Who's at Risk From Brutal Heat; 'Viagra' Honey Recall; Why We Need Boosters (Again)

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff

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More than 100 million people in the U.S. face as the country's heat wave continues. (CNN)

Heat waves may pose special risk to people with and those with . (STAT, WAVY)

And even are vulnerable to high heat and humidity. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Bracing for heat waves, cities like New York and Boston are this week. (New York Times)

In the wake of criticism about infant formula and electronic cigarettes, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, of the agency's offices on food safety and tobacco regulation.

Can ? (STAT)

Attorneys for the Indianapolis ob/gyn who helped a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim obtain an abortion against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) for "false and misleading statements" about the physician. (Washington Post)

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chair of House select committee investigating the , will miss Thursday's hearing because he tested positive for COVID. (The Hill)

The WHO network of influenza surveillance systems may have shown months ahead of the first reported COVID-19 peaks. (PLOS Medicine)

As of Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the reached 89,836,091 cases and 1,024,900 deaths, increases of 293,720 and 1,101, respectively, since this time Monday.

Cardiovascular disease increased early , mainly from pulmonary embolism, atrial arrhythmias, and venous thromboses; diabetes incidence remained elevated for at least 3 months. (PLOS Medicine)

Why is Omicron ? (PNAS)

Unvaccinated police officers, firefighters, and other were more likely to develop COVID-19 and less likely to believe in vaccine effectiveness and safety than those who received COVID shots. (JAMA Network Open)

FDA announced voluntary recalls of MKS Enterprise's and Shopaax.com's , which contained undeclared tadalafil and sildenafil, the active ingredients in Cialis and Viagra.

The NeuroStar transcranial magnetic stimulation system earned a new indication and now is cleared for , Neuronetics announced.

An estimated 1 million Americans have because of long COVID complications. (Fortune)

The agency during the COVID-19 public health emergency, adding automated external defibrillators and chest drains/suction canisters and auto-transfusion systems.

Health officials in Roanoke, Virginia are recommending staff at a local restaurant following another outbreak in the city. (WDBJ)

Experts explain why we need to get again and again. (TIME)

A new mathematical framework describes how life . (PNAS)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for , writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.