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Wegovy and Thyroid Cancer; Maine Shooter's Mental Health; 469 Heat Deaths

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No causal connection exists between GLP-1 agonists such as , a safety panel for the European Medicines Agency concluded. (Reuters)

The FDA warned the public to due to bacterial contamination risks. (NPR)

The agency also expanded the label for faricimab (Vabysmo) to include an indication for retinal vein occlusion, drugmaker .

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning . (AP)

The family of Robert Card, the alleged Maine shooter, said his rapidly. (NBC News)

And Card while trying to purchase a silencer in August, a gun shop owner told the New York Times.

In response to the shootings, new House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said "." (Axios)

Some pharmacy staff at Walgreens and other drugstore chains are over working conditions this week. (CNBC)

Michigan doctor following the air strikes in Gaza. (Detroit Free Press)

Intermittent fasting can also lose weight and better control their glucose levels. (JAMA Network Open)

Federal coverage of drugs for COVID-19 . (Axios)

Could a paramyxovirus ? (The Atlantic)

AI already plays a role in many doctors' offices, but and federal legislation may be months away. (Politico)

"Friends" star at his home; the cause of death is not clear. (BBC News)

More mental health care professionals are . (Washington Post)

Maricopa County, Arizona recorded this summer -- a record for the region. (NBC News)

Meanwhile, a study in Circulation deaths associated with heat will double by mid-century.

The City University of New York has into the alleged misconduct of neuroscientist Hoau-Yan Wang, PhD, citing concerns about the integrity of the investigation. (New York Times)

In a , the American Academy of Pediatrics is urging pediatricians to help prevent expulsions from preschool.

A baby in Ontario just set a hospital record. (Today)

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    Shannon Firth has been reporting on health policy as Ƶ's Washington correspondent since 2014. She is also a member of the site's Enterprise & Investigative Reporting team.