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RSV is the most common reason why babies end up in the hospital in their first year. A new study finds a vaccine for expectant mothers is more effective at protecting babies than previously shown.
Read full article →The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smartwatches or an Oura Ring, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.
Read full article →A new Medicare prior authorization test is delaying care at Washington state hospitals – and should be scrapped, senator says.
Read full article →Naming a former Imperial Brands executive for a CDC job is the latest example, advocates say, of tobacco industry influence in Trump administration.
Read full article →At AACR, there was talk of Chinese biotech's place in cancer research, oncology’s comms issue, and more.
Read full article →Watch RFK Jr. testify before the Senate's health care panel.
Read full article →Suicide rates among young people dropped 11% after the U.S. launched the 988 national suicide and crisis hotline, a new study shows
Read full article →After gene therapy for a rare form of deafness, 90% of participants in a clinical trial in China had significant improvement in hearing.
Read full article →Everything you need to know about biotech today from The Readout newsletter
Read full article →The Trump administration has dropped a plan for insurers to provide cheap weight loss drugs to seniors through a Medicare pilot program
Read full article →Flu shot no longer mandated for U.S. troops, "healthy" snacks, and other news from Morning Rounds
Read full article →“In every drug, there is a much larger story to tell about health and medicine and society and business and economics,” says Thomas Goetz.
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