Healthcare news on July 22, 2026

1. 0121:00 UTC

   Opinion piece cites poll on Australian workers' sick day use

   8 outlets · first: goulburnpost.com.au Market trends

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. The piece states the right to disconnect is now enshrined in law

   Reported by goulburnpost.com.au, illawarramercury.com.au, inverelltimes.com.au, cootamundraherald.com.au, dungogchronicle.com.au, easternriverinachronicle.com.au, maitlandmercury.com.au and theadvocate.com.au.

   • Australian Workers
   • Right to Disconnect

2. 0214:15 UTC

   FDA panel reviews 7 injectable peptides

   3 outlets · first: wkyufm.org Regulation

   Machine summary The FDA’s advisory committee is meeting on seven unapproved injectable peptides.

   1. The seven compounds under review include TB-500, BPC-157, and MOTs-C—none of which have completed large-scale clinical trials required for FDA drug approval.
   2. Biologist Paul Knoepfler of UC Davis characterized the use of these peptides as “very risky” and lacking scientific proof.
   3. Industry groups argue current compounding restrictions have created a dangerous gray market of overseas suppliers, increasing safety risks for American consumers.

   Reported by wkyufm.org, aspenpublicradio.org and kpbs.org.

   • BPC-157
   • TB-500
   • MOTS-c

3. 0321:15 UTC

   France recorded at least 5,764 excess deaths in June heatwave, agency says

   2 outlets · first: channelnewsasia.com Regulation

   Machine summary Santé Publique France said regions hit by a heatwave from June 17 to July 2 recorded 21,674 deaths from all causes, compared with an expected 15,910, a difference of 5,764 excess deaths.

   Reported by channelnewsasia.com and hngn.com.

   • France
   • Santé Publique France

4. 0422:06 UTC

   State lawmakers file brief opposing mifepristone mail ban in Fifth Circuit case

   1 outlet · first: huffpost.com Telehealth

   Machine summary FDA case, according to HuffPost. The brief states that reinstating the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone would "cause immediate and serious harms," HuffPost reported.

   1. More than 400 state lawmakers from all 50 states signed onto the amicus brief, according to HuffPost.
   2. Louisiana seeks to reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone and ban access to the medication by mail, according to HuffPost.
   3. The brief states that reinstating the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone would "cause immediate and serious harms," according to HuffPost.

   Reported by huffpost.com.

   • Louisiana
   • mifepristone

5. 0503:30 UTC

   Save the Children calls for child-focused climate adaptation financing

   1 outlet · first: pacific.scoop.co.nz Regulation

   Machine summary One year after the International Court of Justice delivered an advisory opinion on states' climate change responsibilities, Save the Children called for more child-focused climate adaptation financing.

   1. The ICJ delivered its Advisory Opinion on 23 July 2025, finding that states' legal obligations to address climate change extend beyond existing climate agreements, according to Save the Children.
   2. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in May endorsing the ICJ's advisory opinion on state climate obligations, according to Save the Children.
   3. A 2023 report from the Children's Environmental Rights Initiative found that projects with child-responsive activities received support from just 2.4% of climate finance provided by key multilateral climate funds.

   Reported by pacific.scoop.co.nz and scoop.co.nz.

   • United Nations General Assembly
   • International Court of Justice
   • Multilateral Climate Funds
   • Save the Children

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