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State Bars Health Workers From Pushing COVID Vax; Cold Deaths; Marburg Outbreak Ends

— Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff

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Louisiana is no longer allowing public health workers to . (NPR)

In an effort to avert a government shutdown, House Republicans abandoned pharmacy benefit manager reforms . (The Hill)

Medicare's negotiated drug prices are still in other peer nations, a Peterson-KFF analysis found.

In 2021, an estimated one in every 127 , roughly double the estimates from 2019. (Lancet Psychiatry)

The city of Tavares in Florida voted to . (Newsweek)

Luigi Mangione could face if convicted for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (AP)

Some are being recalled over undeclared milk, a potential allergen. (The Hill)

A STAT investigation detailed a sickle cell patient's story of .

One in five adults with long COVID in performing daily activities, according to a survey study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Cold temperature-related mortality rates in the U.S. between 1999 and 2022, with the highest rates among adults 75 and older. (JAMA)

The percentage of adults who received mental health treatment from 2019 to 2023. (MMWR)

on the Ruby Princess cruise ship sickened 115 passengers and crew members, the CDC said.

The FDA as a treatment for patients with short bowel syndrome, calling for an additional clinical trial, drugmaker Zealand Pharma announced.

Meanwhile, the agency granted marketing authorization for a novel non-invasive spinal cord stimulation system that can improve hand strength in people with chronic spinal cord injuries, announced.

Holidays got you down? Here are for mental and cognitive health. (Washington Post)

Rwanda's , the World Health Organization said.

U.S. global aid for health initiatives -- including for vaccinations, HIV treatment, and disease surveillance -- . (New York Times)

Meanwhile, in new hot spots, from South Asia to Eastern Europe to Latin America. (NPR)