VP Nominee Medical Records Breached; Queen Elizabeth's Cancer; Galaxy Gas Whippets

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A number of Veterans Affairs employees of vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz over the summer, investigators found. (Washington Post)

This is how Walz's state of Minnesota surrounding insulin prices. (KFF Health News)

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer leading up to her 2022 death. (Politico)

Vice President Kamala Harris said she , going further on the issue than President Joe Biden. (The Hill)

Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 years old today. Nine years ago, Carter and treated cancer that had spread to his brain. (USA Today)

Only one or two health systems in nearly half of U.S. metropolitan areas in 2022, according to new data from KFF.

Amid pressure from investors, CVS Health is of its retail and insurance units. (Reuters)

Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, . (STAT)

Is the pipeline of deadly fentanyl in the U.S. ? (NPR)

"Galaxy Gas" is a -- an old high that's potentially dangerous. (CBS News)

This well-off North Carolina town is that may be under its lawns. (Wall Street Journal)

California sued a Catholic hospital for . (New York Times)

What in Maryland? (NPR)

Johnson & Johnson is after opposition from the federal government. (Fierce Healthcare)

Arkansas sued YouTube, alleging that the platform . (AP)

The Academy of Medical Royal College in England called for an independent, evidence-based review into and claims about safety. (BBC)

Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo at age 58, according to the National Basketball Association. (ESPN)

Tony Award winner Gavin Creel after being diagnosed with metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma in July. (AP)

Pete Rose, the polarizing all-time hits leader in Major League Baseball, . His cause of death was not immediately disclosed. (Fox News)