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UK woman who took pills during lockdown cleared of illegal abortion

Nicola Packer, 45, was prescribed medication but was accused of believing she was more than 10 weeks pregnantA woman has been cleared of illegally terminating a pregnancy, after taking abortion pills

NIH grant terminations under Trump have totaled at least $1.8 billion, analysis finds

Researchers calculated that $1.

Why RFK Jr.’s data plans might hit a real world snag

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At least 216 children died in first high severity US flu season in seven years, CDC says

Number of child deaths is highest in 15 years and cumulative hospitalization rate is highest since 2010-2011At least 216 children have died of influenza in the US during the last flu season in what th

More Inclusive LGBTQ+ Language Can Bring Tangible Benefits

(MedPage Today) -- Using language that's more inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and more (LGBTQ+) patient populations may help improve the patient-clinician relation

Minor Papilla Sphincterotomy Did Not Reduce Risk of Acute Pancreatitis

(MedPage Today) -- Minor papilla endoscopic sphincterotomy did not reduce the risk of acute pancreatitis in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis and pancreas divisum, a sham-controlled randomiz

Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types

Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new government study provides the most complete picture yet of these early-onset cancers.

Need Help With Lupus Nephritis Management? ACR Has Your Back.

(MedPage Today) -- Over the past dozen years, treatment approaches in lupus nephritis (LN) have changed substantially, and this is reflected in a long-awaited update to the American College of Rheuma

Incidence rates of some cancer types have risen in people under age 50

Despite increasing incidence rates, cancer deaths in young people have not increased overall.

Judge deals blow to compounding pharmacies

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