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Texas Sues Pfizer Over Vax Claims; Dr. Rand Paul to the Rescue; Kid Pneumonia Cases

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

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Texas Attorney General over the drugmaker's efficacy claims for its COVID vaccine. (Reuters)

Sen. Rand Paul, MD (R-Ky.), rushed to the aid of Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and performed the Heimlich maneuver after she at a Senate luncheon. (The Hill)

appear to have their own neural pathways, which may explain why they are so vivid and intrusive. (Nature)

Firearm suicides in the U.S. reached an "unprecedented high" in 2022, a found. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Big Pharma gets bigger, as for an estimated $10 billion. (AP)

The of lifesaving medical and health products. (STAT)

Speaking of environmental costs, take a big gulp of the nation's water supply. (The Verge)

Climate change is against the mosquito-borne disease, according to a World Health Organization report. (Reuters)

An analysis of corporate financial records showed that Novo Nordisk paid doctors -- primarily obesity specialists -- $25.8 million over 10 years to semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). (Reuters)

The FDA issued a , warning consumers and healthcare providers and facilities of a potential risk of failure for plastic syringes made in China.

Connecticut doctors say the has forced them to ration the doses they have. (CT Mirror)

Meanwhile, Massachusetts becomes the second state to report a recent , following . (New York Post, Fox News)

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed an ambitious plan to in the U.S. within 10 years.

Using , Nevada officials identified a woman whose body was found buried under a pile of rocks 26 years ago. (CNN)

The CDC is now from an unknown source; a Salmonella outbreak linked to the fruit has made 117 people sick and led to 61 hospitalizations and two deaths.

As North Carolina becomes the 40th state to opt in for , an estimated 300,000 adults in the state will be enrolled immediately and another 300,000 are expected to qualify. (AP)

A potential merger of health insurance giants Cigna and Humana could trigger related to the companies' pharmacy benefit management businesses. (Axios)

Bedtime for a child with a starts "a 12-hour journey charged with uncertainty and worry" for his parents. (HuffPost)

The safety and well-being of has declined as compared with their mothers and grandmothers. (ABC News)

Music City has become a boom town for . (CNBC)

Going overboard with holiday "spirit" can take a toll on . (Fox News)

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