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EHR 'Nudge' Cut Low-Value Surgery Rates in Older Breast Cancer Patients

Intervention could help reduce overtreatment

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More Evidence Backs IL-13 Blockade in Atopic Dermatitis

At highest dose, novel cendakimab hits primary endpoint in phase II study

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Trump Allies Blame Biden's Border Policies for Opioid Epidemic

They also questioned president's fitness to serve

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Doctor Influenced Gender Care Bans; Cord Blood Banking Scam? Anti-Abortion Extremist

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Trump Falsely Claims Babies Can Change 'Radically' After Vaccination

Fact-checking Trump's recent call with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Trump's Former Doc Weighs In; 23andMe and Alzheimer's Risk; What's 'Teflon Flu'?

Health news and commentary gathered by 妖姬直播 staff

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Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It?

"You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert

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Dementia and Sleep; Functional Neurologic Disorder and Long COVID; Autism-Gut Link?

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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How Authenticity and Self-Disclosure Fit Into Psychiatric Care

We've come a long way from the "blank slate" model

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Few Stick With Ozempic; Pfizer Making Daily GLP-1; Once-Weekly Insulin Turned Down

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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Industry $$ for New Cardiologists; Strokes After Falls; Self-Cleaning TAVR Valve?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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This U.S. President Was Dying, but His Doctors Zipped Their Lips

Eight decades after FDR's decline and death, do White House physicians owe truth to the public?

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Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust

Hospitals struggle to keep staff and facilities as births dwindle

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Tuskegee Syphilis Study Whistleblower Peter Buxtun Has Died at Age 86

Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists

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We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing

Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation

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Psoriasis Joins List of Diseases Tied to Air Pollution

Poor air quality adds significantly to risk from genetic susceptibility factors

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Health Should Be a Bigger Focus at the GOP Convention Than It Will Be, Lawmaker Says

"I wish it was the centerpiece of everything we're talking about," says Rep. Rich McCormick, MD

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Parkinsonism in Athletes Linked With Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Pathology

CTE pathology, not Lewy body pathology, seen in most cases

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J.D. Vance's Healthcare Views; Congressman Hospitalized; New 'Forever Chemical'

Health news and commentary gathered by 妖姬直播 staff

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Healthcare a Minor Player in Monday Night's GOP Convention Proceedings

But transgender issues, abortion, and COVID all made an appearance

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U.S. News Rolls Out 'Best Hospitals' Under Updated Ranking System

Medicare Advantage data, equitable access info are now in the mix

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When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms

More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising"

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Pemafibrate Takes a Small Step Forward in Diabetic Foot Ulcers After CVD Flop

Signal of reduced ischemic ulceration, gangrene in PROMINENT

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Devaluing Our Residents Is Not Without Consequences

Let's take better care of our young medical workforce

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Newborn Screening Downgrades Prevalence of SMA

The first spinal muscular atrophy prevalence data based on screening came in lower than expected

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Novel Program Helps People With HIV Manage Chronic Pain

Intervention may be as efficacious as pharmacologic treatments, researchers suggest

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Can a Medicaid Plan That Requires Work Succeed?

First year of Georgia experiment is not promising

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Let's Make Primary Care a Primary Focus

We must ease paperwork burdens on our specialty and make it more attractive to future physicians

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What to Know About 'Microdosing' Psychedelics

Research is sparse and definitions aren't consistent, experts say

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U.S. Health Officials Confirm Four New Bird Flu Cases

Infections in Colorado poultry workers bring U.S. total to nine since 2022

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This Ex-President Also Survived an Assassination Attempt on the Campaign Trail

In 1912, a former president was trying to get back into office when he was shot at close range

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COVID May Affect Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, and Not in a Good Way

Clinical disease incidence jumped after infection

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Gail Wilensky, Former CMS Administrator, Dies at 81

Ran Medicare and Medicaid under President George H.W. Bush

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Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer?

High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials

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Dr. Ruth Dies; Details About Trump Shooter; Bird Flu Pandemic a Single Mutation Away

Health news and commentary gathered by 妖姬直播 staff

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'The Phenomenon Itself Isn't New': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 妖姬直播's reporters

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Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes

Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach

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Shedding Criticisms: The Real Weight of Misunderstanding Obesity

Stigma and misconceptions create barriers to medication uptake

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Extreme Heat and Some Medicines Can Be a Risky Combo: Here's What to Know

A look at common heat-related problems and solutions

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Trump Whisked Off Stage After Apparent Gunshots at Rally

Suspect and attendee are dead; Trump "fine"

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