THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION The Hill: HHS Recommends Regulating Synthetic Kratom Derivatives (+++++)

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION The Hill: HHS Recommends Regulating Synthetic Kratom Derivatives The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday added its recommendations to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts, putting its support behind the push to regulate the substances colloquially called “gas station opioid.” In July, the DEA announced plans to temporarily schedule a psychoactive compound derived from kratom called 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and other related compounds as Schedule I, placing it in a category indicating no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. (Choi, 10/9) https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6139608-hhs-dea-synthetic-kratom-restrictions/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_b50gvDXryyGQUz9miT0AqcjUr_FoBg-JcPZYHLz936GffsAz55mEkgVHQauj210aJhovOI1iNqpcMHFwqxsSKoVH68w&_hsmi=443876565&utm_content=443876565&utm_source=hs_email AP: Experts Urge Parents To Prepare Kids For Possible Livestreamed Execution This is not an article about politics, capital punishment or whether the Fort Hood shooter deserves to be executedin public for his crimes. Instead, it’s focused on the unprecedented parental challenge of handling the near-certain prospect that children will hear of or see footage of the Dec. 3 U.S. execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan if the Trump administration follows through with plans to livestream the event. The danger stretches beyond the broadcast itself, because historyshowsgraphic video from the event could be clipped, copied and pushed into children’s social feeds even if the original stream is restricted. (Kellman and Boone, 10/13) https://apnews.com/article/execution-live-stream-livestream-children-trauma-elections-ab5723a0fc03316df402e6b8c342144f?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9fQSzLhx-UdsAWX4EwyB1iaxW3qCw1oG4imsAfc5b3XTKPQeJQpWKW2GkiNx3A51Rp-tr_1GozkKqWjf8vYC3gbyKCAQ&_hsmi=443876565&utm_content=443876565&utm_source=hs_email NBC News: Houston Man Run Over By ICE Vehicle Will Need Additional Surgery, Advocates Say A man who was injured when an ICE officer’s car ran over him has had surgery on his leg but needs additional procedures to reconstruct the leg and other parts of his body, an advocate for the man said Monday. Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, had leg and hip injuries and a shattered ankle after the officer’s vehicle struck him during a pursuit Saturday, said Cesar Espinosa, a co-founder and the executive director of FIEL, who was speaking on Parra’s behalf. Parra cannot put weight on his leg for six weeks and must wait for swelling to reduce before doctors can perform additional surgery, he said at a news conference Monday. (Gamboa, Thompson and Gonzalez, 10/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/houston-man-run-ice-vehicle-will-need-additional-surgery-advocates-say-rcna602971?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w5d5zh8G_CvC21BxSLvh3nR066bLo7Y0yb5T1BgOpztGdfPu3Yu7iVvfeZF07axxLpD2TfqZdLfyNHcMRAFP--dE0YQ&_hsmi=443876565&utm_content=443876565&utm_source=hs_email Military.com: Air Force Major Who Called For Trump’s Impeachment Is In Solitary Confinement 24 Hours A Day: Attorney Maj. Jason Watson is "still in solitary confinement 24 hours a day," his attorney, Christopher Mutimer, told CNN on Friday, Oct. 9. "Even if he gets an hour to eat or to exercise, he's alone," Mutimer said. "He's looking at having his liberty potentially taken away. ... He is looking at being removed from the military, losing his benefits and potentially spending significant time in jail." Prosecutors charged Watson under three articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), including the rarely used Article 88, which bars officers from using "contemptuous words" against the president. (Gramegna, 10/12) https://www.military.com/air-force-major-jason-watson-called-trumps-impeachment-solitary-confinement-24-hours-a-day-attorney?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_D-JHTA_yYzzKlBIebTSEv6_Lv-hbrHB7jEsaB3o1t44rEUf4Q3TAd6exJeBk-AIjIfkGB4iQPEiHPDFd4Kqo15wdOrA&_hsmi=443876565&utm_content=443876565&utm_source=hs_email The New York Times: Cancer Vaccines Are The N.I.H.’S Next ‘Big Bet’ A new type of cancer treatment — vaccines — is so promising that it demands a national effort to expedite discoveries, said the director of the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Anthony Letai. “We can do things that would not otherwise be done,” he said of new resources being made available at the National Institutes of Health. “We can place big bets on new ideas.” (Kolata, 10/9) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/science/cancer-vaccines-nih-big-bet.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_GNVQ3TxnzIXl15fLbs-qHFqCayg6tJbWRDJjXAgeUmk3LftZLo3jv49ImyhAdhzwzH6OJad297VsXIz_-1NAfBogxWg&_hsmi=443876565&utm_content=443876565&utm_source=hs_email