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Five Agencies Being Merged Into AHA: Here's What They Do

(MedPage Today) -- The restructuring plans announced by HHS last week included folding five offices into one entity: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Health

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STAT+: U.K. officials signal willingness to embrace reform in bid to attract pharma investment

The U.K. is starting to recognize that the country needs to change how it pays for medicines to attract more pharma investment, officials said.

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Why Hasn't RFK Jr. Paused Drug Ads?

(MedPage Today) -- Drug commercials have become commonplace in the U.S. The average American watches more than nine drug advertisements a day, or more than 16 hours a year.

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Pulsed Field Ablation an Option to Prevent Recurrence of Atrial Tachyarrhythmia

(MedPage Today) -- Pulsed field ablation (PFA) was noninferior to cryoballoon ablation for the incidence of a first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia among patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atr

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Rectal Probe Case Settled; Fake Plastic Surgeon Arrested; 'Terror' Doc Sentenced

(MedPage Today) -- Device company Prometheus, maker of rectal therapeutic systems and probes, will pay $550,000 to settle allegations that it instructed healthcare professionals to re-use rectal sens

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Hundreds of Thousands of Health Workers at Risk of Deportation

(MedPage Today) -- More than 350,000 noncitizen healthcare workers in the U.S. may be at risk of deportation as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, researchers estimated.

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Overlooked No More: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth Control Pill

She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage movement.

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Inquiry by New York congressman reveals frustration over UnitedHealth practices in Hudson Valley

A report by a New York congressman details consumer and employee grievances with UnitedHealth Group’s management of two medical groups

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Percy Pig’s US adventure may be short-lived as M&S responds to Trump tariffs

Retailer’s ‘gift to America’ could be hit by new taxes as it also adjusts to rules on advertising high fat, sugar and salt foodsPercy Pig’s US invasion could be called to a halt amid fears tha

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Pharmaceuticals are spared from tariffs, for now

And more crucial biotech news stories, brought to you by The Readout.

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