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Actress Suzanne Somers died of breast cancer at age 76. (People)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services removed limits on coverage of amyloid PET scans for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. (Fierce Healthcare)

The FDA is planning to ban certain hair-straightening products linked to Health risks. (CNN)

Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy. (CNBC)

More than a decade after approval, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is still not easily accessible to Black women. (KFF Health News)

A new review app allows parents of color to report bias in their delivery care. (NPR)

Meanwhile, three maternity clinics are planning to close over the next several weeks in Alabama, a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation. (NBC News)

Case rates of flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are low, but trending upwards, according to the CDC. (NBC News)

The World Health Organization called Israel’s evacuation order and anticipated ground invasion of Gaza a “death sentence” for Palestinians in hospitals; the international agency is accelerating the delivery of medical supplies. (The Hill)

Calorie restriction may help muscle growth and trigger biological pathways that support healthy aging. (Aging Cell)

A neuroscientist who helped develop Cassava Sciences’ investigational drug simufilam for Alzheimer’s disease committed “egregious misconduct,” according to a City University of New York report. (Science)

Digital wearable devices harnessing machine learning performed better than human observation for tracking Parkinson’s disease progression. (npj Parkinson’s Disease)

After the strike, health workers at Kaiser Permanente netted a 21% wage bump over 4 years. (NPR)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill raising the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 per hour. (The Hill)

In Covid news, three vaccine doses led to a 69% reduction in the risk for long COVID, a meta-analysis found. (Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology)

Novavax’s updated COVID shot is now available in U.S. pharmacies. (Reuters)

Why is severe COVID less common in young children? NIH researchers found some clues.

Medicare open enrollment is underway. Here’s what to consider. (KFF Health News)

How did Elf Bar disposable e-cigarettes stay on the market 4 months after the FDA banned them? A name change. (AP)

A virtual driving test may help predict the risk of teen drivers crashing. (Pediatrics)

After being wrongfully declared dead, a Missouri woman has been fighting to prove her existence for 15 years. (People)