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Cancer burden is shifting from men to women and old to young

Cancer deaths overall are falling, but the burden is shifting toward younger adults and women, the American Cancer Society reports.

UnitedHealth’s Revenues Rise, in First Earnings Report Since CEO’s Killing

But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it had made less than analysts expected.

Army Doc Gets Over 13 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Soldiers

(MedPage Today) -- A military doctor who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing dozens of male soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) was sentenced Wednesday to over 13 years in prison, was ordered

Q&A: Why physicians struggle to care for patients with disability

STAT spoke with researcher Carol Haywood about her new study that looked at the persistent ableism in medicine and its root causes.

Use of Supplement for Glaucoma May Come With Liver Toxicity, Experts Warn

(MedPage Today) -- The American Glaucoma Society and American Academy of Ophthalmology are warning eye doctors to be aware of potentially toxic effects on the liver from the vitamin B3 derivative nic

FDA Authorizes Marketing of 20 ZYN Nicotine Pouch Products after Extensive Scientific Review

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STAT+: Studies reveal a new biology of Huntington’s, renewing drugmaker interest in therapies

A new study highlights the potential of a therapeutic strategy focused on stopping or slowing Huntington's disease

STAT+: JPM Week rewind: M&A, mixed signals, and CEO chats

As #JPM winds down, STAT's @adamfeuerstein provides a mood check, and walks through what he learned about biotech's year ahead.

Pope Injured; Dietitian Defends Ultraprocessed Foods; Woman Dies Midflight

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Las sólidas tasas de vacunación infantil, un raro punto positivo de salud en estados complejos, están disminuyendo

Defensores, médicos, investigadores, y funcionarios de salud pública temen que estos logros en algunos estados como Mississippi y Tennessee estén desapareciendo.

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