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'SNL' Alum's Inoperable Cancer; Viral Toddler Checkup; Rocket Fuel Chemical in Food

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"Saturday Night Live" alum Victoria Jackson, 65, now has ; she revealed a breast cancer diagnosis in 2016. (People)

The first case outside of Africa of the has been reported in Sweden, the country's public health agency said.

Here's for cases of the more infectious mpox variant. (USA Today)

Researchers in Health Affairs estimated that Medicare coverage of anti-obesity medications would increase annual spending by .

Starting this fall, women who dread getting a Pap smear for cervical cancer screening could instead with a swab. (New York Times)

A toddler took control of her own doctor's appointment -- and the video of her chatting with a nurse . (USA Today)

U.S. dairy farmers are due to the economic consequences, meaning official figures are likely a significant undercount. (Reuters)

The agency to include treatment of severe thermal burns in pediatric patients, Vericel announced.

And Cresilon said the FDA cleared its (Traumagel) for moderate to severe bleeding.

New York State to rebuild its healthcare workforce that was decimated by COVID. (CBS News)

Thousands of seniors are forced to for their arthritis treatment as Medicare doesn't adequately cover subcutaneous adalimumab (Humira), which can be administered at home. (STAT)

Authorities are investigating that took place in a parking lot outside a Tampa hospital. (Tampa Bay Times)

Doctors at Kaiser Permanente can now use and craft clinical notes of their patient visits. (USA Today)

Patients at a hospital in New York State had to be relocated flooded the labor and delivery wing. (CBS News)

In a , most respondents said that mental health is nearly as important as economic stability. (NBC News)

Time's "" is working on inventing a soap that could treat skin cancer.

How is perchlorate, a chemical found in rocket fuel, ? (USA Today)

A third person's death has been tied to consuming Silk non-dairy milk products, which has been for potential Listeria contamination. (USA Today)

The death toll in Gaza , according to the health ministry there. (ABC News)

Meanwhile, the WHO says that humanitarian pauses in the conflict are in the Gaza strip.