Health Headlines: Bird Flu, Baby Formula, and Diabetes Insights

This summary covers several health news highlights, including U.S. testing for bird flu in milk, a lawsuit against formula makers Abbott and Reckitt, Britain's first case of a new mpox variant, AstraZeneca's China president under investigation, and E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald's. Updates on affordable insulin, new medical studies, and more are included.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to expand its bird flu surveillance by testing bulk raw milk nationwide. This decision follows pressure from livestock and veterinary sectors demanding improved containment measures after reviewing state records and industry documents.

A lawsuit in Missouri seeks over $6 billion from Abbott and Reckitt's Mead Johnson, accusing their baby formulas of causing severe illness in premature infants. This litigation raises concerns among medical professionals about potential effects on formula availability.

Britain has identified its first case of a new mpox variant. Despite the low risk to the public, the emergence of Clade Ib—an offshoot of a virus previously declared a global health emergency—requires vigilance, particularly after its spread from an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

(With inputs from agencies.)