Rand Paul, a fierce critic of the U.S. pandemic response, is in line to chair the Senate health panel if the GOP wins control. wapo.st/3sSjhaq

'You're not going to find the smoking gun.'

The origin of Covid-19 is a mystery that we’ll likely never solve. In order to move forward and protect humanity from the next pandemic, we must accept both sides of a controversial debate.

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The monkeypox outbreak still constitutes a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern), per World Health Organization (WHO) committee meeting on Oct. 20. These are the primary reasons for ongoing concern, according to World Health Organization (WHO):

Vertex execs came in for an interview last month, and when the CEO described the origins of their pain drug, we knew we needed to write about it. You can read about the history of the drug and its path forward here:
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New: Johnson & Johnson will purchase Abiomed for about $17.3 billion, building on its portfolio of technology to assist heart function. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

From the archives: “Mad scientist,” Halloween, 2006. 🧪🥼🦠

Important update from NYSDOH nychealthy: #monkeypox is now designated as a sexually transmitted infection, which authorizes those <18 years old to seek diagnosis, treatment, & vaccination without parental/guardian approval.

From the CDC: Walensky experiencing rebound symptoms and tested positive for Covid-19 again after completing a course of Paxlovid.

For today's newsletter: I chatted with architects who specialize in health-care facilities about how they’re preparing for future pandemics bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

People are holding off on Botox and other pricey aesthetic treatments such as dermal fillers amid rampant inflation and concerns about the state of the economy, Angelica Peebles reports. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

As Paxlovid’s use peaked, Black US patients received it about a third less often than White patients, and Hispanic people were nearly 30% less likely trib.al/ul9sTuv

As Paxlovid’s use peaked, Black US patients received it about a third less often than White patients, and Hispanic people were nearly 30% less likely trib.al/8Hy0M4Z

Pfizer’s antiviral Paxlovid will be tested in a late-stage trial as a treatment for long Covid trib.al/nx9qcTC

Experts say the response to the monkeypox virus in rural America may be affected by the patchy resources and bitter politics that are a legacy of the pandemic, challenges that some worry could allow sporadic infections to gain a foothold. khn.org/news/article/m…