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NHS England hopes to save thousands of lives with pill that helps smokers quit

Experts say once-a-day varenicline tablet reduces nicotine cravings and side-effects from cutting out tobaccoHundreds of thousands of smokers will be given a pill that increases people’s chances of

STAT+: The end of 23andMe’s drug discovery dream

23andMe, the genetics startup that has repeatedly captured the public imagination and then faced nearly fatal business challenges, announced it would lay off 40% of its workforce.

Alzheimer's Data Withdrawn

(MedPage Today) -- A preprint research letter linking the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab (Leqembi) with excess deaths was withdrawn last week.

Early Intratracheal Budesonide Didn't Improve Outcomes for Preterm Infants

(MedPage Today) -- In extremely preterm infants receiving surfactant, early intratracheal budesonide had little to no effect on survival free of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a randomized clinica

Mpox Cases in Congo's Epicenter, Where New Variant Was Detected, May Be 'Plateauing'

(MedPage Today) -- Cases of mpox in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be "plateauing," the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, even

Assisted dying bill’s ‘strict’ safeguards to include long jail terms for coercion

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s proposed legislation also includes powers for judges to cross-examine patientsA historic bill to legalise assisted dying will set out hardline safeguards, including length

Older Men Increasingly Overtreated for Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests

(MedPage Today) -- Overtreatment of older prostate cancer patients with a limited life expectancy has increased over the past two decades among men receiving care in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health

At the Pandemic’s Start, Americans Began Drinking More. They Still Are.

Excessive drinking persisted in the years after Covid arrived, according to a new data.

Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine?

(MedPage Today) -- The CDC recommends a single dose of any FDA-approved respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for all adults ages 75 years and older, as well as for 60- to 74-year-olds who are at

The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics

(MedPage Today) -- After a long day in my primary care practice in rural southwest Virginia, I still had one more task to complete.

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