— Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff
July 24, 2026
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The FDA and CDC said that nine states — now also including Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania — are involved in the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak the agencies are tracking.
The foodborne outbreak, which can cause explosive diarrhea, continues to test HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promise to overhaul the U.S. food supply and restore trust in the CDC. (CNBC)
Anthony Fauci, MD, will testify next Wednesday before a Senate committee after being subpoenaed by Sen. Rand Paul, MD (R-Ky.), who continues to allege the former NIAID director played a role in the origins of the COVID pandemic. (The Hill)
As it touts the benefits of healthy eating, the Trump administration cut a program that promoted nutrition education for food stamp recipients. (NPR)
Meanwhile, a Senate committee advanced a bipartisan bill that would ban junk food ads targeted at kids and require warning labels on ultraprocessed foods high in sugar, salt, or certain fats. (STAT)
In other Senate news, momentum continues to build for an office of men’s health within HHS. (STAT)
Congressional Democrats urged an appeals court weighing regulations on the abortion pill mifepristone not to reinstate the in-person requirement for obtaining the medication. (The Hill)
“This shouldn’t have gone to trial.” An investigation by Science and Retraction Watch detailed the fatal case of a 6-year-old girl who experienced a severe immune reaction 7 days after receiving an investigational gene therapy aimed at preventing developmental disorders caused by a mutation in CHD3.
About 12% of the estimated 6,400-plus U.S. cases of hockey-related ocular trauma over the past two decades were vision-threatening, researchers reported in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Retired neurologist Daniel Moalli, MD, and his wife died in a house fire in Connecticut. (WVLT)
Nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs sold at Kroger and other stores have been recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination, an FDA notice said.
The 10 foods food safety experts tend to avoid. (Time)
Jon Bon Jovi’s return to Madison Square Garden after vocal cord surgery was cut short when he abruptly ended the concert due to a sinus infection. (People)
Some aid workers in Nepal who were left jobless by the U.S. Agency for International Development cuts have turned to sex work to survive. (Bioreports)
