Hamlin ‘Trending Upward’; Doc Jailed for Mask Exemptions; Jeremy Renner’s Sno-Cat

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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition on a ventilator after a cardiac arrest during Monday’s NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals, but is “trending upwards” according to family reports. (CNN)

Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine spiked on Twitter after Hamlin’s collapse on the field. (Washington Post)

The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, which makes up nearly 41% of nationwide COVID cases, is responsible for 75% of new cases in the Northeast. (CBS New York)

Health lobbyists are bracing themselves as Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) gets set to take over the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee next month. (Politico)

A German physician was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for illegally issuing mask exemptions for more than 4,000 people during the pandemic. (AP)

The Arizona Department of Corrections appeared to have induced labor in three pregnant prisoners against their will, according to records reviewed by the Arizona Republic.

Two supervised drug sites in New York City served more than 2,100 drug users since November 2021 and treated 672 overdoses. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

More generous parental leave policies were associated with a reduced risk of poor maternal mental health, a meta-analysis suggested. (Lancet Public Health)

The FDA is scheduled to decide this week whether to grant accelerated approval to lecanemab, an investigational anti-amyloid treatment from Eisai and Biogen for early Alzheimer’s disease. (Barron’s)

COVID-19 vaccines showed no serious adverse events in kids who had multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), cross-sectional data showed. (JAMA Network Open)

The American College of Physicians issued new guidelines recommending bisphosphonates for the initial treatment of primary osteoporosis in men and postmenopausal women. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

History, philosophy, and art may help us understand pain. (Aeon)

The Indiana medical licensing board will hear the case next month of Caitlin Bernard, MD, the Indianapolis ob/gyn who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. The hearing is the first step in determining Bernard’s license status. (AP)

Many Colorado hospitals face losses, according to recently filed financial disclosures. (Colorado Sun)

A Florida man who gained infamy as a teenager for impersonating a doctor received another prison sentence after pleading guilty to stealing more than $10,000 from his employer. (AP)

Actor Jeremy Renner, who remains in intensive care, was run over by a 14,000-pound Sno-Cat, authorities said. (Deadline)