Fertility Doc Murders Wife; Death After Gila Monster Bite; Is Milk Unhealthy?

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Eric Scott Sills, MD, was sentenced to in prison for the murder of his wife; authorities say the California fertility doctor staged the murder to look like an accidental fall down the stairs. (AP)

State Medicaid offices sometimes come after homes to collect on big outstanding bills. (AP)

Former President Donald Trump said he'll soon decide on whether to support a as part of his campaign platform. (The Hill)

The respiratory virus season is , according to CDC figures. (AP)

Meanwhile, will be a victim of budget cuts? (Axios)

Federal prosecutors in Virginia are investigating whether Facebook's parent company, Meta, . (Reuters)

In other legal news, a jury ordered Reckitt Benckiser to pay $60 million to the mother of an from necrotizing enterocolitis after being fed the company's Enfamil formula. (Reuters)

Though weight-loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy) is now approved for heart health, some at covering it. (CNBC)

A Colorado man died after being . (AP)

In Tennessee, a woman claims she received in her Shein order, saying the package contained a vial of blood and a dented can of beans. (People)

of Panama received treatment for an atrioventricular blockade, according to his family. (AP)

How to spot . (New York Times)

Fewer and in geriatric medicine. (Washington Post)

How a Florida woman's selfie led to a diagnosis. (New York Post)

Should women use the endorsed by actor Olivia Munn following her double mastectomy? (AP via NPR)

Cow's "bad" for you, but dietitians want to move away from calling certain foods "healthy" or "unhealthy." (USA Today)

Some researchers are calling for a more in research, that relies on sex characteristics themselves, rather than sex as a proxy for them. (STAT)

Kent Campbell, MD, MPH, an instrumental figure in the global fight against malaria, due to complications of cancer. (New York Times)

Haiti's health system is . (New York Times)

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    Sophie Putka is an enterprise and investigative writer for . Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Discover, Business Insider, Inverse, Cannabis Wire, and more. She joined in August of 2021.