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Trader Joe's 60,000-Pound Recall; Will Shortz's Stroke; Oregon Recriminalizing Drugs

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

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Trader Joe's is recalling more than 61,000 pounds of for possibly containing hard plastic. (AP)

CVS and Walgreens plan to start this month, though only in certain states. (CBS News)

A Texas judge temporarily blocked the state from . (AP)

Also in Texas, a federal appeals court will hear arguments today over the constitutionality of the , which requires insurers to cover cancer screening and other services free of charge. (The Hill)

New York Times' crossword editor Will Shortz, is . (New York Times)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is . (KFF Health News)

The amivantamab (Rybrevant) with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.

Peter Cichuniec, a paramedic involved in the in Colorado, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminally negligent homicide. (CBS News)

Oregon lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill . (New York Times)

In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed a bill that in minors. (Politico)

West Virginia's Senate passed a bill that would require public schools to produced by an anti-abortion advocacy group. (NPR)

After his recent heart transplant, former NBA player and "Survivor" contestant Scot Pollard . (AP)

The king of Norway had a while on vacation in Malaysia. (AP)

Guinness World Record recognized 57-year-old Bert Janssen as the ; the Dutchman received the transplant in 1984 for cardiomyopathy. (Reuters)

Howard H. Hiatt, MD, who led Harvard's and championed global health initiatives, died at 98. (Washington Post)

An organization in Colorado finds temporary homes for pets of those or experiencing domestic violence. (CBS News)

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    Sophie Putka is an enterprise and investigative writer for ľֱ. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Discover, Business Insider, Inverse, Cannabis Wire, and more. She joined ľֱ in August of 2021.