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The IRS sued Sherri Tenpenny, DO, an Ohio doctor who claimed, for $650,000 in federal taxes and late fees she has not paid. (AP)

Amid attacks on in vitro fertilization (IVF), Senate Democrats introduced the , comprised of four bills aiming to protect IVF and other assisted reproductive technology. (The Hill)

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) revealed she's undergoing treatment . (NBC News)

Canada licensed a startup to to Australia for medical use. (Bloomberg)

Bird flu , with two chickens at a live bird market in San Francisco testing positive for the virus last month. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Here's how Michigan has become a for avian flu. (USA Today)

Telemedicine surged during COVID, but its infrastructure . (AP)

Moderna and Merck said a phase II combined with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) showed promising survival benefit in high-risk melanoma patients at 3 years.

As across the country, Black, Latino, and rural areas have been disproportionately affected. (ABC News)

Black and Hispanic individuals were twice as likely as white individuals to due to the inability to complete the renewal process. (JAMA Internal Medicine)

is a regular part of a quarter of teens' lives, mostly coffee, tea, soda, and energy drinks. (Washington Post)

U.K. nurses sounded the alarm over that's caused patients to be treated in corridors and unconventional spaces. (BBC)

The family of a man who died by suicide that treated him for alleged malpractice. (News-Times)

A nursing home resident pronounced dead 2 hours later. (Washington Post)

LGBTQ+ people led a push in California to . (KFF Health News)

A who didn't treat a homeless woman who was violently arrested by police has been dismissed. (Lexington Herald Reader)

A woman who underwent surgery for thyroid cancer says she was due to inadequate anesthesia and is suing Cleveland Clinic's Medina Hospital. (Cleveland.com)