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DeSantis Pushes Permanent Bans; Moderna RSV Vax Effective; Top Stroke Expert Dies

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

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) the state's bans on school mask mandates and vaccine requirements for local governments and businesses. (Tallahassee Democrat)

In Nevada, the Elko County Board of Health is considering a . (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Moderna said its respiratory syncytial virus at preventing lower respiratory tract disease, defined as two or more symptoms, in a phase III trial of older adults.

While Janssen said it would after it was found ineffective.

A record number of Americans in 2022 due to prohibitive costs, with the percentage climbing 12 points to 38%, a new Gallup poll reported.

Days after sweeping abortion protections were signed into state law, a at an Illinois Planned Parenthood caused extensive damage. (New York Times)

Reversing mifepristone's (Mifeprex) approval , the FDA said in court documents that asked a judge to reject a request by abortion opponents to withdraw federal approval of the drug, which is used for medication abortions. (Reuters)

Rough Sleepers -- a new book from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder -- a Harvard-trained physician who has dedicated his career to treating homeless patients. (New York Times)

Some hospitals are scaling back or , a move administrators say is driven by low Medicaid reimbursement rates. (Axios)

Early are still common among hospitalized patients, despite the harmful effects associated with disrupted sleep. (JAMA)

A was indicted on sex charges accusing him of groping patients during exams. (Fox 8 Cleveland)

Breast cancer recovery options may be limited by a change. (CBS News)

Harvard Medical School said it will to U.S. News & World Report to support its "best medical schools" survey and rankings.

Reducing the frequency of large meals may than time-restricted eating. (Journal of the American Heart Association)

As online prescriptions for controlled substances come under scrutiny, some to transfer prescriptions to in-person providers. (STAT)

China recorded its in decades. (NPR)

Frequent were tied to less frequent use of psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma medication in urban environments. (Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

Locally caught freshwater fish in the U.S. may be a significant source of and other perfluorinated compounds. (Environmental Research)

Noted stroke expert , the first neurologist to serve as president of the American Heart Association, died at age 65 of a brain tumor. (American Heart Association News)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for Ƶ, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.