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Ob/Gyn Accused of Sex Abuse Found Dead; Massive Medicare Scam; Veggies in the Genes?

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Former University of Southern California ob/gyn George Tyndall, MD -- accused of -- was found dead in his Los Angeles home. (New York Times)

During the inauguration of Columbia University's new president, protesters showed up in support of victims of , MD, who is currently serving a 20-year prison term for sexual abuse. (WABC)

The CDC reported that almost two thirds of involved people 65 or older, but only a fourth of that age group were up to date on vaccination.

The 3-day strike by 75,000 enters its third day with no resolution in sight. (AP)

Faculty shortages forced U.S. nursing schools to turn down almost in 2022. (CNN)

The Arkansas Department of Health identified a in a state resident.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization's top scientist said this decade. (Reuters)

How weight-loss drugs like semaglutide (Wegovy) could and the food industry. (Axios)

Patients who take have risk of pancreatitis nine times higher as compared with the older combination drug bupropion-naltrexone and a three to four times greater risk of bowel obstruction and gastroparesis. (JAMA)

A Georgia laboratory owner has been sentenced to 27 years in prison and has to forfeit his Ferrari for submitting almost $500 million in for genetic testing. (CNBC)

High salt levels from drought-driven threatens Louisiana residents' drinking water. (CNN)

Hawaii has accused a pharmacy benefits manager in the state with . (Reuters)

may be in a person's genes. (NPR)

The cancer but appears unlikely to go away anytime soon. (STAT)

The investigation into interference with the 2020 presidential election has focused new attention on former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's . (New York Times)

Pfizer announced the FDA has of the company's adalimumab biosimilar (Abrilada) with Humira for all of the biosimilar's currently approved indications.

After years of hearing doctors , a Florida woman underwent bariatric surgery and lost half of her body weight -- only to find her symptoms worse than ever. (People)

The FDA's vaccine advisory panel endorsed removing an that's no longer circulating in the U.S. (STAT)

Another 32 deaths have been linked to the devices, bringing the total to 426 since 2021, according to the FDA.

A jury in Nevada ordered Real Water to pay over cases of liver illness and death in people who drank the company's bottled water. (USA Today)

In an effort to wipe out polio once and for all, a province in Pakistan passed a bill that could for not getting their children vaccinated against polio and other communicable diseases. (AP)

As many as a third of LGBTQ people report having undergone to discourage their expression of sexuality or gender identity. (PLoS ONE)

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    Charles Bankhead is senior editor for oncology and also covers urology, dermatology, and ophthalmology. He joined Ƶ in 2007.