At her Senate confirmation hearing, FDA nominee Heidi Overton affirmed the safety of the MMR vaccine but declined to directly challenge President Trump’s earlier description of it. She also avoided giving her own assessment of the abortion pill mifepristone and defended FDA authorizations of flavored vaping products.
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The Navy disclosed eight suicide attempts among personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group during its deployment. The carrier is heading toward San Diego after more than nine months away.
A University of Chicago Climate Impact Lab report projects about 451,000 additional heat-related deaths during the current El Niño compared with a typical year. The highest risks are forecast in poorer countries, including parts of Africa’s Sahel, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Brazil.
The Trump administration says it is canceling ACA coverage for about 760,000 people over alleged fraud or improper subsidies, estimating $2.2 billion in savings. Health policy experts say fraud exists but are questioning the process and whether some legitimate enrollees were removed.
Hurricane Polo intensified into an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, threatening flooding, mudslides and dangerous surf. Forecasters said the storm is expected to stay offshore while passing near southwestern Mexico.
Kamala Harris campaigned with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit, seeking to help unify the party after a divisive primary. The visit focused on Black maternal health, economic issues and the high-stakes race against Republican Mike Rogers.
Lindsay Clancy’s defense team is asking a judge to investigate the lone juror who favored convicting her after a mistrial in the deaths of her three children. The lawyers also want the murder case dismissed rather than retried.
Presley Gerber, the model son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died Sunday at a rehab facility at age 27. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office did not immediately list a cause of death.