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Brett Favre's Parkinson's: 'Hell, I Wrote the Book on Head Trauma'

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Does Finerenone's Efficacy Diminish if Initiated Late in Heart Failure?

Benefit of the nonsteroidal MRA otherwise consistent across FINEARTS-HF

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Reports of Kids Swallowing Water Beads on the Rise in the Last Decade

Abdominal surgery to remove bowel-obstructing beads required in more than 80% of cases

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A Woman Was Accused of Murder After Losing Her Pregnancy. Now She Tells Her Story.

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Bans on High-Capacity Magazines Tied to 91% Drop in Child Deaths in Mass Shootings

Other gun-restriction laws seemed less effective, researchers say

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Decades After D-Day, Family of Black WWII Combat Medic Receives His Medal of Heroism

Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated wounded troops while under heavy German fire

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Experts Call for Targeted Policies to Address Opioid Epidemic

Focus should be on communities of color, the incarcerated, Gen Z

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Infectious Disease
State Reports Rare Human Death From Rabies

Fewer than 10 people in the U.S. die from rabies each year

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CDC: Kids Born During the Pandemic Got Fewer Routine Vaccinations

Declines in vaccination may lead to resurgence of preventable diseases, agency warns

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Nonprofit Hospitals Took in Over $37 Billion in Tax Benefits in 2021

Researcher offers a way for local communities to assess the benefit hospitals provide in return

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More Healthcare Workers Tied to Missouri H5N1 Bird Flu Case Developed Symptoms

All four will have serology testing to determine whether they, too, had H5N1 infection

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Oncology/Hematology
No Benefit for PD-1 Inhibitors in Certain Gastroesophageal Cancers, FDA Panel Says

Despite problematic dataset, risk/benefit profile not favorable with PD-L1 expression below 1

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Public Health & Policy
A Few Rural Towns Are Bucking the Trend and Building New Hospitals

New full-service hospitals with inpatient beds are rare in rural America

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Oncology/Hematology
Certain Oral Bacteria May Be a Risk Factor for Head and Neck Cancer

An increase in microbial risk score based on 22 bacteria tied to a 50% increase in HNSCC risk

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COVID Preventive Drug Should Work Against Circulating Variants, FDA Now Says

The agency has issued a revised fact sheet for healthcare providers

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Pulmonology
First-Ever Biologic Approved for COPD

Phase III trial program showed 30% to 34% reduction in moderate or severe exacerbations

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Primary Care
Insurance Claim Denials for Preventive Care More Common in At-Risk Patients

Study suggests differences in how the ACA cost-sharing exemption is applied across patient groups

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Psychiatry
FDA Approves First Novel Drug for Schizophrenia in Decades

Xanomeline and trospium chloride (Cobenfy) has no boxed warnings

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UVA Med School Faces Toxic Work Environment Allegations

More than 100 doctors, faculty members signed no-confidence letter against administrators

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How to Help Patients Save on Drug Costs

Even in the face of slow to no policy change, we can still increase access

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A Life in Medical Innovation and Philanthropy

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Three healthcare professionals describe when they were gaslit by their peers

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How Docs Can Volunteer for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

Team USA's chief medical officer also discusses what he learned in Paris to prepare for next time

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Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

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Non-Disclosure Agreements Have No Place in Medicine

Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's ethical

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When a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Causes Cancer

The potential benefits of CAR T-cell therapies still far outweigh the risks