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Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot in Manhattan this morning in a possible targeted attack. (New York Times)
An unknown disease characterized by high fever and severe headaches killed 143 people in the the Democratic Republic of Congo’s southwest province last month, local officials said. (Reuters via U.S. News & World Report)
Misinformation will get worse — and other healthcare predictions for 2025. (Forbes)
More than 3 million people across nine states could lose their Medicaid coverage if the Trump administration cuts back federal funding for Medicaid expansion. (KFF Health News)
California’s department of public health announced that raw milk production at Raw Farm has been suspended after bird flu virus was recently detected in one of the company’s products.
Resident and fellows at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., voted to strike, demanding pay increases and more mental health benefits. (Washington Post)
People who both vape and use cigarettes are less likely to quit compared to those who only smoke or only vape, researchers found. (ERJ Open Research)
The nursing home industry hopes the Trump administration will reverse CMS’s minimum staffing mandate. (KFF Health News)
Upcoding appears responsible for the growth in high-intensity hospital stays as two-thirds of the changes cannot be explained by patients’ demographics or pre-existing conditions, a study in Health Affairs showed.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to eliminate fluoridated water from municipal drinking supplies but he used to have his own bottled-water line that contained fluoride. (New Yorker)
Anemia prevalence in the U.S. during the 2-year period ending in August 2023 was 9.3%, the CDC found.
A federal appeals court upheld an Idaho law that punishes adults who help minors obtain out-of-state or medication abortions. (Idaho Capital Sun)
Tired of changing your clock twice a year? The recently announced non-governmental Department of Government Efficiency may have a solution for that. (Washington Post)
The federal government closed its investigation into the E. coli outbreak that was traced to onions used in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders; authorities say there is no longer a danger. (AP)
Concerned that the incoming administration will curtail programs that help people stay free of medical debt, patients are looking to state governments for help. (KFF Health News)
A Colorado doctor who was fired from a Catholic hospital system for speaking to a patient about medical aid in dying — which is now legal in the state — is educating other patients about how the law works. (Colorado Public Radio)
Chad Chronister, president-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, withdrew his name from consideration, citing the “gravity” of the position. (New York Times)
The FDA and the Agriculture Department are seeking comments on food labeling dates using terms such as “Sell By” and “Best By” in an effort to provide further clarity.
Roivant said it will discontinue development of namilumab after the drug failed to show benefit in a phase II trial of chronic active pulmonary sarcoidosis.
An eye infection has left Elton John with limited vision in one eye, rendering him unable to see performances of a musical he recently scored. (NPR)
Certified registered nurse anesthetists should not be allowed to call themselves “nurse anesthesiologists,” the American Medical Association wrote in a letter to the District of Columbia health department, which is considering allowing the term. (AMA News Wire)
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