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Proposed Legislation Targets Breaking Up NIAID

(MedPage Today) -- Proposed legislation, should it make its way through Congress, would dismantle the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) as it currently exists, replacing i

U.S. Reports First Measles Death in a Decade

(MedPage Today) -- LUBBOCK, Texas -- A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the

How Physician Mortality Stacks Up Against the General Population

(MedPage Today) -- Physicians in the U.S.

Female Doctors Face Higher Suicide Risk Compared With Other Women

(MedPage Today) -- Female physicians in the U.S.

STAT+: New York congressman launches examination of UnitedHealth clinics in Hudson Valley

Ryan said he's received complaints about scheduling, wait times, billing, and care at CareMount and Crystal Run.

Global Suicides; Drug Overdose Deaths Drop; Keto Diet for Bipolar Disorder?

(MedPage Today) -- In 2021, 746,000 individuals died by suicide globally, including 519,000 males and 227,000 females.

On-Scene Surgery for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: When Is It Futile?

(MedPage Today) -- The experience of London's unique physician-paramedic model shed light on the limits of prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA), based on reco

Propranolol Can Reduce Sedative Use in Ventilated ICU Patients

(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Enteral propranolol eased the need for sedatives in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, a randomized trial conducted during the pandemic found.

Utah poised to become the first state to ban fluoride from water systems

Bill pushed through by Republicans awaits governor’s signature to outlaw addition of mineral to waterUtah is poised to become the first state to ban fluoride from its water systems with a bill now b

Widows, don’t give up on finding love again | Brief letters

Older dating | John Prescott | British universities | Daydreaming at six | Bladder clockDon’t ever despair of finding a loving partner in older age (Letters, 23 February). I was widowed at 73.

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