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STAT+: Republicans lean in to new Medicaid cuts

This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT's twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.

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FDA Approves Once-Monthly Hereditary Angioedema Drug

(MedPage Today) -- Anti-factor XIIa biologic garadacimab (Andembry) got the FDA greenlight for use in preventing hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks in adult and pediatric patients ages 12 years and

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The Senate Wants Billions More in Medicaid Cuts, Pinching States and Infuriating Hospitals

Republicans are seeking to limit a tax loophole that gives states more federal matching funds. Many state budgets could be hurt.

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Tirzepatide and Brain Disease; Lamotrigine Warning Challenged; APOE4's Links

(MedPage Today) -- Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) may have neuroprotective mechanisms against Alzheimer's disease and dementia, a review suggested.

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Clozapine's REMS Program Officially Over

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has officially eliminated clozapine's risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program, with all REMS operations stopped as of June 13.

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Trump Takes Aim at the Climate

(MedPage Today) -- The science is settled: human-driven climate change, fueled largely by fossil fuels, is already harming public health.

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MPs’ abortion vote comes as calls for decriminalisation rise – along with number of prosecutions

Parliament was already moving towards more liberal abortion laws, but more women are being arrested or investigated for terminating pregnanciesCalls for decriminalisation of abortions have been growin

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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights

Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnanciesUK politics live – latest updatesBritish MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking t

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Prior Auth for Obesity Drugs; New Dietary Guidelines? Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1s

(MedPage Today) -- The American Medical Association's House of Delegates passed an Endocrine Society resolution that aims to improve access to weight-loss medications by reducing the burden of prior

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