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A 67-year-old resident of Half Moon Bay, a city outside San Francisco, is suspected in the shootings and is in custody. The Wall Street Journal reports it was a targeted attack, with the gunman planning to kill specific people. California is still reeling from a mass shooting Saturday in Monterey Park, near Los Angeles.
Like the flu shot, the FDA outlined a proposal Thursday that would encourage Americans to get an annual covid vaccine that's tailored to that year's expected dominant strains. The plan was released ahead of a vaccine advisory committee meeting at which tweaks to covid protocols will be discussed.
The retail giant is launching the medication delivery service RxPass, a $5-a-month service for Amazon Prime members. It's aimed at consumers with common conditions. Advertising for "orphan drugs," transplant lists for Black kidney failure patients, and more are also in the news.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers examine abortion issues and other public health topics.
In other news, the U.S. military is investigating whether nine officers' cancers are related to their work decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana. Separately, the Washington Post reports on whether gel nail polish and UV polish curing lamps are safe.
Prosecutors allege that Holmes, the former Theranos CEO, booked a one-way flight to Mexico. Government attorneys flagged Holmes' legal team when they discovered the January 2022 flight, three days before it was set to take off. In other pharma news, Martin Shkreli may be held in contempt; N.Y.U. Langone Health pulls out of a Type 1 diabetes trial; and more.
2023's "small" pay bump from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not keep up with home health agencies' rising expenses, Modern Healthcare reports. The Wall Street Journal reminds us that the home caregiver industry experiences high turnover, impacting patients.
News outlets report on a massacre in the Los Angeles area during Lunar New Year celebrations, where 10 people were killed before the gun was wrestled from the suspect's hands at a second scene. Also: California's strict gun laws, hate speech on Twitter, and other related news.
The program was designed to prevent and treat HIV, but top Tennessee health officials wrote to Planned Parenthood to say it would receive no more federal funding, and the state also terminated its partnership with the organization to provide HIV testing. HIV experts are reported to be "stunned."
A new study, reported by CBS News and Stat, shows that even though buprenorphine became more easily accessible in an effort to tackle the opioid abuse crisis, deaths caused by the treatment still remain a small fraction of overall drug mortality.
While the omicron subvariant is quickly becoming dominant in the U.S., CIDRAP notes that a feared-for bump in cases caused by people gathering over the holidays hasn't yet been seen in the data. Also in the news: redistribution of unused N95 masks, mask mandates, the FDA's covid plan, and more.
Abbott has denied there's any conclusive evidence linking its products to the infant illnesses and deaths attributed to Cronobacter sakazakii found in its Michigan factory, Axios says, but the Department of Justice is now investigating. Former covid czar Jeff Zients is also in the news.
Vice President Kamala Harris made the announcement during a speech in Tallahassee, Florida. Her location choice came as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, scored a court victory against a state prosecutor who had been suspended for refusing to seek criminal charges against people who seek or provide abortions.
At Sunday's March For Life in Washington, D.C., the first since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, abortion foes proclaimed, "We will march until abortion is unthinkable."
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Media outlets cover some timely lifestyle health news, including how New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's decision to resign emphasizes how burnout is real. Also; how "Dry January" can both benefit and hurt you; a lawsuit over chemicals in Thinx period underwear; and more.
The agency visited the Intas Pharmaceuticals plant in Gujarat, India, in November. The company was cited for problems with data integrity, accuracy, procedures designed to prevent microbiological contamination, and much more — including the discovery of a truck full of shredded documents. In other pharmaceutical and biotech news: Wegovy, epilepsy, solid tumor cancer treatment, and more.
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