COVID Summer Wave? American Nurse Kidnapped; Fatal Brain-Eating Amoeba Case

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Though case counts on the whole remain low, the CDC is reporting an uptick in COVID activity that “could be the start of a late summer wave,” an agency official told NPR.

Federal funding for the nation’s global AIDS program, PEPFAR, is being held up by abortion politics. (Politico)

The FDA expanded the approval of the live attenuated Ebola vaccine (Ervebo) to include children ages 1 to 17 years.

And the agency approved a second over-the-counter naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray (RiVive), for reversing opioid overdoses.

Protected health information of more than 600,000 Medicare beneficiaries may have been exposed in a data breach, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said.

How a renowned fertility doctor profits from an unproven steroid hormone supplement. (Washington Post)

American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her child were kidnapped in Haiti. (CNN)

An MIT professor developed an ultrasound bra in an effort to detect cancer sooner. (STAT)

Battling a heat wave and staffing shortages, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services experienced a surge in heat-related calls. (WAMU)

A Georgia resident died after an infection caused by a rare brain-eating amoeba — Naegleria fowleri — likely following a swim in a freshwater lake or pond, the state’s public health department said. (CNN)

Meanwhile, the Connecticut Department of Public Health is warning about the dangers of eating raw shellfish and exposure to salt water in Long Island Sound after three cases of severe Vibrio vulnificus infection, including one death. (WFSB)

Here’s how abortion ban exemptions play out in states that have imposed broad restrictions on the procedure. (KFF Health News)

FDA designated the recall on GE Healthcare’s TruSignal SpO2 Sensors as Class 1, it’s most serious designation, warning that the oxygen-measuring devices may reduce the amount of energy sent to the heart during defibrillation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it plans to study a potential link between multiple blood cancers and toxic exposures in certain theaters of operation.

Workers at 911 call centers are overloaded, according to a survey from the National Emergency Number Association. (USA Today)

E-bike technology is racing ahead of regulations, as the number of teen deaths pile up. (New York Times)

Warning: a child is like a “small potato,” one that cooks more quickly in a heat wave, said one climate scientist; here are tips for safe outdoor play for kids during a heat wave. (NPR)