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STAT+: Otsuka tops Vera Therapeutics in kidney disease study showdown

An Otsuka drug succeeded in a Phase 3 study in a chronic kidney disease, with results that outperformed a competitor's recent data.

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IIT Guwahati uses clay sedimentation to measure amount of SARS-CoV-2

The research team found that a Coronavirus surrogate and Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) bind to the negatively charged clay surfaces at a controlled room temperature and a neutral pH of 7

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Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.

A federal investigation found a Kentucky nonprofit pushed hospital workers toward surgery despite signs of revival in patients.

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Asthma Sufferers Could Be at Greater Risk if Trump Cuts Health Program

The Trump administration wants to shutter the CDC’s National Asthma Control Program, which provides millions in funding to state-administered initiatives aimed at fighting the disease.

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STAT+: Senate GOP eyes Medicare Advantage reforms as a way to pay for tax cuts

Senators see a crackdown on Medicare Advantage upcoding as a potential way to generate savings.

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Opinion: A medical forensic nurse’s concerns about at-home sexual assault kits

After becoming popular in the wake of the Me Too movement, at-home sexual assault kits are still facing legal battles. Things could get more complicated after an FDA move.

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Opinion: We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us

From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.

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HealthKois launches $ 300 Mn fund to stir growth in health landscape

Over the next four years, the firm will invest between $ 7 million to $ 25 million per company in early growth-stage businesses operating across HealthTech, Life Sciences, MedTech, Healthcare Delivery

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NHS England to give urgent help away from A&E to cut ‘corridor care’

Move is part of £450m Wes Streeting plan to tackle long delays and end hospital overcrowding Hundreds of thousands of patients needing urgent medical help will be treated in settings other than A&

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