Research Monkey Alarm; WHO Ends COVID Emergency; Anti-Vaxxers Build Legal Network

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A shortage of monkeys could undermine U.S. preparedness to conduct essential medical research, a panel of health experts concluded at the end of a meeting sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (AP)

The World Health Organization says the COVID-19 pandemic says is no longer a global health emergency. (AP)

Nursing school enrollment dipped in 2022 after two decades of growth, according to data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Doctors in Boston performed groundbreaking brain surgery on a baby still in the womb. (CBS News Boston)

A Detroit school is closed until Monday for a thorough cleaning after one kindergartner died of a flu-like illness that made numerous other students sick. (Detroit Free Press)

How the Supreme Court's decision to allow private insurance limits on dialysis coverage is putting kidney disease patients at risk. (STAT)

Actress Jane Fonda opens up about her struggles with body dysmorphia when she was younger. (USA Today)

An NIH study showed that young men appear to be at highest risk of schizophrenia linked to cannabis use disorder, underscoring the need to screen young people for cannabis use disorder.

Faced with unprecedented demand for its weight-loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy), Novo Nordisk announced plans to limit availability of lower-dose starter formulations to "safeguard continuity of care." (CNN)

The popularity of new weight-loss drugs has played a major role in the declining fortunes of Jenny Craig, as company officials told employees to expect current business operations to end. (CNBC)

Novo Nordisk also acknowledged receiving a complete response letter from the FDA, requesting more data pertaining to dosing and patient monitoring with concizumab, the company's investigational once-daily hemophilia A and B therapy. (Endpoints News)

Preparing for future legal battles over health-related orders, anti-vaccine activists are building a network of legal experts who challenged COVID-19 and other vaccine issues. (NPR)

Doctors are warning against the use of "My AI" for teen mental health support. (Fox News)

Actress Christina Applegate says multiple sclerosis has turned daily activities, such as taking a shower, into frightening experiences. (People)

The FDA issued a safety communication, urging consumers to throw away any recalled SD Pilot Biosensor at-home COVID tests because of potential bacterial contamination of solution included with the test.

Health authorities in Virginia have recognized a troubling increase in maternal mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. (Henrico Citizen)

Confusion about textured hairstyles could pose a barrier to necessary medical imaging for some people. (CNN)

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