Hospitalizations After Fake Ozempic; Abortion Rights Win Big; Ketamine Use Booms

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

by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, 番茄社区 November 8, 2023

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in the U.S. after using fake versions of semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). (CBS News)

in Tuesday night's elections. Check back with 番茄社区 for more on Ohio voters' passage of an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution. (Axios)

After hearing oral arguments on Tuesday, the Supreme Court appears poised to uphold a federal law banning . (Politico)

Why is it so hard to eradicate tuberculosis? .

The federal government's dietary guidelines may soon . (Washington Post)

Doctors used a surprising medical device of a patient who needed a double lung transplant: breast implants. (CNN)

The VA is considering using . (CBS News Pittsburgh)

Physicians working in hospitals and clinics run by Los Angeles Country are . (CBS Los Angeles)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), an abortion opponent, before the state's Medicaid program can pay for any abortions; the result is that no one even attempts to seek reimbursement. (KFF Health News)

(a veterinary drug used in pork farms) from the market, citing a risk of cancer in humans. (CBS News)

Rice University in Houston has following the hospitalization of seven students for alcohol-related problems after an underwear-themed "Night of Decadence" party. (People)

Older people using marijuana are at , researchers found. (CNN)

Science literature is an investigation found. (Nature)

A Houston lawyer to get back the nearly $96,000 he spent on cancer treatment after his initial request was denied. (ProPublica)

Prior genetic association studies involving people of European ancestry , as they don't account for mixed genetic lineages, according to an NIH study published in Nature Communications.

Ketamine is despite few studies of its efficacy. (AP)

Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota farm to prevent the spread of bird flu. (ABC News)

PET scans of the heart which patients will develop Parkinson's and Lewy body dementia, according to results from a small study from NIH.

Lots of kids are ; how can they be helped? (Washington Post)

Joyce Frieden oversees 番茄社区鈥檚 Washington coverage, including stories about Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, healthcare trade associations, and federal agencies. She has 35 years of experience covering health policy.