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Singer Liam Payne, a former member of the hit boy-band One Direction, died after in Argentina. (CNN)

Standing desks may , a study in the International Journal of Epidemiology suggested.

The on Novavax trials of its flu shot and COVID-flu combo vaccine due to a safety event.

The nationwide recall of meat and poultry over listeria concerns has , including some sent to schools, federal officials said. (ABC News)

People can still reap the benefits of "," this doctor says. (CNN)

Women undergoing high-risk surgery were than men. (JAMA Surgery)

Former President Donald Trump dubbed himself the "" at an event focused on women's issues. (New York Times)

Vaccine leader Barney Graham, PhD, called U.S. agencies' lack of cooperation in "frustrating." (STAT)

How men and women . (PNAS Nexus)

A man accused of at a Philadelphia hospital, leaving one in critical condition, has been charged with aggravated assault by vehicle and reckless endangerment. (AP)

In Florida, an abortion rights group after TV stations pulled one of their ads in support of a November ballot initiative. (The Hill)

A large study in The BMJ found no link between and congenital malformations in offspring.

Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will now provided by Indian Health Service facilities, Tribal facilities, and urban Indian organizations, HHS announced.

Columbia University's chief of surgical oncology, Sam Yoon, MD, had over suspicious results. (New York Times)

Meanwhile, Nature detailed the in journals.

Italy passed a law banning its citizens from . (BBC)

Years of has created a mental health crisis. (AP)