Nurse Found Dead; New Moms Stirred by Clancy Trial; Tim Curry’s Cause of Death

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A nurse and her two sons were found dead in their Minnesota home in what is suspected to be a double murder-suicide. (People)

The Lindsay Clancy trial remains without a verdict after a fifth day of deliberations over whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. (AP)

Clancy’s case has created a surge in maternal mental healthcare requests from the general public. (New York Times)

Amid the Clancy murder trial, a retired nurse charged with juror intimidation claimed she was trying to get a photo of Clancy when she allegedly captured members of the jury. (Boston Herald via Hanford Sentinel)

A CDC report shows that in 2024, 16.6% of American adults said they experienced frequent fatigue, defined as having fatigue symptoms most days or every day.

Hospitals say they’ll have to reduce services, lay off workers, consolidate operations, or shutter entirely if CMS goes forward with two new rules that cut Medicaid funding. (Politico)

Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every year, a study found, with the most poisonings occurring in southern Asia, southeast Asia, and east Africa. (The Guardian)

An NPR investigation estimates there are thousands of heat-related deaths that go uncounted in the U.S. every year as many deaths never go to the medical examiner’s office.

The United Nations warns the world is very close to crossing a dangerous climate change threshold, and that to limit the damage, emissions from burning fossil fuels need to drop to zero. (NPR)

This year’s Miss World contestant from Uganda wore a gown representing the seven layers that doctors cut through to perform a c-section. (People)

An ongoing phase IIa study of TEV ‘408, an investigational anti-interleukin-15 monoclonal antibody, has positive topline results preventing gluten-induced intestinal damage in adults with celiac disease, Teva announced.

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome has emergency doctors seeing more and more “scromiting” — “screaming” and “vomiting.” (Time)

Marlboro-maker Altria sued the FDA, seeking to force an overhaul of the agency’s product review process that tobacco companies say wraps their new products in regulatory red tape. (Reuters)

Peter Joseph Embí, MD, MS, was picked as director of the NIH’s National Library of Medicine.

Public records show that actor Tim Curry died at 80 from coronary artery disease. A history of stroke and kidney cancer were other significant conditions that contributed to his death. (People)