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RFK Jr. Meets With Senators; School Shooting Leaves 3 Dead; 'Uber for Nursing'?

— Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with to reintroduce himself as President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS and discuss his views on vaccines. (AP)

by Kennedy's penchant for misinformation and stances on chronic disease. (Politico)

A , left three people dead, including the suspected juvenile girl shooter, and others injured. (CNN)

Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma to not restrict prescriptions of painkillers, a New York Times investigation showed.

A Senate probe found that Amazon to make its warehouses seem safer than they were. (WESA)

Nearly will have some or all of their medical debt eliminated. (NBC Connecticut)

Los Angeles County also announced a $2 billion program aimed at settling . (CBS News)

Black women, who face much higher than white women, are being encouraged to speak up during and after childbirth. (Washington Post)

More research needs to assess the effectiveness of particularly for chronic conditions, an evidence review concluded. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

Uber for nursing? , powered by artificial intelligence, may threaten healthcare, according to a new report by the think tank Roosevelt Institute.

Health protections for migrant children detained at the border nine days after President-elect Trump takes office. (New York Times)

Taking more steps daily was associated with , a meta-analysis showed. (JAMA Network Open)

The FDA for the anticoagulation reversal agent andexanet alfa (Andexxa) following last month's advisory committee meeting. (Endpoints News, MedPage Today)

The agency also of amivantamab and recombinant human hyaluronidase for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations, Johnson & Johnson said. The approved IV form (Rybrevant) is not affected.

Twelve restaurant employees at a Georgian ski resort in Europe died from suspected , likely from a power generator. (New York Times)

A small randomized trial in China showed improved chronic insomnia disorder severity. (JAMA Network Open)

Democratic senators introduced an amendment to a defense spending bill to ensure can access gender-affirming care. (The Hill)

The death toll in Gaza , according to Palestinian health officials. (AP News)

have a genetic relationship going back millennia, two recent papers showed. (NPR)