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— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff
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Michael DePeau-Wilson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today
December 12, 2023
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Maine’s chief medical examiner sent tissue samples from the brain of a gunman who killed 18 people in October to be tested for signs of injury related to his military service. (AP)
An analysis found that intimate partner violence was linked with an increased risk of major depressive disorder and maternal abortion and miscarriage. (Nature Medicine)
Wisconsin joined an interstate agreement for physician assistants that could streamline credentialing across state lines. (Wisconsin Public Radio)
The Hospital Price Files Finder, a free searchable database, aims to give patients better pricing information for medical bills. (USA Today)
The U.S. House passed a bill designed to lower healthcare costs, including a controversial “site-neutral” payments rule and a ban on pharmacy benefit managers. (STAT News)
In some states, millions of dollars from opioid settlements funds remain untouched. (CBS News)
A persistent 15-year increase in pedestrian deaths — especially at night — has stumped experts. (New York Times)
A Massachusetts General Brigham Waltham Hospital clinic was evacuated due to a car fire, delaying hundreds of medical appointments. (CBS News)
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging a 2018 Washington state law banning conversion therapy for minors, an approach the American Medical Association said “is not based on medical and scientific evidence.” (NPR)
People who lost weight taking tirzepatide (Zepbound) regained more than half of it back after discontinuing the treatment, a clinical trial showed. (JAMA)
Israeli forces may have used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus munitions, which can results in severe or fatal burns, during an October attack in Lebanon. (Washington Post)
Gao Yaojie, a Chinese physician who became a pioneering public health advocate during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, died in New York City at age 95. (NPR)
The mobile sports betting boom may have led to a rise in gambling addiction among college students. (TIME)
The pregnant woman whose abortion case was blocked by the Texas Supreme Court reportedly left the state to obtain an abortion. (Washington Post)
LeBron James’ son Bronny made his collegiate basketball debut almost 5 months after he had a cardiac arrest during a practice.
