Matthew Perry's Death Investigated; CDC H5N1 Surveillance; Trump Talks Birth Control

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Authorities are due to the high level of ketamine found in his system. (AP)

A former college football player with his tale of forcible restraint. (New York Times)

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) signed a law that for minors. (CNN)

In Delaware, the legislature a bill that would allow a state-appointed board to oversee hospital budgets. (AP)

Heat-related deaths in Phoenix. (Scientific American)

State and local health officials should at peak levels because of the emergence of avian flu, the CDC said. (STAT)

Marshall Allen, a former ProPublica healthcare reporter who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his investigative reporting, . (ProPublica)

And Paul Parkman, MD, who identified rubella and by co-inventing a vaccine, has died at age 91. (New York Times)

Nestlé is for patients taking GLP-1 inhibitors to lose weight. (CNN)

A new website will to report violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), CMS announced.

Maryland's Prescription Drug Affordability Board in order to possibly set limits on their prices for patients in state-run medical plans. (Maryland Matters)

A man suffers a medical emergency on a cruise -- and for his care. (KFF Health News)

under the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, the White House said; the law is designed to help veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their service.

Former President Donald Trump suggested he was open to regulations on birth control . (AP)

A report from the WHO says the major increases in HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics, and sexually transmitted infections and cause 2.5 million deaths each year.

who was trying to take photos of its newborn calves. (BBC)