Fauci to Testify; Doctor Survives Medical Plane Crash; Congressman Dies

— Health news and commentary gathered by staff

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Former White House Chief Medical Adviser and NIAID director , will testify before Congress about COVID-19's origin and the government's response. (Washington Post)

A U.S. Senate committee launched an investigation into how Novo Nordisk (Ozempic, Wegovy) in the U.S. (Reuters)

After the detection of Type A H5N1 virus remnants in milk, U.S. agriculture officials ordered that before moving between states. (AP)

Schools can continue serving under newly finalized U.S. Department of Agriculture rules that otherwise allow less sugar in school lunches. (CBS News)

A medical plane from UNC Health crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The on board survived. (WITN)

Researchers shared their progress studying the with a cellular therapy approved to treat severe sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. (New England Journal of Medicine)

Former died at age 65 following a "cardiac episode" related to complications from diabetes. (The Hill)

The laid off approximately a thousand workers throughout its system on Wednesday morning. (WTAE)

Progress in heart failure mortality has reversed to become . (JAMA Cardiology)

Research suggested antisense oligonucleotide therapy is possible for , a rare neurodevelopmental disorder. (Nature)

Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced FDA approval of its for emergency treatment of an opioid overdose.

Emerging research links fish deaths to . (KFF Health News)

The Missouri Senate will soon vote on legislation that could protect Bayer from future failure-to-warn lawsuits related to its . (AP)

Lab experiments showed that the causes cell death and bacterial imbalance in intestinal cells. (Frontiers in Nutrition)