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The CDC updated its guidelines and recommendations about regimens.

The Israeli military to conduct a targeted operation against Hamas. Authorities claimed Hamas used the facility to plan military operations. (Politico)

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it at the Gaza hospital once Israeli forces began raiding the facility. (Reuters)

Up to 30 million Americans -- many due to state review errors -- and advocates say the Biden administration needs to do more to stop this. (AP)

Roughly have received the updated COVID-19 vaccine, according to the CDC. (ABC News)

The Biden administration's first major step to fees is backfiring, pharmacists said. (KFF Health News)

President Biden and China's president Xi Jinping are finalizing an agreement to of chemicals to make fentanyl. (CNN)

Internal WHO documents show the organization by staffers and others during an Ebola outbreak in the Congo. (AP)

Since former president Donald Trump's Mexican border project was completed in 2019, the admitted to the University of California San Diego Health's trauma center increased more than sevenfold. (New York Times)

Could the next Republican president ? (Axios)

Suicides in the U.S. remain highest among the oldest men, with firearms the leading method, according to a .

The FDA warned Amazon about selling that have not been recognized as safe and effective through interstate commerce.

The agency's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee will meet Thursday to review two drugs for that won accelerated approval but failed to complete confirmatory trials. (Endpoints News)

UnitedHealth faces a class-action lawsuit that alleges it used an algorithm with a high error rate to that required extended care. (Reuters)

Taking a cue from Mark Cuban, Cigna's Express Scripts subsidiary plans to offer employers an option to pay pharmacies next year plus an extra fee for dispensing the drugs. (Bloomberg)

About a quarter of Americans (27%) have to act in the public's best interests, up from 12% in April 2020, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Missouri extended through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the 40th state to do so, HHS announced.

Chronic sleep deficiency in women, a small trial showed. (Diabetes Care)

Deepfakes -- false images, audio, and video -- are making it challenging to react to emerging public health threats. (Axios)

Deferred umbilical cord clamping reduced death before discharge in preterm infants, published in suggested.

High-intensity interval training in water of adults with chronic conditions and had a similar effect as land-based training. (BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine)

Produce prescription programs for people with diabetes and those on Medicaid. (STAT)

A with a felony record is facing scrutiny after a baby died -- again. (Washington Post)

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