Houston Hospitals Backed Up; Nurses Vote to Strike; Dengue Spreading in NY, NJ

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Houston days after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power; Texas officials have moved patients to a temporary field hospital in a Houston sports complex. (New York Times)

Only 25% of (Ozempic, Wegovy) for weight loss were still on it 2 years later. (Reuters)

More Salmonella cases were from a California farm. (AP)

Elon Musk said his company Neuralink into a second human patient within "the next week or so." (CNBC)

Nurses at in California voted to authorize a strike. (NBC San Diego)

A nurse at Indiana State Prison was accused of trying to in frozen lasagna. (WSBT22)

The UnitedHealth, Cigna, and CVS Health over insulin prices. (Politico)

Prior exposure to other forms of the flu may offer some protection among humans. (Nature)

Nearly 200 New York and New Jersey residents have been so far this year, CDC data indicated. (ABC News)

Supporters of Arizona's sued Republican lawmakers for using the phrase "unborn human" in a pamphlet to be distributed to voters. (AZ Mirror)

The former CEO of a healthcare software company for misleading investors about procurement of COVID-19 rapid test kits in early pandemic days. (Department of Justice)

Here's how to , according to emergency room doctors. (New York Times)

The Novo Nordisk's once-weekly insulin for diabetes after a negative advisory committee review.

to fight insurers who deny treatment. (New York Times)

Researchers may have uncovered a . (Nature)

The at SUNY Downstate Medical Center allegedly embezzled more than $1.44 million. (New York Daily News)

The FDA alerted to a shortage of Becton Dickinson' used in diagnosing bacterial and fungal infections.

Baxter International issued an of its Life2000 ventilators with an attached battery charger dongle.

Pfizer said it's developing a once-daily .