Kate Middleton's Medical Records; FDA Syringe Warning; NIH Ends COVID Guidelines

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

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The London Clinic where Kate Middleton recently had abdominal surgery is staff attempted to access her private medical records. (The Independent)

Contraceptives will be in New York under an order signed by state health officials on Tuesday. (AP)

In Colorado, state lawmakers are that is being used for suicide. (CBS News)

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a pharmacist who to a woman because of his personal beliefs engaged in sex discrimination. (AP)

The FDA updated its ongoing evaluation of , recommending that healthcare organizations and others immediately transition away from using syringes made by certain manufacturers.

An observational study presented at an suggested that people who ate within a short duration had a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality, but left . (STAT)

What does look like? (New York Times)

Horseshoe crabs, whose blood is used to , may get protection under new Massachusetts rules. (AP)

CMS announced a for low-revenue accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was indicted over allegedly status. (AP)

The FDA granted (Iclusig) plus chemotherapy to treat newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults.

The agency also expanded the use of spesolimab (Spevigo) to include ages 12 and older, Boehringer Ingelheim said.

And the expanded approval of rilpivirine (Edurant Ped) to include treatment of certain children ages 2 years and up with HIV.

Atidarsagene autotemcel (Lenmeldy), the new gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy, will , drugmaker Orchard Therapeutics announced, making it the most expensive drug in the world. (CNN)

Research in cancer, immunology, and more is caught up in . (STAT)

The NIH of its COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines in February; archives will be available until August.

A feature in Nature looks at the career costs for .

Serum S100B values led to for kids with minor head trauma, a trial in France showed. (JAMA Network Open)

Older of rising maternal mortality rates, an analysis suggested. (American Journal of Preventive Medicine)

The Novo Nordisk Foundation is powered by Nvidia's artificial intelligence technology to accelerate research in healthcare and other fields, technology company Eviden announced.

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