CDC’s Monkey Problem; 3 Dead in Medical Chopper Crash; 988 for LGBTQ+ Youth Restored

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Amid CDC efforts to transition away from animal testing, 130 monkeys need a new home, but it’s unclear where HHS will put them or the costs involved. (Politico)

An Ebola treatment center was burned down as Congo’s outbreak expanded to 8,300 confirmed cases, including 4,018 deaths. (AP)

Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate whose execution was botched, is in critical condition and receiving “life-saving care.” (ABC News)

Meanwhile, experts explained how Pike could have survived two lethal doses of pentobarbital. (New York Times)

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn’t enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children. (AP)

Transportation Security Administration officers checking passengers’ documents at airports will have to stand during their shift to meet new fitness standards. (Washington Post)

HHS announced a $10 million prize competition to reward schools and organizations for implementing the Presidential Fitness Test.

A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing three people and leaving two hospitalized. (AP)

The American Medical Association raised concerns about proposed changes to a Federal Aviation Administration policy for medical kits, warning that passengers could be at risk if airlines are allowed to pick their own medical supplies.

Two Massachusetts men who pleaded guilty to setting off fireworks at an empty Harvard Medical School building, an incident that sparked a huge law enforcement response, avoided jail time. (AP)

A proposed redesign of the federal government’s annual health survey would remove questions related to intellectual and developmental disabilities. (STAT)

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline restored the “Press 3” option connecting LGBTQ+ youth to targeted support services more than a year after the Trump administration cut the program. (The Advocate)

Distress and anxiety tied to artificial intelligence is showing up in therapy. (New York Times)

Researchers identified two potential risk factors to recurrent bacterial vaginosis infections: a non-optimal vaginal microbiome and use of an intrauterine device. (Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health)

Meanwhile, Science published a special issue dedicated to women’s heath.

Professional tennis player Emma Navarro said she’s taking the rest of the season off to address her diagnoses of Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism and relative energy deficiency in sport. (AP)

Actor and comedian Pete Davidson reflected on his struggles with addiction, and recalled taking at least six different drugs daily before sobriety. (People)

Former NFL player Steve Gleason, a safety for the New Orleans Saints from 2000 to 2006, has turned to music after his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis. (People)