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FDA Moves to Rehire Medical Device Staffers Fired Only Days Earlier
(MedPage Today) -- Barely a week after mass firings at the FDA, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back.
Read MoreEarly Warning Score May Reduce Critical Events in Hospitalized Kids
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Use of a machine learning-based pediatric early warning score was associated with lower odds of critical events among hospitalized children, according to a pre- versus
Read MoreKnock, Knock, the Doctor Is Here to See You
(MedPage Today) -- My (Feng) first house call as a third-year medical student was eye-opening, revealing the pressing need for better home-based healthcare.
Read MoreWhite Coats Take a Cue From Blue Collars
(MedPage Today) -- In the overview to my very first book (Future Practice Alternatives in Medicine, published by Igaku-Shoin, NYC, in 1987), I popularized the term "White Coat/Blue Collar.
Read MoreUS supreme court rejects anti-abortion challenges to clinic ‘buffer zones’
Conservative-dominated court declined to hear two cases opposing ordinances limiting protests near abortion clinicsIn a loss for abortion opponents, the US supreme court on Monday declined to take up
Read MoreAntibiotics Before Cholecystectomy in Kids Tied to Fewer SSIs
(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotic prophylaxis was associated with reduced risks for surgical site infection (SSIs) and readmissions in children undergoing cholecystectomy for uncomplicated cholelithiasis
Read MoreSTAT+: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla inflicts injury on his company — and all of pharma
The hiring of a former top FDA official amplifies "revolving door" criticism at the worst possible time, STAT's Adam Feuerstein writes.
Read MoreTwo people in US hospitalized with bird flu, CDC reports
Wyoming woman still in hospital while Ohio man released after facing ‘respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms’Two people, in Wyoming and Ohio, have been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, the US Ce
Read MoreF.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.
Read MoreCataract Surgery Linked to Increased Risk of Worsening Diabetic Retinopathy
(MedPage Today) -- Cataract surgery was associated with an increased risk of worsening diabetic retinopathy in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a retrospective analysis.
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