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FDA suspends milk quality-control testing program after Trump layoffs

Effective Monday, the agency suspends its proficiency testing program for grade ‘A’ raw milk and finished productsThe Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality-control program for testi

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Isturisa's New Indication; Wegovy Pill Submitted to FDA; Type 5 Diabetes?

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval of osilodrostat (Isturisa) to include treatment of endogenous hypercortisolemia in adults with Cushing's syndrome for whom surgery is not an option or

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Fact-Checking RFK Jr.'s Claims About Measles, Autism, and Diet

(MedPage Today) -- In just 2 months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to HHS -- and its priorities.

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Advanced cancers returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a reassuring report

Many were forced to postpone cancer screenings for several months in 2020 as Covid-19 overwhelmed doctors and hospitals, but that delay in screening isn't making a huge impact on cancer statistics.

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What Trump’s AI memos mean for health care

In this edition of STAT's Health Tech newsletter: What Trump's AI memos mean for health care, and more health tech news.

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Could Trump's War on Harvard Spell the End of U.S. Leadership in Science?

(MedPage Today) -- I was on the frontlines when COVID-19 hit and it felt like a surprise attack.

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Rotavirus Vaccines Involve Several Special Considerations

(MedPage Today) -- The rotavirus vaccine is the only live oral vaccine on the CDC's recommended schedule of childhood immunizations.

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STAT+: An ‘insane’ calculus: A pharma company raised price for a rare disease drug 150% to cover Medicaid rebates

A pharma company raised the price for a rare disease drug by 150%, arguing a new U.S. law left it no other choice.

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Teenagers who go to bed early and sleep longer have sharper brains, study finds

Researchers surprised at impact that even small differences in sleep make to adolescents’ cognitive abilitiesTeenagers who go to bed earlier and sleep for longer than their peers tend to have sharpe

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Autism Science Leader Reacts to RFK Jr.'s Misinformation

(MedPage Today) -- In this MedPage Today video, Alycia Halladay, PhD, chief science officer at the Autism Science Foundation, responds to inaccurate claims made by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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