Hunt for Hospital Inmate Escapees; Florida Slams CDC Guidance; Oktoberfest CT Scans

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

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An inmate with drug charges and was found over a month later sleeping on a friend's couch in Queens. (ABC News)

Meanwhile, D.C. police are still seeking a homicide suspect who a week ago. (NBC Washington)

Florida Surgeon General and warned healthy adults under age 65 against the new COVID-19 booster. (Politico)

Researchers from the Environmental Working Group tested 30 cleaning products and found , 193 of which may be considered to be hazardous to human health. (Chemosphere)

After the earthquake in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, was overflowing with survivors and people trying to help. (Al Jazeera)

In Kerala, India, some public services are on pause in order to stop the from spreading and killing more people. (Reuters)

No one has been found guilty for last year's poisonings and deaths related to . (Reuters)

One group is taking legal action against Idaho, Tennessee, and Oklahoma over in face of dangerous pregnancy complications. (USA Today)

Moderna said an interim analysis showed its generated a better immune response than a currently marketed vaccine.

The HHS Office of Inspector General estimated that the Puerto Rico Department of Health took more than $7 million in Medicaid payments for from 2018 to 2020.

A Boston doctor was indicted on after allegedly masturbating and exposing himself in front of a 14-year-old girl on a flight. (WWLP)

A may have prevented some trips to the hospital due to mild traumatic brain injuries. (New England Journal of Medicine)

Abbott is recalling due to issues when patients try to exit MRI mode.

China's big tobacco company mired efforts by local governments . (USA Today)

Asians in medicine revealed their in a survey. (JAMA Network Open)

The historically Black institution Charles R. Drew University welcomed its . (New York Times)

paid its CEO a whopping $7.7 million in 2021. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for , where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.