Thousands of bottles of acetaminophen sold on Amazon recalled
Consumers reported finding discolored tablets, according to the recall notices.
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Fears About Kids’ Online Safety Unite Democrats and Republicans
Amid a decline in youth mental health, momentum builds for a federal crackdown on social media companies over protections for kids.
Read full article →The Sometimes-Awkward Art of Asking for a Second Opinion
A doctor has recommended a course of action that is invasive, expensive, or somehow different from what you'd prefer. Is it OK to get a second opinion? The answer is yes. Here’s how to make the ask a little less…
Read full article →People Say These Peptides Hurt Them. Their Stories Are Muffled in MAHA’s Push for Medical Freedom.
People who have taken experimental peptides, such as BPC-157, complain of migraines, eye pain, fatigue, and more. Learning whether these popular but unproven drugs are to blame may become harder if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fulfills a promise to make…
Read full article →What Corporate Venture Funds Get Wrong about Strategic Value
Corporate venture funds often chase financial returns while ignoring strategic value. Here’s what it takes to turn healthcare portfolio investments into lasting business impact. The post What Corporate Venture Funds Get Wrong about Strategic Value appeared first on MedCity News…
Read full article →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about concerns over a rare disease drug, pharma payments to docs, and more
Patient advocates and some experts are expressing growing alarm over the perceived risks of a Neurocrine Biosciences rare disease drug
Read full article →STAT+: Takeaways from an evaluation of Google’s diagnostic chatbot, AMIE
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A look at a study recently published in The Lancet about Google's diagnostic chatbot, AMIE.
Read full article →How many ways can the Trump administration clamp down on international researchers?
In the span of two days last week, the Trump administration issued two sweeping announcements meant to crack down on international students and scholars, who make up a sizable portion…
Read full article →Opinion: Lethal injection will never be the same after Christa Pike’s botched execution
“The legal and medical issues in the Christa Pike case are on a collision course,” writes bioethicist M. Sara Rosenthal.
Read full article →STAT+: Concerns grow on safety issues tied to Neurocrine Biosciences rare disease drug
Patient advocates and some experts are expressing growing alarm over the perceived risks of a rare disease drug sold by Neurocrine Biosciences.
Read full article →Opinion: STAT+: The epidemic of learned helplessness in physicians
“Hordes of brilliant, graduate-degree-holding professionals in their 40s, 50s, and beyond act helpless at work,” writes STAT columnist Frances Mei Hardin.
Read full article →Long COVID Linked With Altered Airway Microbiome
(MedPage Today) -- Oral and sputum microbiomes appeared substantially different with long COVID, a large registry study showed. The biggest reduction in richness and evenness of the variety of bacterial genus representation correlated with the...
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