New Death Tied to Eye Drops; Vax Birds to Prevent Pandemic? Depressed Teens and Guns

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A fourth death has been linked to recalled artificial tears made by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma, the CDC reported, with cases involving the extensively drug-resistant bacteria growing to 81 across 18 states.

Governments should consider widespread poultry vaccination to avoid a pandemic, said the leader of the World Organisation for Animal Health. (Reuters)

Meanwhile, the stockpile of human H5N1 vaccines likely won’t offer much protection in the event of a bird flu pandemic, according to experts. (NBC News)

COVID booster vaccination in early pregnancy was not associated with an increase in spontaneous abortion, a case-control surveillance study found. (JAMA Network Open)

Drug shortages are being made worse by Inflation Reduction Act pricing caps, said Scott Gottlieb, MD, former commissioner of the FDA. (The Hill)

Ohio and Colorado are among the latest states considering consent laws for pelvic exams performed by medical students. (AP)

California lawmakers blocked a bill that would have held oil and gas companies liable for health problems in people living near oil wells. (AP)

Meanwhile, Montana is considering a law that would make it the fourth state to define sex as unchangeable and strictly male or female. (Reuters)

UnitedHealth Group has grown bigger than some of the nation’s largest banks. (CNBC)

Weight-loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy) may lower the risk of heart disease, early trial results suggested. (Reuters)

Sports science and exercise medicine has long neglected women’s bodies, but some scientists are trying to change that. (STAT)

Hank Green, a popular science communicator, announced his Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis on YouTube.

The mother of the 8-year-old girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody said her daughter’s repeated requests for hospital care were ignored. (AP)

Teens with depression are more likely to have access to guns, survey data showed. (Pediatrics)

Increasing buprenorphine treatment would be cost-effective, according to a modeling study in JAMA Health Forum.

Nebraska lawmakers passed a 12-week abortion ban and a ban on gender-affirming care for those under 19, a bill Gov. Jim Pillen (R) reportedly plans to sign. (AP)

Families of transgender children in Florida are asking a judge to block a recently passed law banning gender-affirming medical treatment for minors. (AP)

And gender-affirming care for adults is also on pause in the state, as healthcare organizations struggle to comply with the new law. (The Hill)

Minnesota is expected to soon become the 23rd state to legalize recreational cannabis. (AP)

Colorado and Montana have issued air-quality alerts after smoke from wildfires in Canada drifted south. (AP)

A global cholera vaccine shortage is likely to extend into 2025. (Reuters)