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Atlanta Hospital Shooting; Copycat Ozempic; DEA Extends Telemedicine Prescribing

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff

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How police caught the gunman who killed one woman and injured four others at on Wednesday. (CNN)

The deceased, a , was at the hospital for a medical appointment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Some state regulators are raising the alarm on compounding pharmacists making copycat versions of Ozempic and Wegovy using a form of . (NBC News)

Brazilian police searched former President Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his phone in what they said was an investigation into . (AP)

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it has dismissed , previously head of a COVID-19 origin probe, for sexual misconduct. (Reuters)

Study of college-level suggests clinical functioning returns to normal by day 7 but visual-memory recovery and reaction-time recovery may take up to 18 days. (New England Journal of Medicine)

Led by New York and California, other states are introducing laws requiring , potentially revealing carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, endocrine disruptors, and allergens. (KFF Health News)

Medical residents and faculty alike are reconsidering work in . (ABC News)

A young Australian was medically evacuated back from Taiwan after having there about a month ago. (ABC Southern Queensland)

Of the in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, one is retiring at the end of this year. (CBC)

Mexico developed its own . (AP)

Families of five transgender minors are Oklahoma's ban on gender-affirming healthcare for minors. (The Hill)

FDA expanded approval of to treat cystic fibrosis patients as young as 1 month old, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced.

The DEA says it is temporarily extending for controlled medications.

The Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist-Army doctor couple facing charges of conspiracy to pass sensitive medical records to a Russian agent are . (Baltimore Banner)

Maria Menounos revealed she recently underwent surgery for , years after surviving a brain tumor. (People)

Emily Whitehead, the more than a decade ago, said she is graduating high school this year and plans to major in environmental science at Penn State. (STAT)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for ľֱ, where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.