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Deli Meats and Listeria; Medical Examiner Murder-Suicide; Masks Cut COVID Spread

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff

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A listeria outbreak that sickened 16 persons in six states and resulted in one death is linked to , according to the CDC.

With the surge in the number of children hospitalized with respiratory ailments, Toronto's public health board is asking the city's top doctor to "urgently explore" in schools. (Toronto Star)

Despite its location in one of the most , a COVID-19 outbreak hit a U.S. research station in Antarctica with at least 98 people testing positive out of 993 workers since the beginning of October. (ABC News)

The two persons who died as a result of an at the Dallas County medical examiner's office have been identified. (NBC DFW)

The World Health Organization said the 9,400 COVID-related deaths reported globally last week compared with last February, when weekly deaths surpassed 75,000. (CBS News)

With the demand for COVID vaccines declining in the U.S. and the fact the market is being served by mRNA shots, AstraZeneca is of its vaccine. (Reuters)

Meanwhile, with Thanksgiving just 2 weeks away, health officials are urging Americans to get an to get more protection before the holiday. (CNN)

France is on , with Europe in the midst of its worst-ever bird flu outbreak. (Reuters)

was not inferior to escitalopram (Lexapro) in treating anxiety a randomized trial showed. (JAMA Psychiatry)

Lifting in Boston last February was associated with an additional 45 COVID cases per 1,000 students and staff during the next 15 weeks. (New England Journal of Medicine)

An epidemiologist is warning about the use of and possible links to autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. (USA Today)

Uganda ordered an early end to the school year in order to among schoolchildren. (NPR)

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    Mike Bassett is a staff writer focusing on oncology and hematology. He is based in Massachusetts.