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SCOTUS Allows States to Block Medicaid Money for Healthcare at Planned Parenthood

(MedPage Today) -- States can block the country's biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings without

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As a carer, I’m not special – but sometimes I need to be reminded how important my role is | Natasha Sholl

When our teenage son was diagnosed with cancer, we joined the 3 million-strong army of unpaid carers in Australia.

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People dying early of cancer costs UK economy £10.3bn a year, study finds

Cancer Research UK says this is more than any other health condition and 350,000 years of productivity are lostPeople dying early of cancer costs the UK economy £10.

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STAT+: The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, empowered by RFK Jr., is just getting started  

The ACIP, the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel newly empowered by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is just getting started.

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Kennedy's ACIP Backs Monoclonal Antibody for RSV Prevention in Infants

(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's newly reconstituted Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 5-2 in support of infants younger than 8 months receiving clesrovimab (Enflonsia) to prevent

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New-Look ACIP Votes No to Flu Vaccines With Thimerosal

(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's newly rebuilt Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) took aim Thursday at a mercury-based preservative long targeted by vaccine skeptics, recommending that c

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Experts Have Questions About FDA's New Priority Review Program

(MedPage Today) -- While there's little disagreement that speeding drug approvals would be a good thing, there are more questions than answers about the FDA's new national priority voucher program, e

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RSV Vaccine Tied to Lower Dementia Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Two AS01-adjuvanted vaccines for different pathogens -- the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine (Arexvy) and the recombinant shingles vaccine (Shingrix) -- were tied to a

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Oklahoma Applies for SNAP Waiver to Bar Payment for Sodas, Candy, Baked Goods

(MedPage Today) -- Although people should have the right to eat soda, candy, and other less nutritious foods, the federal government shouldn't be subsidizing it, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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SAVR With Root Enlargement Crucial for Women With Small Annuli

(MedPage Today) -- NEW YORK CITY -- Women with severe native aortic stenosis (AS) gained significantly better results from surgery with aortic annular enlargement (AAE) than transcatheter aortic va

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