Diet Tied to Mortality; FDA's Financial Ties; New Long COVID Trials to Start

— Health news and commentary gathered by staff

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A 30-year study found ultra-processed foods were linked with a , with ready-to-eat meat, poultry, and seafood-based products, sugary drinks, dairy desserts, and breakfast foods as the biggest contributors. (BMJ)

Reimbursement hasn't kept up with inflation or , escalating economic pressures on hospitals, an American Hospital Association report detailed.

The city of Long Beach, California following a local, deadly outbreak of tuberculosis. (NBC News)

A BMJ investigation raised red flags about between FDA chiefs and the drug and medical device companies.

Pfizer agreed to after it was pulled from the market in 2020 for cancer concerns. (Reuters)

The FDA advised healthcare providers and facilities to transition away from .

Kenya's public hospital doctors union reached an ending a near 2-month strike. (ABC News)

An estimated may be acutely toxic when heated and inhaled. (Scientific Reports)

Customers of the will receive notices soon about refunds stemming from a 2023 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

The number of U.S. children who from 2011 to 2021 totaled 321,566. (JAMA Psychiatry)

Houston Methodist hospital patients now get a BioButton attached to their chests so virtually. (Fortune)

, a sexologist who advocated for intersex babies, died at the age of 90. (New York Times)

A rapid approach to starting people with opioid use disorder on was superior to the standard method of starting within 10-15 days. (JAMA Network Open)

Equinox's $40,000 per year longevity program claimed it will . (New York Times)

A was found to have genetic traces of H5N1, but that doesn't mean it's causing disease in the cow. (STAT)

The NIH plans to launch clinical trials for sleep disturbances, exercise intolerance, and post-exertional malaise.

HHS proposed a new model to access, CMS said.

Some are becoming pregnant after struggling with infertility. (CNN)

A new Florida law will , saying cities can't require employers to provide heat or shade breaks. (USA Today)