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'Long Cold' Common Too; Walgreens Pharmacy Walkout; $2,000 Ivermectin Settlements

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It's not just with COVID-19, people commonly develop "long cold" and of other respiratory viruses as well, a study in eClinicalMedicine showed.

Walgreens pharmacy employees in three states are starting today, citing working conditions that put patients at risk. (CNN)

Physician burnout is increasing and poses a "potential threat to the ability of the U.S. healthcare system to care for patients," according to a study in .

A Florida judge dismissed over compounded versions of semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), the company's diabetes and weight-loss drug. (Seeking Alpha)

In an , multiple organizations -- including the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and American Nurses Association -- are urging state leadership to require healthcare personnel to be vaccinated.

The fatigue, chills, and malaise following a COVID shot likely indicate . (New York Times)

Maternal vaccination against whooping cough near 28 weeks' gestation was in infants through 8 months of age. (Pediatrics)

Most survivors of childhood cancers . (Washington Post)

has led to an uptick in liver disease and need for transplants. (ABC News)

said the FDA expanded the approval for roflumilast cream 0.3% (Zoryve) in plaque psoriasis to include children ages 6 to 11.

And the agency also approved intravenous secukinumab (Cosentyx), making it the first IV interleukin-17A antagonist for adults with rheumatic diseases, .

New tools to may be difficult to access this season. (STAT)

A Denver cardiologist to 51 felony counts after more than 12 women alleged he drugged and sexually assaulted them. (ABC News)

Trauma surgeon Joseph Sakran, MD -- a gunshot victim himself -- treated victims of last week's . (AP)

For the first time since April, the U.S. has identified a case of . (Reuters)

Inmates who were for COVID-19 at an Arkansas jail will each receive $2,000 in a settlement. (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)

Chandler Zavala, a rookie offensive lineman on the Carolina Panthers, was during Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions. (AP via NBC News)

Researchers to generate the reverse of the oft-depicted "white savior" trope: Black African doctors caring for white suffering children. (NPR)

Walmart says due to the popularity of new weight-loss drugs. (MarketWatch)

Cold plunges are gaining in popularity, partially for their , which researchers say are not yet proven. (NPR)

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    Sophie Putka is an enterprise and investigative writer for Ƶ. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Discover, Business Insider, Inverse, Cannabis Wire, and more. She joined Ƶ in August of 2021.