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This is Randy Homan with Becker's
Clinical Leadership Podcast.

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Here's your industry news brief
for Monday, July 24th. First,

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physicians are warning against a new
social media trend of drinking water laced

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with borax or bathing in it.

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Borax is banned in US
food products. However,

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social media influencers claim that
adding a pinch to water or soaking in the

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bath helps reduce inflammation
and eases joint pain.

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The now deleted videos originally
went out to audiences of hundreds of

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thousands. Consuming borax can
cause stomach irritation over time.

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It could lead to anemia and seizures.

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Soaking in it can lead to
serious skin rashes. Second,

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health experts say a trio of vaccines
should help prevent a repeat of

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simultaneous surges of Covid-19,

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the flu and respiratory sensational virus.

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Americans most at risk of severe
illness from R S V will have access to

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vaccines. The approved vaccines
are meant for adults 60 and older.

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Last week,

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the F D A also approved a drug to prevent
the illness in children 24 months and

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younger. Flu and Covid shots can
be administered together. However,

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flu and R S V vaccines should not be
administered at the same time because

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there's limited evidence that they may
reduce the effectiveness of the other

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when administered together. Third,

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police say a suspect is dead after a
shooting on Saturday at Legacy Good

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Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon,

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where a hospital security guard is
dead and another employee is injured.

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Officers responded to a report of a
threat inside the hospital where a person

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was seen armed with at least
one firearm. When they arrived,

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a security guard was injured and they
learned the suspect had left the hospital.

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The injured guard was transferred to
a trauma center at another hospital.

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He died there. Despite additional
lifesaving treatment efforts.

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Another employee was injured due to
shrapnel and was released later that day.

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Officers located the suspect in a vehicle.

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The suspect is dead after an
officer involved shooting.
No officers are injured.

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The ED is operating like normal. However,

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the family birth center
remains a divert status.

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