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A plane arrived in Indianapolis Sunday carrying enough baby formula to ease the national shortage by about 15%, Biden Administration officials said. http://dlvr.it/SQs6xd

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) pushed some of these conspiracy theories about Gates on Thursday’s edition of her Facebook Live show MTG:Live. http://dlvr.it/SQs6wc

Parents and caregivers have been looking to breast milk sharing groups on social media. http://dlvr.it/SQq3Nf

Jif peanut butter brands have been linked to 14 Salmonella cases and 2 hospitalized people in a multi-state outbreak. http://dlvr.it/SQpntD

France, Germany and Belgium confirmed their first cases this week, while the United Kingdom added 11 new cases on Friday as infections have begun to crop up around the Western world. http://dlvr.it/SQmC6J

As the world’s top political and financial leaders gather in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s flagship annual event, the biggest names in the psychedelics space will fly out to do the same. http://dlvr.it/SQlltd

This week marks the anniversary of a medical institution that represents the future of American healthcare. http://dlvr.it/SQkcs9

Here are the different possible reasons why such rebound cases may be occurring. http://dlvr.it/SQjM9M

The Food and Drug Administration denied an emergency use authorization for fluvoxamine as a SARS-CoV-2 antiviral. http://dlvr.it/SQhfTG

Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, provides an update on the global outbreak of hepatitis in young children, and discusses the possible causes being investigated by scientists around the world, including the potential role of Covid-19. http://dlvr.it/SQhBKZ

Last week, Dr. Joel Katz announced that he was stepping down after 21 years leading the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School internal medicine residency program. His example offers timeless lessons on building and sustaining a high-performing clinical culture. http://dlvr.it/SQgd34

The odds of developing long Covid dropped for at least nine weeks after the second dose, researchers found. http://dlvr.it/SQdT4N

Chief medical officer David Mou named CEO, as the company faces a DOJ investigation and lawsuit from an ex-executive over its medication prescribing practices. http://dlvr.it/SQd52y

Despite calls for more global coordination, some have been arguing against such a treaty, even starting a hashtag #StopTheTreaty. http://dlvr.it/SQcdD1

Mayors in New York City and Boston are the latest officials to resist requiring masks, even as they recommend people wear them. http://dlvr.it/SQcd7s

Anthem shareholders Wednesday approved the health insurer’s plan to become Elevance Health in a major rebranding designed to focus the health insurance company on “whole health” of customers and patients. http://dlvr.it/SQc3n8

Pollution was responsible for one in every six deaths in 2019, researchers found. http://dlvr.it/SQYvnW

The Annual Meeting marks the first global in-person leadership event since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuing the Herculean task of restoring global trade, economic activity and long-term sustainability of our planet. http://dlvr.it/SQY3Dt

The UN agency warned prices for a “life-saving treatment” for severe malnutrition in children are likely to jump 16% in the next six months due to the war in Ukraine, Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. http://dlvr.it/SQXTL3

It could take more than 10 weeks for Abbott Laboratories’ baby formula to reappear on store shelves, the company said. http://dlvr.it/SQVHsx

Fluvoxamine has been used to treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder for 15 years, but its usefulness as a Covid-19 treatment has yet to be proven, the Food and Drug Administration said. http://dlvr.it/SQVHpw

Many customers are excited to see gender-affirming underwear and swimwear in a big-box store. This is the first time that Target has stocked compression tops on the racks. http://dlvr.it/SQTvjP

After reporting its first-ever Covid-19 outbreak on Thursday, North Korea has recorded more than 820,000 cases. http://dlvr.it/SQTQvP

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two out of every five adult Americans are obese. http://dlvr.it/SQSsZj

Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful John Fetterman suffered a stroke Friday, but will not put his campaign on hold, according to a statement he released Sunday—two days before Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary. http://dlvr.it/SQQr2X

Two patients with difficult-to-treat Mycobacterium infections have—for the first time—been successfully treated with phage therapy. http://dlvr.it/SQQYfx

In response, many on the Twittersphere pointed out the numerous longstanding challenges of trying to breastfeed. http://dlvr.it/SQQYdL

Of the two newly confirmed cases of monkeypox in the U.K., one is currently hospitalized at St Mary’s Hospital in London, whereas the other is isolating at home. http://dlvr.it/SQPthq

Dam. There's now a new alternative to dental dams when it comes to protecting yourself against sexually transmitted infections (STI) during oral sex. http://dlvr.it/SQMqvM

Levels of protective antibodies against omicron are “transient” after the second and third doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, researchers found. http://dlvr.it/SQK3Dl

Researchers found that people living within 50 kilometers of wildfires since the last decade reported a 10% and 4.9% higher incidence of brain tumor and lung cancer, respectively. http://dlvr.it/SQJVfy

As the U.S. prepares for the possible end of Roe v. Wade, mentions of abortion have ramped up in both Democratic and Republican ads, according to a report by the Wesleyan Media Project. http://dlvr.it/SQGdd0

Redesign Health believes its process creates more attractive companies for investors initially and as they mature. Started in 2018 by Shaheen, Redesign essentially researches, builds, brands, launches and lines up funding for all kinds of healthcare startups – in fact 30 as of now. http://dlvr.it/SQFxMf

While much of the attention on expanded broadband is focused on how it will help young families with children, it also will improve access to medical care and monitoring as well as social supports and services—critical benefits for older adults who have difficulty leaving their homes. http://dlvr.it/SQFT97

A coherent financial Covid-19 plan has been lacking since the virus first arrived. Government leaders across the globe have ignored the Covid-19 reality of how the health of our economies are inexorably intertwined and the capital markets are now saying we aren't equipped for a long-term conflict. http://dlvr.it/SQDtCX

Pfizer and Moderna moved up in the rankings thanks to blockbuster 2021 sales of Covid-19 vaccines. http://dlvr.it/SQDG03

The vaccine had an estimated efficacy of 88% at least 14 days after the first dose, researchers found. http://dlvr.it/SQBfNX

Most Americans aren’t bothered when businesses require them to wear a mask, but also aren’t bothered when people around them choose not to mask, according to a survey published Wednesday by Pew Research Group. http://dlvr.it/SQBGtM

Hospitals may not be happy about publicly reporting the problems their patients suffered during the pandemic, but Medicare beneficiaries and the public at large deserve to know the truth. http://dlvr.it/SQ9plG

South African researcher Dr Edith Phalane is using big data to see which are the most effective HIV control programs in sub-Saharan Africa, with the goal of ending HIV/AIDS as an epidemic by 2030. http://dlvr.it/SQ9Fjp

The WHO chief said China’s flagship strategy of eliminating all Covid-19 infections was unsustainable and called for a policy change. http://dlvr.it/SQ8gGL

Formula has been at limited in-stock supply since the spring of 2021, but the dearth of this critical necessity to millions of infants has reached an all-time record, with some states reporting up to 50% of formula being currently out of stock. http://dlvr.it/SQ73Qy

Smell loss from Covid-19 has been linked to depression symptoms and dementia, researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University said. http://dlvr.it/SQ6CVk

High vaccination rates will not stop omicron from killing more than 1 million people if China drops its zero-Covid policy of strict lockdowns to stop coronavirus transmission, modeling suggests. http://dlvr.it/SQ6CRr

The WHO’s regional members in Europe are debating a resolution to condemn Russian aggression and relocate a major office out of Moscow, which could force the organization to take a more overtly political stance in the conflict. http://dlvr.it/SQ5dKY

A by-the-numbers look at how Covid-19 has impacted the United States. http://dlvr.it/SQ52Q3

The kidneys are one of the major targets for Covid-19 infection, which corresponds with significant complications. Thanks to a recent study from Duke University we are now closer to understanding how and why SARS-CoV-2 disrupts kidney function by directly infecting podocytes. http://dlvr.it/SQ33b3

The AI-powered company is unlocking the hidden healing potential of plants by finding active compounds that could target specific conditions. Next up: diabetes and sleep disorders. http://dlvr.it/SQ2bw0

Lupus is a life-threatening, chronic autoimmune disease. The exact causes have remained poorly understood. New research pinpoints genetic mutations to toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) as one direct culprit. TLR7 may also be behind the autoimmune symptoms seen in SARS-CoV-2 infections. http://dlvr.it/SQ23Zb

Patients and providers should lament the increasing corporatization of medicine. All too often, it's a recipe for lower-quality, higher-priced health care. http://dlvr.it/SQ23WR