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Today is 4/20, a day where marijuana users celebrate the plant and call for its decriminalization. Here's 13 facts cannabis-friendly doctors want you to know.

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> By Stephanie Cornwell, Editorial Assistant Today is 4/20, a day where marijuana users celebrate the plant and call for its decriminalization. Here are 13 facts cannabis-friendly doctors want you to know. Today's Top Story FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Breathalyzer Test A much faster and less invasive COVID test is here, and FDA authorized.   Who: Meet the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer.   What: This is the first-ever breathalyzer test for COVID; it gives results in under three minutes.   Where: Trained professionals can administer the test at hospitals, clinics, and testing sites. Home breathalyzers are not currently available. Know More InsepctIR has not yet stated the ideal time to use its test after exposure or symptom onset. Feel Better This could be a welcome alternative for people who hate getting a nasal swab. But while the breathalyzer test appears highly accurate against Omicron, the FDA says any positive test result should be confirmed with a molecular test, like a PCR test. READ MORE WHO Panel Endorses Single HPV Vaccine Dose The World Health Organization now recommends a single dose of the HPV vaccine for girls between the ages of 9 and 20. The HPV vaccine protects against some forms of cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers and is usually given in several doses. Multiple-dose vaccines aren't as accessible around the world; it's also important that girls get vaccinated when they are younger and will have a stronger immune response. This single-dose vaccine can help increase vaccine rates and lower the risk of cancer. The two-dose series, however, is still recommended for women between the ages of 21 and 26. READ MORE How to Talk to Your Doctor About Cannabis Following the 2020 general election, nearly one in three Americans live in a state where marijuana has been legalized either for medical or adult-use, also referred to as recreational. As more people become interested in products derived from the Cannabis sativa L. plant, there's an opportunity to bring marijuana discussions out in the open—and for trusted hea READ MORE   Keep Reading   ■ How to Make Change, Slowly. The Atlantic     ■ Why It's So Damn Hard to Make AI Fair and Unbiased. Vox     ■ Lifelong Excess Weight Can Nearly Double the Risk of Womb Cancer – Study. The Guardian More From Verywell The 9 Best At-Home COVID-19 Tests of 2022 READ MORE Does a Positive Test for HPV Mean You'll Get Cervical Cancer? READ MORE Thyroid Eye Disease Progression and Prognosis READ MORE   How'd we do? If you have any feedback, send us a note at   feedback@verywell.com.         You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Verywell Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here.   A DOTDASH MEREDITH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005   © 2022 verywellhealth.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy