Jill Biden Has COVID; BA.2.86 Less Evasive Than Feared? Jimmy Buffett's Fatal Cancer

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First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and is , the White House announced. President Biden has but will continue to test and monitor for symptoms.

Early U.S. lab tests suggest that Omicron subvariant BA.2.86 -- also dubbed Pirola -- than feared. (CNN)

Meanwhile, the rising COVID cases across the country have . (The Hill)

After 30 years, Pennsylvania will for anti-abortion counseling centers. (AP)

The CDC is alerting doctors to look out for infections are associated with exposure to warming coastal waters or raw or undercooked shellfish.

Doctors in New Zealand left a of a woman who gave birth via caesarean section, according to an official report; the patient subsequently suffered from crippling pain for 18 months before it was discovered and removed. (NBC News)

New research supports the . (JAMA Network Open)

A federal court revived a who charged that the FDA overstepped its authority in its campaign against the use of ivermectin for COVID-19. (AP)

Why long COVID for seniors. (New York Times)

A weighted lottery system helped equitably . (JAMA Health Forum)

Mississippi's cervical cancer death rate . (KFF Health News)

Despite new medical release laws, dying and disabled Illinois . (AP)

"Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett passed away at the age of 76 as the result of Merkel cell carcinoma: about the rare form of skin cancer. (ABC News)

And Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell . (New York Times)

Novartis is the latest to sue over the Biden administration's . (Reuters)

Is a "menopause retreat" the ? (New York Times)

Workers as Congress and employers debate the need for heat regulations. (KFF Health News)

More than 85,000 Tomy high chairs have been , the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced.

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    Jennifer Henderson joined as an enterprise and investigative writer in Jan. 2021. She has covered the healthcare industry in NYC, life sciences and the business of law, among other areas.