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Aerosmith Retires After Injury; All Zepbound Doses Now Available; Guacamole Recalled

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Rock band Aerosmith announced its retirement, saying that a full recovery of singer does not appear possible. (People)

Belgium at the Paris Olympics after a team member who swam in the Seine fell ill. (AP via ABC News)

Humana, the second-largest Medicare Advantage insurer nationally, as it reduces benefits and exits certain markets. (Newsweek)

The shortage is expected to last through September. (STAT)

All doses of are now available, according to the FDA's shortage list. (Reuters)

Meanwhile, a selling semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) operate illegally, leaving patients vulnerable to unregulated risky products. (JAMA Network Open)

Inspire Medical Systems said the FDA -- the Inspire V therapy system.

Owner Elon Musk said Neuralink has that aims to enable paralyzed people to use digital tools with their thoughts alone. (Reuters)

Since it was approved last December, Vertex Pharmaceuticals said that about for sickle cell disease. (Endpoints News)

A federal judge ruled that against state employees. (AP)

With an executive order from Gov. Mike Parson (R), Missouri has banned the sale of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and . (AP)

A North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee who launched a commercial last week acknowledging his wife's abortion decades earlier. (AP)

Citing the Texas abortion laws, New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham (D) placed ads in major newspapers to move to her state. (WFAA)

Meanwhile, access to cheap birth control is in abortion ban states. (NBC News)

Many of the healthcare workers in Gaza have either been . (New York Times)

FDA announced a recall of due to potential listeria contamination.