Scientist Wins Defamation Suit; 1.5M Pounds of Meat Recalled; Measles May Cost Votes

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Former MIT biologist David Sabatini, PhD, was awarded $6 million in a sexual harassment defamation suit. (New York Times)

More than 1.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products were recalled by Kayem Foods due to a possible a temperature issue during storage, according to an announcement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture web site.

Meanwhile, Lidl announced a recall for one lot of Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato with Coffee Sauce & Cookie Pieces due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the FDA reported.

Pope Leo XIV said he will gradually resume his duties following surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. (NPR)

Republicans are delaying major action on abortion until after the midterms. (The Guardian)

Here’s what a U.S. Senate win for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could mean for anti-abortion efforts. (ProPublica)

Federally qualified health centers are working to patch together care for people with complex medical issues who are underinsured and uninsured amid Medicaid cuts and soaring insurance costs. (New York Times)

The number of babies born in freestanding birth centers in the U.S. has grown substantially, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.

North Korea released apparent “proof of life” photos of Kim Jong Un following unverified rumors that he’d died from a brain hemorrhage. (New York Post)

Nearly half of American women between ages 40 and 60 reported menopausal symptoms in 2025, and 15.6% of that group are taking prescription medications for symptoms, according to the CDC.

Pennsylvania issued an alert on measles cases during pregnancy and congenital measles.

Meanwhile, the U.S. reported 301 new measles cases in the past week, according to the Yale School of Public Health. Here’s where they were.

Two physicians and former Republican Congressmen warned that the measles outbreak and mixed messaging on vaccines may hurt their party in the midterms. (STAT)

Prosecutors in Idaho are seeking the death penalty for Andrea Shaw, alleging she murdered her twin toddlers and rejecting her claim that they died after adverse vaccine reactions. (New York Times)

The NIH awarded nearly 12% fewer grants in fiscal year 2026 compared to the year before the second Trump administration, according to an AAMC analysis.

Former Theranos employee and whistleblower Tyler Shultz said Elizabeth Holmes was “almost unrecognizable” and looked like “a broken woman” in the new documentary, “You Can See Everything.” (CBS News)

A man who died at an immigration detention center in Texas was denied his medication, his daughter claimed. (New York Times)