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Alcohol and Food Poisoning; Texas Sells Body Parts; Rise in Virus Tied to Paralysis

— Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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The New York Times looked at that alcohol can prevent food poisoning are true.

And NBC News investigated a flourishing Texas program that sold for medical training.

The Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would , shortly after former President Trump said he would support such a law. (Reuters)

When it comes to H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. , a top WHO official said. (STAT)

In Louisiana, hospitals and pharmacists are that will categorize abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as "controlled dangerous substances." (Washington Post)

From hospitals to insurers, often-opposed entities are that Congress boosted in the Inflation Reduction Act. (Politico)

Critics said the federal response on has been "inadequate." (NPR)

At least after they couldn't access legal abortions and timely medical care; here is the story of one of them. (ProPublica)

Do-it-yourself medicine . (Axios)

Wastewater samples detected a significant escalation in D68, an enterovirus known as acute flaccid myelitis. (NBC News)

In Hawaii, the Kalalau hiking trail was that has sickened at least 50 people. (Washington Post)

Apple received FDA clearance for its in its Watch Series 10, the company confirmed. (The Hill)

GSK of its shingles vaccination campaign. (Fierce Pharma)

West African genetic ancestry was among men who resided in neighborhoods with high deprivation, but lower odds in more affluent areas. (JAMA Network Open)

Of 3,601 food contact chemicals, present in humans, researchers reported in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.

A newly approved gene therapy marked the first day of ," yet others with sickle cell face obstacles to receiving treatment. (New York Times)

In aging America, historic numbers of people are . (KFF Health News)