GLP-1 Lawsuits Over Eye Risk; Hospital Oxygen Supply Cut; Top Causes of U.S. Deaths

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Dozens of Americans sued manufacturers of GLP-1 receptor agonists, claiming the drugmakers failed to warn patients about the risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), a rare type of sudden vision loss. (ABC News)

Continuing the Trump administration’s crusade against animal-based research, HHS announced new actions to accelerate human-based research.

The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora said someone “intentionally disrupted” its primary oxygen supply earlier this month and police are now working to make an arrest. (ABC Denver)

Political candidates in battleground races across the country are speaking to Americans’ anxiety about rising health costs. (Axios)

While more healthcare workers are insured than the average population, some are opting to pay out-of-pocket as health insurance costs have jumped. (Washington Post)

Some Starbucks employees have opted to go without health insurance or have debated getting second jobs to pay for rising health insurance premiums. (The Guardian)

Many mental health and suicide risk indicators among youth improved from 2023 to 2025, according to the CDC’s Youth Health in Focus report.

Gen Z and Millennials drove recent drops in alcohol use, a cross-sectional study of National Health Interview Survey data showed. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

From 2016 to 2022, the proportion of periviable births by cesarean delivery increased and was associated with increased risk for adverse maternal outcomes, according to a cross-sectional study in JAMA Network Open.

A person with measles passed through the Philadelphia airport last week, local health officials said, following a different recent measles exposure at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. (ABC News)

Most leading causes of death in 2024 remained unchanged from 2023 according to new CDC data, but suicide moved into the top 10 list, accounting for 1.6% of all deaths. (National Vital Statistics Reports)

In the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver tackled UnitedHealthcare’s business model and reputation for denying insurance claims. (The Guardian)

A physician who was paralyzed after falling 300 feet down a mountain 2 years ago returned to practicing medicine. (People)

A cluster of Ewing sarcoma cases in a southern California suburb has locals concerned. (CNN)

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), who has diabetes and has long struggled with his weight, said he lost 80 pounds after using a GLP-1 medication. (People)