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Texas measles outbreak marks first fatality as more cases reported

A child in Texas has died from measles, the first death from measles in the United States since 2015.

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Fired Cybersecurity Chief for VA Site Warns Health and Financial Data Are at Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Sensitive financial and health data belonging to millions of veterans and stored on a benefits website are at risk of being stolen or otherwise compromised, according to a federal

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Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds

Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselvesInfluencers are appealing to emotional narratives around health and often “fearmongerin

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FDA Eliminates Barrier to Clozapine, Plans to End REMS Program

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA no longer expects prescribers, pharmacies, and patients to participate in the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program for the antipsychotic clozapine, the ag

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STAT+: Are we adopting AI scribes based on… vibes?

The web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to AI in health care and medicine.

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STAT+: Eli Lilly announces $27 billion investment in U.S. drug manufacturing sites

Eli Lilly plans to spend $27 billion to build new drug manufacturing sites in the U.S., at a time when President Trump is seeking to press drugmakers to move stateside.

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'Banned' Words at CDC? House Passes Budget Bill; Measles Outbreak in Texas Expands

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts.

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Roger Perlmutter startup raises $350 million

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Third recipient of pig kidney heads home from hospital

Plus more health news stories to stay on top of this morning.

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