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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.

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Early 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

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Knock, 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.

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White 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.

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US 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

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Antibiotics 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

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STAT+: 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.

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Two 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

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F.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.

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Cataract 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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