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If RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm Could Talk; Listeria Deaths Rise; Teen Drilled Skull in OR?

— Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff

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If Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s , what would it say? (New York Times)

As of August 28, a total of 57 people have been hospitalized and nine people have died from , the CDC reported.

Funds that help with travel and medical costs are running low on financial support. (WBEZ Chicago)

face harassment and death threats while they try to work through the surge of trans youths wanting appointments. (NBC News)

A judge ruled against a proposed class action suit claiming that consumers overpaid for from Tylenol maker Kenvue. (Reuters)

Former Secretary of State and First Lady . (Page Six)

Africa has less than 10% of the estimated $245 million it needs to fight the . (Reuters)

Investigators pointed fingers at dispensed at one Kentucky pharmacy for local children becoming seriously sick. (People)

Patients described "absolute torture" from painful procedures they underwent at , where a nurse was found to have swapped out fentanyl with saline. (USA Today)

In Austria, a surgeon allegedly allowed his to help drill a hole in the patient's skull during emergency surgery. (Sky News)

Can help protect against heart disease? (NBC News)

A collapsed on the field during a game in Brazil and did not survive. (AP)

In West Virginia, an eighth grader died after colliding and suffering a . (CNN)

Medicare drug plan enrollees who reach the new out-of-pocket cap will see for their prescription drugs, according to an AARP report.

The got FDA approval to help manage chronic intractable phantom and residual lower limb post-amputation pain in adult amputees, Neuros Medical said.

OxiWear said the FDA cleared its for continuous blood oxygen measurement.

A former chief anesthesiologist at Putnam County Hospital, New York, pleaded guilty to , according to the county district attorney office.

The NIH recently launched a $270 million anti-overdose research initiative . (STAT)

A glaciologist said it's , following concerns that rapper Ludacris could have consumed contaminated water by doing so a few days ago in Alaska. (AP)

Cardiologists laid out several atypical symptoms that may indicate . (Time)