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A 58-year-old Long Island pediatrician died after on the highway. (NBC New York)

Ten doctors advising the FDA on a cardiac device to the device's company, Abbott Heart. (KFF Health News)

The first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney prior to discharge, but showed no further signs of organ distress after returning home. (STAT)

Viral , on par with tuberculosis, the World Health Organization warned.

Enrollment in increased from 2020 to 2022, but dropped in jurisdictions with nonmedical cannabis laws. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

A new study of women in the Philippines linked pregnancy, especially for younger women, to . (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Hey Google, ? Queries related to solar retinopathy soared after yesterday's solar eclipse. (Newsweek)

Trump's has changed since 1999 when he was "very pro-choice." (NBC)

Will an take effect in Arizona? The state's supreme court will issue a ruling today. (AZ Mirror)

Globally, a significant amount of groundwater is -- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- above recommended drinking levels, a study found. (Nature Geoscience)

The FDA dolutegravir/lamivudine (Dovato) to treat adolescents 12 to 18 weighing at least 25 kg (55.1 lbs), Viiv Healthcare said.

A European Medicine Agency committee will meet this week to discuss . (Reuters)

U.S. air quality may need revision, an analysis suggested. (JAMA Network Open)

COVID cases are , according to a recently updated CDC tracker.

Rural patients were after being hospitalized for COVID than people in urban areas. (Open Forum Infectious Diseases)

Paying off people's medical debt didn't impact their much, a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found.

On "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver , which he called a "protracted nightmare of suffering." (The Guardian)

A woman's video account of her has widely circulated on TikTok. (Newsweek)

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    Rachael Robertson is a writer on the enterprise and investigative team, also covering OB/GYN news. Her print, data, and audio stories have appeared in Everyday Health, Gizmodo, the Bronx Times, and multiple podcasts.