Sen. Bill Cassidy blamed the Trump administration’s vaccine-skeptical approach for measles deaths and pressed surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier to reject claims linking vaccines to autism. Saphier said the MMR vaccine is not lethal and is the country’s greatest tool against measles.
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said pathology results from a Mayo Clinic appointment came back clear after her March breast cancer diagnosis. She thanked her family, doctors, supporters and President Trump.
Stanford scientists integrated lab-grown human brain cells into genetically engineered mice, creating a model they say could help study human neurological disorders. Outside experts said the work is technically impressive but raises new ethical questions about animal cognition and future experiments.
Tierra Walker’s family alleges Texas officials and doctors denied her a life-saving abortion before she died of preeclampsia at 20 weeks pregnant. The lawsuit names Attorney General Ken Paxton, medical officials, a health system and several doctors.
A public inquiry found “complete failure” at the Countess of Chester Hospital allowed Lucy Letby to continue harming babies. Lady Justice Kathryn Thirlwall said some deaths and attacks could have been prevented with earlier safeguarding action.
A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, died from apparent measles-related complications after exposure to a confirmed case, officials said. If confirmed, it would be the state’s third measles-related death amid hundreds of cases this year.
Rep. Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin’s Republican nominee for governor, said he and a pilot sustained minor injuries after their plane lost power and landed in Lake Wausau. Both escaped the submerging aircraft and were taken to a hospital.
Celine Dion opened a sold-out Paris residency with her first full concert in six years after battling stiff-person syndrome. The singer told fans she was shedding “tears of joy” as she returned to live performance.