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N.I.H. Trials and Essential Hiring May Continue, Acting Director Says

The interim leader of the National Institutes of Health gave some clarification tied to Trump administrations restrictions on travel and communications, but questions remain.

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Trump Firing of HHS Inspector General Just the Latest in an Ongoing Conflict

(MedPage Today) -- President Trump's firing of HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm late last week was not the first time that Grimm had come under the president's critical eye.

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Deaths Follow Caribbean Cancer Tx; Med School Chief Resigns; $20K Longevity Clinics

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.

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Since 988 launch, mental health crisis services have faltered

Critical crisis services for people have not become more available since the rollout of the nationwide hotline system in mid-2022, Rand researchers say.

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Normothermic Machine Perfusion for Liver Transplant Tied to Improved Outcomes

(MedPage Today) -- Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) to preserve livers prior to transplant was associated with significantly improved clinical outcomes and reduced use of hospital resources compa

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NHS England chief under fire again as MPs ‘exasperated’ by responses

Health committee criticises Amanda Pritchard’s evidence after scathing report from another Commons committeeThe head of the NHS in England is under fresh fire after a second influential group of MPs

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‘Groundbreaking’: scientists develop patch that can repair damaged hearts

Cells taken from blood and ‘reprogrammed’ into heart muscle cells may help patients with heart failureDamaged hearts can literally be patched up to help them work, say researchers, in what has bee

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Engineered muscle patch fixed failing hearts in an early study

In "remarkable" work, a patch of engineered heart muscle cells was used to strengthen a patient's heart before transplant.

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STAT+: Trump administration cancels meetings of health technology advisory committee

Trump administration has canceled meetings of a health tech advisory committee that helps formulate rules around the use of health data and AI.

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Trump Order Aims to End Federal Support for Gender Transitions in Minors

(MedPage Today) -- President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19, his latest move to roll back protections for t

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