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Senate Report Blasts Private Equity Ownership in Health Facilities

(MedPage Today) -- The increasing involvement of private equity in the healthcare system "potentially pose[s] a threat to the nation's healthcare infrastructure, particularly in underserved and rural

Health experts rally for ‘call to arms’ to protect children from toxic chemicals

In new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, leading researchers to propose action to protect kidsChildren are suffering and dying from diseases that emerging scientific research has linked to

Mutation Clearance After Transplant Linked to Better Outcomes in Myelofibrosis

(MedPage Today) -- Clearance of driver mutations at day 30 after transplantation was associated with a reduced risk of relapse and better survival among patients with myelofibrosis, a German study sh

Varipulse Heart Device Procedures Paused After Safety Events

(MedPage Today) -- Just months after FDA approval, Johnson & Johnson paused the rollout of its Varipulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) platform in the U.S. due to safety reasons. In a U.S.

Study Links High Fluoride Exposure to Lower I.Q. in Children

The results of a new federal analysis were drawn from studies conducted in other countries, where drinking water contains more fluoride than in the United States.

Opinion: WHO director-general: Jimmy Carter’s legacy can guide us through turbulent times

Jimmy Carter’s example — as a leader, a humanitarian, and a human — can guide us through these unclear times, writes WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.