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Gut Toxin to Blame for Early-Onset CRCs? CDC's Hepatitis Lab Axed; IBS Interventions

(MedPage Today) -- The rise of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) may be associated with mutational signatures left from childhood exposure to colibactin-producing bacteria.

Drug that cuts risk of breast cancer returning is approved for use in England

Up to 4,000 patients a year with early stage of disease could receive ribociclib, but charities want wider access to drugThousands of women with early breast cancer could be offered a drug to stop the

Public health leaders, distrustful of RFK Jr., stand up project to defend vaccines

Some key public health figures are taking an extraordinary step to try to shore up U.S. vaccination policy, feared to be under threat from health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Opinion: The U.S. needs an alternative organization to protect vaccine guidance from political interference

A former FDA commissioner and a former Institute of Medicine president are teaming up to create the Vaccine Integrity Project in case of political interference with U.S. government vaccine policy.

HPV May Be Linked to Thyroid Eye Disease, Small Study Suggests

(MedPage Today) -- A small case-control study found potential molecular evidence that links human papillomavirus (HPV) to thyroid eye disease (TED).

STAT+: Harvard Medical School was already in the red. Then came Trump

Harvard Medical School's finances are in a precarious place as it prepares for impending layoffs and sweeping cuts.

STAT+: Prestigious journal gets U.S. attorney letter, Trump’s HIV cuts slammed

This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.

Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging

A tiny agency responsible for overseeing these services is being dismantled as part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of his department.

NEJM Gets Letter From DOJ

(MedPage Today) -- The New England Journal of Medicine has received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting information on alleged bias at the publication, STAT reported.

Tariff questions swirl around pharma earnings

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