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Home-testing kits now available for women in England who have missed cervical screening
Nearly 4 million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.
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Are Suicide Attempts Contagious in Young People?
(MedPage Today) -- Knowing someone who had attempted suicide was associated with subsequent attempts in teens and young adults, a cohort study suggest…
What New Research Shows About Prenatal Pesticide Exposure and Autism Traits
(MedPage Today) -- Relatively low levels of prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides showed no relationship with social communication problems …
Young Girl Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba
(MedPage Today) -- An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshw…
Alfalfa sprouts linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, US officials say
Everything Sprouts recalls products after CDC says agency is aware of dozens of food-poisoning cases nationallyUS healthcare officials recently said a…
Study Offers Reassurance on Inhaled Corticosteroid Use for Asthma in Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- Women with asthma who continued taking inhaled corticosteroids during the first trimester of pregnancy did not suffer higher rates …
U.S. Registry Data Confirm Liver Risk With Controversial Vasculitis Drug
(MedPage Today) -- A new study may add fuel to the fire already burning around avacopan (Tavneos), approved in 2021 to treat anti-neutrophil cytoplasm…
Researchers Could Pay $100M to Comply With NIH Publishing Policy
(MedPage Today) -- NIH-funded researchers could pay journal publishers as much as $104 million per year in additional fees to comply with NIH's update…
Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices
The U.S. is reopening a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce near-record…
8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater
Study Warns on Alpha-Gal Syndrome and Blood Transfusions
(MedPage Today) -- In areas with high prevalence of tick-induced alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), patients with blood type O appeared to be at significantly …
As Taliban Rule Enters Sixth Year, Afghan Women’s Healthcare Is Being Dismantled
Last week marked five years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan. The country’s women have seen their rights constricted from all si…
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Violence Against Ebola Responders Mounts in DRC as Red Cross Condemns Attacks
Twelve Red Cross volunteers have been injured and an ambulance set on fire in 11 violent incidents during the 100 days since the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its Ebola outbreak, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said Monday. Three volunteers taking part in response activities were attacked and injured by a […]
His Hiccups Signaled a Life-Threatening Problem
(MedPage Today) -- A middle-aged man's persistent hiccups were a sign of a much more severe problem, clinicians wrote in a case report. The 55-year-ol…
Using football to talk about mental health
The Mersey Mind Project is open to men of all fitness levels and abilities
STAT+: Lady Gaga and her fiancé launch a biotech startup
FTC challenges Amgen's Enbrel patent strategy, the long, winding path for the Moderna-Merck cancer vaccine, and more biotech news Want to stay on top …
STAT+: Public-sector purgatory, and a union-hospital fight
Aon, the big consulting and brokerage house, confirms 2027 is going to be brutal for job-based health care premiums. Aon’s chief actuary said in the n…
California Weighs Penalties for Healthcare Providers That Don’t Rein In Costs
About half of U.S. adults say they can’t afford healthcare. California is among at least eight states that have set spending growth targets for the he…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Medicaid obesity-drug coverage, a Regenxbio gene therapy, and more
President Trump’s pledge to make pricey weight loss drugs widely available for low-income Americans through Medicaid is not panning out Good morning, …
Trump's Weight; Fauci Gets a Legal Defense Fund; Eye Drops Recalled
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Doctors shared concerns as President Trump appears to have put on 23…
A Missed Psychiatric Medication Should Not Become Another Disaster
(MedPage Today) -- When people talk about emergency preparation, we hear the same list again and again: water, canned food, flashlight, batteries, and…
FDA plans to regulate generative AI
New clues to RFK Jr.'s vaccine plans, a bottleneck for nurse practitioners, and more health news from Morning Rounds Get your daily dose of health and…
New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts
Trump administration finalized rule to end Medicaid support for care including hormones and speech therapyNew Mexico will continue funding gender-affi…
STAT+: FDA pauses Regenxbio gene therapy trial again due to safety concerns
The FDA put a hold on a Regenxbio gene therapy trial again after new safety concerns emerged. The Food and Drug Administration has again paused trials…
After 100 days of the deadliest Ebola outbreak, it can be stopped. Here’s how | Jean Kaseya and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Ebola is a disease that spreads through communities, so we need to listen to communities if we want to halt its spreadEach time we travel to the Democ…
Social media goes into overdrive with Lindsay Clancy conspiracy theories
Algorithms are responsible for fever pitch content surrounding trial, including misinformation, experts sayAs the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massach…
'Doctors said I was 'too young' to have endometriosis'
Grace is just 14, but has to spend days in hospital each month due to her endometriosis.