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Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care

— Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff

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Surgeons at a Kentucky hospital were preparing to remove the organs from a only to realize he was thrashing, crying, and very much alive; they stopped the procedure and the man is still alive 3 years later. (WESA)

A federal judge for airing a political ad supporting a pro-abortion-rights ballot initiative. (Washington Post)

In Tennessee, a court said that for providing emergency abortions. (AP)

Can medical devices like ? This designer thinks so. (Washington Post)

Dairy cattle in California appear to be than other affected states. (Reuters)

This year's flu shot ; the strain stopped spreading during the COVID pandemic. (NPR)

In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC researchers warned of the westward .

Legal . (Wall Street Journal)

Colsen announced a recall of nearly after 19 burn injuries, with some leading to permanent disfigurement.

In a series of lawsuits, former patients of an Atlanta plastic surgeon known as "The Eye Guy" claim they were left with . (WSB-TV)

Over the past two decades, the in children has nearly doubled, with current rates reaching 21% and 7%, respectively. (MMWR)

The Federal Communications Commission voted that be routed by geolocation. (Roll Call)

The for cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness to include children with narcolepsy ages 7 years and up, Avadel Pharmaceuticals announced.

Glaukos said its met the primary efficacy endpoint in a phase III study; the company is planning to seek FDA approval.

FDA broadcast Staska Pharmaceuticals' recall of a lot of ascorbic acid solution for injection vials .

Texas is suing a doctor for allegedly for minors. (NBC News)

Radiologists have issued a call-to-action to combat , or MASLD. (RadioGraphics)

Seventeen students at a California middle school were treated for after eating gummy bears. (People)

The number of now exceeds 1,000. (AP)

Rachel Yaffe, a 27-year-old TikTok star who shared her medical journal with fibrolamellar carcinoma, died of the . (NBC News)