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Study: Obesity Linked With 16 Common Adverse Health Conditions
(MedPage Today) -- Obesity was tied with 16 common health concerns in a longitudinal cohort study, with the magnitude of risk correlating with the level of obesity.
Read MoreTrump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.
Read MoreGrowth Factor Treatment Did Not Boost Results With Node Transfer for Lymphedema
(MedPage Today) -- A growth factor-stimulating gene therapy did not improve outcomes with vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) for breast cancer-related lymphedema in a small randomized trial, tha
Read MoreSTAT+: Republicans’ plan to cut government spending is hitting a major snag: Medicaid
GOP, looking for spending reductions to offset the cost of Trump’s tax cut plans, weighs the political risks of Medicaid cuts.
Read MoreQuetiapine May Be Better Option Than Lithium for Treatment-Resistant Depression
(MedPage Today) -- Quetiapine (Seroquel) was more clinically effective than lithium as a first-line augmentation option in treatment-resistant depression and likely was more cost-effective, a pragmat
Read MoreLondon maternity unit to shut in response to steep fall in birth rate
Royal Free hospital makes move as number of women having babies in borough declines by almost 30%NHS chiefs have decided to shut the maternity unit at a major London hospital in response to a dramatic
Read MoreFewer Physicians Consider Leaving Medicine, Survey Finds
(MedPage Today) -- Though physicians remain concerned about the state of U.S. healthcare, the sentiment has improved and fewer are considering leaving the profession, a survey found.
Read MoreThousands have sought second opinion after NHS hospitals adopted Martha’s rule, MPs hear
Rule introduced in many parts of England last year has improved safety and reduced harm, says commissionerThousands of patients or their loved ones have sought a second opinion about their NHS care as
Read MoreSurgeons transplant genetically modified pig liver into Chinese patient
Organ appears to function for 10 days, raising prospect of short-term use for those on transplant listA genetically modified pig liver that was transplanted into a brain-dead patient appeared to funct
Read More‘Trump derangement syndrome’ and the Goldwater rule for psychiatrists | Letter
There should be a rule preventing American legislators from pathologising political opponents, as there is for psychiatrists, writes Leon HoffmanA bill was recently introduced to the Minnesota legisla
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