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Upside Foods' cultivated chicken product was certified as safe for human consumption by the Food and Drug Administration. The move is anticipated to pave the way for a flood of available lab-grown meat products in the U.S.
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The state health commissioner warned that "this disease is still circulating and can cause severe illness and death." Also in the news: dengue, Ebola, Hendra, and bird flu.
The legislation facilitates medical marijuana research and gives doctors greater flexibility to talk about the drug with patients. Other congressional news reports on drug pricing, online safety, and CDC oversight.
With a surge of pediatric respiratory illnesses overwhelming emergency departments and pediatric offices, doctor groups are asking the Biden administration for aid that a declaration of a national emergency and public health emergency could provide. Other news on RSV and seasonal flu is also reported.
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Although voters narrowly approved the ballot measure, the Oregon Capital Chronicle notes there's no prescription as to how to act on it. A settlement for a covid outbreak in a veterans home, LGBTQ+ discrimination, and more are also in the news.
Media outlets report on a study that found smoking pot to be associated with potentially worse lung damage than tobacco-only cigarettes. Meanwhile, in Kentucky, the governor signed an executive order to partly legalize medical marijuana.
A new study published in BMJ Journal places the blame on exposure to loud sounds from devices and music venues. Separately, The New York Times reports on rising frustration over Philips' response to CPAP device recalls. Also: mental illness diagnosis on TikTok, the power of pets, and more.
Axios says the issue of delayed discharges for patients in post-acute care is prompting calls for per diem Medicare payouts to cover extended costs. Also: children's hospitals' doctors are rallying over working conditions as the RSV surge stresses the system, the Washington Post reports.
The test detects DNA from the monkeypox virus in swabs from people suspected of viral infection. In other news, CNN reports that RSV hospitalization rates are 10 times higher for seniors than usual — though still lower than for children. A measles outbreak is also spreading in Ohio.
The money is sought by the end of the year to go to new vaccines and treatments. But on Tuesday Senate lawmakers voted to end the federal covid emergency declaration. NBC News' data analysis finds covid hospitalizations and deaths are falling in the U.S.
The new service will offer help for conditions such as UTIs and erectile dysfunction and creates another rival for online companies Ro and Hims. However, Amazon's massive existing customer base could immediately set it apart.
The findings were the result of an 18-month, bipartisan investigation into complaints of invasive procedures from women being held at a detention center in Georgia. Democratic Ga. Sen. Jon Ossoff called it "one of the most outrageous things this subcommittee has investigated over the past two years."
The March of Dimes’ latest report card gives the U.S. an overall D+ grade for its rate of preterm births, which can lead to infant death and have negative long-term effects on child development.
The judicial order to cease enforcement of Georgia's 6-week abortion ban takes immediate effect. The state's attorney general office is appealing the decision.
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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