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Shooting at Psych Hospital; Rosalynn Carter Dies; Millions in Medical Debt Canceled

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

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A security guard was killed ; no patients were harmed and the , according to authorities. (CNN, CBS News Boston)

Heavy fighting has . (AP)

Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO who pushed for the use of ChatGPT in medicine, was . (Modern Healthcare)

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, a humanitarian and mental health advocate, . (NBC News)

Medtronic of its Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system for hypertension.

Salem Hospital in Massachusetts is after acknowledging hundreds of patients may have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV during routine endoscopies. (CBS News Boston)

President Biden announced his , of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, as the next National Cancer Institute director.

A cancer patient's dying request -- donations to help clear other people's medical debt -- has , which could wipe out approximately $45 million of debt.

Does carry fewer side effects? (NBC News)

Only over the holidays, and just about half plan to get the updated vaccine, a KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey found.

COVID activity indicators are , according to the CDC, while the flu is . (AP)

The American Academy of Pediatrics released in children.

Amid the growing neurodiversity movement, a rift has developed (Washington Post)

Bayer was ordered by a Missouri jury to who blame Roundup for injuries, including that the weedkiller caused cancer. (Reuters)

Meanwhile, the company said it early due to a lack of efficacy; the study was testing the investigational blood thinner asundexian in atrial fibrillation patients at risk for stroke.

A has been linked with more than 150 deaths and over 8,000 cases. (AP)

The FDA announced following a Salmonella outbreak associated with 17 hospitalizations across 15 states.

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    Shannon Firth has been reporting on health policy as ľֱ's Washington correspondent since 2014. She is also a member of the site's Enterprise & Investigative Reporting team.