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STAT+: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary gets off to a bruising start as agency is wracked by layoffs

Sweeping cuts pose a challenge to Makary, and give him a chance to reshape the FDA.

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For Colorectal Cancer Screening, FIT Invitation Improved Participation

(MedPage Today) -- People invited to undergo fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) were more likely to participate in colorectal cancer screening compared with those invited to undergo colonoscopy, the

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Cybersecurity Threats Remain a Problem for Older Medical Devices, House Members Say

(MedPage Today) -- Tuesday's house hearing on medical device cybersecurity included discussions on how hospitals and other providers can keep up with cyber threats as well as what the effect of Tuesd

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Laid off HHS leaders offered transfers to remote Indian Health Service regions

Some HHS officials who received layoff notices were offered the chance to instead transfer to the Indian Health Service.

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RFK Jr.'s Massive Purge of Health Agencies Begins

(MedPage Today) -- Employees across HHS began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.

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TriClip's Tricuspid TEER Cuts Heart Failure Hospitalizations

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Champions of tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) were buoyed by 2-year results of the TRILUMINATE trial marking the first report of reduced heart failur

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Trump Admin Sued Over Decision to Rescind Billions in Health Funding

(MedPage Today) -- A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and variou

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What Would You Do If an Ebola Patient Checked Into Your Hospital?

(MedPage Today) -- On a November morning in 2018, a man checked into a crowded emergency department (ED) in California reporting fever and body aches.

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Endocrine Society Condemns HHS Purge; Lilly Sues Compounders; Obesity Rising in T1D

(MedPage Today) -- The Endocrine Society condemned the mass layoffs at HHS, arguing the move "threatens scientific progress that drives our economy and improves the public's health.

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Sleep and Alzheimer's; Daylight Saving Time Evidence; Woman Who Smells Parkinson's

(MedPage Today) -- Sleep deficiency was associated with atrophy of the inferior parietal region, which is observed in early Alzheimer's disease.

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