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Have the New Pulmonary Hypertension Drugs Changed the Game?

(MedPage Today) -- In March, we reported on back-to-back FDA approvals for two treatments in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In this report, we follow up on what has happened since.

Up to 30 MPs who backed assisted dying bill could withdraw support at next vote

Several MPs preparing to suggest amendments on key concerns including coercion and role of medicsUp to 30 MPs who backed assisted dying could withdraw support at the next parliamentary vote, MPs have

Jeffing: the run-walk method that can get you to the marathon finishing line

Olympian Jeff Galloway says his pace-shifting technique means less injury and better health for beginners and experienced marathoners alikeJeff Galloway has run more than 230 marathons.

Michael Mosley remembered by Dr Phil Hammond

22 March 1957 – 5 June 2024 His former TV colleague recalls an exhilarating advocate for self-help with a zeal for exposing health scandalsRead the Observer’s obituaries of 2024 in fullI met Micha

Controversial face-down restraint still being used for mental health patients in England

Dangerous practice was supposed to be phased out but new data reveals thousands of incidents every yearMental health patients are being pinned face down by staff thousands of times a year, despite min

‘There was so much fear’: the battle to keep children out of Colombia’s armed gangs

War Child supports Indigenous community efforts to protect youth from recruitment into war for drugs and gold• Donate to our charity appeal hereThe road out of Caloto winds through a lush valley dot

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Fairy Tales and Sleep; Cognitive Impairment in AI

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NHS patients at risk as hospital urgent repair costs triple in decade

Cost of maintenance backlog has increased dramatically since 2015 and health service lost 600 days of clinical time to related incidents in the past yearA decade-long failure to address urgent repairs

CMS Moved to Expand Obesity Drug Coverage. Private Insurers Need to Step Up.

(MedPage Today) -- In July 2024, Joseph Zucchi, PA-C, MPAS, wrote about how stigma and misconceptions were creating barriers to GLP-1 obesity medication uptake, on top of systemic barriers like high

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