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What Happens to Medicare Price Negotiations Under Trump?

(MedPage Today) -- In 2022, the Biden administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which allowed Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices for the first time -- a reform long sough

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Ambulance Hit Cyclist, Then Billed $2K; Doc Accused of Stealing From Helene Victims

(MedPage Today) -- In Oregon, an ambulance hit a cyclist -- then billed him almost $2,000 for a ride to the hospital, a new lawsuit alleged.

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FDA Plans to Ban Popular Cold Med

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA announced on Thursday a proposed order to remove oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient in over-the-counter (OTC) nasal decongestion drugs after a comprehensive review

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Sarepta discontinues next-generation Duchenne drugs

Sarepta will discontinue its next generation of exon-skipping drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy over safety concerns, in a potential setback for the company in a lucrative market space.

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Doc Gets 31 Years for Poisoning Mother's Partner With Fake COVID Vax

(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- A British doctor who was disgruntled about his inheritance and tried to kill his mother's boyfriend by injecting him with a fake COVID-19 vaccine that was poison was se

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Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find

Pollution is affecting the climate, biodiversity, ecosystems, ocean acidification and human health, according to analysisPlastic pollution is changing the processes of the entire Earth system, exacerb

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7 of 10 States Backed Abortion Rights, but Don’t Expect Change Overnight

Voters backed abortion rights in seven of the 10 states where the issue appeared on ballots Tuesday, including in Missouri, among the first states to ban abortion after the U.S.

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D.C. Diagnosis: RFK Jr. targets the F in FDA

Yesterday, RFK Jr. suggested he’d fire officials in the FDA’s food division, but said he wouldn’t pull vaccines off the market. Here's what we know so far about RFK Jr.

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Doctors Top Income List; RFK Jr. Reveals More; Brie Cheese Recall

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Of the 20 occupations with the highest average pay in the U.S., 16 are some kind of doctor.

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