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COVID Drug and New Mutations; Costco Offers $29 Care; Trump Unmasked Over Bronzer

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff

by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, 鶹ý

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The COVID-19 (Lagevrio) was linked with new mutations of the virus. (Nature)

Spending to curb youth addiction can be complicated. (KFF Health News)

Some drugs have critical shortages, oncologists said. (NBC News)

The Pfizer plant heavily restarted production. (Associated Press)

More than 75,000 next month if Kaiser Permanente and union representatives can't negotiate a labor deal. (KFF Health News)

Costco is offering for $29. (CBS News)

A Florida man pleaded guilty to distributing more than $16 million of that were dispensed around the country, the Department of Justice said.

Pakistan is investigating two local distributors of the cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin) after 12 diabetic patients who . (Reuters)

Meanwhile, the FDA is cracking down on companies for of ingredients in over-the-counter medications after deaths from contaminated cough syrup overseas. (Reuters)

In 2022, New York City saw the highest (3,026) since the city started recording such data in 2000. (ABC News)

The number of New York Fire Department employees who died from World Trade Center-related illnesses is now the same as the number of on September 11, 2001. (NPR)

Former President Donald Trump reportedly stopped masking during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic , according to a former White House aide. (The Daily News)

The White House said a government shutdown could to nearly 7 million pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children. (The Independent)

Emergency medicine chair Yves Duroseau, MD, MPH, of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, and his wife sued after their to end the couple's dinner party last September. (New York Post)

A CDC official said the agency rolled out the "Wild to Mild" flu vaccine campaign to "reset expectations" . (CBS News)

Scynexis recalled the due to risk of cross-contamination with a possible allergy-inducing compound. (Fierce Pharma)

The FDA approved (Likmez), Appili Therapeutics said.

Almost one in five online cannabis dispensaries required at any stage of the purchasing process. (JAMA Pediatrics)

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    Michael DePeau-Wilson is a reporter on 鶹ý’s enterprise & investigative team. He covers psychiatry, long covid, and infectious diseases, among other relevant U.S. clinical news.