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Pig-human transplants, ADHD treatments, and war on recovery

Today's health news includes the third human kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, using stimulants to treat ADHD, and more.

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Experts Debate the Best Ways to Use Opioid Settlement Funds

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Policy experts and advocates debated the best ways to use opioid settlement funds during an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute on Monday.

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Union Petitions Involving Physicians Spiked in the Last 2 Years

(MedPage Today) -- The number of union petitions with physicians in the bargaining units increased in 2023-2024 compared with 2000-2022, according to data from the National Labor Relations Board.

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Malpractice Killed Mom; Opioid Giant Avoided Payout; Landmark Trial Questioned

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.

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My mother has schizophrenia and there’s a chance I could too. Am I right to want biological children?

I’m not ambivalent about having kids because I’m afraid for their mental health.

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A key decision on compounding is expected this week

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Merck deal for an obesity pill, a departing FDA official, and more

Merck signed a deal worth up to $2 billion with Hansoh Pharma to develop and sell the Chinese biotech's oral obesity drug

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Controversial COVID Paper Retracted; USPSTF's Vitamin D Rec; Medical Abortion Pain

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The new science ending the ‘terror and panic’ of coming off long-term antidepressant use

‘Protracted withdrawal’ from the medication is not yet well-understood or recognised – but doctors and patients are looking to change thatIn 2006, Anna King was involved in family court proceedi

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Congress Agrees on Tentative Budget Deal; Mostly Reverses Docs' Medicare Pay Cut

(MedPage Today) -- Congress reached a tentative budget deal Tuesday that largely -- but not entirely -- reversed a 2.

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