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Dissatisfaction among gen Z staff is ‘ticking timebomb’ for NHS

Warning from the Royal College of Nursing is based on Nuffield Trust analysis of NHS England staff surveysThe NHS in England is facing a “ticking timebomb” when it comes to retaining young staff,

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Another Expert Group Throws Shade at Spinal Injections for Back Pain

(MedPage Today) -- Just a week after an American Academy of Neurology (AAN) committee found "limited efficacy" for epidural steroid injections to treat chronic back pain, an international panel is goi

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Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks

The celebrity doctor said he would divest from his interests in many drug, medical and insurance companies, worth millions of dollars.

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Hundreds Rally Against Firing of Federal Workers, Warning of Threat to Public Health

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of current and former federal employees rallied Wednesday outside the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters, protesting recent firings

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Medicaid Cuts a Likely Result of Congressional Budget Negotiations

(MedPage Today) -- As Congress begins its process of figuring out the rest of the budget for fiscal 2025, Medicaid spending cuts will almost certainly be on the table, although how those cuts will be

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Neuroblastoma Patient Still in Remission 18 Years After CAR-T Infusion

(MedPage Today) -- A woman diagnosed with neuroblastoma in childhood has remained in remission for more than 18 years after being treated with an engineered CAR T-cell therapy at 4 years of age, acco

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Federal Register Blackout Blocks NIH Funding

(MedPage Today) -- Scientists around the country fear that an apparent halt of the Federal Register's publication of meeting schedules for research grant reviews is an attempt to evade a judge's orde

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First-Ever Prenatal Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Shows Promise

(MedPage Today) -- The first prenatal therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) showed promising results, a case report indicated.

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Will the Egg Shortage Affect Flu Shots?

(MedPage Today) -- While millions of vaccine doses are made using chicken eggs each year, experts say the current egg shortage won't hamper next year's flu vaccine production cycle.

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SGLT2 Inhibitors May Slow Nonsevere Aortic Stenosis Progression

(MedPage Today) -- For the first time, researchers said SGLT2 inhibitors may have some disease-modifying potential for nonsevere aortic stenosis (AS). In this retrospective observational study, 4.

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