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HHS Document Justifying COVID Vax Decision Cites Studies Showing Safety in Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- Though HHS has been circulating a document to justify the recent decision to no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women, studies included in the document largely foun
Read MoreSuicide by Pesticides; Weekly Schizophrenia Pill; Clozapine Label Still Not Updated
(MedPage Today) -- Researchers are pushing to restrict access to pesticides, a leading means of suicide in agricultural areas of developing nations.
Read MoreNew AMA President Credits NIH Research for His Brain Tumor Drug
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Bobby Mukkamala, MD, credits NIH-funded research for the targeted therapy that keeps his brain tumor at bay.
Read MoreNo sanction for doctor found guilty of misconduct in Martha’s rule case
Tribunal says consultant’s failings in treatment of Martha Mills ‘single lapse of judgment in an otherwise exemplary career’A senior doctor who was found guilty of “misconduct which impairs hi
Read MoreLow-Sodium Oxybate Lowers Blood Pressure in Narcolepsy
(MedPage Today) -- SEATTLE -- Low-sodium oxybate (Xywav) reduced blood pressure as expected compared with the higher-sodium version (Xyrem), reduced nocturnal arousal, and appeared safe at doses ab
Read MoreSTAT+: Coalition for Health AI is building the plane as it’s flying it
This is the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to AI in health care and medicine.
Read MoreMaker of Sexual Desire Drug Addyi Gets FDA Warning Letter
(MedPage Today) -- Sprout Pharmaceuticals failed to include drug risk information in a promotional social media post, the FDA said in a warning letter posted on Tuesday.
Read MoreFirst Puberty Blocker Patient Speaks; Jawline Surgery Boom; MAHA Food Power Players
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Read MoreSTAT+: Gilead pauses trials of HIV combination therapy
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Read MoreWomen, young adults and Native people hit hard by rapid increase in alcohol liver deaths, study finds
A new study suggests that the surge in pandemic-fueled drinking caused a sharp and continuing rise in fatal liver disease, particularly in women, young adults, and Native Americans.
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