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Safer Antiplatelet Routines, Non-Statin Meds Feature in New Heart Attack Guidelines

(MedPage Today) -- In updated American recommendations for the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), bleeding reduction strategies on antiplatelet therapy are embraced, as are non-statin lipid

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CDC Reports Neurologic Complications of Flu in Kids This Year

(MedPage Today) -- During the current flu season, influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis (IAE) was identified in 9 of 68 (13%) pediatric deaths, including four with acute necrotizing enc

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STAT+: Pfizer revises its DEI webpage to emphasize importance of ‘merit’

Pfizer made changes to its DEI webpage, joining other companies across different industries repositioning their messaging amid President Trump’s dismantling of DEI initiatives.

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House Hearing on PBMs a Tale of Two Discussions

(MedPage Today) -- A House hearing on a topic that both Republicans and Democrats agree on -- the need to more heavily regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- nonetheless devolved into two s

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Lyme Disease Researcher Fired by CDC

(MedPage Today) -- Joe Cardiello, PhD, had moved his entire young family to the Fort Collins, Colorado area in September to take a new job in the division of vector-borne diseases at CDC.

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Novel Agent Safe in ALS, Phase II Study Suggests

(MedPage Today) -- Tetramethylpyrazine nitrone was safe for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but neither a high nor low daily dose of the drug outperformed placebo for the primary out

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Glycemic Control Worsening Among Young Adults With Diabetes

(MedPage Today) -- Diabetes prevalence among U.S. adults remained stable over the past decade but glycemic control worsened, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data indicated.

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VA Pauses Billions in Cuts as Lawmakers and Veterans Decry Loss of Critical Care

(MedPage Today) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans' health

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Frequent Healthcare Visits Seen as Early Flag for Lupus

(MedPage Today) -- In the years preceding diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Danish patients saw healthcare providers at about triple the rate of individuals without lupus, researchers

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CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in U.S. women

A new CDC report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women.

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