Jan. 5th - New year, same newsletter

Amazon’s $3.9 billion proposed deal to acquire One Medical surmounted one obstacle when Oregon regulators approved the deal last week.?- One Medical operates only five primary care clinics and treats few patients in the Beaver State, so they weren’t super concerned.?

Filed under "duh" - Hydration can significantly impact your physical health, study finds

The Office of Legal Counsel for the US Postal Service has given the ok for mailing mifepristone or misoprostol stating that it does not violate the Comstock Act, a nearly 150-year-old law originally written to stop anything that could “corrupt” morals from being sent in the mail, if the sender does not know if the drugs will be used illegally.?

UF med school professors slam Florida surgeon general over COVID vaccine research - Florida men should get vaccinated despite FL surgeon general siting survey of "highly questionable merit" that says otherwise.

Recently released survey from HHS on 2021 substance abuse and mental health finds 23% of adults (18+) had a mental illness, but 67% of adults that have had a mental illness stated that they were recovered or in recovery. Among people aged 12 or older in 2021, 57.8% used tobacco, alcohol, or an illicit drug in the past month (also defined as “current use”).

OSHA Rules for COVID causing a lot of conflict - The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living recently sent a letter to the White House opposing the rules. AHA also opposes the rule. —?Meanwhile, unions representing health care workers support the rule.

Favorite Tweet of the Week:

My new #JPM23 prayer: Lord grant me the confidence of a later stage digital health founder raising, or trying to get reimbursed in 2023 without demonstrating clinical outcomes. @DivaBiotech