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Experts Debate Whether IRA Provisions Stifle Pharma Innovation at Senate Hearing

Law already caused some drug development programs to be halted, one Senator says

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EMS Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdoses Remain Higher Than Before the Pandemic

Increasing trend among adolescents a cause for alarm, says researcher

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New COVID Variant XEC May Outpace Others This Fall

No signs of meaningfully different symptoms or vaccine response, experts say

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Metal Exposure Also Linked to More Coronary Artery Calcium

Impact of contaminant exposure considered on par with traditional risk factors

FDA APPROVED benralizumab (Fasenra) over a photo of vasculitis rashes on a man鈥檚 leg and foot.

FDA OKs New Option for Rare Immune-Mediated Vasculitis

Benralizumab wins approval for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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Man Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill Liable for $5.8 Million in Death of Young Woman

"We've won the battle but not the war," victim's father said

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

Abortion Ban Deaths; Trans Paper Retraction Fallout; The Payout That Drained Steward

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Senate Republicans Again Block Legislation to Guarantee Women's Rights to IVF

Democrats say Republicans who insist they support IVF are being hypocritical

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Long Before I Was a Doctor, I was Just a Teen Whose Cousin Was Shot Dead

An excerpt from Dark's new book, Under the Gun

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Coffee and Heart, Metabolic Risks; What Drives Doctors Away; Ozempic for $100?

Health news and commentary gathered by 妖姬直播 staff

FDA APPROVED ribociclib (Kisqali) over a computer rendering of breast cancer.

FDA Expands Approval of Ribociclib to Early Breast Cancer

Broad indication doubles the number of patients eligible for adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibition

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Eye Drop Company in FDA's Sights Once Again

Agency sounds alarm that products still may contain amniotic fluid

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Treating a New Species: Homo Fragilis

Our fragile patients are increasingly dependent on a crumbling healthcare system

FDA APPROVED Dupixent (dupilumab) over a medical illustration of nasal polyps.

First Drug OK'd for Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps in Adolescents

Dupilumab lands expanded indication for upper airway disease

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Here Are the Best Private Healthcare Companies to Work For

U.S. News ranked private and non-profit healthcare employers

Decades of National Suicide Prevention Policies Haven't Slowed the Deaths

National experts and government officials agree strategies simply haven't been embraced widely

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'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System

Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety

Over Half of Adults With Uncontrolled Hypertension Unaware of Their Condition

CDC researcher shares alarming stats and some engagement opportunities

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Swimming Banned at Multiple East Coast Beaches After Medical Waste Washes Ashore

Source of the waste is under investigation

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Alcohol and Food Poisoning; Texas Sells Body Parts; Rise in Virus Tied to Paralysis

Health news and commentary gathered by 妖姬直播 staff

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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Deaths Projected to Rise 70% by 2050

New antibiotics, access to care could prevent millions of deaths, researchers say

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Microplastics Found in Human Olfactory Bulbs

Findings suggest a pathway for plastic fragments to enter the brain

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Are Regulators the Root of the Problem of Serious Device Recalls?

Study lays out common gaps in evidence both before and after approval

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Brain Health Risks: Digital Quality Measures and the Future of Neurological Care

Access to advanced tools must be equitable

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Immediate Test Result Access: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

Answering patients' questions and addressing their anxieties can be challenging

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Reproductive Rights Central to Wisconsin Ob/Gyn's Run for Congress

Medicare physician pay, healthcare-for-all also central to Kristin Lyerly's campaign

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Florida Hospitals Ask Immigrants About Their Legal Status. Texas Will Try It Next.

Patients can decline to answer and still receive care

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Conviction for Fatal COVID Spread; Who Is Alleged Trump Shooter? BMI & Schizophrenia

Health news and commentary gathered by 妖姬直播 staff

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Haunting Questions About a Lethal American Virus

How long has Sin Nombre hantavirus lived in North America?

Screening After False Positive Mammograms; RSV Vaccination and Hospitalization

Also in TTHealthWatch: time from approval to reimbursement for new drugs

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Our Patients With Disabilities Face Unique Environmental Risks

Ambitious action against climate change is necessary to protect us all

FDA APPROVED lebrikizumab (Ebglyss) over a photo of a woman with a severe atomic dermatitis rash on her face.

Lebrikizumab Wins FDA Approval for Eczema

38% of patients treated with IL-13 blocker achieved clear or almost-clear skin at 16 weeks

FDA ADCOMM obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) over a computer rendering of a liver with the biliary tree highlighted.

Approved Liver Disease Drug Has No Clinical Benefit, FDA Panel Says

Agency advisors put their foot down on shaky science for Ocaliva in primary biliary cholangitis

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HHS Proposes Rule to Increase Access to Kidney, Liver Transplants in HIV Patients

Rule would streamline criteria for organ donation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV

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CDC: U.S. Falls Short in Improving QoL for Older People With HIV

Addressing shortcomings will require moving "beyond clinical care," agency says

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Feds Rarely Punish Hospitals for Turning Away Pregnant Patients

Inquiries are "slow, insufficiently staffed," and get pushback from hospitals, said one expert

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Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You'

Steward CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, was a "no-show" at hearing, despite subpoena

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Direct-to-Consumer Drugs: Big Pharma's Digital Health Play

Regulators will need to closely watch this new frontier

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MedPod Today: Med Board Snubs New Law; Is Ketamine Addictive? AMR the Musical

妖姬直播 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

A photo of a box of vials of the modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN; Jynneos) mpox vaccine.

Single Dose of Mpox Vaccine Series Appears to Give Partial Protection

However, full two-dose vaccine series likely needed to curtail mpox resurgence, researchers say

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