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Wegovy, the Weight Loss Drug, Relieves Heart Failure Symptoms: Drugmaker’s Study

The drug Wegovy eased issues for people with a type of heart problem, adding to the treatment’s benefits beyond weight loss.

By Benjamin Mueller

Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health Affairs (Journal) Health Insurance and Managed Care Journal of the American Medical Assn Mental Health and Disorders Research Telemedicine Therapy and Rehabilitation

Mental Health Spending Surged in Pandemic, Study Finds

Americans’ use of mental health services pivoted to remote visits and increased considerably, a new study found. Economists think both changes are here to stay.

By Ellen Barry

Black People Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Food and Drug Administration HCA Healthcare Inc Hispanic-Americans JAMA Network Open Johns Hopkins University Oxygen Pulse Oximetry Research

Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Covid Care for Black and Hispanic Patients: Study

Pulse oximeters measuring oxygen in the blood often inflated the levels for dark-skinned Covid patients, who then experienced delayed care or an increased risk of hospital readmission, researchers found.

By Christina Jewett

Advertising and Marketing Children and Childhood Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Computers and the Internet Google Inc Online Advertising Privacy Research Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

YouTube Improperly Used Targeted Ads on Children’s Videos, Watchdogs Say

One of the groups said it had used Google’s tools to run a targeted ad campaign this month on children’s channels. Google has said it did not allow such ads on videos made for children.

By Nico Grant and Natasha Singer

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