Forbes | Elon Musk equates DEI with racism. An Er doc offers a different take (Arthur Kelleman contributed, Sheryl Hernon featured, Kate Heilpern featured, Tammie Quest featured, Deb Houry featured, Leon Haley featured)

CBS News 📺 | Rare human case of bird flu detected in U.S.; CDC says public risk is low (Jodie Guest interviewed)

WSB-TV 📺 | WSB-TV Gets Real: FDA proposal would ban chemical in hair straighteners reportedly linked to cancer (Carmen Marsit interviewed)

WANF-TV  📺 | Emory testing hundreds of Georgia residents’ blood for toxin (Emory research cited, Dana Barr interviewed)

Healio | Parents of children with cancer more often seek help for anxiety, depression (Emory research featured, Xu Ji quoted)

TRT World 📺 | Is Senegal back on the path to stability? (Bamba Ndiaye interviewed)

Forbes | College applications are up significantly for next fall 

The Hill | Conservatives hope for major education changes if Trump wins 

Inside Higher Ed | Universities oppose federal plan to bolster research misconduct oversight

Washington Post | Most sudden infant deaths involved unsafe sleep habits, study finds

CNN | First OTC birth control pill in the US now available in some stores

New York Times | Hospitals must get written patient consent for pelvic exams, H.H.S. says