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An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis.

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She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

In the Netherlands, doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal, but doctors won’t do it.

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NHS faces £5.7bn bill for patching up hospitals before demolishing them

Delaying rebuilding programme in England to save money in short term requires costly repairs to keep sites safeThe repairs bill at 18 crumbling hospitals is set to soar to £5.

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‘DIY swab kits? It’s better than doing nothing’: the controversial scheme to tackle rape on campus

We join volunteers in Bristol as they hand out DNA test kits they say can empower victims and deter perpetrators … and hear from critics who call the project recklessOn a bitingly cold Tuesday, amba

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Trump administration lays off FDA employees

The cuts are part of a purge of 5,200 probationary workers across federal health agencies that started Friday.

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How Were Cholesterol and Glaucoma Linked?

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‘It can be really frightening’: knowing the common signs that a loved one is dying can help in their final days

Death is confronting, heartbreaking and unpredictable – information and open discussions can make a difficult experience more meaningful My mum died on a summer’s morning.

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Not-So-Benign TIAs? Impact of Remnant Cholesterol

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REMS for Clozapine Must Go

(MedPage Today) -- In the U.S., schizophrenia remains one of the most severe and debilitating mental health conditions, with effective treatment often out of reach for those who need them most.

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First patient in UK tests new treatment for loss of sense of smell

Chrissi Kelly, who says anosmia is a ‘like a bereavement’, is trialling a simple procedure that could help those who lost sense of smell during Covid or other viral infections Smell loss was a de

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