King Charles III’s Surgery; COVID Timeline Doubted; FDA Approvals Hit High

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Britain’s King Charles III is scheduled for surgery for an enlarged prostate, and Buckingham Palace stressed that it is a benign condition. (BBC News)

FDA announced that Emergent BioSolutions, the manufacturer of naloxone (Narcan), will extend the 4 mg nasal spray’s shelf life from 3 to 4 years.

A congressional inquiry is being launched into why the FDA did not warn the public about the many complaints it was receiving about Philips breathing devices long before they were recalled in 2021. (ProPublica)

Discovery of an old online posting of the SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence may contradict the official timeline of who knew what about COVID-19 when. (USA Today)

Disease X is the next hypothetical pandemic that world leaders are trying to prepare for. (USA Today)

NPR interviewed the Alabama man who survived an execution by lethal injection and is currently scheduled for death by nitrogen gas.

State lawmakers in South Carolina approved a bill banning health professionals from providing gender-affirming care to minors. (AP)

Xylazine would become a controlled substance in South Dakota according to the bill just passed by the state House. (The Hill)

Kentucky’s high maternal mortality was targeted in a bill endorsed by its state House. (AP)

The American Cancer Society’s annual statistics report showed more new cancer diagnoses at the same time mortality is falling. (CA)

Consider the years enjoyed in the healthspan, not the total lifespan. (Wall Street Journal)

More protein intake at midlife correlated with good health in the Nurses’ Health Study cohort. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)

FDA broke a record with the approval of 71 new therapies in 2023. (Nature Reviews Drug Discovery)

Some hostages in Gaza may be able to restart their medications soon, but medical supervision is urged. (Times of Israel)

TikTok’s trending “sleepy girl mocktail” is likely neither harmful nor effective for insomnia, some said. (New York Times)

Weight loss celebrity Jillian Michaels cautioned against relying on semaglutide (Ozempic) to shed weight. (Fox News)

An Army veteran hoped that sharing his journey with bipolar disorder will reduce the military stigma of seeking mental healthcare. (NPR)

One way to increase the healthcare workforce: look into recruiting high school students? (New York Times)

Pittsburgh’s Duquesne College of Osteopathic Medicine opened its doors on Wednesday. (TribLive)

A Long Island midwife will pay $300,000 for allegedly giving over 1,500 children fake immunizations as a way to get around school vaccination requirements, New York officials announced.