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Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise

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

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Former president Donald Trump called for the as a way to reduce homelessness if elected to a second term. (Axios)

Veterans treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection had as their untreated counterparts, except for a lower combined risk for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

Robust data support using to reduce COVID-19 transmission, researchers argued. (JAMA Network Open)

Americans have now than in 2021 and more people accept misinformation about vaccines and COVID, a survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania showed.

Lawrence Faucette, the second person to receive a , died nearly 6 weeks after the procedure (CNN)

U.S. by 3% last year, the largest increase in two decades, according to a from the CDC. (AP)

A in the basement of a patient's home in Connecticut, police said. (ABC News)

Some surgeons or disfigured them by performing a complicated hernia repair after watching social media videos, according to a New York Times investigation.

New research shed light on possible mechanisms linking . (Cell Metabolism)

Self-reported cell phone use was in young men. (Fertility and Sterility)

The FDA , the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa, Novartis announced.

While of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in combination with chemotherapy as initial therapy for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer.

Meanwhile, the agency warned that may have elevated lead levels and should not be given to young children; and advised restaurants and retailers not to sell -- and consumers not to eat -- certain oysters in British Columbia that may have high levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

The CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health launched Impact Wellbeing, a federal campaign to among healthcare workers.

An updated American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement supported . (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine)

Should over-the-counter drugs ? The FDA convened a meeting of experts to discuss. (NBC News)

Emerging biomarkers should detect in kids sooner, the American Heart Association said. (Circulation)

Of approximately 1 million coronary stents placed by hospitals from 2019 to 2021, , leading to $2.44 billion in unnecessary Medicare expenditures, according to the Lown Institute.

Spain's general nursing council asked retailers to stop selling Halloween costumes. (The Guardian)

Hospitals in injured Gazans once the Rafah crossing is open. (Reuters)

The University of California health system last year, but only 12 were women. (Sacramento Bee)

Here's how may affect physicians. (Becker's ASC Review )

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