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Microplastics Are Everywhere, but Are They Harming Us?

A look at what we know so far

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Aerosmith Retires After Injury; All Zepbound Doses Now Available; Guacamole Recalled

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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GOP Charge That Harris Backed Tax-Funded Care for All Immigrants Overlooks Details

PolitiFact has found the claim to be "Mostly False"

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Ten Years Later, the Ice Bucket Challenge Is Again Fundraising for ALS

The campaign has raised $250 million so far and led to an added $1 billion in research funding

FDA ADCOMM arimoclomol over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.

FDA Advisors Mostly Convinced Arimoclomol Works for Rare Genetic Disorder

If approved, this would be the first drug for Niemann-Pick disease type C

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POCUS and Malpractice: Separating Fact From Fear

The benefit to patients from point-of-care ultrasound should outweigh litigation concerns

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Healthcare Groups Want Congress to Make Assaulting a Health Worker a Federal Crime

Legislation introduced in House and Senate calls for prison sentence of up to 20 years

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AI-Powered Device Estimated Gestational Age as Accurately as Sonographers

Tool could be useful in resource-limited settings without expensive ultrasound equipment

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Physician Fights Insurer to Cover Her Baby's Brain Cancer Treatment

Blue Cross of Idaho denied coverage for costly drug multiple times

FDA APPROVED afamitresgene autoleucel (afami-cel, Tecelra) over a computer rendering of a tumor.

FDA Greenlights First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor

Afamitresgene autoleucel (Tecelra) approved for metastatic synovial sarcoma

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Medicare Lags, Medicaid Leads for Biosimilar Uptake

Infliximab copycat usage varies widely with payer type

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NIH Loses in Court; NSYNC Member's New Diagnosis; Chief Resident Dies at 32

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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MedPod Today: Latest AIDS 'Cure'; Seine Swimming Risks; Slushie Dangers for Kids?

番茄社区 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

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Where Harris' VP Options Stand on Healthcare

A look at the healthcare track records of Shapiro, Kelly, Walz, and Buttigieg

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More E-Cig Use Linked to Greater Chances of Quitting Smoking

National study also weighs in on the impact of vape liquid flavors

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PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says

But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group

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From Gaza to Kyiv, a Palestinian Doctor Lives Between Two Wars

"I was in a war there, and now I am in a war here," he says

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Senate Probe of Births in Prisons Exposes 'Pervasive Abuse and Mistreatment'

Women shared stories of shackled bellies, giving birth on dirty floors or in the toilet

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How Good Is Wegovy's Heart Benefit?

Experts put SELECT trial findings in context

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Fighting Blind: There Remains Much We Don't Know About the H5N1 Outbreak

Here are key questions we need to answer to prevent larger crises

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Hospital Sued for Overpaying Docs; Fake Doc Gets 3 Years; Vacuum Delivery Lawsuit

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Woman Denied Abortion at Kansas Hospital Sues, Alleging Her Life Was Put at Risk

The case has already prompted a federal investigation

FDA ADCOMM arimoclomol over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.

FDA Panel to Consider Arimoclomol for Rare Genetic Disorder

This is the second time the drug has been submitted to the FDA for Niemann-Pick disease type C

Fauci Tells All on Relationship With Trump

And discusses the unsung heroes of COVID, the future of the NIH, and taking it easy in retirement

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Death By Firing Squad; Cancers in Millennials; Heart Attacks During COVID

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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These Metals in Urine Predict Heart Disease and Death

Exposure may come from food, water, and air

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Private Equity Strips and Devalues Successful Hospitals, Studies Show

Most acquired hospitals were doing well, but lost millions in assets after the takeover

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Dermatologist Doubles Down on FDA's Warning Against Retailer-Sold Chemical Peels

Consumers should see a dermatology professional when it comes to these products, she says

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Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests

"I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about," researcher says

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Trust in Doctors Crashed During the COVID Pandemic -- And Remains Low

Putting financial motives over patient care was top reason for patient mistrust, survey found

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Expert Panel: Target These 14 Factors to Cut Dementia Incidence by Nearly Half

Update from Lancet Commission adds vision loss, high LDL to previous list

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Another Medicare Cut for Physicians? Look to Congress, Not CMS

Medicare patients and providers deserve better

FDA APPROVED daratumumab-hyaluronidase (Darzalex Faspro), bortezomib (Velcade), lenalidomide (Revlimid), and dexamethasone

FDA OKs Subcutaneous Daratumumab Plus VRd for Myeloma

Indicated for newly diagnosed patients who are eligible for stem cell transplant

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

Fentanyl Easy to Make; UnitedHealth's Physician Empire; Is NP Training Sufficient?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Families Seek Answers After Inmates' Bodies Returned Without Internal Organs

"This is something out of science fiction," says one family member

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Heavy Metal in Chocolate; Trump 'No Doubt' Hit By Bullet; FDA Cinnamon Warning Grows

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Senate Hearing on Noncompete Agreements Gets Contentious

Sen. John Kennedy spars with orthopedic surgeon who fought to leave his practice

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In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers

Co-infection with seasonal influenza, H5N1 raises concerns about human adaptation, CDC says

FDA APPROVED benzgalantamine (Zunveyl) over a computer rendering of nerve cells affected by Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

Alzheimer's Gets New Galantamine Drug

Newly approved prodrug has dual mechanism of action to improve tolerability

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Infectious Disease Expert Explains Seine Bacteria as Olympic Events Are Postponed

It's not just about E. coli, expert says

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