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COVID Spread Through Floors, Walls; Infant Pillow Warning; Paul Pelosi Discharged

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

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SARS-CoV-2 aerosols likely at a quarantine hotel in Taiwan. (Emerging Infectious Disease)

Initial results from an ongoing clinical study showed that to the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants increased dramatically after a booster dose of the bivalent vaccine as compared with the original COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer and BioNTech announced.

In a separate statement, the two companies also announced the start of the first clinical trial of a .

In a , side effects with the new bivalent vaccines were largely similar to the monovalent mRNA shots, with serious events rare.

A federal judge refused to grant vaccine manufacturer Moderna's motion to dismiss a related to COVID-19 vaccine technology, rejecting the company's argument that the U.S. government should be the target of the lawsuit. (Fierce Pharma)

Alcohol deaths in men and women during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics.

Another patient every 2 minutes: The volume of pediatric patients with seeking emergency care at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. (Becker's Hospital Review)

A review of the 83 monkeypox cases in U.S. children found that . (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Five California doctors and the Medical Board of California over a new state law that aims to curb COVID-19 misinformation in patient care settings, according to a press release from an organization representing the physicians.

An Indiana abortion provider has filed a lawsuit to block Attorney General Todd Rokita's attempt to of the doctor's patients, alleging a "fishing expedition." (Politico)

An organization founded by former Trump aide Stephen Miller has spent millions of dollars on an . (NPR)

Two phase III trials of the ended early after meeting the primary endpoint of combined clinical and microbiologic response and demonstrating noninferiority to nitrofurantoin for uncomplicated urinary tract infection, GSK announced.

The FDA announced a recall of the used in respiratory equipment and breathing systems, following reports that the filters may split or detach.

The FDA also issued a safety communication advising parents and caregivers not to use to prevent or treat any medical condition, due to the risk of suffocation and death.

Allowing doctors to for opioid addiction could lower the quality of addiction treatment and possibly exacerbate the existing overdose epidemic, according to providers who specialize in methadone treatment. (STAT)

Samuel L. Katz, MD, a pediatrician who played a role in developing the measles vaccine, . (Washington Post)

The State of New York could receive as much as $524 million from settlements with drugmaker Teva related to lawsuits alleging the company . (AP)

, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), left a San Francisco hospital following recovery from a skull fracture and other injuries incurred during an assault at the family home. (CNN)

Researchers have developed a 3D model depicting a "future human" with physical problems caused by . (Tech Times)

Photos of posted on TikTok set off a social media fire storm, but with an unexpected twist. (The Verge)

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    Charles Bankhead is senior editor for oncology and also covers urology, dermatology, and ophthalmology. He joined ľֱ in 2007.