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All Politics Is Local -- Including HHS Funding Cuts
(MedPage Today) -- Cuts to the HHS staff and budget will have far-reaching effects on state and local health departments, and some repercussions have already begun, according to public health leaders
Read MoreGLP-1 Spending Hit $5.8 Billion in 2022 for U.S. Adults Without Diabetes
(MedPage Today) -- The number of U.S. adults without diabetes using GLP-1 receptor agonists more than tripled from 2018 to 2022, boosting annual spending from $1.6 billion to $5.
Read MoreIntermittent Fasting 3 Days a Week Tops Calorie Restriction for Weight Loss
(MedPage Today) -- Three days of intermittent fasting (IMF) each week was a bit better for weight loss than daily caloric restriction (DCR), the DRIFT randomized trial found.
Read MoreNavigation Program Increased Colonoscopies After Abnormal FIT
(MedPage Today) -- A patient navigation program significantly increased follow-up colonoscopy among those with an abnormal fecal immunochemical test (FIT), a randomized trial showed.
Read MoreAfter an Earthquake, How Long Can Trapped Victims Survive?
(MedPage Today) -- For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air.
Read MorePrenatal Smoking Cessation Medication Did Not Increase Congenital Malformations
(MedPage Today) -- Prenatal use of smoking cessation therapies was not linked to increased risks of major congenital malformations (MCMs) compared with smoking during the first trimester, a retrospec
Read MoreSTAT+: Cassidy gave himself a difficult task. RFK Jr. isn’t making it any easier on him
Cassidy received commitments from the nation’s health secretary in return for Cassidy’s support, but those promises are difficult to enforce.
Read MoreStroke Survivor Speaks Again With the Help of an Experimental Brain-Computer Implant
(MedPage Today) -- Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time.
Read MoresiRNA Agent Slashes Lipoprotein(a) Levels
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Novel small interfering RNA (siRNA) agent lepodisiran drastically cut levels of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), in the phase II ALPACA trial.
Read MoreWe Need Healthcare, Not Policing, For Immigrant Patients
(MedPage Today) -- The mission of the healing professions and healthcare institutions is the health of patients and their communities. It is not to police them.
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