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Steroid Use Tied to Diabetes; Suicide Rates Climbing; Legionnaire's Death Toll Rises

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Chronic steroid use the risk of type 2 diabetes, a large-scale study showed. (U.S. News & World Report)

A novel blood test identified people with who were at risk of respiratory death, incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or respiratory exacerbations. (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)

A man accused of setting a Ugandan Olympic athlete on fire suffered during the attack. (AP)

The FDA warned that batches of Terrafina brand raisins were recalled due to , which may cause "life-threatening allergic reactions" in vulnerable people.

Schools are to address gun violence. (KFF)

, despite federal efforts to prevent it. (CBS News)

In a related story, a Native American-led in Alaska is trying a community-building approach to the problem. (NPR)

The death toll in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at an assisted living facility in upstate New York. (AP)

There are in 1,104 U.S. counties, according to a report from the March of Dimes.

Opt-out dramatically increased screening and diagnoses. (Open Forum Infectious Diseases)

An abortion rights referendum in Missouri, the state supreme court ruled. (WDAF)

A fourth case of Eastern equine encephalitis in Massachusetts, authorities there said. (The Hill)

Francisco Lopera, MD, age 73, a Colombian neurologist the world's largest extended family with a genetic mutation for Alzheimer's disease, died of metastatic melanoma. (New York Times)

have received coverage through the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges over the past decade, the Biden administration said.