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Secret Pentagon Anti-Vax Campaign; FDA's Tylenol Warning; E. Coli at the Olympics

— Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff

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The U.S. military waged a in the Philippines during the pandemic to cast doubt on the safety and efficacy of China's COVID vaccine, according to a Reuters investigation.

Leaked documents revealed , as call center workers at the primary care provider missed urgent symptoms in elderly patients. (Washington Post)

Some major public hospitals are using to silence patients who accuse the hospitals of medical mistakes. (NBC News)

FDA issued a that would require labeling on over-the-counter acetaminophen (Tylenol) to inform the public that the analgesic may cause severe skin reactions.

Novo Nordisk's CEO in a hearing about the price of semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). (Reuters)

Nine takeaways from the new . (STAT)

Mexican experts determined that comorbidities were responsible for the death of a strain of avian flu, the World Health Organization stated.

Can lessons be learned from ? (NPR)

"Don't kiss or snuggle your bearded dragon," following 15 cases of Salmonella linked to the reptiles.

These types of drugs for patients. (New York Times)

A 10 percentage-point at acute care hospitals in the U.S. was associated with a 7% higher odds of in-hospital death among Medicare patients, researchers found. (Medical Care)

In New York, more than 4,000 additional robot pets are being sent to the elderly in an effort . (ABC News)

Couples are suing over , claiming it's unconstitutional. (AP via U.S. News & World Report)

The FDA as consolidation for CD19-positive Philadelphia chromosome-negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

And also in combination with chemotherapy for adults with mismatch repair-deficient primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Test results from the Seine River, where competitors are expected to swim in the Paris Olympics, . (The Independent)

Thousands of women in that would equate abortion after 22 weeks' gestation to homicide. (Reuters)