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The state's attorney general announced the settlement yesterday. Allergan had been an opioid manufacturer and faced allegations that it helped fuel the opioid crisis. Meanwhile, the defense rests its case in the Elizabeth Holmes trial. Plus Aduhelm, gene therapy and asthma drugs are in the news.
News outlets cover the appearance of Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri before a Senate panel investigating risks of social media harms for younger users, including questions over self-regulation and calls for multi-platform solutions. Other mental health matters are also in the news.
The Food and Drug Administration determined that additional study by an advisory committee would not be required in reviewing a third Pfizer covid shot for those aged 16 and 17. News outlets report on other developments related to youth vaccines.
"The unvaccinated are ... risking the lives of others who may die of preventable diseases who can't get their needed health care," said Dr. Marschall Runge, dean of the University of Michigan Medical School. As if to prove his point, new research finds that 703 deaths at nursing homes over a 10-week period this summer would've been prevented had more workers been vaccinated.
The Senate also reportedly issued a rebuke over President Joe Biden's covid shot mandate, amid controversies over federal overreach. Vaccine mandates and some associated legal matters are also reported from New York City, Los Angeles, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
In better news, the U.S. reached a milestone Wednesday: 200 million Americans are now fully vaxxed.
Researchers have found that the coronavirus infects both fat cells and certain immune cells within body fat, prompting a damaging defensive response in the body, The New York Times writes. The findings could lead to new covid treatments that target body fat.
The Boston Globe says the National Guard is being called in to help at hospitals and long-term care facilities facing high volumes of covid cases. In Maine, care may have to be rationed for the first time, and Wisconsin's top health official calls for federal help in the face of staffing shortages.
"When we see real-world data, will determine if the omicron is well covered by the third dose and for how long. And the second point, I think we will need a fourth dose,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC. Pfizer is researching the efficacy of its booster and original vaccine course against the omicron covid variant.
In an interview with the AP, Dr. Rochelle Walensky provided details on the more than 40 known omicron cases in the U.S. Most were in vaccinated patients who only showed mild symptoms like cough, congestion and fatigue. Only one person has been hospitalized.
The two-dose antibody drugs are the first intended for long-term prevention against covid infection, rather than a short-term treatment for people with compromised immune systems.
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A new study found hospitals that were covered by the expansion of Medicaid haven't seen an improvement in quality scores or better staffing levels. Water quality issues, HIV/AIDS matters, toxic gas, legal marijuana and more are also in the news.
The Federal Trade Commission's investigation centered on alleged 4,000% boosts in the price of toxoplasmosis treatment Daraprim. Meanwhile, news outlets cover the testimony from ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes over the failure of the blood-testing company.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says there was a mental health crisis among younger Americans even before the pandemic struck, with one in three high school students reporting persistent sadness or hopelessness. News outlets cover other mental health issues.
The Facebook founder and his wife are adding the money to their charitable foundation over 15 years. In other health industry news, United Healthcare loses a $60 million lawsuit, and Centene settles with the state of Kansas with a $28 million payment.
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