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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': House GOP Plan Targets Medicaid

The House passed a budget plan that likely would result in major cuts to the Medicaid program.

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Turbulence at the FDA, Bluebird Bio’s sale and young biotech VCs

What’s it like reporting on the FDA during the early and turbulent weeks of the Trump administration? Why did Bluebird Bio fail and are there broader lessons for the gene…

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IBD Drugs and Birth Defects; Uptake of HCV Screening; GLP-1s and Liver Outcomes

(MedPage Today) -- A large study examining major congenital malformations following in utero exposure to thiopurines or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory bowel

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PA Reflects on Hospital Shooting; Ex-CDC, NIH Staff Speak Out; Check Up or Lecture?

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U.S. Sees Huge Drop in Cervical Precancers

(MedPage Today) -- Cervical precancer rates dropped precipitously among young women who underwent screening after the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was first recommended in the U.S.

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Texas Says This Doctor Illegally Treated Trans Youth. He Says He Followed the Law.

(MedPage Today) -- On the Texas border, Hector Granados, MD, treats children with diabetes at his El Paso clinics and makes hospital rounds under the shadow of accusations that have thrown his career

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Fires Undercut L.A.’s Headway on Homelessness

Los Angeles County homelessness leaders last year reported nearly 30,000 permanent housing placements — an annual high for the sprawling region of 10 million residents.

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Contrary to Musk’s Claim, Ebola Containment Efforts Were Slowed Then Stopped, Former Officials Say

The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective equipment for health workers, and helped prevent transmission by survivors of the disease, according to a former U.S.A.I.D. official.

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On measles outbreak, the Trump administration’s messaging strikes some as off-key

Why the Trump administration’s messaging on the Texas measles outbreak strikes some experts as off-key.

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Changing the Perception of ADHD in the Black Community

(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 22 million adults and children in the U.S. suffer from ADHD. The patient population is diverse, made up of people from all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages.

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