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Ex-Gov. May Face Charges Over COVID; Autism Dx Up 175%; Can Fasting Help Kidneys?

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The Republican-led House COVID panel referred former New York Gov. , alleging he lied to Congress with a report that underestimated nursing home deaths early in the pandemic. (CNN)

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Onions served on Quarter Pounders and other menu items at McDonald's were the likely that now includes 90 cases and 27 hospitalizations, the CDC said.

(Ozempic, Wegovy) are now listed as available again, according to an update on the FDA's drug shortage database. (CNBC)

Here's of former president Donald Trump's executive functioning. (STAT)

Amid statewide bans on transgender medical care for youth, researchers found that in nearly half of U.S. states. (JAMA)

In related news, Texas over accusations of providing transgender medical care to minors. (NBC News)

AstraZeneca's president in China is , the company announced.

Rates of firearm deaths in some U.S. states rival those of conflict zones, according to a .

Autism spectrum disorder diagnoses , and is becoming more prevalent in young adults. (JAMA Network Open)

That expired on your shelf is probably still fine. (CNN)

The FDA granted marketing authorization to AutoChamber, an AI-powered tool that on routine chest CT scans, maker HeartLung Technologies announced.

And the agency approved Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 2 and 3 continuous glucose monitoring systems .

In other agency news, the Skin-Cap aerosol spray products as they may contain undisclosed steroids.

From 1998 to 2023, the in the U.S. declined from 193.5 to 73.8 births per 100,000 total births, CDC data showed.

Low-calorie diets involving fasting , according to a pilot trial of 13 people with chronic kidney disease. (Science Translational Medicine)

Are neurologists on the same page when it comes to ? (Science)

Some are being targeted by sexually abusive callers. (NPR)

Nebraska's regarding "misleading information" in radio and TV ads about the state's two abortion-related ballot measures. (NBC News)

in Los Angeles County rose to 11 this year, doubling the number since the beginning of the month. (ABC News)

The U.K. announced an imported case of the .