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The Danger of Trump's Deregulation Play

(MedPage Today) -- No one likes overspending or waste, particularly when it comes at taxpayers' expense. And no one likes dealing with "red tape" or "jumping through hoops" either.

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Domestic violence victims must be included in the assisted dying debate, campaigners say

Charities warn of ‘significant risk’ that victims of coercive control could be put under pressure to end their lives under assisted dying legislation in England and WalesThere is a “significant

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Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People

Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.

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Checkpoint Inhibitors Appear to Reduce Skin Cancer Precursors

(MedPage Today) -- Use of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy for cancer was associated with a significant reduction in actinic keratoses in a small prospective cohort study, indicating potenti

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‘The bot asked me four times a day how I was feeling’: is tracking everything actually good for us?

Gathering data used to be a fringe pursuit of Silicon Valley nerds. Now we’re all at it, recording everything from menstrual cycles and mobility to toothbrushing and time spent in daylight.

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Missouri lawmaker proposes registry of pregnant women ‘at risk’ for abortions

Dubbed ‘eHarmony for babies’, bill would create connected databases for pregnant women and those looking to adoptA Republican lawmaker in Missouri has introduced legislation to create a registry o

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Opinion: Is there an amyloid mafia? STAT readers weigh in

“Lecanemab has given us more years together. That’s not ‘minute’ nor ‘minimal’ to me,” writes one reader in STAT’s letters to the editor this week.

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Accessibility Is Taking a Hit Across the Sciences

Confusion has ensued about the future of programs and research supporting people with disabilities as a result of President Trump’s executive order.

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Social media bans for teens: Australia has passed one, should other countries follow suit?

A block for under-16s would soothe many parents’ concerns, but experts are divided over the evidence in support of it, and how it might work in practiceSocial media has transformed our relationships

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Journalists Discuss Health Care for Incarcerated Children and the Possibility of a Bird Flu Pandemic

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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