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The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Svante Pääbo “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.”
Is it time for hospitals to have addiction specialists on call? (NPR)
In the face of harassment, some children’s hospitals are scrubbing their websites of information on gender-affirming care, raising concerns about access to care. (STAT)
A listeria outbreak that has sickened six people in six different states has been linked to Brie and Camembert cheese made by Old Europe Cheese and sold under different brand names, the CDC announced.
Planning on getting your COVID booster soon? No, say two-thirds of U.S. adults. (Reuters)
As of Monday at 8:00 a.m. ET, the unofficial COVID toll in the U.S. reached 96,397,899 cases and 1,059,605 deaths, increases of 326,898 and 3,189, respectively, since this time a week ago.
“We can’t flush the toilets, we can’t wash our hands.” In the wake of Hurricane Ian, a Florida hospital is facing a water outage, and a sanitation crisis. (NBC News)
Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared a public health emergency in South Carolina as a result of Ian’s effects there.
Rabies treatment needs to be cheaper, says Rep. Ami Bera, MD (D-Calif.), who was bitten by a rabid fox in April. (NPR)
The National Football League’s handling of concussions has come back into the spotlight following the injury suffered by Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa; and an independent doctor who assessed Tagovailoa for a concussion days earlier has been removed. (AP, New York Times)
Fentanyl test strips continue to cause controversy, with proponents saying they save lives and critics panning them for enabling drug use. (New York Times)
Could smartphones predict suicide? (New York Times)
A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda has become the first healthcare worker to die from Ebola in the latest outbreak in that country. (Reuters)
At least 150 prisoners of war held by Russia are Ukrainian healthcare workers, according to some estimates. (Washington Post)
The CDC had its share of communication problems during the pandemic, but staffers there are hoping the agency can eventually get back on track. (NBC News)
LivaNova has recalled its LifeSPARC System, which pumps blood through an extracorporeal circuit during bypass procedures, due to a problem that could cause the system to stop pumping, resulting in serious injury or death.
A rite of passage for 20-somethings: finding their own health insurance for when they’ll turn 26 and age out of their parents’ health plan. (New York Times)
Monkeypox eradication in the U.S. is unlikely, and the virus could spread indefinitely, according to a CDC report. (CNBC)
About 5% of COVID survivors develop problems with taste and smell, and scientists are learning more about how and why it occurs. (CNN)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
