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A nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured after being attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo, according to the World Health Organization. (AP)
Meanwhile, a second person died of Ebola in Kenya. (AP)
Mary Peltola, Alaska’s Democratic nominee for a U.S. senate seat, was in a car crash and sustained minor injuries. (NBC News)
Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) ushered in a new crop of clinicians running for Congress to counteract the movement. (The Hill)
Speaking of MAHA, signs point to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. staying put as health secretary after the midterms. (Axios)
Bird flu has been raging for months at a Utah mink farm, yet there’s no plan to cull the affected animals. (ProPublica)
U.S. measles cases reached 4,588, already doubling last year’s total, according to the latest CDC figures.
CDC Director Erica Schwartz, MD, said the agency is close to filling nine open positions for its center directors. (Government Executive)
Should I stay, or should I go? CDC edition. (Washington Post)
Politico looked at the Trump administration’s efforts to get psychedelics to veterans.
An Arizona orthopedist was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after police said they discovered pills that tested positive for ecstasy. (NBC6 South Florida)
The FDA expanded the approval of insulin icodec (Awiqli) to make it the first once-weekly insulin to treat type 2 diabetes in children ages 10 years and up.
And the agency approved subcutaneous risankizumab (Skyrizi) delivered via an on-body injector for the induction treatment of Crohn’s disease in adults, AbbVie announced.
CMS proposed new verification rules to determine eligibility for subsidies in Affordable Care Act exchange plans.
Routine medical care at doctors’ offices is often charged at hospital rates, which can be 10 times higher. (Washington Post)
Natural Grocers-brand organic mung beans were recalled in more than 20 states due to potential glass fragments, according to an FDA notice.
Officials in Toledo, Ohio said a chemical tank leak last week was caused by a chemical reaction resulting from an employee error and lifted all remaining evacuation orders. (AP)
What’s causing the growing number of lung cancers in non-smokers? (Washington Post)
An increasing number of men are taking paid family leave when a new baby arrives. (KFF Health News via NPR)
South African runners donned cheeky attire for an annual race spotlighting prostate cancer. (AP)
