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Mask Ban Approved; Magnesium and Sleep; Tenet Hospitals Sold

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Republicans in Nassau County in New York , claiming the measure would combat crimes committed during protests. (Gothamist)

The strength and endurance of a summer COVID wave in California is . (Los Angeles Times)

A deadlier strain of mpox is . (Science)

GSK alleging its discontinued ranitidine (Zantac) drug for heartburn caused cancer, with a jury finding it was not responsible for an Illinois woman's illness, according to a company spokesperson. (Reuters)

Health officials spread by rats and mice in Arizona and other Southwestern states. (Newsweek)

Can magnesium supplements ? (NPR)

This is between rich and poor hospitals. (Axios)

Bloomberg Philanthropies to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. (AP)

A data blind spot is . (KFF)

These seven foods . (Washington Post)

A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the House and Senate are regarding midomafetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (The Hill)

In a $910 million deal, Tenet Healthcare will in Alabama to Florida-based Orlando Health. (Reuters)

Here's what drug policy advocates from Democratic nominee Kamala Harris if she becomes president. (Mother Jones)

The FDA certain oysters from Lewis Bay, Massachusetts, because they are potentially contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni.

Novartis and Viatris , accusing the drugmakers of unlawfully profiting from the use of "HeLa" cells without paying or getting permission from her estate. (Reuters)

A shortage of infectious disease doctors the hardest, Infectious Diseases Society of America specialists said. (STAT)

Experts contend that the drunk-driving limit in the U.S. . (New York Times)

Here is when a child is mysteriously and seriously ill. (Washington Post)

This is when they compete. (CNN)