Exercise and COVID; Can Smells Help Depression? Car Crashes Into Hospital ED

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Higher prepandemic physical activity levels in adults 45 and older were tied to lower odds of developing and being hospitalized for COVID-19. (JAMA Network Open)

The risk of human-to-human spread is low after a patient in China was infected with combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of bird flu, the WHO says. (Reuters)

A surgical robot at the International Space Station finished its first surgery demo in zero gravity. (CNN)

The FDA sent a letter to U.S. Chem Labs saying its semaglutide, tirzepatide, and thymalin products advertised on the company’s website are misbranded and shouldn’t be consumed by humans; it sent a similar letter to Helix Chemical Supply about its online marketing of semaglutide and tirzepatide products.

A hiker in Rhode Island killed a coyote with his bare hands; the animal tested positive for rabies. (AP)

The WHO released its first-ever guidelines for management of diphtheria.

A Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, has been linked to the city’s water, officials said. (USA Today)

Tony Hutson, an ex-lineman for the Dallas Cowboys who overcame a lung tumor, died at age 49; no cause of death was disclosed. (si.com)

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked the Federal Trade Commission to safeguard location data for visitors to abortion clinics. (The Hill)

Think the bubonic plague is long gone? Think again. (Washington Post)

Smells like coffee and cigarettes evoked memories for people with depression; could it help with their therapy? (JAMA Network Open)

Hospital lobbyists are fighting hard against a bill that would pay all Medicare providers the same rate for administering certain infusion drugs in their offices, regardless of whether the office is an independent practice or is owned by a hospital or other entity. (KFF Health News)

A car crashed into an emergency room in Austin, Texas, killing the driver and injuring five people. (AP)

What does love do to your brain? Messes it up, that’s what. (New York Times)

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