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Botulism After 'Botox'? NEJM Ignored Nazi Atrocities; Jungle Jack's Alzheimer's

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

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The Tennessee Department of Health said it's collaborating with the CDC and FDA to in people who received Botox-like botulinum toxin cosmetic injections.

A Pennsylvania man felt the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the Northeast from the operating table of . (Wired)

The Vatican , calling them violations of human dignity and putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia. (AP)

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) done in the name of medical science, according to historians writing in the journal. (New York Times)

A network of providers helps women in ban states. (NBC News)

One in seven women living in abortion ban states say that they or someone they know has had difficulty accessing abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned, a .

How health insurers collect to patients. (New York Times)

As online sports betting has boomed, so have calls to . (NBC News)

The legalized sale of marijuana in California. (NPR)

Meanwhile, the rate of it's been in decades, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse told the New York Times.

Al-Shifa hospital, once the largest in Gaza, is an "empty shell" after the latest siege by Israeli forces, a mission reported.

Hospitalized adults with cancer felt significantly less pain after a session involving immersion in calm, pleasant environments. (Cancer)

Jack Hanna, who directed the Columbus Zoo and gained fame as "Jungle Jack" on TV, has increasingly of Alzheimer's disease. (People)

Investigational xanomeline-trospium (KarXT) for schizophrenia showed long-term without , Bristol Myers Squibb announced.

The dengue outbreak in Argentina has led to , homemade concoctions, and skyrocketing prices. (AP)

Vaccine hesitancy has spread to the , which many pet owners believe can lead to "dog autism," an unrecognized condition. (USA Today)

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    Sophie Putka is an enterprise and investigative writer for 51˶. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Discover, Business Insider, Inverse, Cannabis Wire, and more. She joined 51˶ in August of 2021.