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Defunded Aid Programs Are Asked by Trump Administration to Prove Their Value, on a Scale of 1 to 5

A week after terminating thousands of contracts, the administration has sent questionnaires to those programs asking how their work benefits the U.S. national interest.

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Makary Sails Through Nomination Hearing for FDA Commissioner

(MedPage Today) -- Marty Makary, MD, MPH, President Trump's nominee for FDA commissioner, seems likely to be a lock for the position if Thursday's nomination hearing before the Senate Health, Educati

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Trump’s FDA commissioner nominee takes the hot seat

Will Marty Makary be confirmed as FDA commissioner? On a special episode of "The Readout LOUD," we recap today's Senate hearing.

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Jobs Lost and Lifesaving Cures Not Discovered: Possible Impacts of Research Cuts

(MedPage Today) -- Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. Therapies for intellectual disorders could stall in Maryland.

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AI and Mammography; Breast Cancer and Sexual Well-Being; Malaria Drug for Cancer?

(MedPage Today) -- Radiologists who used artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer-aided detection for breast screening mammograms detected more cancers with increased recall rates compared with ra

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NIH puts former Sexual & Gender Minority Office employees on administrative leave

After reassignment to other NIH jobs in December, employees of the Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office were recently put on administrative leave.

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Using oil, seed oils included, instead of butter lowered risk of premature death, says study

A large new study following mortality data over 30 years makes the case for consuming olive oil, canola oil, and soybean oil instead of butter.

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Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines

At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The State of Federal Health Agencies Is Uncertain

The Supreme Court opined for the first time that Trump administration officials may be exceeding their authority to reshape the federal government by refusing to honor completed contracts, even as low

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Doctors' Oscars Memes; MyChart Etiquette; The Cost of Measles Misinfo

(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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