5 Dead After Taking Supplements; RFK Jr. Taps Running Mate; Bird Flu in Cows Spreads

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Five people died and more than 100 were hospitalized after taking Japanese dietary supplements made by Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals. (AP)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who's a vaccine skeptic: tech lawyer Nicole Shanahan. (The Hill)

Florida's Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling on access until viability. (Tampa Bay Times)

A Texas woman sued the prosecutors who began a criminal case against her, which was later dropped. (AP)

Poland's conservative president that would have expanded access to the "morning after" pill. (Reuters)

A breakthrough vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) became available in fall 2023, but some are too rigid. (The Atlantic)

Bird flu, first identified in dairy cows in Texas and Kansas, has , according to federal officials. (Washington Post)

Here's why , a hormonal condition that was discovered 90 years ago, still lacks a specific FDA approved treatment. (NBC News)

TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and other to make them safer for children, but advocates argue more is needed. (NPR)

Here are four things , including why mortality increases during their fallout. (New York Times)

Plus, here's without damaging your eyes. (ABC News)

And here's what experts are saying about the . (NPR)

Mouse studies offered clues into and which to let recede. (NBC News)

A podcast highlighted to mental health. (NPR)

And some good news: 40 years after the American Academy of Pediatrics , a cluster-randomized trial suggests it's working. (Pediatrics)

Two nurses who met on the night shift married, then they cared for in the NICU. (People)

A received a double lung transplant. (NBC News)

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    Shannon Firth has been reporting on health policy as 's Washington correspondent since 2014. She is also a member of the site's Enterprise & Investigative Reporting team.