by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 8, 2022

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A physician whistleblower who was forced to retire after voicing concerns over unsafe anesthesia staffing at a California VA hospital has his job back. (AP)

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed into law a new measure that bars hospitals and clinics from billing victims of sexual assault for forensic medical exams, which will instead be covered by a state fund. (AP)

Meanwhile, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pledged that $100 million of a new budget will go toward developing and manufacturing a new low-cost insulin. (The Hill)

Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani was found guilty on all 12 felony counts for defrauding company investors and patients. (AP)

Oregon health officials reported another six monkeypox cases, raising concerns about another possible public health emergency. (OPB)

As of Friday at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID toll reached 88,258,589 infections and 1,020,789 deaths, increases of 150,668 and 1,350, respectively, since yesterday.

The Biden administration announced that roughly 300,000 children under the age of 5 had received at least one COVID jab so far. (CNN)

A study in Nature highlighted the benefits of COVID-19 wastewater surveillance.

Sandra Lindsay, RN, the critical care nurse in New York who received the first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (ABC News)

Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Mississippi abortion clinic at the center of the case that overturned Roe v. Wade, shuttered its doors on Wednesday after the state banned most abortions; but the clinic is now asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to let it reopen, saying the new law violates the state's constitution. (AP)

Meanwhile, clinics in Montana -- which has four bordering states that now have trigger laws in effect -- will start limiting access to abortions for out-of-staters due to concerns about criminal charges. (NPR)

Intercept Pharmaceuticals announced plans to resubmit for an indication for obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) in liver fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, stating that a new analysis of phase III data should allay the FDA's prior concerns.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling one batch of U-100 insulin glargine prefilled pens to the consumer level due to a possible missing label, the FDA announced.

A West Virginia hospital agreed to shell out $1.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act after allegedly submitting Medicare claims in violation of the Physician Self-Referral Law, the Justice Department said.

Rural mothers on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children -- better known as WIC -- may face an even harder time finding baby formula amid the shortage. (Kaiser Health News)

The World Health Organization announced the first two-ever cases of Marburg virus disease in Ghana.

Kristen Monaco is a staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.

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