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STAT+: Analysis: RFK Jr. doubles down on vaccine criticism and misinformation, imperiling key votes
The exchanges show how RFK Jr. has failed to update his views on important health issues, even when presented with new science.
Read MoreRFK Jr. Says He Won’t Keep Financial Stake in HPV Vaccine Lawsuits
Senators had objected to the financial conflict posed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to retain a financial stake in lawsuits against a major drug company.
Read MoreRFK Jr.’s confirmation hearings, MASH drugs, and a controversial obesity ad
Why have drugs to treat the liver disease MASH reached a tipping point? How did Hims & Hers convince Childish Gambino to license his song “This is America” for a…
Read MoreDoctors, Nurses in Oregon Still on Strike
(MedPage Today) -- As the strike by nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health in Oregon reaches the 3-week mark, representatives from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) union, which is
Read MoreOnline Intervention Improves Cognition
(MedPage Today) -- An online intervention targeting modifiable dementia risk factors improved cognition over 3 years, a randomized controlled trial of 6,100 older adults in Australia showed.
Read MoreTime to Reconsider MRI to Detect Asymptomatic Brain Mets in Breast Cancer?
(MedPage Today) -- A fourth of patients with metastatic breast cancer had asymptomatic brain metastases detected within 6 months after enrolling in a study of MRI-based surveillance.
Read MoreNHS England told to scrap improvement pledges and prioritise cutting waiting times
Plans shelved include earlier cancer diagnosis, boosting women’s health and expanding access to dental careNHS England is scrapping plans to diagnose more cancers early, boost women’s health and r
Read MoreLoretta Ford, ‘Mother’ of the Nurse Practitioner Field, Dies at 104
She transformed nursing by making it an area of clinical practice and research and recasting nurses as colleagues of doctors, not assistants.
Read MoreSTAT+: Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s first day before Congress
This week in health care policy and politics news: The first RFK Jr. Senate hearings, and RFK Jr.'s private emails show vaccine criticism.
Read MoreRFK Jr. endorses medications for opioid addiction at confirmation hearing, but misleads on 12-step programs
During his Thursday Senate confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. shed light for the first time on his attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.
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