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Alleged Lewd Doc Acquitted; AI Detects Guns at Hospital; Obesity Bill of Rights

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

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A Boston-area doctor was acquitted after having been accused of in view of a teenage seatmate last year. (WCVB5)

China confirmed the with combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of bird flu. (The Independent)

The Federal Trade Commission challenged the for unfairly stamping out generic competition. (KFF Health News)

Seattle public health officials urged calm after the discovery of the in Washington state. (KUOW)

E-commerce giant eBay agreed to cough up $59 million for allegedly violating the Controlled Substances Act by , the Department of Justice announced.

A Fort Worth hospital is using artificial intelligence software to and notify police. (WFAA)

Novo Nordisk is raking in the big bucks while . (Washington Post)

Abbott launched a for people taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications, undergoing a weight-loss surgery, or following a calorie-restricted diet who are worried about muscle loss.

Various stakeholder organizations to "ensure that Americans living with obesity have the same respect, attention, and medical care for their disease as those with other chronic conditions."

The FDA warned of eye infections from using , which appear to be copycats of Lumify.

The agency also said related to recalled ventilators and machines for treating obstructive sleep apnea from Philips Respironics.

One group urged that by their molecular characteristics, not the organ of origin. (Nature)

The spotlight was on after a woman smoked a bong and ended up stabbing a man 108 times. (USA Today)

U.S. News & World Report asked a federal judge to stop San Francisco's City Attorney from enforcing subpoenas aimed at . (Bloomberg Law)

Surgeons stood out as for patient visits and reportedly unable to provide the quality of care expected from in-person visits, according to a survey from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

Mortality rates were higher for patients on care units. (Annals of the American Thoracic Society)

In a closely watched case, a jury handed convictions to anti-abortion protestors who outside Nashville nearly 3 years ago, when abortion was still legal in Tennessee. (AP)

Maquet has its under class I recall over sterility issues, the FDA announced.

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for Ƶ, where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.