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What the Astronomical Rise in Incarceration Means for Women's Health

(MedPage Today) -- As a physician and medical student, we have bore witness to much preventable suffering. A recent patient diagnosed with stage IV cervical cancer exemplified this.

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Fixing Medicare Cuts, Reforming Prior Auth Among AMA's Top Priorities, Says AMA Prez

(MedPage Today) -- Declining Medicare reimbursement and continuing prior authorization hassles for physicians were among the familiar themes sounded by American Medical Association (AMA) President Br

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Bipolar disorder: how lithium as a treatment fell out of favour

As UK diagnoses have doubled, prescriptions of the treatment have halved.

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NHS in ‘last-chance saloon’, says former health secretary Alan Milburn

Milburn set to take senior health department role and says crisis is ‘million times worse’ than when he was in officeThe NHS is “drinking in the last-chance saloon” and needs to change, the fo

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Does the AMA Need to Right-Size Its House of Delegates?

(MedPage Today) -- Is the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates too large for its own good? That's one of the questions outgoing AMA CEO James Madara, MD, presented during his speech

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Cannabis can help some people – but not everyone – sleep

Study explains THC can help young adults with depression or anxiety but otherwise could worsen sleep problemsMany insomniacs swear by cannabis as a way to help them sleep – while many scientific stu

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What can Trump and RFK Jr. actually do on health care?

Republicans are brimming with changes they’d like to make to public health and pandemic preparedness.

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STAT+: Biotech analyst Brian Skorney and CEO Daphne Zohar weigh in on election results

A Baird analyst and longtime biotech executive speak with Readout LOUD hosts about how a Trump presidency could affect the FDA and the biotech industry.

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How to check a hot-water bottle’s age, and other ways to stay safe and warm

Some dos and don’ts when it comes to portable heaters, electric blankets and real fires in winterIf you’re looking for ways to stay warm this winter, here are several checks you should make to sta

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My husband became a conspiracy theorist. Would our marriage survive?

When we met, Arlo was a charming and adventurous photographer.

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