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Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant

A little-noticed plan for an “infertility training center” signals that the administration intends to take a new approach with Title X, which has long helped low-income women access contraception.

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How to reduce your food footprint: if it’s better for you, it’s better for the planet

Curbing waste, eating a plant-rich diet and limiting ultra-processed food (and sadly, coffee and chocolate) will dramatically reduce your carbon footprintChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustai

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Man Who Was Pulled Into M.R.I. Machine Has Died, Police Say

The man, who, without authorization, entered the room wearing a metal necklace during a scan, died a day after he was critically injured, the authorities said.

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FDA Advisors Give PTSD Drug Combination a Thumbs Down

(MedPage Today) -- FDA's outside experts weren't sold on the trial data for brexpiprazole (Rexulti) as an adjunctive treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sinking its prospects for app

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Researchers Detail Alarming Rise in GI Cancers Among Young People

(MedPage Today) -- Early-onset gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are on the rise globally, and represent the most rapidly increasing early-onset cancer in the U.S., according to a literature review.

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Surgery, Ablation Lead to Similar Outcomes for Small Liver Tumors

(MedPage Today) -- Surgery and ablation for small liver tumors led to similar outcomes in a large study from Japan. Data from a randomized trial showed a 5-year overall survival (OS) of 74.

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What Are the Health Impacts of the $9 Billion Rescissions Package?

(MedPage Today) -- The House passed legislation on Thursday clawing back $9 billion in federal funding for global aid projects, which would significantly impact public health domestically and abroad,

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Opinion: We are mothers of Duchenne patients. Recent setbacks with Sarepta must not stop progress

Despite the risks of gene therapy, “we chose the risk of action over reticence,” write two Duchenne mothers.

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Trump's Chronic Venous Insufficiency: What to Know About the Common Condition

(MedPage Today) -- Since President Trump, age 79, had his diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) shared in a White House announcement on Thursday, the venous system disorder has gained natio

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Remove Boxed Warning on Hormone Therapy for Menopause, FDA Panel Says

(MedPage Today) -- A panel selected by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, unanimously urged the agency to remove the boxed warning on hormone treatments for menopause, arguing that the strong wa

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