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Less than half of eligible people received NHS ‘midlife MOT’ since 2019, says watchdog

Health check, which looks for signs of illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes, is available to people over 40Less than half of people over the age of 40 in England are getting the heart health c

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National Convention on Medicine & Law 2024 to address medical negligence and alternatives to consumer courts

Convention will explore alternatives for resolving medical negligence cases beyond consumer courts, with a focus on addressing systemic issues in healthcare litigation The post National Convention on

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Streeting’s hospital league table plan riles NHS medics and bosses

Health secretary says controversial scheme for trusts in England is necessary to raise standardsWes Streeting plans to publish a football-style league table of the best- and worst-performing hospitals

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Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential

This JAMA Cardiology Patient Page describes clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP).

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California amplió el Medi-Cal a todos los residentes más allá de su estatus migratorio. Los resultados son desiguales.

Estos inmigrantes se han ido sumando al programa poco a poco, a medida que el estado fue eliminando el requisito de residencia legal.

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New Rescuer Guidelines Tackle Rise of Drowning Deaths in U.S.

(MedPage Today) -- Mouth-to-mouth CPR with chest compressions are still the priority when rescuing victims of drowning, according to a focused update of American resuscitation and emergency cardiovas

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AMA Delegates Support ACA Subsidies for Undocumented Immigrants

(MedPage Today) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates endorsed subsidizing healthcare for undocumented immigrants on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges during their interi

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Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu

British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials sayA teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital,

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STAT+: A scrap of data on Amgen’s obesity drug candidate wipes out $12 billion in market value

On Tuesday, a tiny shred of data on Amgen’s lead obesity candidate — not yet verified — erased $12 billion in market value.

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FDA Rejects Full Approval of Liver Disease Drug

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA declined to grant full approval to obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) for treating primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), Intercept Pharmaceuticals announced on Tuesday.

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