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Thousands of HHS staff who shape policy have had their employment status changed to a designation that makes it easier for them to be fired.
Read full article →New modeling from the CDC shows that if measures aren't taken immediately, this outbreak could sicken more than 20,000 people in the next three months.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The Ebola outbreak in Congo could rival the largest on record, according to CDC models of possible trajectories over the next 3 months. In scenarios that had 70% of Ebola patients entering isolation and 50 Ebola deaths as of...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Cold knife conization (CKC) was tied to a lower risk of recurrence of cervical lesions and higher human papillomavirus (HPV) clearance compared with the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) among women with cervical...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), who recently lost his primary bid for reelection, is speaking up a little louder about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s wariness of vaccines. "A terrible outcome from RFK and others promoting...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Finerenone (Kerendia) slowed the decline of kidney function in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who did not have diabetes, the large randomized FIND-CKD trial showed. By month 32, the mean annual rate of change in estimated...
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Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- Overall survival is significantly shortened for cancer patients receiving more than 20 mg of prednisone (or the equivalent) at any point to treat arthritic side effects from immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a...
Read full article →The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a second case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Texas on Friday, as it races to contain and eradicate the outbreak before it severely impacts the cattle population. A New World screwworm was detected in a one-month-old calf in Zavala County after testing a “number of suspected cases,” according...
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Read full article →Winona launched a new research initiative to fund and support menopause and women’s health research. The post Winona Launches Menopause Research Initiative appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Contraline raised $92.5 million in new funding to advance its two male contraceptive candidates, including a once-daily topical gel and an implantable option. The post Contraline Secures $92.5M to Push Its Male Birth Control Candidates Forward appeared first on MedCity News .
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