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No Spike in Cardiac Arrest Among Athletes During the Pandemic, Study Says

(MedPage Today) -- Despite concerns, there was no significant increase in sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) among young athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to national surveillance data.

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IG Live February 26: We Can't Ignore Bird Flu

(MedPage Today) -- Experts are sounding the alarm over bird flu. The outbreak began in March 2024 with the detection of H5N1 in dairy cows, and there have been 70 human cases in the U.S.

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Hypothermia Didn't Help Less Mature Preemies With Encephalopathy

(MedPage Today) -- Whole-body hypothermia within hours of birth failed to improve outcomes in preterm infants less than 36 weeks' gestational age with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a randomized cl

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STAT+: UnitedHealth buyouts, and drug pricing spreads

This week in health care new: UnitedHealth works to reduce staff, Trump's CMS staffs up, and a look at drug pricing spreads.

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Antenatal Steroids Improved Outcomes for Extremely Preterm Infants

(MedPage Today) -- Even just one dose of antenatal steroids administered mere hours before birth can improve outcomes for extremely preterm infants, a cohort study found.

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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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