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Docs Demand Trump's Medical Records; Anesthesiologist's Sex Crimes; Daily Loneliness

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More than 230 doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers signed a letter calling for former President ahead of the election. (CBS News)

Can new weight-loss drugs like Britain plans to find out. (Reuters)

Experts discuss why . (STAT)

The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, are signaling that will involve challenging the use of public nuisance laws. (Washington Post)

Atop the six already-confirmed cases, California is investigating an in dairy farm workers. (Reuters)

Sadeq Ali Quraishi, MD, a former Tufts Medical Center anesthesiologist, of attempted sex trafficking of a child and faces at least 10 years in prison. (Boston 25 News)

Some patients who had in Nashville, Tennessee may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis. (WZTV)

Drugmakers are taking advantage of a global climate treaty and , allowing them to thwart generic competition and sidestep Medicare reforms. (Politico)

Only a quarter of adult hospitals in the U.S. provided information about . (JAMA)

Because of pandemic-related disruptions, in 2020. (JAMA Network Open)

found at Trader Joe's, Walmart, Target, and more are the latest items impacted by a massive meat and poultry recall. (Patch)

Fewer people (26%) are worried about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this year, but worry about about COVID and the flu has remained stable at 33% and 37%, respectively, an showed.

Meanwhile, a Gallup poll found that 20% of , the highest level in 2 years.

The FDA granted marketing authorization to CMR Surgical's next-generation Versius Surgical System for adults undergoing gallbladder removal, .

In two phase III trials of rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in adults, , GSK announced.

Sorry, picky eaters: broccoli is an . (New York Times)

At least by an Israeli strike at Gaza's al-Aqsa Hospital. (Washington Post)