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Health Highlights: Dec. 1, 2022

The ‘Great Resignation’ is taking a big toll on health care. Workplace burnout is common, and the nationwide shortage of health care professionals is now impacting patient care in ways large and small, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows. Read more
FDA may revise blood donor rules for gay men. The current policy requires men who have sex with men to wait three months after sexual contact with other men before they can donate blood. But proposed revisions would shift toward questionnaires that focus more on individual risk. Read more
Could two veterinary drugs be a new weapon against bed bugs? Both fluralaner and ivermectin — used to kill fleas and ticks on household pets, could also kill bed bugs, new research shows. Read more
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