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TAVR System Dropped; Treprostinil Powder Approved; Post-MI Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- It's the end of the road for Boston Scientific's Acurate neo2 and Acurate Prime transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems.

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Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Continues Assault on Obamacare

The domestic policy legislation the House advanced in May includes the most substantial rollback of the Affordable Care Act since President Donald Trump and his Republican allies tried to pass legisla

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Non-Hormonal Drug Reduced Hot Flashes From Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- The neurokinin-targeted agent elinzanetant significantly reduced the frequency of hot flashes among women receiving endocrine therapy for hormone receptor (HR)-positiv

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Pre-Op Osimertinib in Lung Cancer Leads to More Major Pathologic Responses

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Neoadjuvant osimertinib (Tagrisso) with or without chemotherapy significantly increased major pathologic response (MPR) rates compared with chemotherapy alone in resec

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Opinion: RFK Jr.’s stance on Covid vaccines for pregnant women is profoundly unethical

It is squarely unethical to treat healthy pregnant women differently than other groups that are similarly at elevated risk of serious Covid illness, writes one bioethicist.

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On Writing About Science in 2025

(MedPage Today) -- I am a nurse and a writer, and I help other clinicians write. But lately, many of the brave and brilliant writers who surround me have gone silent.

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Adding Neoadjuvant Nivolumab to Chemo Improved Survival in Resectable NSCLC

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Neoadjuvant nivolumab (Opdivo) plus chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival (OS) compared with chemotherapy alone for patients with resectable non-small c

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Selumetinib Shrinks NF1-Plexiform Neurofibromas in Adults, Too

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Selumetinib (Koselugo) significantly improved response rates in adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas, the pha

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Parenting Training Reduces Healthcare Needs for Kids With Asthma Plus ADHD

(MedPage Today) -- A parenting intervention for families of children with comorbid asthma and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) reduced healthcare needs for these children, a study from

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