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Possible Cause of Long COVID 'Brain Fog'; Nursing Shortage Real? Drinking Salt Water

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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may explain some of the memory problems and cognitive symptoms in long COVID patients, researchers say. (New York Times)

The FDA has sent a proposed plan for to the White House for review. (CNN)

Illinois . (USA Today)

Will new rules tame the ads consumers face during open enrollment? (NPR)

Meanwhile, the continued growth of the program . (NPR)

We've heard the refrain, but does America really have a (STAT)

New concern over gain-of-function studies has aimed at thwarting the next pandemic. (New York Times)

Extended waits at emergency departments for sickle-cell disease patients. (KFF Health News)

Here's the trouble with . (KFF Health News)

How primary care is . (Washington Post)

The FDA proposed guidance aimed at for diabetic foot infections.

And in an updated letter to healthcare providers, the agency shared new recommendations to .

Damien Harris, a running back for the Buffalo Bills, was taken off the field in an ambulance that initially left him unable to move his lower body. (NBC News)

Professional golfer Andy Bean, 70, died , according to reports. (PennLive)

The price of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) is . (CNN)

In Gaza, a limited water supply is as residents turn to drinking . (AP, Reuters)

How stress can quicken the onset of . (Washington Post)

Watch out for "Super Mario" mushrooms. They've been . (Newsweek)

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    Jennifer Henderson joined MedPage Today as an enterprise and investigative writer in Jan. 2021. She has covered the healthcare industry in NYC, life sciences and the business of law, among other areas.