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New Clues in CEO's Killing; Time to Worry About Disease X? Ketamine Diversions Grow

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New clues are emerging in the hunt for the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; investigators now believe the suspect may have traveled to New York on a bus that originated in Atlanta. (AP)

targeted two homes belonging to Thompson on the day he was shot and killed. (The Hill)

Amateur online sleuths are . (Washington Post)

Meanwhile, UnitedHealth and rival CVS Health have from their websites, as the industry reassess its risk in the wake of the shooting. (Reuters via Yahoo News!)

Americans' rating of U.S. healthcare quality declined to a 24-year low in a , with a majority saying it's only fair or poor.

A single mutation in the H5N1 bird flu strain circulating in dairy cattle could make the virus to humans, researchers found. (Science)

How worried should we be , the mysterious flu-like illness that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo? (NPR)

The World Health Organization provided an update on the in the Americas.

Life expectancy in the U.S. over the next quarter-century is expected to inch up but , researchers projected. (The Lancet)

One in 20 American during pregnancy in recent years, a study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) found.

Another MMWR showed that , with the highest rate among Black adults (58%).

The FDA cited "" at an animal testing lab at Elon Musk's Neuralink company. (Reuters via U.S. News & World Report)

Overdose deaths involving the . (MMWR)

And from 2017 to 2023, mostly among distributors. (JAMA)

To help curb childhood obesity, the U.K. plans to institute a online and on TV before 9 p.m. (BBC)

Unequal access to high-quality drugs may be driving global disparities in . (NPR)

Authorities suspect bacteria-contaminated IV feeding bags are behind the . (AP)

A survey study of the U.S. ophthalmology workforce found that 62% of women and 20% of men . (JAMA Ophthalmology)