Sly Stallone’s Bulimia; Recall Over ‘Pest Contaminant’; Are Vaccine Skeptics Dumb?

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Actor Sylvester Stallone, 80, admitted that his “obsession” with his body during the height of his movie career led to a “dangerously low” body-fat level of 2.6%, reached with the aid of bulimia. (NBC News)

A new Veterans Affairs policy on psychiatric drugs will require younger veterans to fill out paperwork saying they had discussions about antidepressants’ risks and benefits before they can get a prescription. (New York Times)

Health insurers will get a chance to show off their Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) chops at the annual MAHA summit in Washington. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., boxer Mike Tyson, and Vice President JD Vance are scheduled to headline the Tuesday night event. (Axios, Politico)

The U.S. reported 230 new measles cases in the past week, according to the Yale School of Public Health. Here’s where they were.

After videos circulated on social media of a dead mouse in a jar of Mezzetta’s peperoncini, the company recalled a specific lot of the Greek pepper product, citing a potential “pest contaminant,” according to an FDA notice.

California will ban the sale of single-use, battery-powered vapes to fight plastic pollution under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). (AP)

CMS is projecting that Medicare Advantage premiums will decline 16% in 2027.

At least two people died following a Russian drone attack on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine headquarters building. (Science)

Lindsay Clancy is set to return to court today for a hearing that could help decide whether she will face a second trial in the killings of her three children. (AP)

Up to 18 months after the 2023 wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, local residents had elevated urinary levels of metals — including antimony, manganese, barium, and arsenic — which were associated abnormal lung function. (PNAS)

Vaccine skeptics are neither dumb nor irrational and often make “very sophisticated decisions,” according to a sociologist who has spent two decades studying them. (STAT)

Advice on how to support people who are suicidal. (CNN)

Actor Dennis Haskins, best known for his portrayal as the principal on the TV series “Saved by the Bell,” died at age 75 of undisclosed causes; he had previously acknowledged having Parkinson’s. (People)

ABC News correspondent Will Reeve, 34, of “Good Morning America,” said he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. (People)

Actress and longtime HIV advocate Debbie Allen will lend her voice to “Your Hive of Whole Health,” Merck’s HIV education program. (Fierce Pharma)

A cost-of-living adjustment and new eligibility requirements kick in Oct. 1 for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (The Hill)