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Randy Moss Has Cancer; Nancy Pelosi's Surgery; Possible Bird Flu Case Hospitalized

— Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff

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Hall of fame NFL receiver Randy Moss . (AP)

are on the rise, according to the CDC.

Meanwhile, about 8% of U.S. adults have had long COVID, . (JAMA Network Open)

United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson had before his killing about the public's anger and frustration with the company. (Washington Post)

And in his first public comments since Thompson's death, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said but that his company's mission is "to help make it work better." (CNBC)

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had after a fall in Europe and is recovering. (AP)

Americans' average body mass index , the first drop in more than a decade, researchers reported in JAMA Health Forum.

David Weldon, MD, president-elect Donald Trump's choice for CDC director, has a . (Washington Post)

Is there any truth to the theory that No. (New York Times)

Health protections for migrant kids in U.S. custody . (New York Times)

A person in Louisiana with exposure to dead birds was , state health officials said.

Prostate cancer patients who ate a had lower markers of disease progression, a randomized phase II trial found. (Journal of Clinical Oncology)

for healthcare. (USA Today)

The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its and published a clinical report on . (Pediatrics)

Consulting firm McKinsey agreed to to settle charges over its role in the opioid crisis. (NPR)

Sayeed Joudeh, thought to be , was killed by Israeli tank fire, according to Palestinian officials. (BBC News)