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Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announced

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

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Jamie Foxx said he during his first public appearance since his medical scare earlier this year. (Business Insider)

The Supreme Court was torn over whether to approve opioid maker settlement. (Reuters)

An anonymous hacker breached 23andMe's database, gaining access to . (Bloomberg)

A divided appeals court partially stopped the Biden administration's restrictions. (The Hill)

The Senate health care committee will consider a sweeping bill next week , sources told STAT.

House Republicans into why the FDA waited so long to label phenylephrine, a common medication in over-the-counter decongestants, ineffective. (The Hill)

The World Health Organization issued an appeal to from further attacks and degradation of its capacity.

Here's how public health. (Reuters)

Hispanic/Latina women with a history of were more likely to have abnormalities in their heart structure and function. (Hypertension)

In France, officials to "high" after new cases were detected. (Reuters)

Google plans to pave the way for with a potent team of lobbyists on Capitol Hill. (Politico)

"Dr. Laguna," the prominent southern California plastic surgeon, has been accused by the Orange County District Attorney's office and former patients of . (The Orange County Register)

A mega-merger between health insurance companies, Cigna and Humana, could , according to experts. (Endpoints News)

Stigma and regulatory barriers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where death rates are much higher than any other country. (Reuters)

Prison employees were for roughly half of all incarcerated individuals who were unable to make their own medical decisions. (JAMA Internal Medicine)

The FDA expanded the indication for human (wilate) to include routine prophylaxis for people age 6 and older with any type of von Willebrand disease, Octapharma said.

A seemingly well-intentioned FDA rule change may spell disaster for clinical . (STAT)

A survey of nearly 6,300 patients found that 55% of Black Americans were concerned they received from healthcare providers. (KFF Health News)

The highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade sold at Panera Bread was , according to a new lawsuit. (NBC News)

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    Michael DePeau-Wilson is a reporter on Ƶ’s enterprise & investigative team. He covers psychiatry, long covid, and infectious diseases, among other relevant U.S. clinical news.