Trump-Era Conscience Rule Rescinded; Lloyd Austin's Cancer; Sinead O'Connor's Death

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HHS issued a final a sweeping 2019 Trump-era "conscience" rule, clarifying the process for enforcing federal conscience laws in healthcare and strengthening protections against conscience and religious discrimination.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra appeared to be with President Biden's closest advisers, according to a STAT special report.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and was subsequently treated for a urinary tract infection, his doctors reported. (AP)

Here's a associated with Austin's hospital stay. After his undisclosed hospitalization, the White House ordered a review. (Politico, The Hill)

A detailed how the Department of Veterans Affairs has failed veterans with mental health problems.

With the January 19 government funding deadline drawing near, to reverse Medicare payment cuts that took effect January 1. (Axios)

The Federal Trade Commission charged X-Mode Social and Outlogic with selling data that could be used to to sensitive locations like medical and reproductive health clinics, and issued an order to prohibit the companies from doing so in the future.

Citing manufacturing issues, the FDA for claudin 18.2-positive, HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancers, Astellas Pharma said.

The agency also warned healthcare providers about when GE HealthCare EVair or EVair 03 compressors are used with certain ventilators. Preliminary testing showed the potential for elevated levels of formaldehyde.

In a Nature Medicine commentary, experts said that while reports of T-cell should be investigated, existing data suggest the risk is low compared with other cancer treatments.

The Justice Department proposed rules to improve for people with disabilities.

Face in hospitals and healthcare centers in Spain due to a spike in respiratory illnesses. (AP)

Irish singer of natural causes, according to the Southwark Coroner's Court in London. (CBS News)

Women with perinatal depression were at an increased , especially in the first year after diagnosis. (JAMA Network Open)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals of its VX-880 islet cell therapy for type 1 diabetes after two participants died. The company said the deaths were not related to the treatment.

Leiters Health recalled IV bags with either that may contain twice the labeled amount of drug.

A plant-based diet was linked with . (BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health)

A small study showed widespread in long COVID patients with post-exertional malaise. (Nature Communications)

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