Matthew Perry's Cause of Death; Woman's 'Abuse of a Corpse' Charge; HIV in Girls

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Actor Matthew Perry according to an autopsy report that listed "drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects" as contributing factors. (CBS News)

An FDA inspection found a number of at Moderna's main manufacturing plant in September, a report obtained by Reuters showed.

Ohio lawmakers passed a bill that to transgender youth; Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has not yet indicated whether he will sign. (WKSU)

Also in Ohio, a woman is being charged with "abuse of a corpse" and faces prison time after . (Washington Post)

Anti-abortion groups are trying new tactics to ballots in 2024. (Politico)

The prevalence of preschool-age children with severe obesity in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program increased from 2016-2020, according to a study in .

An used in applesauce pouches linked with lead poisoning in U.S. kids may be the culprit of the contamination. (New York Times)

At least 241 people have fallen after visiting a sushi restaurant in North Carolina. (NBC News)

Quaker is recalling a number of its due to potential risk of Salmonella contamination.

Meanwhile, Mexico's Health Department has closed a that has sickened hundreds and killed eight in the U.S. and Canada. (ABC)

Academic physicians who say they frequently cited burnout and lack of professional fulfillment. (JAMA Network Open)

An NIH working group recommended salary of postdoctoral researchers and capping their research time in a bid to boost flagging numbers. (STAT)

Mosquito and tick-borne diseases are a growing threat to a U.S. unprepared to fight . (NPR)

FDA -human (Alyglo) for primary humoral immunodeficiency in adults.

The agency also expanded the approval of tralokinumab (Adbry) to include treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in children ages 12 to 17 years old, .

And approval of roflumilast (Zoryve) topical foam for seborrheic dermatitis in patients 9 years and above.

Meanwhile, the FDA rejected approval of PD-L1 inhibitor cosibelimab for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, citing third-party manufacturing issues, .

The FDA for all opioid analgesics in an effort to reduce overdoses.

Companies with products like locking pill bottles and lasso-like devices for making arrests without force are off opioid lawsuit settlements. (KFF Health News)

The World Health Organization added noma, an inflammation of the gums that can go on to destroy facial tissue, to its .

Girls of new HIV infections globally, a new UNICEF found. (Washington Post)

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard is took him out for about 3 months. (AP)

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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.