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Trump's Gag Order Halts CDC Publication

(MedPage Today) -- For the first time in its more than 60-year history, the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) did not go out as scheduled because of a communications pause at federal

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Muscle Strength, Fitness Linked to Lower Mortality Risk in Patients With Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- Cancer patients with high muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) had a significantly lower risk of death from any cause, including those with advanced cancers, a large

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If This Is the Best AI Can Do, Rheumatologists' Jobs Are Safe

(MedPage Today) -- Three well-known artificial intelligence (AI) systems (also called large language models or LLMs) missed the cut when asked to answer questions like those on rheumatology board cer

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New Research Finds Potential Alternative to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.

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Simone Gold, MD, Pardoned By Trump

(MedPage Today) -- Simone Gold, MD, JD, posted on X that she "wept tears of joy" after President Donald Trump granted her "a full and unconditional pardon" on his first day back in office, along with

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New AGA Guideline; Imaging for HCC Surveillance; 'Breakthrough' Hepatitis D Drug

(MedPage Today) -- The American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) issued a new clinical guideline recommending antiviral drugs for patients at high risk for hepatitis B reactivation.

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Sacklers reach new $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that own the company have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with 15 states over its role in the opioid crisis.

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As Trump returns, state lawmakers pursue bills that would treat abortion as homicide

Red state legislators have also introduced a slew of bills targeting abortion pills and minors’ access to the procedureLegislators in at least four states have introduced bills this year that would

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Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a New Condition

A group of 15 states have reached a tentative new deal that would require them to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars from the settlement in a legal-defense fund for the family.

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‘Be picky’: how to start therapy

Consider what kind of therapist you’d like to work with – and keep searching until you find the right fitA lot of people feel bad.

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