Nurse’s Death Tied to GLP-1 Drug; Research Monkey Jailbreak; Congressman Has Cancer

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Diabetes and weight-loss drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) was listed as a contributing factor in the death of a 58-year-old nurse from Scotland who died of multiple organ failure, septic shock, and pancreatitis. (BBC)

Healthcare-associated infections declined in U.S. hospitals last year, according to the CDC.

With votes against legalizing recreational marijuana and psychedelics, Americans may be signaling that drug policy has moved too far to the left. (Washington Post)

Abortion-rights groups saw mixed success in races for state supreme court seats. (AP)

Concerned about a possible “reproductive apocalypse” under a second Trump administration, doctors are stockpiling medications for abortion and gender-affirming care. (The Guardian)

Meanwhile, will a second Trump administration have another shot at repealing the Affordable Care Act? (New York Times)

Here’s what experts are thinking about the impact of the new administration on health and scientific research. (STAT)

Police are searching for 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility. (NBC News)

The Federal Trade Commission is sending over half a million dollars in refunds to consumers deceived by misleading ads for Sobrenix, marketed as an “anti-alcohol craving” supplement.

Physicians who received payments from makers of first-in-class drugs were very likely to receive industry payments from competitors years later as well. (JAMA)

A study in JAMA Ophthalmology found that Black patients were less likely than whites to obtain a conclusive genetic diagnosis for inherited retinal diseases.

The FDA approved Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s Varipulse pulsed field ablation system for treating atrial fibrillation, the company said.

Roughly six in 10 adolescents reported an hour of physical activity most days or every day, with activity decreasing with increasing screen time. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Exposure to COVID in utero had a negligible association with child neurodevelopment in the first 2 years of life, researchers found. (JAMA Network Open)

House Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) announced he’s battling esophageal cancer. (AP)

The New York Times sits down for a conversation with FDA’s head of oncology, Richard Pazdur, MD.

Portland-based MaineHealth plans to end its labor and delivery services. (Becker’s Hospital Review)

Ketamine was detected in under 1% of overdose deaths in the U.S., a 2019-2023 analysis found. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Are states sharing expenditure data on their opioid settlement funds? The record is mixed. (KFF Health News)

At least 73 people in Sudan have died of mysterious illness in the besieged town of al-Hilaliya. (MSN via Reuters)

Scorpions have become the most lethal poisonous animal in Brazil as a result of urbanization and climate change. (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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