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U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year, but Remain Above Prepandemic Levels

(MedPage Today) -- There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before -- the largest 1-year decline ever recorded.

Health Conditions & Depression; Addiction Experts Write Congress; Propecia & Suicide

(MedPage Today) -- Risk of major depressive disorder was significantly higher following the onset of several medical conditions, the highest being for musculoskeletal conditions.

STAT+: GOP embraces MAHA at RFK Jr.’s first House hearing, but raises dissents from dental health to food dye reform

GOP lawmakers tested the limits of how far they could push Kennedy without appearing to undermine him or his MAHA movement.

CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has become a go-to treatment for some patients, with its high end durable r

HHS Eyes ACIP Vax Recs; FDA Warning Letters Stalled; RFK Jr. Adviser Dust-Up

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.

June Dryburgh was asked to help out at an abortion clinic. She stayed for 47 years

For almost five decades, she witnessed first-hand how access to safe and legal abortion improves women’s lives.

Suicide Top Cause of Death for Residents, Especially During Transition Periods

(MedPage Today) -- Suicide was the top cause of death for medical residents and fellows, though the rate was significantly lower than age- and gender-matched rates in the general population, accordin

NIH researchers discover tissue biomarker that may indicate higher risk of aggressive breast cancer development and death

Using artificial intelligence, scientists characterized tissue samples from more than 9,000 women.

WHO trims top management ranks amid financial crunch

The WHO, which faces an extraordinary financial crunch in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the agency, has dramatically trimmed its top management.

Drug overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024, as fentanyl cases dropped but meth spiked

U.S. drug overdose deaths fell 27% in 2024, the lowest since 2019, with fentanyl cases sharply down but methamphetamine up, the CDC reports.

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