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Kennedy’s Vow to Take On Big Food Could Face Resistance

Processed foods are in the cross hairs of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but battling major companies could collide with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s corporate-friendly goals.

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An Update on Therapeutics for COVID-19

(MedPage Today) -- Although the general population now has at least some immunity against COVID-19, the consequences of severe disease are frequently overlooked for certain patient populations, such

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Group Sues Tennessee Over Racial Requirements for Medical Boards

(MedPage Today) -- A nonprofit dedicated to opposing diversity initiatives in medicine has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the requirements surrounding the racial makeup of key medical boards in

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Nurse Suicides High During the Pandemic, but Feared Surge Never Materialized

(MedPage Today) -- Female nurses' suicide risk remained higher but didn't worsen through the COVID-19 pandemic compared with other women, according to a large retrospective cohort study.

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STAT+: Mass General doctor reveals cause of death of historic pig kidney transplant patient

The death of Rick Slayman, the first man to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, was caused by an “unexpected cardiac event,” and there was no sign his body…

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Big Comeback for Myeloma Drug; DIY Cancer Therapy; Gut Clues to Bladder Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- GSK announced that belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep) plus bortezomib (Velcade) and dexamethasone improved overall survival in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma as compared with dar

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MedPod Today: What Happens to Healthcare Under Trump?

(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey, everybody.

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Confidentiality Clauses Are Killing Patients

(MedPage Today) -- Our most egregious mistakes in medicine often become lawsuits.

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Are Doctors Costing Hospitals $300K Per Year?

(MedPage Today) -- With hospitals now "subsidizing" their physician workforce to the tune of more than $300,000 per doctor each year, current models of physician employment aren't sustainable, a new

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Managing Primary Biliary Cholangitis Progression and Symptoms

(MedPage Today) -- Once clinical suspicion has been established for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), the "serologic hallmark" of the autoimmune disease are anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA), pres

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