Fast-Moving E. Coli Outbreak; Breakthrough Monkeypox Cases Emerge; Raw Oyster Deaths

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The CDC warned of a fast-moving E. coli outbreak with an unknown food source in Ohio and Michigan.

As cases of monkeypox increase globally, Bavarian Nordic, the only company with an approved vaccine for monkeypox, is uncertain whether it can meet demand. (Bloomberg)

Meanwhile, according to World Health Organization officials, a monkeypox vaccine will not be a “silver bullet,” as preliminary reports on its efficacy indicate breakthrough cases are occurring. (ABC News)

A child in Oregon tested positive for monkeypox, becoming the ninth reported pediatric case in the U.S. (ABC News)

Walgreens, Walmart, and CVS must pay $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic, a federal judge ruled. (Reuters)

Two recent deaths in Florida were traced to bacterial infections caused by eating raw oysters; in both cases, the oysters came from Louisiana. (AP)

New York City police seized 19 trucks used to sell cannabis without health department licenses. (PIX11)

The FDA’s rule allowing over-the-counter sales of hearing aids is being celebrated, but questions persist. (NPR)

A study found no economic reward for drug manufacturers to conduct confirmatory trials after accelerated approval of cancer drugs. (Health Affairs)

Students in some school districts will return to better ventilated classrooms this fall. (NBC News)

As of Thursday at 8:00 am EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID toll reached 93,278,4100 cases and 1,039,026 deaths, increases of 135,667 and 1,056, respectively, from this time Wednesday.

Taking Paxlovid to treat COVID-19 can leave a foul taste in one’s mouth. So how do you get rid of it? (Wall Street Journal)

The FDA’s strategy to rely on mouse studies for the next generation of COVID boosters is raising some eyebrows. (NPR)

More than half of people infected with the Omicron variant never knew they had it. (JAMA Network Open)

A reminder that an initial negative at-home COVID test may be followed by a positive test. (Los Angeles Times)

Sanofi discontinued further work on the oral selective estrogen receptor degrader amcenestrant after a second trial failure in breast cancer.

A U.S. district court judge allowed a North Carolina law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to be reinstated, lifting an injunction he had placed prior to the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. (CNN)

The South Carolina Supreme Court temporarily blocked the state’s near-total abortion ban which barred patients from terminating a pregnancy at around 6 weeks. (Washington Post)

Can we reduce opioid deaths by expanding access to methadone? (STAT)