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Emergency Use of Chemical Restraint More Common in Black Psychiatric Patients

(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES -- The use of chemical restraint was more common among Black patients versus white and Hispanic patients in psychiatric emergency settings, a single-center study sugg

Will AGI cure cancer? Author Karen Hao on OpenAI’s promises and track record

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A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s: What to Know

The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not.

GLP-1 Agonists May Help Prevent Weight Gain for People Trying to Quit Smoking

(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES -- For people trying to quit smoking, use of a GLP-1 receptor agonist may help prevent weight gain, a common barrier to quitting, researchers said here.

Investors unfazed by FDA’s Covid vaccine framework

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With the U.S. gone, WHO nations will increase contributions

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Criminal Investigation of Cuomo Over COVID; Biden's Last PSA Test; Cucumber Recall

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov.

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Trump’s drug-pricing plan, a Moderna change of plans, and more

The Trump administration shared the outlines of how it plans to push drug companies to lower their prices in the U.S.

Moderna withdraws application for US approval of combined flu-Covid shot

After talks with Food and Drug Administration, company plans to resubmit vaccine application later this year Moderna said on Wednesday it had withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and

A Texas man is seeking justice for his brother who died in police custody: ‘He was a good person’

Glenn Smallwood had schizoaffective disorder.

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