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Jordie Poncy was about to start his dream job as a psychologist at the Moffitt Cancer Center. Then he entered Moffitt as a patient himself. View original article Contributor: Maggie Penman

The Maldives, where about a fifth of the population uses tobacco, is the first country to institute a generational smoking ban. View original article Contributor: Maham Javaid

Prepared pasta meals sold at major grocers including Albertsons, Kroger and Trader Joe’s were recalled amid a nationwide listeria outbreak, health officials said. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jeong

Experts say new research findings suggesting that long-term use of melatonin could be associated with increased risk of heart failure need further investigation. View original article Contributor: Allyson Chiu

George Tidmarsh, the newly installed director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, was placed on leave Friday, an HHS spokeswoman said. View original article Contributor: Rachel Roubein

With three autistic children, a Michigan mother has been lured into spending thousands on unproven and sometimes risky treatments to ease their symptoms. View original article Contributor: Trisha Thadani

Doctors couldn’t explain why the right side of a Minnesota woman’s face kept twitching, as the convulsions turned the outgoing woman into a recluse. View original article Contributor: David Wahlberg

Healthcare.gov open enrollment begins Saturday with premiums rising and enhanced subsidies set to expire. But not all Americans are being hit equally. View original article Contributor: Paige Winfield Cunningham

The agency concluded ingestible fluoride should be limited to children aged three years and older who are at high risk for tooth decay. View original article Contributor: Rachel Roubein

A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pandemic through some of 2021. View original article Contributor: David Ovalle, Ariana Eunjung Cha