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Kim Jong Un's Health Problems; Seine Olympic Event Nixed Again; Vegan Diet and Aging

— Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Officials in North Korea are looking for drugs to treat Supreme Leader , according to spy intelligence. (AP)

A high court judge upheld the . (AP)

For the second day in a row, Olympic officials of a triathlon event over concerns about water quality in the Seine River. (AP)

Should the U.S. start against bird flu? (STAT)

Here's how a little-known coalition of advocacy groups convinced U.S. lawmakers to for minors. (Politico)

Abbott Laboratories in damages after a jury determined the company's specialized formula for preterm infants led to a case of necrotizing enterocolitis. (Reuters via CNBC)

The raised concern that the verdict and similar cases may place the availability of this "necessary" type of preterm infant care in jeopardy.

As Iowa's abortion ban goes into effect today, . (AP)

Two teens lost their lives to a little-known condition called drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) triggered by . (Washington Post)

The European Medicines Agency committee for Alzheimer's disease, saying the drug's side effects outweigh its effect on cognitive decline. (AP)

Meanwhile, the of peanut allergen powder (Palforzia) for children ages 1 to 3 years with peanut allergies.

And the agency also expanded the approval of maralixibat (Livmarli) for cholestatic pruritus associated with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis to include children ages 1 year and up, .

People on vegan diets for 2 months exhibited "significant decreases in overall epigenetic age acceleration," according to a study in .

An experimental brain electrode procedure allowed to start recovering from focal hand dystonia and play music again. (NPR)

Boar's Head liverwurst and other deli meat products have been linked with a listeria outbreak, , prompting a recall.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans aimed at . (AP)