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Opinion: The surgeon general is right: America has a drinking problem

The alcohol industry relies on the myth of “responsible enjoyment” to downplay its products’ risks while spreading misinformation to stifle regulation.

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STAT+: Trump’s FDA transition team takes shape with former Hahn adviser, courts top Capitol Hill aide

Trump's staff is laying the groundwork to prepare for a new FDA commissioner and make their mark at the agency.

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FDA Roundup: January 3, 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.

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Possible Early Symptom of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Identified

(MedPage Today) -- People who died with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants before neurologic symptoms started, a retrospective study in Austri

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Keir Starmer to unveil radical NHS changes to cut waiting times

Exclusive: Patients will get direct referrals for tests without seeing a consultant, but critics say the plan is ‘deluded’Starmer’s team hope policy blitz will prove that Labour can deliver chan

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What's With All the UFH Infusions for Acute Pulmonary Embolism?

(MedPage Today) -- Despite guidelines recommending other anticoagulants for people hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), old habits and misconceptions have kept unfractionated heparin (UFH

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Maurice King’s marvellous medical book saved lives in Botswana | Letter

Christine Evans read the doctor’s obituary and recalls how his work proved invaluable in her early career in the 1960sI read with interest Maurice King’s obituary (Other lives, 15 November).

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Which Respiratory Virus Do I Have?

(MedPage Today) -- This story was originally published in 2022; it has since been updated. It started with a tickle in your throat. Then, it evolved into congestion, and maybe a little cough.

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Skeptics Question Transmissible Alzheimer's Claims

(MedPage Today) -- In early 2024, we reported new research that suggested Alzheimer's disease may be transmissible under rare conditions.

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Commons to Lords: the timeline for assisted dying bill’s progress

Bill begins its next parliamentary stage next month, with amendments expected before it proceedsThe bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales will begin its next parliamentary stage this mo

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