Knee Surgery Ends in Paralysis; Cassidy Flags FDA Nominee; Camilla on King’s Cancer

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A routine knee replacement surgery ended in paralysis after a medication mix-up led to a patient reportedly getting “contaminated vials” that contained potassium. (USA Today)

Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), expressed “strong concerns” about Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, as the new nominee for FDA commissioner, given her support for President Trump’s “nonsensical vaccine executive order.” (New York Times)

The CDC has received reports of 15,716 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the U.S., including 828 hospitalizations. Roughly another 12,000 cases are under investigation.

The FDA reports that the jalapeño-linked Salmonella outbreak has reached 431 cases across 32 states, including 57 hospitalizations.

Michigan reported its first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis in 5 years. (CBS News)

Congo is getting a large batch of Ervebo Ebola vaccines from the global stockpile for research and use in the current Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, the World Health Organization announced.

A young man died in the custody of New York’s pioneering new medical jail facility. (PIX11)

Connecticut lawmakers say the upcoming federal Medicaid work requirements would be financially devastating for hospitals, and the state would not be able to absorb long-term costs either. (Hartford Courant)

State-regulated psilocybin services in Oregon have been generally safe and associated with improvements in mental health symptoms, a cohort study suggested. (JAMA Network Open)

Patients and researchers are questioning whether cancer drug doses should be reduced for better safety. (KFF Health News)

The U.S. military hospital ship USNS Comfort is going to Peru’s Pacific coast to provide aid next February, when the El Niño climate phenomenon is expected to peak. (NBC News)

Dengue control could be improved using an insecticidal coating on indoor ground-level water containers used for cleaning and washing in Colombia, a cluster-randomized trial showed. (Lancet Infectious Diseases)

Maternity care deserts are spreading in Virginia as rural hospitals keep closing. (WSLS)

NPR mapped the states that allow corporal punishment in schools despite the known psychological harms of the practice.

Britain’s Queen Camilla says it was difficult to keep King Charles III’s cancer a secret. His exact diagnosis remains undisclosed. (USA Today)