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Montreal health officials are investigating 17 suspected cases of monkeypox infection. (Reuters)
Meanwhile, a potential case of monkeypox is being investigated in New York City. (AP)
The U.S. government has ordered millions of doses of the Jynneos vaccine that protects against both monkeypox and smallpox. (Newsweek)
Scientists who study monkeypox outbreaks in Africa remain baffled by the disease’s emergence in Europe and the U.S. (AP)
Oklahoma lawmakers passed one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation. (AP)
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing about why it took the FDA so long to respond to the formula shortage or about a Michigan manufacturing plant at the center of the shortage. (Politico)
However, Califf also said the shortage could end within a matter of days. (The Hill)
For young children with special nutrition needs or challenges, hospitals have become the source of last resort during the ongoing formula shortage. (CNN)
Amid growing evidence of waning COVID vaccine immunity, scientists look for ways to increase vaccine durability, focusing in part on the mRNA technology used to develop the drugs. (CNN)
As of Friday at 8 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID toll reached 83,098,756 infections and 1,002,498 deaths, and the average daily infection rate has increased to 102,934 cases.
North Korea’s suspected COVID-19 caseload topped 2 million, a huge leap from last week when the nation acknowledged its first suspected cases of the virus. (ABC News)
A growing number of drug-related deaths in the U.S. involve fentanyl-tainted pills purchased through social media by teenagers and young adults. (New York Times)
After Tennessee health officials quietly corrected a data error in COVID vaccination rates, a rural county held up as an example to the rest of the state — and much of the South — fell in line with other counties, or below the line. (Kaiser Health News)
SIGA Technologies announced FDA approval of an intravenous formulation of tecoviramat (Tpoxx) for smallpox.
Bonesupport announced FDA market authorization for the antibiotic-eluting bone graft Cerament G for bone infection.
Following a spate of suicides, college athletes are speaking out about a mental health crisis and calling for more support from the NCAA. (Washington Post)
The FDA has published guidance to help drug manufacturers and suppliers develop risk-mitigation strategies to help maintain supply-chain resilience.
Long-time FDA drug center director Janet Woodcock, MD, will take on a new role as a “strategic thought partner” for several offices, not including the Office of New Drugs or the Office of Generic Drugs. (Endpoints News)
What to do now when you test positive for COVID. (CNN)
By targeting people who believe they have “electromagnetic hypersensitivity,” a thriving industry markets devices that have been likened to snake oil. (The Verge)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
