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Billy Joel Announces Brain Disorder and Cancels All Concerts

Joel said he had normal pressure hydrocephalus, which has led to “problems with hearing, vision and balance.

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FDA Approves Mepolizumab for COPD

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved mepolizumab (Nucala) for adults with inadequately controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), drugmaker GSK announced on Thursday.

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Funding for 988 Crisis Line Holding Steady for Now

(MedPage Today) -- With all of the healthcare funding cuts currently going on in Washington, there is one health service that has survived mostly unscathed -- the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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Know the dangers of 'orthotropics' | Letter

Prof Grant McIntyre responds to an article on ‘orthotropics’ and its proponent Dr Mike TewI would like to thank the Guardian for highlighting the dangers of “orthotropics” in its interview wit

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Niraparib Shows Mixed Signals in Early Prostate Cancer Treatment

(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Urological Association annual meeting, data on niraparib (Zejula) in treatment-naive, DNA damage repair (DDR)-deficient localized prostate cancer offered new

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MedPod Today: Alzheimer's Blood Test; Vax Claims Debunked; Top GLP-1 for Weight Loss

(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody.

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'Most Favored Nation' Drug Pricing Is the Headline — But the Real Crisis Runs Deeper

(MedPage Today) -- The outrage over prescription drug pricing in the U.S. is justified. Americans routinely pay two to three times more for medications than patients in other high-income countries.

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One Type of Mammogram Proves Better for Women With Dense Breasts

Contrast-enhanced mammography identified tumors as accurately as more expensive scans. But it is not widely used for screening in the United States.

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Trump's Budget Bill Includes Medicaid Work Requirement, Limits Transgender Care

(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President Trump and passed Thursday by the House of Representatives becomes law.

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Blood test developed that could speed up diagnosis of rare diseases in babies

Scientists say new approach means effects of many genetic mutations can be analysed at once and yield results in daysA new blood-based test that could help speed up diagnoses for children born with ra

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