Why Spicy Foods Appeal; Congressman Has Mild Stroke; Indian Doctors on Strike

— Health news and commentary gathered by staff

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Do you dig really spicy foods? It might be . (NBC News)

Former House majority leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) Sunday but had no lingering symptoms, his office said. (The Hill)

The Biden administration is preparing to dole out billions of dollars to private insurance companies to in Medicare drug premiums. (Politico)

after the rape and murder of a medic trainee ignited concerns about workplace violence and lack of security. (CNN)

Cigarette smoking in the U.S. dropped to 11%, tying an 80-year low reached in 2022, .

A New Zealand food bank that had potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine. (AP)

New York State paid more than to healthcare workers since 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said.

A UCLA student ; his mother wants to know why no Narcan was available. (NPR)

Monkeypox in Africa, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. (Reuters)

UPSIDE Foods over its ban on lab-grown meat. (The Hill)

The Indiana that accused Indiana University Health of violating privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion. (AP)

The Missouri secretary of state said an initiative petition to put a referendum on the ballot to enshrine a constitutional right to abortion. (AP)

Abortion than it does today; it included other forms of pregnancy loss such as miscarriage. (New York Times)

Patients for weight loss can use a tool offered by healthcare start-up Ro to find out. (CNBC)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to increase entering the food supply, adding that U.S. beef and dairy products remain safe to consume. (Reuters)

The New York Times between a nurses' union and the NewYork-Presbyterian hospital system.