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I No Longer Think GLP-1s Are the Answer
(MedPage Today) -- Few medications have had such a meteoric rise as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound), the GLP-1-based treatments for obesity that have captivated society and q
Read MoreCase Against Gender Care Leaker Dropped; Hospital Rooftop Death Under Investigation
(MedPage Today) -- Federal prosecutors have dropped their case against Eithan Haim, MD, who had been accused of leaking the records of young patients who sought gender-affirming care at Texas Childre
Read MoreAt confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. refuses to say that vaccines don’t cause autism
During a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to confirm that he believes vaccines do not cause autism.
Read MoreHow Much Do Modern Cancer Treatments Worsen Autoimmune Disease?
(MedPage Today) -- Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies pose no special safety issues for cancer patients with comorbid autoimmune diseases, and while so-called checkpoint inhibitors for
Read MoreIs the HPV Vaccine Safe? Yes, Despite What R.F.K. Jr. Has Said.
During his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to disavow comments he had made disparaging the vaccine as unsafe.
Read MoreConsiderations on the Use of GLP-1 Drugs in Breast Cancer Patients
(MedPage Today) -- In this MedPage Today video, Neil Iyengar, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, examines the evidence and outstanding questions on the use of GLP-1 recep
Read MoreNurse Dies in First Ebola Virus Outbreak in Uganda Since 2022, Health Ministry Says
(MedPage Today) -- A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023.
Read MoreRoyal Ballet school settles with former student over body shaming claim
Ellen Elphick, 31, accused the elite institution in London of breaching its duty of careThe Royal Ballet school has reached a financial settlement with a former student who said the body shaming she e
Read MoreWhat models flourished in the first generation of health tech?
In the latest edition of STAT Health Tech: A look at the first generation of health tech startups, Hims and Hers' Super Bowl ad, and more.
Read MoreCargo to lay off staff after CAR-T data show safety concerns
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, today we look at RFK Jr.
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