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Nurse Suspected of Poisoning; Hospital Mask Mandates Return; Congressman's Cancer Dx

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff

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U.K. police arrested a British nurse over suspicion of . (People)

3M entered into a $6 billion settlement with the U.S. military to resolve 300,000 lawsuits alleging that the company that caused severe injuries, including hearing loss, in some service members. (CNN)

She thought she had paid her late husband's hospital bill in full, but a year later, . (KFF Health News)

Multiple health benefits accrue when , according to a study. (Circulation)

Answering mental health distress calls has become the norm in many big U.S. cities. (AP)

Mozart during newborn heel pricks. (Pediatric Research)

A judge who was fired from a Buffalo, New York-area health facility for refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccine. (Buffalo News)

Speaking of COVID-19, at least eight hospitals across the U.S. due to an increase in cases. (Becker's Clinical Leadership)

Five people at the University of Arkansas with E. coli food poisoning. (AP)

Brown University said it in U.S. News & World Report's Best Medical Schools rankings.

Parents of teenagers are involving e-bikes. (New York Times)

An antiabortion activist who had kept fetuses in a Capitol Hill home was to a reproductive clinic. (Washington Post)

Pediatric allergies , investigators say. (Nature Communications)

How to curb alcohol cravings in monkeys? . (Wired)

"Alexa, tell me how to do CPR." , a study found. (AP)

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) but expects to continue working during treatment. (Politico)

The U.K. as a way to target men, who have twice the risk of heart attack as women. (The Guardian)

Also in the U.K., the National Health Service cancer patients a 7-minute immunotherapy treatment. (Reuters)

among marijuana users in Washington state, where it's legal for recreational use, a study in JAMA Network Open found.

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    Joyce Frieden oversees 51˶’s Washington coverage, including stories about Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, healthcare trade associations, and federal agencies. She has 35 years of experience covering health policy.