COVID Emergency Ends; Malpractice Panel Secrets; Weight Loss Risks in Older Adults

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President Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to end the national emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic, weeks before it was set to expire with the public health emergency. (AP)

Researchers proposed cancer drug studies should consider time toxicity — the overall time required for a patient to spend on cancer-related medical care, along with overall survival, side effects, and other data points. (STAT)

More than 300 biotech and pharmaceutical industry executives signed an open letter calling for a reversal of a Texas federal judge’s ruling to block access to mifepristone. (Reuters)

More states are stocking up on abortion medications in case mifepristone becomes unavailable in the U.S. (NPR)

By 2030, Moderna hopes to offer vaccines for cancer and heart disease with mRNA technology. (CNBC)

Across 27 societies, people who said they held traditional values tended to adhere more closely to COVID prevention measures than those who considered themselves more liberal. (Scientific Reports)

Adults with self-reported post-COVID condition were more likely than others to have difficulty getting and paying for health care. (JAMA Network Open)

One in five U.S. adults say they have personally been threatened with a gun, according to a new KFF poll.

In the wake of Monday’s mass shooting in Louisville, President Biden said gun control measures are “long overdue” and called on Republicans in Congress to take action. (The Hill)

Kids’ weekday recreational screen time increased during in the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and remained higher than prepandemic averages after in-person school resumed. (JAMA Pediatrics)

The White House announced a $5 billion program called Project NextGen to speed development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. (USA Today)

California could become the first state to ban the sale of foods with five additives linked to health risks. (CBS News)

Lawyers representing cancer victims in the talc lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson said the company’s attempt to file bankruptcy again should be dismissed. (Reuters)

Utah and several other states use mandatory medical malpractice panels to prejudge a patient’s complaint against a provider before a lawsuit, but keep panel rulings secret from the public. (ProPublica and The Salt Lake Tribune)

Weight loss of 5-10% in healthy older adults was associated with negative outcomes including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and an increase in all-cause mortality. (JAMA Network Open)