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An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen

Oxygen is vital to many medical procedures. But a safe, affordable supply is severely lacking around the world, according to a new report.

Trump Seems to Question Mitch McConnell's Childhood Battle With Polio

(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented part of Sen.

STAT+: Drug inspectors, AI experts, maternal health workers: Trump’s health agency cuts are far-reaching

In interview after interview with STAT, those who were fired from federal health and science agencies, along with officials who remain, argued the cuts would be deeply felt.

At premier science gathering, ‘anger, uncertainty, and anxiety’ about the future of research under Trump

At the AAAS annual meeting, "anger, uncertainty, and anxiety" about the future of science under Trump.

Adjuvant Nivolumab Boosts Survival Outcomes in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Post-surgical adjuvant nivolumab (Opdivo) improved survival outcomes in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), regardless of the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy,

Why changes to assisted dying bill are cause for concern | Letters

Readers respond to Kim Leadbeater’s proposed amendment to replace a high court judge with an expert panel to make final decisions on applications Polly Toynbee’s article on Kim Leadbeater’s

Silent No Longer: Holocaust Education Is a Must

(MedPage Today) -- On January 26, 2024, MedPage Today published an op-ed titled, "Medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust: Essential Lessons for Health Professionals.

Two Investigational Treatments for ALS Show Glimmer of Hope

(MedPage Today) -- The first four treatments in a platform trial for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) failed to reach key endpoints in phase II studies, but two treatments -- pridopidine and CNM

Woman who had pioneering cancer treatment 18 years ago still in remission

Researchers say woman treated for neuroblastoma as a child is longest known survivor after having CAR T-cell therapy A woman treated with a pioneering type of immunotherapy for a solid tumour has been

STAT wins third Polk Award for Health Care’s Colossus series

Four STAT reporters have won the George W. Polk Award for their Health Care's Colossus series on UnitedHealth Group. Read a letter to readers from executive editor Rick Berke.

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