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Surgical Patient's Face Catches Fire; Drug Prices Up; Slime at Boar's Head Plant

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An Oregon patient's face , a $900,000 lawsuit alleged. (The Oregonian)

Entrepreneur Chris Klomp is seen as the in President-elect Donald Trump's administration according to The Washington Post, while former Trump health policy aide Abe Sutton is seen as the likely choice to lead CMS's Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.

A the FDA from enforcing a rule requiring cigarette makers to include graphic warning labels depicting smoking's health risks. (Reuters)

An outbreak of Marburg disease in two districts in Tanzania sickened nine people, , the World Health Organization said.

In the first few days of the new year, for 575 name-brand drugs. (NPR)

The Federal Trade Commission issued an order preventing a company from collecting and selling geolocation data that reveals and other places.

The House to ban transgender students from participating in girls' sports. (CBS News)

Federal inspectors , among other issues, at several Boar's Head meat processing facilities over the last few years. The company had to shutter one plant last year after a listeria outbreak. (AP)

The Environmental Protection Agency issued rules to reduce , a pesticide used on sterilized medical devices or dried herbs and spices that's known to cause several types of cancer.

What could happen to under a second Trump administration? ProPublica takes a look.

Even , a second federal report concluded. (STAT)

Deaths in the U.S. by 2033, a Congressional Budget Office report found. (The Hill)

Current large language models showed a disconnect between perceived and actual , posing significant risks in clinical settings, researchers said. (Nature Medicine)

New Jersey of medication abortion pills in advance of president-elect Trump taking office, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced. (AP)

Leslie Charleson, who played cardiologist Monica Quartermaine for nearly 50 years on the soap opera "General Hospital," . (NPR)

The cause of death for the late Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz , according to police. (USA Today)

"Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel, 43, opened up on her podcast about . (USA Today)

What can say about your health? (Yahoo!)