Why Hospital Gowns Are Ugly; Mass Food Poisoning in Maryland; Eli Lilly Files Suit

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The New York Times looks at why hospital gowns are so unflattering.

In Washington state, four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after contact with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm.

In Howard County, Maryland, 46 people were taken to hospitals with apparent food poisoning. (Washington Post)

A group of Philadelphia-area health systems will remove race adjustments in four clinical decision tools used in lung, kidney, and ob-gyn care.

Oral semaglutide adjunctive to standard of care demonstrated a 14% reduction in risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes compared with placebo, the SOUL double-blinded randomized controlled trial showed, Novo Nordisk said.

Meanwhile, Eli Lilly filed suit against several medical spas and online vendors for selling products claiming to contain tirzepatide, the main ingredient in the company’s weight-loss drug Zepbound. (Reuters)

More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers went on strike in Southern California, citing increased workloads and staffing shortages. (AP)

Here’s why mental illness may raise the risk of severe COVID. (New York Times)

Though Medicare drug plans may be improving next year, some will cost more. (KFF Health News)

After 44 days in the hospital, this 12-year-old boy is readying for life without sickle cell disease as others face difficulties receiving the new gene therapy he was treated with. (New York Times)

Despite regulatory scrutiny, private equity deals in healthcare are rebounding. (Wall Street Journal)

A doctor is working to reverse Ukraine’s plunging birth rate. (NPR)

Is the Eat, Sleep, Console approach better for babies with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome? (KFF Health News)

Misconceptions are keeping women away from popular birth control methods. (USA Today)

An emergency department physician described his experience with former President Donald Trump’s healthcare policies. (Newsweek)

When this young teenager gave birth, her care was caught up in Idaho’s parental consent law. (Washington Post)

An anesthesiologist’s singing eased this surgery patient’s fear. (NPR)

A former eye surgeon is looking for a way to prevent shingles from damaging others’ vision as it did hers. (STAT)

These New Jersey medical students offer haircuts and other grooming services to patients. (Fox News)