luigi
Mangione’s
state
murder
trial
in
the
killing
of
UnitedHealthcare
CEO
Brian
Thompson
has
been
postponed
indefinitely
as
his
lawyers
seek
to
have
the
case
thrown
out
on
double
jeopardy
grounds
following
his
guilty
plea
last
week
to
federal
charges.
(AP)
The
Defense
Department
launched
a
research
program
to
develop
non-invasive
treatments
for
traumatic
brain
injuries.
(Military.com)
Research
in
JAMA
Network
Open
linked
the
release
of
major
music
albums
to
a
jump
in
traffic
fatalities.
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