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The Trump administration is defending abortion pill access in court. What?

It may seem a victory to some, but experts worry a win will allow the government to be coy about future attacksThe Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that takes

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AI Topped Docs in Quality, Empathy of Responses to Patient Questions on GI Cancers

(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Research presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) included studies on the quality and empathy of artificial intelligence (AI) responses versus physician responses t

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Depression 15 Years Before Dementia; Hand Movements and Autism; TBI Research Cut

(MedPage Today) -- Depressive symptoms rose progressively in the 15 years leading up to dementia diagnosis, with the highest elevations occurring in non-Alzheimer's dementia, according to a case-cont

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Banning PFAS Would Jeopardize Millions of Medical Devices

(MedPage Today) -- A key component of life-saving medical devices has been placed in the crosshairs by government regulators, jeopardizing care for millions of Americans.

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Wegovy Pill Under Review; FDA Lifts Obesity Trial Clinical Hold; SGLT2s and Surgery

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA will decide whether to approve a once-daily, 25 mg oral formulation of semaglutide (Wegovy) by the end of 2025.

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Google’s Dr. Karen says farewell

In this edition of STAT's Health Tech newsletter: Google's chief health officer leaves, Hims earnings, and more.

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Zoster Vax & Heart Disease; Jewel WCD OK'd; Carotid Revascularization for Low-Risk?

(MedPage Today) -- In a nationwide Korean study, live zoster vaccination was linked with lower risks of heart disease, including major adverse cardiovascular events, heart failure, ischemic heart dis

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N.I.H. Bars New Funding From U.S. Scientists to Partners Abroad

Generally, researchers will no longer be allowed to direct federal funds to international collaborators.

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STAT+: Few drugmakers embrace a newer test for contamination, placing horseshoe crabs at risk

The pharmaceutical industry has long relied on a test that uses a protein called LAL taken from the blood of American horseshoe crabs.

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STAT+: Vinay Prasad tapped to run FDA center that regulates vaccines, gene therapies

Vinay Prasad will be the next director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, after Peter Marks was forced out.

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