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Kristin Roman, MD, the doctor who performed the autopsy on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, explains why she was hesitantopens in a new tab or window to declare his death a suicide. (Business Insider via MSN)
Members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have abandoned a planopens in a new tab or window to recommended against mRNA COVID vaccinations. (Washington Post)
Retsef Levi, PhD, an MIT professor and ACIP member, has authored misleading papers on COVID vaccinesopens in a new tab or window and approaches his topics with a predetermined agenda, experts said. (The Guardian)
BioNTech announced that its founders, who co-developed a COVID vaccine with Pfizer, are leaving the companyopens in a new tab or window to start up a new company dedicated to next-generation mRNA products.
Here’s what pediatricians are now encounteringopens in a new tab or window in talks about vaccines. (New York Times)
Device-maker Erbe USA is warning customers to discontinue use of some of its Flexible Cryoprobes as they may rupture or burstopens in a new tab or window during activation, the FDA said. The issue has been linked to five serious injuries.
Meanwhile, oysters and clams sold in nine states may be contaminated with norovirusopens in a new tab or window, the FDA warned.
Rare cancers and malformed fish are plaguing Native American communitiesopens in a new tab or window downstream from an Exxon petroleum extraction operation in Canada, even as officials there weigh loosening regulations to allow the company to release treated wastewater directly into Canadian rivers. (New York Times)
Health trackers are helping people identify issuesopens in a new tab or window that require medical attention. (New York Post)
A Texas law barring transgender care for minors is negatively affecting other patientsopens in a new tab or window who need puberty blockers to treat disorders that are not gender-related. (Texas Tribune)
Tommy DeCarlo, lead singer of the rock band Boston, died at age 60opens in a new tab or window after battling brain cancer. (USA Today)
SkinCure Oncology announced a lawsuitopens in a new tab or window against HHS and CMS over a policy change that eliminated Medicare reimbursement for image-guided radiotherapy used to treat non-melanoma skin cancer.
The uninsured rate in Minnesota rose to its highest levelopens in a new tab or window in 6 years, a survey found. (Minnesota Public Radio)
A Rhode Island man who suffered a stroke and lost his ability to speak spent months in speech therapyopens in a new tab or window so he could order his favorite coffee drink at Dunkin’. The chain surprised him with a year of free coffee and tickets to opening day at Fenway Park. (People)
“Black rain” that falls after strikes on Iranian oil facilities can cause respiratory problemsopens in a new tab or window and people should stay indoors to avoid it, the World Health Organization warned. (Reuters via MSN)
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