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Expunge Nazi-Era Medical Terms? Off-Brand Wegovy Clinics Sued; Copy and Paste Bloat

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Names of doctors from the Nazi era can still be found in medicine: ? (New York Times)

One in five office-based ob/gyns (20%) say in their ability to provide care for miscarriages and other pregnancy-related medical emergencies since the Dobbs decision, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll found.

A Missouri judge has in the state, allowing supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing abortion to start collecting signatures to put the measure on the ballot. (AP)

Meanwhile, the New York State Legislature passed a who send abortion medications to states where the practice is banned. (CNN)

Outgoing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, cites a in her decision to resign. (AP)

A prominent U.S.-funded researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology was one of three scientists who fell sick with an unspecified illness in China, according to former and current U.S. officials. (Wall Street Journal)

approval of F2G's olorofim, an investigational treatment for invasive fungal infections, the company announced; the agency said it needed more data.

Meanwhile, Premia Spine announced that the company's Total Posterior Spine (TOPS) facet joint replacement system.

States that have banned abortion are also of ob/gyns. (Wired)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should work harder to develop standards to help protect meat and poultry workers from infectious diseases, according to a .

Novo Nordisk allegedly selling unauthorized products containing semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), the company's drug for type 2 diabetes and weight loss. (CNBC)

A federal judge that bans transgender care for minors. (Fox News)

The New Yorker dives into the world of .

The tranquilizer xylazine the life-threatening effects of opioids when given to rats, NIH researchers found.

Electronic health records . (STAT)

Widespread screening for severe combined immunodeficiency disorder, followed by early treatment, of children with the disorder from 73% prior to instituting screening to 87% afterward, investigators found. (The Lancet)

A new film at chronic Lyme disease. (STAT)

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    Joyce Frieden oversees ֱ’s Washington coverage, including stories about Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, healthcare trade associations, and federal agencies. She has 35 years of experience covering health policy.