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Naked Doc Investigated; Urologist Gets Life in Prison; Man Charged in Doc's Murder

(MedPage Today) -- A newly released video shows Arkansas doctor David Diffine, MD, walking around his clinic nude and performing a sexual act in front of his workers.

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Squid-inspired replacements for needles; Science Twitter and Bluesky

In today's health news, a group of bioengineers has created a drug delivery device that draws inspiration from squids.

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Novel Therapy Reduced Liver Fat, Improved Fibrosis in MASH

(MedPage Today) -- Patients with biopsy-confirmed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and fibrosis who received a novel small molecule thyroid hormone receptor agonist achieved st

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STAT+: Novartis buys gene therapy startup Kate Therapeutics, joining pursuit of muscular dystrophy treatment

Novartis's acquisition of Kate Therapeutics gives it a pipeline of gene therapies for three genetic neuromuscular diseases.

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Versant enters obesity with new startup

Versant Ventures is joining the obesity race, launching a startup called Pep2Tango Therapeutics.

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STAT+: The state of biotech M&A 2024

This story first appeared in Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can sign up here to get it delivered to their inbox. Biotech M&A has been disappointing.

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AMA in RFK Jr's Crosshairs; Cinnamon Bun Recall; FDA Probes PFAS in Seafood

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Trump and tariff worries, PBM rules in New York, and more

Some industry leaders are confident health care products such as drugs will be carved out of expected Trump administration tariffs

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Matt Hancock says he ‘reluctantly’ stopped non-urgent treatment during pandemic

Former health secretary also pressed at Covid inquiry on the ‘slowness’ of the resumption of elective careThe former health secretary Matt Hancock has said he “reluctantly” approved of the dec

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Policy Experts Split on Dr. Oz Nomination to Lead CMS

(MedPage Today) -- President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of cardiothoracic surgeon and former talk show host Mehmet Oz, MD, to serve as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administ

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