Xanax Recalled; Influencer’s Livestream Overdose; Hospital Fire Forces Evacuation

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One lot of alprazolam (Xanax) is under voluntary class II recall for failure to meet dissolution specifications. (FOX8)

It’s “uncharted territory” for public health in the U.S., with annual flu and COVID shots no longer recommended, and a new shot to protect babies against respiratory syncytial virus in limbo. (Guardian)

Meanwhile, there is a worrying increase in rotavirus infections based on wastewater surveillance, and children are being hospitalized. (NBC News)

Utah’s measles cases topped 600 as exposures spread to preschools. (ABC4)

Maryland’s governor signed into law the ability for the state health secretary to issue the state’s own official recommendations for immunizations, screenings, and disease prevention measures, separate from federal orders. (WBOC)

The FDA approved landiolol (Rapiblyk) for expanded use in children with supraventricular tachycardia, AOP Health announced.

The CDC alerted to an outbreak of an unknown gastrointestinal illness on an Oceania Cruises ship.

With higher premiums, one in seven people who signed up for Affordable Care Act plans this year failed to pay their first monthly bill for January coverage. (Wall Street Journal via MSN)

A “looksmaxxing” influencer was hospitalized after a suspected overdose during a livestream. (ABC7)

The University of Michigan is again looking for a president since the chosen candidate was diagnosed with brain cancer. (AP)

A pilot program allowing Des Moines paramedics to perform blood transfusions in the field is being celebrated months since its launch. (KCCI)

There’s much hope in the search for a cure for HIV from the perspective of a trial participant who saw his own results on combination immunotherapy. (SFGate)

A Swiss hockey coach who admitted to traveling to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics with false paperwork claiming he’d been vaccinated against COVID-19 was fired. (AP)

A fire broke out at Boston Medical Center in Brighton, causing the hospital to lose power and evacuate patients early Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported. (Boston25)

Experiments suggested that putting a higher price tag on e-cigarettes would not likely lead to greater cigarette consumption among vapers. (Health Economics)

It was 50 years ago that New York City started mandating window guards in apartments with small children. Hundreds of lives have been saved. (New York Times)

The closure of rural hospitals has some Americans traveling longer distances to find dialysis centers. (NPR)

A woman’s complex regional pain syndrome reportedly led to her developing gastroparesis. (People)

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