Tainted 'Male Enhancement' Pills; Green Card Freeze Hits Nursing; Monkeypox Rebounds

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The FDA issued multiple new that contain "potentially harmful hidden ingredients," some of which are found in prescription drugs.

Private equity-backed Envision Healthcare , but a group of emergency room doctors the controversial staffing firm anyway. (Reuters, KFF Health News)

Despite regulatory approval, for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, insomnia, and opioid use disorder cannot be reimbursed by CMS. (Politico)

Gastroenterologists are flipping out over UnitedHealthcare's . (STAT)

Adults who reported had a greater risk of developing hypertension, a recent study found. (Washington Post)

A freeze on green cards could . (Politico)

Semaglutide (Wegovy) and other new weight-loss drugs are , according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) nutrition chief. (Reuters)

And a WHO report found that are losing momentum.

Why in Ohio since last summer. (Akron Beacon Journal)

Plus, in one rural New Mexico community without obstetric care, a vital could soon end. (NPR)

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed a bill that ; republican lawmakers will likely attempt an override. (AP)

And Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed a and prohibited officials from banning public gatherings due to infectious disease outbreaks. (The Hill)

U.S. cases of monkeypox, or mpox, . (Washington Post)

Despite a recall over possible bacterial contamination, lots of a certain Gerber infant formula were distributed to some retailers anyhow, .

Meanwhile, the FDA announced marketing denials to 10 companies for approximately. (Reuters)

A line drive that struck Colorado Rockies' pitcher Ryan Feltner in the head . (AP)

The Group of Seven, the world's richest nations, is expected to to developing countries. (Reuters)

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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.