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Trump Says States Should Decide on Prosecuting Women for Abortions

Former president has no comment on the abortion pill

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FTC Challenges 'Bogus' Patents on Ozempic and Other Drugs

Patents block competition and inflate prescription drug cost, says FTC chair

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Clinician Union Sounds Alarm on Working Conditions at Unity Health

Recently-formed union expressed concern about safety and continuity of care for patients

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House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing

"This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee

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Progressing Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Linked to Respiratory Distress

Association observed in ex- and current smokers without interstitial lung disease diagnosis

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QT-Prolonging Meds Commonly Doled Out to Dialysis Patients

Most scripts originated from clinicians other than nephrologists

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Infectious Disease
First-in-Class Antibiotic Effective Against Urogenital Gonorrhea

New antibiotics are desperately needed to combat multi-drug resistant gonorrhea, experts say

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DEA Will Move to Reclassify Marijuana in Historic Shift, Sources Say

Move would not legalize marijuana for recreational use

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Cognitively Healthy Centenarians; Seizures and COVID Vax; New AAN Statement

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A Biological Framework for Multiple Sclerosis

MS can be considered a spectrum, researchers proposed

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Cardiology
Devices Flop for Severe PAD; CPR on LVAD Patients; Cancer Drugs for Heart Disease?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas

Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke

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'Vampire Facials' Linked to Cases of HIV. Here's What to Know About the Procedure.

Platelet-rich plasma microneedling facials are intended to rejuvenate one's skin

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Biomarkers to Assess Multiple Sclerosis

New guidance published for using neurofilament light to help manage MS

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Rheumatology
Study: Skinny-Leg Runners Face Higher Rates of Knee Arthritis

Questions about risks from weight-bearing activities may now be settled

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EPA Bans Consumer Use of Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Liver, Lung Cancers

Methylene chloride has killed at least 88 workers since 1980

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Oncology/Hematology
USPSTF Finalizes New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

Biennial screening should begin at age 40, Task Force says

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Infectious Disease
Chinese Scientist Who First Published COVID Sequence Locked Out of Lab

Virologist stages protest: "I won't leave, I won't quit, I am pursuing science and the truth"

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Pediatrics
Teen Vaping Linked to Higher Lead, Uranium Levels

Use poses potential harm for brain and organ development, researchers say

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Public Health & Policy
FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Its Oversight

Agency will treat lab-developed tests the same as other in vitro diagnostics

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Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females

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MedPod Deep Dive: More Problems With For-Profit Nursing Schools

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MedPod Deep Dive: Inside a For-Profit Nursing School's Financial Struggles

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Rx for Reality: Clinicians Confront Medical Gaslighting

Three healthcare professionals describe when they were gaslit by their peers

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Kathy Giusti gives patients and healthcare workers advice for navigating cancer treatment

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Men Too: Sexual Harassment in the Operating Room

The fear and anxiety that come with harassment cross all boundaries

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Monica Bertagnolli: U.S. 'Ready' for Next Pandemic Threat

We are going to be as ready as any government or organization could possibly be, says NIH leader

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Perception Is Reality: NIH's Role on Drug Pricing and Data Transparency

A talk with Monica Bertagnolli, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health

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Bad Surgeon: Barriers to Addressing Medical Misconduct

Our culture rejects self-criticism, censors frank discussion, and too often hides misconduct

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Preparing patients for pain is an art that's often botched

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When a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Causes Cancer

The potential benefits of CAR T-cell therapies still far outweigh the risks