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Dolores Madrigal, Plaintiff in Landmark Sterilization Case, Dies at 90

She was among hundreds of women who said they were coerced into sterilization at a California hospital in the 1970s. The lawsuit led to state and national reforms.

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CDC finds no evidence of bird flu virus in California toddler

After public health labs in California failed to confirm a positive result, a sample was sent to the CDC, which Thursday said it was negative for "all flu targets.

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Palbociclib Regimen Yields 'Incredible' PFS Gain in Metastatic Breast Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- The addition of palbociclib (Ibrance) to current standard-of-care therapy following induction chemotherapy resulted in a significant and clinically meaningful impr

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Growing Price Tag Reported for Newer De Facto Stroke Lytic

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Tenecteplase in recent years outpaced alteplase as the stroke thrombolytic of choice at one large hospital system, despite shrinking cost savings, a researcher rep

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Experts Weigh Benefits of Drug Price Negotiation and Other Price-Curbing Strategies

(MedPage Today) -- Policy experts punched holes in drug companies' claims that the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program will stunt innovation and weighed in on other drug price-curbing strategies

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STAT+: Editas Medicine lays off 65% of staff and shelves lead gene-editing program

The CRISPR pioneer Editas Medicine announced layoffs and abandoned its lead sickle-cell program.

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MedPAC Members Supportive of Upping Medicare Pay Rates Close to the Inflation Rate

(MedPage Today) -- Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) seemed favorable Thursday to a proposed recommendation to Congress that Medicare should pay physicians based on the rat

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A Killing Touches Off Backlash Against Health Insurers

The shocking shooting death of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive in Midtown Manhattan prompted a public outcry about the problems with the nation’s health care system, as stories of delayed and d

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Trump Nearly Backed 16-Week Federal Abortion Ban

(MedPage Today) -- Donald Trump was on the verge of backing a 16-week federal abortion ban earlier this year when aides staged an intervention.

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MD Reacts to Anesthesia Policy; Debunking Pedialyte Misinfo; Passion vs Practicality

(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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