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Case of bird flu infection in British Columbia is still a mystery, for now

Health officials in British Columbia, Canada, have failed, for now, to confirm how a teenager there became infected with H5N1 bird flu.

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U.K. Data Tie Acetaminophen to Increased Ulcer Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Widespread belief holds that the popular over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen does not cause stomach ulcers, but a new study from Great Britain puts that in doubt.

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Texas Governor Scolds Hospital After Doctor Goes Viral on TikTok

(MedPage Today) -- After a TikTok video in which a Texas physician informed the public of their right to not respond to a citizenship question on hospital intake forms went viral, Gov.

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Medicare Advantage Plans' Prior Auth Rules Would Be Made Public Under CMS Proposal

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare Advantage plans' prior authorization rules and coverage criteria would become publicly available under a proposed rule issued Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Med

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Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under

(MedPage Today) -- NES Health, the staffing firm that drew attention recently for not paying its doctors, says it will "wind down its operations and cease doing business," according to a company emai

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Hunting & Heart Attacks; Cardiologist's Whistleblower Suit; Algorithm Predicts Death

(MedPage Today) -- The American Heart Association said that hunters should be advised that physical exertion, colder temperatures, and the thrill of the hunt can put them at risk for heart attack or

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Biden Proposes Coverage of Obesity Drugs in Medicare, Medicaid

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare and Medicaid recipients with obesity would have access to coverage of pricey GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide (Wegovy) or tirzepatide (Zepbound) under a regulation

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Axa threatened to cancel cover for Briton with brain injuries in US, says daughter

Company said Jane Rubens, in a coma after being hit by vehicle on holiday, must be repatriated this week, against advice of neurologistsThe daughter of a woman who suffered brain injuries while on hol

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Thyroid Drug & Bone Loss; GLP-1s' Renal Benefit; Menopause Musculoskeletal Syndrome

(MedPage Today) -- The thyroid medication levothyroxine may be associated with bone loss, according to a study that will be presented at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting.

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Alzheimer's Trials Fail; Blood Test Predicts Tau; Neuroscience Moves to Bluesky

(MedPage Today) -- Investigational simufilam failed to reduce cognitive or functional decline in Alzheimer's disease patients in the ReThink-ALZ phase III trial, Cassava Sciences reported.

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