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As flu season approaches, the U.S. government says it won’t vaccinate migrants held in detention centers. (CBS News)
Is it OK for healthcare workers to speak Spanish among themselves if they want? The answer at one Florida clinic, reportedly, is no. (USA Today)
Even two-hand touch football carries risk of brain injuries. (New York Times)
One of the AveXis/Novartis scientists terminated because of the Zolgensma data manipulation says (through his attorney) that he did nothing wrong. (CNBC)
In unrelated data-integrity developments, FDA slapped sunscreen-maker Ningbo Huize with a warning for “current good manufacturing practice” violations.
And the agency also claimed credit for thwarting nearly 600,000 teens from picking up smoking via its “The Real Cost” anti-smoking campaign.
Already this year, Juul spent $10 million on TV ads for its e-cigarettes. Wait, what?
The mysterious vaping-related lung illness has now been reported in 127 individuals across 15 states. (NBC News)
A former pathologist at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Arkansas was charged with involuntary manslaughter after authorities say he misdiagnosed three patients. (ABC News)
Topline trial results show cardiovascular benefit for another SGLT-2 inhibitor: AstraZeneca said dapagliflozin (Farxiga) reduced risk of heart failure in the DAPA-HF trial.
The company later announced that, in the NEPTUNE trial, its anti-PD-L1/CTLA-4 immunotherapy combination of durvalumab (Imfinzi) and tremelimumab failed to improve survival over chemotherapy in advanced lung cancer.
Teva launched its EpiPen clone for kids on Tuesday, which runs $300 per two-pack. (Fox Business)
Drugmakers Endo and Allergan agreed to pay a total of $15 million to settle one batch of lawsuits accusing them of fomenting opioid abuse. (Reuters)
Meanwhile, Phillips is under investigation in the U.S. for alleged involvement in a bribery racket related to medical device sales to the Brazilian government. (Reuters)
Stick to the script, the White House tells health agencies: mental illness is to blame for mass shootings — period. (Washington Post)
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