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FDA Approves Sapien 3 TAVR for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis

(MedPage Today) -- FDA approved the Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) platform for treatment of severe aortic stenosis early in the disease process while patients still had no sy

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RFK Jr and health agency falsely claim MMR vaccine includes ‘aborted fetus debris’

Experts are alarmed as department says it will alter vaccine testing methods and build new ‘surveillance systems’Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and his department have made a series of misle

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Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

HHS released a lengthy review of transgender health care that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender-affirming care for youths with gender dysphoria.

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Moderna makes more spending cuts, updates vaccine plans  

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RFK Jr. Claims Vax Has Fetus Debris; China Blames U.S. for COVID; TB in High School

(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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STAT+: CVS Health’s Aetna to abandon Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces, again

CVS Health will not sell its Aetna health plans in the Affordable Care Act’s individual marketplaces in 2026, marking the second time in the past decade that Aetna has given…

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a WHO plan to back obesity drugs, a big win for Novo Nordisk, and more

The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time

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Inside the FDA: Low Morale and Uncertainty Plague Staff

(MedPage Today) -- After preparing the majority of this piece, I reached out to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, for comment.

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Children under six should avoid screen time, French medical experts say

TV, tablets and smartphones ‘hinder and alter brain development’, open letter saysEurope live – latest updatesChildren under the age of six should not be exposed to screens, including television

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MPs set to vote on decriminalisation of abortion in England and Wales

Labour backbenchers put forward amendment to legislation that would reform ‘archaic abortion law’MPs are expected to vote on whether to decriminalise abortion this summer, with two Labour backbenc

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