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Star Singer's Illness; AI Imitating the Dead; Internet-Addicted Brains

— Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff

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Halsey said she has been and is "lucky to be alive"; the singer said she is making donations to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Lupus Research Alliance alongside the release of her new song "The End." (AP)

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the legality of the medication abortion drug mifepristone, but that for more legal maneuvers. (Washington Post)

Here are the that experts and scientists desperately want answered. (STAT)

In 2050, more than 60% of U.S. adults , investigators in Circulation predicted.

Providers should who live at home and are more likely to fall, according to new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (JAMA)

The ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate the dead and dying is . (AP)

Major London hospitals are among the ; operations have been canceled and emergency patients are being diverted to other facilities. (BBC News)

Bye-bye, BMI; . (NPR)

The FDA expanded indications for upadacitinib (Rinvoq) to include treatment of children ages 2 years and older with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, drugmaker .

Basketball Hall of Fame center Alonzo Mourning said he . (Fox Sports Radio)

Surprise surprise! "Boy Meets World" star Trina McGee . (USA Today)

In other celebrity health news, tennis star Novak Djokovic has due to a knee injury. (AP)

Teens who are diagnosed with internet addiction between the brain regions that are important for controlling attention, researchers found. (CNN)

The state of California is . (California Helpline)

Counterfeit semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) is . (Vanity Fair)