Trump Pardon Sought for Clancy; Sen. Marshall’s Medical Debt Suits; Lasker Winners

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Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking President Trump to pardon the former nurse after her state trial over the killing of her three children was declared a mistrial, though presidential pardon power is only for federal cases. (GMA)

While Americans’ confidence in Anthony Fauci, MD, has slipped, they still trust him more than Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a Annenberg Public Policy Center poll.

How is summer heat killing people in their homes — especially mobile homes? NPR takes a look.

Do you think “wellness darties” — daytime parties in which college students eat granola bars and work out — sound non-controversial? You would be wrong. (USA Today)

The coroner in Lancaster County has now classified one of the two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania as being caused by measles. (Becker’s Clinical Leadership)

Copper peptide products, thought to make skin look firmer and deliver other anti-aging benefits, have gone from creams to injections. (NPR)

Sen. Roger Marshall, MD (R-Kan.), an ob/gyn, sued at least 700 patients for medical debt during his time in practice; 81 were arrested. (New York Times)

The FDA approved a breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug, daraxonrasib (Rasonque), but many patients struggle to access it. (STAT)

As Medicaid cuts appear on the horizon, rural hospitals are making deals to get by. (STAT)

Piloting fighter jets may be causing brain injury to Navy pilots, but the Navy has not investigated the issue, a House committee report found. (New York Times)

Meanwhile, a study found that 31 rugby league players in Australia have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). (AP)

Looking at school vaccination rates can help parents assess their children’s risk for measles, but access to that information depends on where you live. (Healthbeat)

Made Fresh Salads ready-to-eat salads and cream cheese, distributed in New York City, have been recalled over potential Listeria contamination, according to an FDA notice.

This year’s Lasker Award winners include scientists who identified orexin, which regulates wakefulness; a group that developed a treatment for hemophilia A; and actor Michael J. Fox for his Parkinson’s advocacy.

A new gene editing approach, epigenome editing, aims to prevent or treat diseases that develop later in life. (New York Times)

A third-year University of Iowa student and marching band member who suffered cardiac arrest during extreme heat before a halftime show was taken off life support. (The Guardian)

The Ebola outbreak in Congo reached nearly 6,700 confirmed cases, with 3,226 deaths, officials said. (CIDRAP)

Would you survive a trek in the great outdoors? An emergency doc gives survival tips. (The Conversation)

An additional three dozen clinics serving a total of more than 400,000 people in Sudan are closing due to funding cuts, aid officials said. (AP)