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Morning Break: Child Blinded by Flu; Year of the Nurse; 23andMe Turns Drug Developer

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

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An unvaccinated . (CNN)

The still-unnamed coronavirus responsible for "Wuhan pneumonia" has now , the World Health Organization said, and a case . WHO is now considering whether to convene its Emergency Committee.

Responding to Democratic attorneys generals' request for an expedited Supreme Court ruling in Texas v. United States, the Trump administration . (The Hill)

It's Florence Nightingale's 200th birthday this year, and Sarah Jorgensen, RN, explains the many ways that 2020 will be the (KevinMD)

for insurance plans that aren't compliant with the Affordable Care Act, even though they cost buyers more and cover less. (Bloomberg)

Continued misuse of gabapentin is forcing Ohio officials to . (BeaconJournal.com)

The FDA continues to monitor the return of , which the manufacturer Bayer stopped selling in 2018, reporting that over 99% of these devices have been returned.

St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, which serves many poor and elderly patients, is (Los Angeles Times)

Meet the 16-year-old who will be the youngest person to receive (New York Times)

Guardians of hope to join a class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers. (AP)

Turning point for 23andMe: it's . (Bloomberg)

This Boston venture capitalist has a (STAT)

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