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UK Biobank is safely sharing health data to drive medical research | Letter

Prof Rory Collins, CEO of UK Biobank, responds to concerns about access to UK patient information, highlighting the safeguards and research benefitsYour report (Revealed: Chinese researchers can acces

Phototherapy Promising as Add-On to Oral Ritlecitinib for Vitiligo

(MedPage Today) -- Adding narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy to oral treatment with ritlecitinib (Litfulo) enhanced repigmentation in patients with nonsegmental vitiligo compared with the dr

FDA Hiring Contractors to Replace Fired Staff Who Supported Safety Inspections

(MedPage Today) -- When HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping job cuts at his department last month, he said that safety inspectors who oversee U.S.

The radical plan for a futuristic age-friendly neighbourhood in Manchester

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Leaked HHS Budget Draft Deletes Federal Spending for SHIP Counseling Programs

(MedPage Today) -- The leaked "pre-decisional" HHS budget for fiscal year 2026 would eliminate some $55 million in discretionary funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP), who

Believers Say Microdosing Psychedelics Helps as Scientists Try to Measure the Claims

(MedPage Today) -- Microdosing is gaining popularity with a new breed of health seekers.

The truth about stress: from the benefits of the ‘good kind’ to the exercise that only makes it worse

The authors of a new book explain why understanding the science of stress can help us manage it betterTrue (up to a point)The way stress manifests is very much bodily, centred around hormones such as

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA layoffs hurting user fee programs, pharma tariffs, and more

The FDA will remove industry representatives from advisory committees and replace them with patients and caregivers

American Doc Told to 'Self-Deport'; FDA Ends Food Inspections; New Measles Outbreaks

(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.

Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ

(MedPage Today) -- A federal prosecutor sent a letter to a medical journal editor, probing whether the publication is "partisan" when it comes to "various scientific debates." Edward R. Martin Jr.

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