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Opinion: The ‘disease detectives’ dodged a bullet — but another might be coming

“While the EIS program has likely been spared this time, the fact that its existence was in jeopardy at all highlights the precariousness of our public health infrastructure,” writes former…

Higher Calcium Intake Linked to Reduced Colorectal Cancer Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Higher calcium intake was consistently associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) across calcium sources and tumor sites, according to a cohort study using data from

Where There's Fire, There's Smoke

(MedPage Today) -- Last month, combined blazes in Los Angeles (L.A.) forced thousands to evacuate and blanketed the region in a dense smoke.

Some Psoriasis Biologics Better Than Others for Preventing Progression to PsA

(MedPage Today) -- Psoriasis was less likely to progress to psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among patients treated with interleukin-17 (IL-17) or IL-23 inhibitors compared with those receiving tumor necros

Noted Neuroscientist Dies; Nasal Spray for Alzheimer's Disease; Benign MS

(MedPage Today) -- Cognitive neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire, PhD, whose studies of London taxi drivers' brains helped transform memory research, died at age 54 following a battle with spinal cancer.

STAT+: FDA’s former top food official says Trump firings are ‘dismantling’ the division

The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the agenda set forth by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Opinion: Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden warns that cutting the Public Health Associate Program and Laboratory Leadership Service risks public safety, especially given the threat of H5N1.

Tell us: have you received a Macmillan Cancer Support hardship grant?

We want to hear from people who have been helped by Macmillan as well as people who have worked for or with the charityMacmillan Cancer Support (MCS) has axed a quarter of its staff, downgraded its he

The 'Anesthesiologist' Title Must Be Restricted to Physicians

(MedPage Today) -- Patients want to know, and clearly deserve to know, who is treating their injury or illness in every medical setting.

Uganda discharges the last Ebola patients. No new deaths from the contagious virus reported

Uganda discharged on Tuesday the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola, and there were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month.

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