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Fauci Slams 'Lowlife' Trolls; More Superbugs; Celine Dion's Stiff-Person Syndrome

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In a BBC , NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, harassing his wife and children. (Washington Post)

Congress passed a defense bill that for troops. (New York Times)

Over across the country are full, though driven mostly by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the flu rather than COVID. (CNN)

As a result of the looming "triple-demic" this winter, New York health officials are once again in schools. (CBS News)

A federal program : more than $3 million a year in support, but with the caveat that they eliminate inpatient care. (New York Times)

Indiana doctor Caitlin Bernard, MD, dropped a lawsuit that aimed to stop the state's attorney general from investigating her for an from Ohio. (AP)

Dexcom's next-generation was cleared by the FDA for people age 2 years and up with any type of diabetes.

Meanwhile, the very first , the SGLT2 inhibitor bexagliflozin (Bexacat), was approved by the FDA.

The World Health Organization said the number of bacterial infections grew in 2020.

Fears over the spread of COVID are growing in China as the nation rolls back some of its tough . (Reuters)

Connecticut-based was hit with a letter from the FDA citing a slew of analytical testing issues. (Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society)

Advocates for mentally ill New Yorkers are asking a federal court to on New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to involuntary detain people on the streets with mental illness, saying it would violate constitutional rights. (New York Times)

All are set to become a year younger. (Washington Post)

called on Congress to authorize the agency to collect more public health data. (STAT)

made the list of 2022's most Googled current events. (NPR)

Scientists are hoping donated could speed up treatments for bacterial vaginosis. (New York Times)

A Class I recall -- the most serious type -- was issued for certain used to test for viruses after they were distributed without the FDA's permission, the agency said.

Several states -- including Montana, Wyoming, Missouri, and Mississippi -- are tossing around the idea of providing a year of continuous health coverage to . (Montana Free Press)

A hospital system in Kentucky is set to shell out claiming its lack of accurate recordkeeping allowed a pharmacy technician to divert 60,000 doses of opioids. (ABC News)

Singer Céline Dion recently opened up about her diagnosis of the rare neurological condition, . (CNN)

Due to quality issues, the FDA is pausing import of at its Halol, India plant. (Endpoints News)

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    Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.