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CDC Changing COVID Isolation Recs; Former PM Opts for Euthanasia; Plant-Based Diets

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

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The Washington Post is reporting that will recommend that Americans testing positive for COVID-19 no longer need to isolate for 5 days.

The former Dutch prime minister Dries van Agt and his wife, Eugenie, . (Washington Post)

over the Biden administration's Medicare drug-price negotiation plan filed by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and two others groups. (Reuters)

Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission won , a Florida-based health insurance company, for selling "sham" insurance policies to tens of thousands of customers. (Healthcare Dive)

In other court news, a federal judge blocked Ohio's , which aimed to address concerns about youth mental health. (Reuters)

More than four in 10 American adults have , according to a KFF analysis.

Maternal syphilis rates during pregnancy from 2016 to 2022, now occurring in more than 1,400 of every 100,000 births, new CDC data showed.

Doctors don't have answers for why there's a growing number of in the U.S. (The Hill)

Move over Mediterranean diet, researchers have found that -- popular in Spain and Portugal -- can reduce central obesity and improve HDL cholesterol levels. (JAMA Network Open)

with the rapid development of artificial intelligence in healthcare, which may lead to missteps and over-regulation, according to industry experts. (KFF Health News)

Bob Edwards, , died at age 76 of heart failure and complications of bladder cancer. (New York Times)

How one physician is trying to end needle phobia with his (NPR)

A plant-based diet in men with prostate cancer was , including in sexual function domains. (Cancer)

are exposed to unhealthy air due to climate change each year. (CBS News)

In China, a plan to reduce pollution was associated with an estimated from 2013 to 2017. (Nature Sustainability)

Chinese universities are nearing the February 15 deadline to complete and research misconduct. (Nature)

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    Michael DePeau-Wilson is a reporter on MedPage Today’s enterprise & investigative team. He covers psychiatry, long covid, and infectious diseases, among other relevant U.S. clinical news.