Dolly Parton's Health Struggles; Fauci Prosecution Stalled; Germany's Malaria Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Before her death, Dolly Parton disclosed she had let her own health slide while taking care of her terminally ill husband. (CNN) The Republican effort to hold Anthony...
Dolly Parton revealed her health had declined while caring for her terminally ill spouse. Efforts to prosecute Anthony Fauci for contempt due to its legal validity were halted by the Trump administration. A Florida grand jury concluded that the administration of Governor Ron DeSantis misallocated Medicaid funds. A federal court dismissed a pharmaceutical industry trade group's lawsuit against Medicare drug price negotiation.
Two Frankfurt Airport workers passed away due to malaria contracted from infected mosquitoes. General Mills discontinued artificial colors in popular cereal brands. The FDA authorized tirzepatide for reducing major cardiovascular events in diabetic patients at high risk. Congo started vaccinating healthcare workers against Ebola.
Buprenorphine prescriptions increased from 2019 to 2021, but declined by 2025. Maryland's Attorney General sued UnitedHealth Group over a faulty Medicaid computer system. The Justice Department found the George Washington University School of Medicine discriminated based on race in admissions. An actress sued for defrauding mental health startup investors.
A federal committee recommended doubling federal spending on autism care and support. Norwegian King Harald V succumbed to a blood infection after hospitalization.
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