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Actor Donald Sutherland, who starred as surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in the film “M*A*S*H” among numerous other roles, died at age 88 of an undisclosed illness. (Variety)
Change Healthcare will begin notifying patients whose information was compromised in the February cyberattack. (AP)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed into law a bill requiring social media companies to restrict “addictive feeds” for children and limit notifications. (CBS News)
In a phase III study, twice-yearly lenacapavir (Sunlenca) topped once-daily pre-exposure prophylaxis pills for HIV prevention in women, showing 100% efficacy, Gilead Sciences announced.
Public health experts are worried about an increase in gambling addiction. (STAT)
The growth of concierge medicine is forcing some patients to look for new doctors. (CBS News)
In the first year of CDC’s HIV self-test program, about 440,000 tests were mailed to at-risk U.S. residents, a fourth of whom had never been tested before; 1.9% received a positive test, researchers reported in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review (MMWR).
Another MMWR showed rates of EMS encounters for firearm injuries increasing after the start of the pandemic.
Standardized surveillance may enable early detection of tumors in children and young adults with cancer predisposition syndromes, according to a cohort study in JAMA Oncology.
A preliminary study suggested a clinical test may be able to diagnose calcium release deficiency syndrome, a cause of sudden cardiac arrest. (JAMA)
“If you’re reading these words right now, I have died,” wrote psychologist Sarah Mandel in a video she created after being told she had little time to live. (People)
Can sildenafil (Viagra) benefit women too? (New York Times)
Break out the insect repellent: a record number of mosquitoes are testing positive for West Nile virus near Las Vegas. (NBC News)
Fewer than half of adult smokers surveyed in 2022 said they received advice from a healthcare professional about ways to quit. (MMWR)
South Africa’s public healthcare system has run out of insulin pens as the global supply of injectables has shifted to support the demand for new GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). (New York Times)
Meanwhile, the WHO issued a warning on counterfeit versions of semaglutide showing up in the drug supply.
An online marketplace that ships chemicals used to make fentanyl from China to Mexico remains largely unhindered, despite a crackdown on illegal drug trafficking. (Washington Post)
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