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Tack System Recall; Gene Hackman's Pacemaker; Altitude and Valve Disease?
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA said to stop all use of Philips' Tack Endovascular System, which is under class I recall for user difficulties in removing the device.
Read MoreTrump Vowed To End Surprise Medical Bills. The Office Working on That Just Got Slashed.
The Trump administration’s first round of sweeping staff cuts to federal agencies eliminated dozens of positions at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, which is tasked with
Read MoreKeytruda Not Cost-Effective in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer, Study Says
(MedPage Today) -- Despite a proven survival benefit, the addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to chemoradiotherapy for newly diagnosed locally advanced cervical cancer was not cost-effective in an e
Read MoreSTAT+: FDA scolds drugmaker over promotion that touts ‘misleading’ comparison with generics
For what appears to be the first time, the FDA scolded a company for a promotional display that falsely claimed its brand-name medicine was more effective than generic versions.
Read MoreMeasles Outbreak Continues to Spread in West Texas
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, claimed that local doctors had successfully treated children with a steroid, antibiotics or cod liver oil.
Read MoreOmalizumab Superior to Oral Immunotherapy for Kids With Multi-Food Allergy
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Omalizumab (Xolair) injections outperformed oral immunotherapy (OIT) in increasing tolerance among children with multi-food allergy, largely because many patients co
Read MoreSTAT+: UnitedHealth gets one step closer to defeating high-profile Medicare Advantage fraud case
The case began with a whistleblower who said UnitedHealth bilked billions of dollars through the Medicare Advantage program.
Read MoreStem Cell Transplant Restores Vision After Blinding Eye Injuries
(MedPage Today) -- Transplanted epithelial stem cells from a healthy eye repaired irreversible corneal injury and restored at least partial vision in more than 90% of patients, a preliminary clinical
Read MoreRFK Jr sparks alarm after backing vitamins to treat measles amid outbreak
Health experts wary as US health secretary fails to endorse effective vaccines and instead calls them a ‘personal choice’Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, has caused alarm among pediat
Read More‘I had fantasies about how it would eventually serve me’: my struggle with disordered eating
In an essay in Sucker Punch, author Scaachi Koul deals with internalized fatphobia and learning to love her bodyEven during the apocalypse, I was calorie counting.
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