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Recalled Pacemakers; FDA Rejects Full Andexxa Approval; Ticagrelor Back in Hot Seat

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA is alerting clinicians to a recall of Boston Scientific's Accolade pacemakers, which have an increased risk of permanently entering "safety mode," possibly requiring early

STAT+: Bipartisan task force sets health AI oversight priorities for the next Congress

Lack of uniform standards for medical records and algorithms is impeding widespread adoption of health AI, a Congressional task force said.

Make the Diagnosis: First He Had a Sore Throat. Now This. What’s Up?

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Ban physician associates from seeing NHS patients one-to-one, says RCP

Medical body asks ministers to slow hiring of PAs in England and take a ‘more measured approach’ to their integrationThe NHS in England should slow or scrap altogether the recruitment of physician

STAT+: FDA deputy commissioner Namandjé Bumpus to leave agency

Bumpus oversaw the FDA's recent reorganization, including the creation of a more unified human foods center.

Endocrinologist Deserts; U.S. Obesity Declines; New Obesity Definition Coming Soon

(MedPage Today) -- Almost 70% of U.S. counties are "endocrinologist deserts," meaning they lack a single practicing endocrinologist, according to GoodRx.

What RFK Jr. Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent Years

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary has suggested that the polio vaccine cost more lives than it saved and that the vaccine did not wipe out the disease in the U.S.

DRC health ministry says mystery disease is ‘severe’ form of malaria

Malnutrition in south-west Kwango province has left local population vulnerable to the illness, experts sayA previously unidentified disease circulating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) i

I’m a sex therapist. Here’s how I dealt with chronic pelvic pain

Painful sex can be isolating and distressing. It can also be an opportunity to accept yourself and find new dimensions of connectionWhen I was 21, I decided I wanted to be a sex therapist.

Data from BMS at AHA Bolster Evidence for BMS' oHCM Treatment Option

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