Health News Briefs: From Vaccine Holds to AI's Role in Surgery

The U.S. FDA has paused Moderna's norovirus vaccine trial due to a neurological side effect. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary, tackles chronic illness concerns. Wyoming has recorded its first human case of bird flu. The WHO urges for cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages across Europe.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put a clinical hold on Moderna's norovirus vaccine trial after a rare neurological side effect was reported. The vaccine, noted as mRNA-1403, faced scrutiny following a Guillain-Barre syndrome case, currently under investigation, Moderna announced.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda to combat chronic illnesses could face challenges due to potential spending cuts. President Donald Trump established the 'Make America Healthy Again' Commission to address issues like autism and asthma in children and medicine prescriptions for ADHD.

In Wyoming, the first human case of the H5N1 bird flu has been identified. The woman, currently hospitalized, likely contracted the virus from contact with an infected poultry flock, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. This is the third recorded hospitalization in the U.S. related to the infection.

(With inputs from agencies.)