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Declassifying COVID Origin Info; ‘Survival Guide for Humanity’; New Quantum Computer

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President Joe Biden signed a bill requiring the declassification of information related to the origins of the COVID-19. (Reuters)

The DEA issued an alert regarding the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine.

The world’s top climate scientists have issued “a survival guide for humanity”. (CNBC)

Current and former CDC employees recalled their experience as the COVID pandemic erupted and Trump administration officials squelched research about the coronavirus. (New York Times)

As cases of colorectal cancer increase among individuals in their 20s, 30s and 40s, here are some ways young people can help protect themselves. (NPR)

A new law could help mobile clinics that gained a foothold during the pandemic cast a wider net. (KHN)

Minnesota advanced an abortion bill designed to protect out-of-state patients. (Washington Post)

Though some patients experienced increased worry after receiving abnormal test results, most supported receiving immediately released test results via a patient portal, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

Data from COVID’s early days that were briefly uploaded to a global database by Chinese scientists provide information regarding the outbreak’s origins, including of an animal market in Wuhan, according to researchers. (Reuters)

As methadone doses have failed to keep up in the age of fentanyl, a new rule is aimed at helping. (STAT)

And as some roadblocks to lifesaving addiction treatment are gone, experts question what will happen now? (KHN)

Meet an IBM quantum computer for healthcare, reportedly the first of its kind, unveiled at the Cleveland Clinic. (Cleveland.com)

Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, allowed a film crew to follow him for 23 months starting in January 2021; the documentary airs on PBS tonight. (AP)

Some Gerber powdered infant formula has been recalled over bacteria concerns.

Should Americans be able to register to vote when applying for health insurance at HealthCare.gov? (STAT)

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, detailed his new mission: adolescent mental health. (New York Times)

A Colorado dentist was arrested in the poisoning death of his wife. (CNN)

Mental healthcare via video is helping to fill gaps among rural nursing homes. (KHN)

Seasonal allergy sufferers may want to avoid these cities. (CBS News)

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    Jennifer Henderson joined MedPage Today as an enterprise and investigative writer in Jan. 2021. She has covered the healthcare industry in NYC, life sciences and the business of law, among other areas.

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