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Oral SERD Impresses in Advanced Breast Cancer With ESR1 Mutations

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Among patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, treatment with imlunestrant did not significantly improve progression-fr

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Case of possible bird flu in California remains murky, and may stay that way

Investigators trying to determine how a child in California might have contracted bird flu are continuing to learn more details about the case.

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Fighting Misinformation Like a Doctor

(MedPage Today) -- My first encounter with each patient follows a similar pattern. I hit the hand sanitizer near the door, stroll in rubbing it into my hands, and greet them. "Ms. K? Hi! I'm Dr.

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Britain Indefinitely Bans Puberty Blockers for Children With Gender Dysphoria

(MedPage Today) -- The British government on Wednesday indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was an unacceptable safety risk in

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One CAR T-Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma Tops Another in Propensity Matched Study

(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- In a propensity-matched comparison of two CAR T-cell therapies, ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel, Carvykti) demonstrated better efficacy than idecabtagene vicleu

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STAT+: Wall Street wags say a bill to force insurers or PBMs to sell pharmacies has low odds

A proposed Senate bill that would prohibit companies that control health insurers or pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies rattled investors on Wednesday, but some Wall Street analysts beli

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Biden officials take credit for ‘largest drop’ in overdose deaths. Experts are more cautious   

"Our policies are saving lives,” Biden officials say about the drop in drug overdose deaths. Experts say that may not be the whole story.

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Woman who died after ‘butt lift’ surgery did not give informed consent, Bolton coroner rules

Demi Agoglia’s death in Turkey was contributed to by neglect with ‘no proper pre-operative care and advice’A 26-year-old woman died after she was subjected to a “frankly barbaric” Brazilian

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Could Cats Become a Vector for Bird Flu?

A new study highlights the need for public health officials to ramp up bird flu surveillance in our feline companions.

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Suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO cites prominent U.S. health care critics in manifesto

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO appears to cite two prominent critics of the U.S. health care system in his manifesto.

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