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Surgeon Accused of Deforming Faces; Doctor Arrested After Teen Cheese Prank
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly a dozen patients have sued Atlanta ophthalmologist Harvey "Chip" Cole, MD, alleging he deformed their faces.
Read MoreUtah Lawmakers Say Gender-Affirming Care Harms Kids. Their Own Study Disputes That.
(MedPage Today) -- When Utah Republicans passed a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for children and teens in 2023, they argued it was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could ca
Read More‘Death is not a mystery’: what happens to your body when you’re dying?
Experts say knowing more about death – or ‘death literacy’ – can actually help quell fears of dyingTell us: how has your sex life changed after 60?“Who would like to hear about what happens
Read MoreCountering Cuts in Federal Funding: The Pennsylvania Model
(MedPage Today) -- Even as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid this year, grave concerns about their viability are deepening.
Read More‘E-tattoo’ could track mental workload for people in high-stake jobs, study says
Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strainWhether it is doing sums or working out what to text your new date, some tasks produce a f
Read MoreTreating Tylenol Overdose; DOJ Dings Prisons' CRC Screening; MASLD and Preterm Birth
(MedPage Today) -- A 12-hour acetylcysteine regimen for patients hospitalized with acute overdose of paracetamol (acetaminophen; Tylenol) was as effective and safe as the 20-hour regimen, the randomi
Read MoreTrump Admin Cancels $766M Moderna Contract to Fight Pandemic Flu, Including H5N1
(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu.
Read MoreFaricimab Outperforms High-Dose Aflibercept in Fluid Reduction at 12 Weeks
(MedPage Today) -- Faricimab (Vabysmo) showed greater fluid reduction compared with high-dose aflibercept (Eylea) at 12 weeks in matched analyses of diabetic macular edema (DME) and age-related macul
Read MoreCDC Blindsided by RFK Jr.; Bird Flu in Farm Poultry; Double-Dipping Risks?
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The CDC reportedly was blindsided by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Read MorePost-TIGIT flop, iTeos Therapeutics is shuttering
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