Docs Push Ivermectin for Flu; Woody's SNL Intro; Energy Dept. Backs Lab Leak Theory

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

by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, 番茄社区 February 27, 2023

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Doctors who as a treatment for COVID-19 -- despite all the evidence against it -- now claim it can treat flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well. (Washington Post)

Twelve attorneys general seeking to remove restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone (Mifeprex). (New York Times)

The CDC's independent vaccine advisors said there was to recommend multiple annual COVID-19 boosters for vulnerable groups. (Reuters)

As of Monday at 8:00 a.m. ET, the in the U.S. reached 103,374,864 cases and 1,119,560 deaths.

The Department of Energy now says the pandemic after the release of a new classified intelligence report of "low confidence." (NBC News)

Former Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and said five or six other members of Congress also have long COVID. (Huffington Post)

Woody Harrelson is getting dragged for a pandemic conspiracy joke in his "Saturday Night Live" monologue about . (Washington Post)

Meanwhile, the Lee County Republican Party in Florida passed a conspiracy-laden resolution that would in the state if passed by the legislature and signed into law by the governor. (Cape Coral Breeze)

The bird flu virus responsible for the death of a girl in Cambodia has been preliminarily identified as , according to tests run by the CDC, and experts still say the risk to humans . (Reuters, AP)

False alarm: a man in Spain thought to have tested negative on Saturday. (Reuters)

For the first time, a in an office setting, fare better in treatment. (STAT)

A left its enrollees saddled with debt as it built a family empire. (ProPublica)

The Biden administration plans to before a patient can be prescribed ADHD medications or painkillers. (AP)

Five people, including a patient and a family member outside Reno, Nevada. (New York Times)

Could help them feel better about their bodies? (NPR)

Experts detail how chemical exposure following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio . (ABC News)

A case of has been tied to a Christian revival at Asbury University. (USA Today)

A case of a " in Florida may have stemmed from unfiltered tap water used in a sinus rinse. (Live Science)

Shannon Firth has been reporting on health policy as 番茄社区's Washington correspondent since 2014. She is also a member of the site's Enterprise & Investigative Reporting team.