Exercise and COVID; Can Smells Help Depression? Car Crashes Into Hospital ED

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Higher in adults 45 and older were tied to lower odds of developing and being hospitalized for COVID-19. (JAMA Network Open)

The after a patient in China was infected with combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of bird flu, the WHO says. (Reuters)

A surgical robot at the International Space Station in zero gravity. (CNN)

The FDA to U.S. Chem Labs saying its semaglutide, tirzepatide, and thymalin products advertised on the company's website are misbranded and shouldn't be consumed by humans; it sent a to Helix Chemical Supply about its online marketing of semaglutide and tirzepatide products.

A hiker in Rhode Island killed a coyote with his bare hands; the animal . (AP)

The WHO for management of diphtheria.

A Legionnaire's disease outbreak in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, has been , officials said. (USA Today)

Tony Hutson, an ex-lineman for the Dallas Cowboys who overcame a lung tumor, ; no cause of death was disclosed. (si.com)

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to safeguard location data for visitors to abortion clinics. (The Hill)

Think the bubonic plague is long gone? . (Washington Post)

Smells like coffee and cigarettes with depression; could it help with their therapy? (JAMA Network Open)

against a bill that would pay all Medicare providers the same rate for administering certain infusion drugs in their offices, regardless of whether the office is an independent practice or is owned by a hospital or other entity. (KFF Health News)

A car in Austin, Texas, killing the driver and injuring five people. (AP)

What does love do to your brain? , that's what. (New York Times)

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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.