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Trump Administration Retreats From 100% Withholding on Social Security Clawbacks

The Social Security Administration will now withhold 50% of many recipients’ monthly benefits to claw back alleged overpayments — down from the 100% it announced in March, but way up from the 10%

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STAT+: HPV vaccine news ‘that will save millions of lives’ from cancer, and other AACR news

The AACR meeting was full of promising data on the vaccine against cervical cancer, a lung cancer drug and the next generation of KRAS inhibitors.

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The 340B Drug Discount Program Needs Fixing, Experts Suggest

(MedPage Today) -- The 340B drug discount program would work better if the money followed the patient rather than going directly to hospitals, Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA, said Monday at an event on 3

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Alzheimer's Biomarkers Common in People With Other Dementias

(MedPage Today) -- Alzheimer's disease pathology was common in people diagnosed with other dementias, a large cross-sectional study in Sweden showed.

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Do GLP-1 Drugs Pose a Risk to Lung Transplant Recipients?

(MedPage Today) -- People taking GLP-1 receptor agonists appeared to be at elevated risk of rejection episodes after lung transplantation, a small, single-center cohort study suggested.

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The Vietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago, but the Battle With Agent Orange Continues

(MedPage Today) -- The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces.

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Non-Ablative Intervention for BPH/LUTS Reduces Symptoms With Low Retreatment Rate

(MedPage Today) -- LAS VEGAS -- A novel, non-ablative intervention for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) produced rapid, durable symptom relief with no adverse effect on sexual function, long-ter

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U.S. government researchers present ‘phenomenal’ new data on HPV vaccines

A new study seems to confirm that a single dose of the vaccine used to prevent HPV infection is just as effective as two — and, therefore, also helps to…

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Extended Caffeine Treatment for Apnea in Preterm Infants Didn't Cut Hospitalization

(MedPage Today) -- For moderately preterm infants, extending the caffeine treatment often used for apnea of prematurity for 28 days after discharge did not help them get home from the hospital sooner

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Pregnancy Checkbox on Death Certificates Mainly Behind Spike in Maternal Deaths

(MedPage Today) -- The introduction of the pregnancy checkbox on death certificates was responsible for most of the spike in maternal deaths in the U.S.

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