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Juul is ordered by the FDA to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market

JUUL Labs is no longer allowed to sell or distribute its e-cigarette or vaping products in the U.S. The FDA said its review found Juul products potentially harmful. The company plans to fight back.
- Yuki Noguchi
Problems with monkeypox testing mean the outbreak may be far bigger than reported

Researchers say the U.S. monkeypox outbreak is much larger than the CDC is reporting. Symptomatic people are being denied testing, so it's unclear how many people are infected and spreading the virus.
- Michaeleen Doucleff
The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market

The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR.
- Bill Chappell
Polio is found in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here's what it means

Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater. Officials say the risk to the public is extremely low and urge people to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date.
- Michaeleen Doucleff
Tens of millions of Americans are making painful sacrifices due to health care debt

More than a 100 million people in the U.S. are burdened by medical debt. An investigation by NPR and Kaiser Health shows the painful sacrifices many are making to pay their medical and dental bills.
- Noam Levey
The FDA wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to make the products less addictive. And the agency may move to pull Juul e-cigarettes off the market.
- Yuki Noguchi
The FDA knows nicotine is addictive. It wants to regulate it for the first time

The Food and Drug Administration is poised to set a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and some other tobacco products, looking to make them less addictive and wean smokers off of the habit.
- Bill Chappell
Daily Harvest recalls a lentil dish after customers report food poisoning online

Users on social media reported experiences of nausea, vomiting and liver damage after consuming the dish.
- Ayana Archie
How to return to exercise after having Covid: slowly

There’s not evidence that abstaining from exercise in the weeks after having Covid helps prevent long Covid. And not exercising can be bad for you.
- Eilís O'Neill
Kids under 5 receive first Covid-19 doses in Seattle

“We’re just ready.” That’s how parent Whitney Stohr described her feelings as she waited for her four-and-a-half-year-old son, Malachi, to get his first Covid-19 vaccine shot on Tuesday. Stohr also said the moment was exciting and a little overwhelming. Stohr was at a vaccine clinic at Seattle Children’s on Tuesday afternoon where kids under five were getting their first dose of vaccine. They’re among the first in the nation in this age group to receive the long-awaited shots.
- Kate Walters

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