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Hospital Mask Mandates Return; COVID Hospitalizations Reach 20K; Ground Beef Recall

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

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Officials in several Bay Area counties issued in patient care settings. (KTVU Fox)

Nationwide, weekly for the first time since March, CDC data showed.

But wastewater surveillance suggested in certain states. (NBC News)

President Biden will announce the creation of the on Friday. (Politico)

Among the consequences of a would be stalled cancer research and delayed FDA food inspections, the White House said. (The Hill)

Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey rejected a 3-year contract offer. (CBS New York)

The Department of Homeland Security rolled out its and precursor chemicals. (Washington Post)

Temple University's acting president at a memorial service on campus in Philadelphia. (AP)

More than half of said they were concerned about the risk of legal action against them. (Journal of the Endocrine Society)

The NIH for herpes simplex virus research.

A new aims to help women access abortion care. (The Hill)

At $2,500 a pop, are a new status symbol. (New York Times)

Eli Lilly sued medical spas, wellness centers, and compounding pharmacies for selling products , which may be approved for weight loss this year.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force finalized its B-level recommendation for .

Early use during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection led to lower long COVID risk. (mBio)

Medical staffing company American Physician Partners said it shutting down earlier this year.

A subsidiary of the also filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, the company announced.

Oracle said it will integrate services into its electronic health record (EHR) system.

PGA champion Phil Mickelson said he's in to gambling. (The Guardian)

Elon Musk's Neuralink said it is implantable brain-computer interface clinical trial.

American Foods Group recalled more than in multiple states due to possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.

A Buffalo, New York-based on "Jeopardy!" tonight. (WIVB 4)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for ľֱ, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.