Morning Break: Victories for Abortion Foes; 'Tampon Taxes' Under Fire; Adenovirus Death



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A federal appeals court will let the Trump administration enforce new rules banning abortion providers -- including Planned Parenthood -- from receiving funds under the Title X family planning program. (Washington Examiner)

And an Oklahoma county judge has upheld the state's ban on dilation and evacuation abortions, the most common type performed in women at least 14 weeks pregnant. (CBS News)

AstraZeneca said the FDA turned down its application to market dapagliflozin (Farxiga) for treating type 1 diabetes in conjunction with insulin.

Congressional Republicans are trying to develop a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act if it's finally struck down in the courts. (The Hill)

Some cures for urinary tract infections are losing their effectiveness. (The New York Times)

Ebola turned up in Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma, on the country's border with Rwanda where the disease hadn't previously been seen in the current outbreak. (CNN)

The Trump administration is dealing with a backlash from chronic pain patients who can't get opioids under recent crackdowns on prescribing. (USA Today)

PARP inhibitor niraparib (Zejula) improved progression-free survival in ovarian cancer patients in a closely watched trial. (Reuters)

In 35 states, menstrual products are subject to "tampon taxes" that some activists are trying to overturn. (The New York Times)

Scientists are swabbing birds' rear ends in hopes of better protecting the public from pandemic flu. (Business Insider)

A Memphis man has died from a flesh-eating bacteria infection after swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. (KRON4)

Doctors are mystified by a 9-year-old boy's death from adenovirus. (San Francisco Chronicle)

In case you weren't sure: social media videos of people opening ice cream containers in stores, licking the tops, and putting them back in the freezer represent nothing more than "plain old antisocial behavior." (CNN)
