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Maine's chief medical examiner sent of a gunman who killed 18 people in October to be tested for signs of injury related to his military service. (AP)

An analysis found that intimate partner violence was linked with an increased and maternal abortion and miscarriage. (Nature Medicine)

Wisconsin joined an interstate agreement for physician assistants that could across state lines. (Wisconsin Public Radio)

The Hospital Price Files Finder, a free searchable database, aims to give patients for medical bills. (USA Today)

The U.S. House passed a bill designed to lower healthcare costs, including a rule and a ban on pharmacy benefit managers. (STAT News)

In some states, millions of dollars from remain untouched. (CBS News)

A persistent 15-year increase in -- especially at night -- has stumped experts. (New York Times)

A Massachusetts General Brigham Waltham Hospital clinic was , delaying hundreds of medical appointments. (CBS News)

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging a 2018 Washington state law , an approach the American Medical Association said "is not based on medical and scientific evidence." (NPR)

People who lost weight taking tirzepatide (Zepbound) after discontinuing the treatment, a clinical trial showed. (JAMA)

Israeli forces may have used U.S.-supplied , which can results in severe or fatal burns, during an October attack in Lebanon. (Washington Post)

Gao Yaojie, a Chinese physician who became during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, died in New York City at age 95. (NPR)

The mobile sports betting boom may have led to among college students. (TIME)

The pregnant woman whose abortion case was reportedly left the state to obtain an abortion. (Washington Post)

LeBron James' son Bronny made his collegiate basketball debut almost 5 months after during a practice. (NPR)

A consumer advocacy group filed a petition about risks related to botulinum toxin products. (Reuters)

The FTC planned to block of a treatment in development for Pompe disease from Maze Therapeutics; in response, Sanofi said it would .

A House subcommittee demanded answers from Melissa DeRosa, top aide to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), over her involvement in the during the early days of the pandemic. (The Hill)

The President of Mexico plans to introduce legislation before he leaves office in 2024. (Reuters)

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    Michael DePeau-Wilson is a reporter on ’s enterprise & investigative team. He covers psychiatry, long covid, and infectious diseases, among other relevant U.S. clinical news.