Ice Cream Recall; COVID Summer Wave; Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis

— Health news and commentary gathered by staff

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Totally Cool is recalling multiple brands of ice cream products with Listeria monocytogenes.

With or most likely growing in 39 states according to the CDC, a summer wave may be here.

Novo Nordisk is in North Carolina as demand for weight-loss drugs continues to grow. (The Hill)

Teva Pharmaceuticals announced the of liraglutide injection (Victoza) in the U.S.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, declared , noting it's created a cycle of trauma and fear that is damaging Americans' mental health.

HHS finalized a rule for healthcare providers that commit information blocking.

Hospital-onset were associated with increased mortality, a retrospective multicenter cohort study showed. (JAMA Pediatrics)

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold another hearing to discuss the cause of a 2023 fiery . (AP)

Social Security updated a list of jobs that have been used to .

Paris is promoting an Olympic Village without air conditioning, but Team USA and others . (NPR)

In some states, masks are . (Washington Post)

Harmony Biosciences said the FDA (Wakix) tablets to treat excessive daytime sleepiness in pediatric patients with narcolepsy ages 6 years and older.

The FDA converted the (Sirturo) to traditional approval based on the drug's confirmatory trial.

Here's a closer look at state lawmakers' healthcare costs. (Washington Post)

The U.S. Supreme Court from a nonprofit founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (AP)

Therapists are learning deal with stress. (KFF Health News)

A U.K. boy with severe epilepsy became the first patient in the world to trial a new to control seizures. (BBC)