P.M. Edition for July 24. Today an FDA committee voted to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/fda-committee-votes-in-favor-of-several-popular-and-controversial-peptides-2237282b?mod=WSJ_WNPOD" rel="noopener noreferrer">increase access to six of seven peptides</a>. Those are substances that haven’t undergone regulatory approval, but they’re promoted on social media and promise physical transformations like better skin. We hear from WSJ health and wellness reporter <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/alex-janin?mod=WSJ_WNPOD" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Janin</a> about what the vote means and whether it paves the way for a peptide gold rush. Plus, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-unveils-new-tariffs-designed-to-withstand-legal-scrutiny-21ef4093?mod=WSJ_WNPOD" rel="noopener noreferrer">new tariffs went into effect today</a> intended to combat forced labor, and President Trump also threatened<a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-threatens-new-tariffs-on-eu-over-tech-fines-0b1e9927?mod=WSJ_WNPOD" rel="noopener noreferrer"> new tariffs on the European Union</a>. Journal trade and economic policy reporter <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/gavin-bade?mod=WSJ_WNPOD" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gavin Bade</a> discusses the future of President Trump’s tariff agenda. And <a href="https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/u-s-measles-cases-surpass-last-years-level-in-first-seven-months-of-2026-0728c10a?mod=WSJ_WNPOD" rel="noopener noreferrer">measles cases in the U.S</a>. this year have already surpassed last year’s number, reaching a three-decade high. Alex Ossola hosts.

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