Atlanta Hospital Shooting; Copycat Ozempic; DEA Extends Telemedicine Prescribing

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How police caught the gunman who killed one woman and injured four others at Northside Medical in midtown Atlanta on Wednesday. (CNN)

The deceased, a CDC employee, was at the hospital for a medical appointment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Some state regulators are raising the alarm on compounding pharmacists making copycat versions of Ozempic and Wegovy using a form of semaglutide not approved by the FDA. (NBC News)

Brazilian police searched former President Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his phone in what they said was an investigation into fake COVID-19 vaccine cards. (AP)

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it has dismissed Peter Ben Embarek, previously head of a COVID-19 origin probe, for sexual misconduct. (Reuters)

Study of college-level varsity athletes after concussion suggests clinical functioning returns to normal by day 7 but visual-memory recovery and reaction-time recovery may take up to 18 days. (New England Journal of Medicine)

Led by New York and California, other states are introducing laws requiring manufacturers of menstrual products to disclose all ingredients, potentially revealing carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, endocrine disruptors, and allergens. (KFF Health News)

Medical residents and faculty alike are reconsidering work in states with abortion bans. (ABC News)

A young Australian was medically evacuated back from Taiwan after having ingested the rat poison superwarfarin there about a month ago. (ABC Southern Queensland)

Of the two full-time liver specialists in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, one is retiring at the end of this year. (CBC)

Mexico developed its own COVID-19 vaccine. (AP)

Families of five transgender minors are legally challenging Oklahoma's ban on gender-affirming healthcare for minors. (The Hill)

FDA expanded approval of ivacaftor (Kalydeco) to treat cystic fibrosis patients as young as 1 month old, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced.

The DEA says it is temporarily extending COVID-era telemedicine prescribing for controlled medications.

The Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist-Army doctor couple facing charges of conspiracy to pass sensitive medical records to a Russian agent are claiming entrapment in their defense. (Baltimore Banner)

Maria Menounos revealed she recently underwent surgery for stage 2 pancreatic cancer, years after surviving a brain tumor. (People)

Emily Whitehead, the first child to receive CAR-T cell therapy more than a decade ago, said she is graduating high school this year and plans to major in environmental science at Penn State. (STAT)

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