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Still No Luck With Ivermectin; Parents Dis Vax Mandates; Vraylar OK'd for Depression

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

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Six days of ivermectin at a dose of 600 μg/kg for patients with early, mild to moderate COVID-19, new results from the ACTIV-6 study found. (medRxiv)

You think you had a bad day: a 2-year-old Ugandan boy after being partly swallowed by a hippo. (CNN)

The , an American Catholic priest and anti-abortion activist, from the priesthood. (New York Times)

Nearly three in 10 parents , a Kaiser Family Foundation survey found.

for a 58-year-old Phoenix woman to discover the cause of her crippling digestive problems. (Washington Post)

taking the new drugs available to treat sickle cell disease? (STAT)

Recently approved type 2 diabetes drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro) is , according to the FDA. (Reuters)

Some parents of college students at the institutions. (Kaiser Health News)

The Biden administration , says Science editor-in-chief H. Holden Thorp, PhD. (Science)

Nurses at 12 New York City hospitals ; wages, benefits, and staffing levels are at issue. (CBS New York)

Meanwhile, in Florida, , threatening staffing levels in the state. (Tampa Bay Times)

More than a third of executions carried out in the U.S. this year , according to a by the Death Penalty Information Center. (The Guardian)

A data breach means more than 250,000 Medicare enrollees . (CNBC)

The FDA has as an adjunctive treatment for major depression, the company announced.

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals that its pivotal phase III MAESTRO-NASH trial of resmetirom for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) met its primary endpoint; the company plans to seek accelerated approval with the FDA.

An aromatherapy spray that killed two people in 2021 because it was contaminated with a deadly bacteria . (NBC News)

Alice Tapper, the 15-year-old daughter of CNN personality Jake Tapper, says the misdiagnosis of her appendicitis . (CNN)

Speaking of diagnoses, working on breast cancer stories led an Insider editor to advocate for her own health -- . (Insider)

COVID-19 is , but leaders there say a relaxation of quarantining rules is not to blame. (CBS News)

Meanwhile, models predict the country will see ; the country has officially reported just over 5,000 since the start of the pandemic. (Washington Post)

An addiction clinic wanted to motivate its patients with gift cards, . (Kaiser Health News)

Canada will to make physician-assisted death available for people with mental illness. (The Guardian)

Think you're good at reading peoples' faces? . (Washington Post)

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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.