'Concerning' Gonorrhea Strain; DeSantis Targets Trans Students; Pandemic Is Over?

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The CDC and Massachusetts health officials are investigating "concerning" new cases of drug-resistant gonorrhea. (CBS News)

Israel has no data linking Pfizer's updated COVID vaccine with risk for stroke, according to a health ministry official there. (Reuters)

House lawmakers in Mississippi voted to ban gender-affirming care for minors. (AP)

The FDA rejected accelerated approval of Eli Lilly's investigational Alzheimer's drug donanemab, saying there wasn't enough trial data yet, the company announced.

An investigation into influenza activity in Tennessee found higher hospitalization rates among kids, reaching levels similar to high-severity flu seasons. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

White House physician Kevin O'Connor, DO, said the small lesion removed from first lady Jill Biden's left eyelid last week was seborrheic keratosis and not cancerous; Biden also had two basal cell carcinomas removed, from her right eyelid and chest. (ABC News)

Whoever leaked the Supreme Court's draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is still at large, the court said. (New York Times)

The Minnesota House passed a bill to codify abortion rights, and the Senate is expected to follow suit. (AP)

In Missouri, a group of pro-abortion rights religious leaders filed a lawsuit to challenge the state's restrictive abortion laws. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Hybrid immunity from COVID-19 vaccination and prior infection offers the most durable protection against severe illness, according to a systematic review and meta-regression. (The Lancet Infectious Disease)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) requested data on college students across the state who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria or who received gender-affirming treatment at campus clinics. (Politico)

Healthcare ranked lowest for employee satisfaction, according to new survey data. (Fierce Healthcare)

Some Rite Aid stores plan to offer the abortion pill mifepristone (Mifeprex). (Bloomberg)

Thinx just settled a class-action lawsuit over claims their period underwear contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or so-called forever chemicals. (Mashable)

In similar news, a new class-action lawsuit was filed against Coca-Cola and Simply Orange Juice alleging the products contain toxic levels of PFAS. (The Guardian)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture outlined new requirements for foods to be labeled organic.

Several House Republicans introduced "The Pandemic Is Over Act" in response to HHS extending the COVID emergency until mid-April. (Fox News)

Twenty children in Indonesia have already been harmed by consuming liquid nitrogen after the dangerous new trend went viral. (CNN)

After abuse at an Illinois mental health and disabilities center came to light, a watchdog for the state's Department of Human Services is looking for harsher penalties against health workers who conspire against investigations. (ProPublica)

What are the pros and cons of artificial intelligence-driven mental health therapy? (NPR)

Comedian Michael Lehrer, 44, chose to end his life with the assistance of a doctor in Portland, Oregon, following his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. (Chicago Sun-Times)

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) spent the night in the ICU with several injuries after falling off a 25-foot ladder. (USA Today)

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