Lifestyle and Parkinson’s Risk; Air Cleaners and Illness; Stockpiling Birth Control

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Aerobic exercise has been linked with Parkinson’s disease progression and risk. (Washington Post)

Air purifiers in residential aged-care facilities did not reduce the incidence of acute respiratory infections, a randomized trial showed. (JAMA Network Open)

In California, cases of dengue are prompting a swift response by public health officials. (KFF Health News)

The FDA removed the clinical hold on Novavax’s investigational new drug application for its COVID-19 and influenza combination and stand-alone influenza vaccine candidates, the company said.

As more young people survive cancer, they face a life changed by it. (NPR)

President-elect Donald Trump selected former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. (The Hill)

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s call to remove fluoride from drinking water sparked debates. (Fox News)

There’s conflict in the opioid addiction recovery community about treatments like buprenorphine. (STAT)

Rising alcohol use during the pandemic persisted in 2022. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

In India, the case of a doctor’s brutal rape and murder opened; the suspect claims he was framed. (CBS News)

Union workers at University of Michigan Health reached a memorandum of understanding, avoiding a planned strike by thousands of healthcare workers. (CBS Detroit)

Four women who are suing Idaho over its strict abortion laws will tell their stories in court. (NBC News)

Americans are stocking up on emergency birth control and abortion pills ahead of a second Trump presidency. (The Hill)

Cigna rejected speculation of a Humana merger, noting the majority of proceeds from the sale of its Medicare businesses will be used for share repurchase. (Healthcare Finance)

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress following a tax fraud conviction, was injured and paralyzed after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament. (AP)

Chronic brain trauma has been seen in members of the U.S. Navy’s elite speedboat crews. (New York Times)