Illegal Ivermectin Sales; Another Bivalent Booster Round? New Marburg Outbreak

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The FDA warned ivermectin4covid.com that the site unlawfully sells misbranded and unapproved drugs in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

In a report released Monday night, scientists described genetic evidence they say strengthens the case that wild animals in Wuhan ignited the COVID-19 pandemic. (New York Times)

Federal health officials are close to making a decision on authorizing a second dose of Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine boosters for older adults and people with weakened immune systems. (Reuters)

An Idaho hospital will stop delivering babies, partly due to to the “legal and political climate” in the state. (Washington Post)

Wasted organs for transplant in the U.S. have reached a record high, according to an analysis by the Washington Post and the Markup.

Minimum unit pricing for alcohol was associated with a 13% reduction in deaths wholly attributable to alcohol consumption in Scotland. (The Lancet)

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee requested a wide range of documents from the FDA as it continued to investigate the agency’s response to the baby formula shortage. (The Hill)

Meanwhile, a new report from Senate Democrats says drug shortages are increasing and pose a threat to national security. (NBC News)

GOOD Meat became the second lab-grown chicken company to receive an FDA safety nod, moving cultivated meat products another step closer to market.

Children with autism spectrum disorder were less likely to receive vision screening than their peers. (Pediatrics)

The Georgia Senate passed a bill banning transgender minors from receiving most forms of gender-affirming healthcare. (WALB)

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the state’s constitution guarantees a “limited right” to abortions to preserve a woman’s life. (The Hill)

Tanzanian officials confirmed a Marburg outbreak involving at least eight people; five have died, including a healthcare worker. (STAT)

Yale researchers are launching a decentralized randomized trial of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) in people with highly symptomatic long COVID.

A proposed California bill could ban the sale of Skittles, Hot Tamales candy, Dubble Bubble gum, and other food items containing certain chemicals. (KTLA)

Also in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is trying to tap federal healthcare funding to cover 6 months of “transitional rent” for homeless people. (Los Angeles Times)

Strong parent-adolescent relationships were linked to better long-term health outcomes in young adults. (JAMA Network Open)

The FDA expanded the indication of the Inspire II Upper Airway Stimulator system to include pediatric patients with Down syndrome and severe obstructive sleep apnea, Inspire Medical Systems announced.

The agency also sent a warning to Procter & Gamble saying the firm submitted contradictory information between the labeling and the electronic listing file for one of its Vicks NyQuil products.

If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) rides vaccine skepticism to the White House, some experts think anti-vaxxism may become an official plank of the Republican Party. (Vanity Fair)

Martina Navratilova returned to work at the Tennis Channel less than 3 months after saying she had throat cancer and breast cancer. (AP)