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FDA Clears First Blood Test for Alzheimer's Diagnosis

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the first blood-based in vitro diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease, the agency announced Friday.

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Similar Survival With Simple and Radical Hysterectomy in Early Cervical Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- Among women with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer, long-term survival outcomes were similar following simple, modified radical, or radical hysterectomy, according to an observ

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FDA clears first blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s

The FDA has approved the first blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, which could speed the path to treatment for patients

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Fractional Flow Reserve and Similar Tests Disappoint in Surgical Revascularization

(MedPage Today) -- Outcomes with surgical coronary revascularization were no better with preoperative physiological flow assessments like the fractional flow reserve (FFR), according to a registry st

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Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Limbo 

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FDA Approves Auto-Injector for Migraine, Cluster Headache

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved dihydroergotamine (DHE) mesylate injection (Brekiya) to treat acute migraine (with or without aura) and cluster headaches in adults, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announc

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Trump Admin Again Blocked From Cutting Billions in Public Health Money

(MedPage Today) -- President Trump's administration must put the brakes on slashing billions in federal money for public health departments, a federal judge said Friday. U.S.

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Stem Cells From Deceased Donors; Cancer Screening Lags; Blood Type and Cancer Risk

(MedPage Today) -- A first-of-its-kind clinical trial will evaluate stem cell transplants with cells from deceased donors.

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As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.

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Tackling factors that cause obesity is key to helping people live healthy lives | Letter

Dr Charis Bridger Staatz says environmental forces have the biggest impact on low-income householdsZoe Williams calls the debate on obesity “toxic” (13 May), but hits the nail on the head by sayin

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