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A palliative care physician in Germany is suspected of murdering eight elderly patients receiving at-home care, and then setting some of their homes on fire to cover up the crimes. (CBS News)
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear oral arguments over FDA’s regulation of the vaping industry. (NPR)
And on Wednesday, justices will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. (AP)
Why have the U.S. cases of bird flu been so mild? (STAT)
Abortions declined 2% in 2022, the year Roe v. Wade was overturned, compared to the prior year. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
A growing number of countertop workers are developing the serious lung disease silicosis, according to a study presented at the Radiological Society of North America meeting.
The NIH, which is credited with supporting more than 99% of all approved drugs from 2010 to 2019 is now in the crosshairs of President-elect Donald Trump and a conservative Congress. (New York Times)
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, warned “it will cost lives” if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is allowed to implement his health plans at HHS. (The Hill)
A Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers grown in Mexico has sickened 68 people across 19 states, the CDC said.
Meanwhile, Handsome Brook Farms recalled some of its Kirkland organic eggs due to possible Salmonella contamination.
Why has the number of male registered nurses in the U.S. tripled since the turn of the century? (Wall Street Journal)
World Cup champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin endured a deep puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscular trauma after crashing during a race in Vermont. (AP)
A New Mexico Man was awarded a record-breaking $412 million in a medical malpractice case against NuMale Medical Center that centered around fraud and penile injections. (AP)
In California, a school art teacher died of rabies after being bit by a bat during class. (Los Angeles Times)
British lawmakers voted in favor of a bill that would let terminally ill adults end their lives. (AP)
The FDA declined to approve govorestat for classic galactosemia, drugmaker Applied Therapeutics announced.
A. Cornelius Baker, a public health advocate who worked to promote HIV testing, died at age 63 of hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. (New York Times)
The American Academy of Pediatrics launched Pediatrics Open Science, a new open-access journal.
Could co-housing combat America’s loneliness problem? (NPR)
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