Pharmaceuticals
Trump wants drug commercials to include prices. These five companies have the most at stake | Stat
Pfizer, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Amgen, and Allergan will bear the brunt of the requirement to disclose prices on TV ads (if the requirement is enacted, that is). These five companies run more than half the ads broadcast over the last year.
Public health
Mysterious paralyzing illness found among kids in 22 states | Associated Press
CDC officials don't know the cause of the paralyzing illness that's truck children in 22 states this year. What they do know is that it's not polio or West Nile virus.
1,495 Americans describe the financial reality of being really sick | The New York Times
More than two thirds of people with insurance who were surveyed went through all or most of their savings to pay for treatment of a serious illness, and more than half of those without insurance did the same.
FDA allows food makers to fortify corn masa to halt birth defects, but few do | Kaiser Health News
Ten percent of corn masa flour have folic acid, and no corn tortillas do. Folic acid can help prevent neural tube birth defects. Masa is a staple in Hispanic diets, and Hispanics have higher rates of these birth defects.
In other news
Canada just legalized recreational pot. Here's what you need to know | CNN
Canada is the second country ever to legalize cannabis (Uruguay was the first). An adult in Canada can now have up to 30 grams of marijuana in public and can grow four plants at home.
