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Is Football Safe for Kids?

At least seven kids have died while playing football so far this year

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Abortion, COVID, and Obamacare Highlighted in Trump-Harris Debate

Trump says he has "concepts and options" for fixing the ACA, but offers no specifics

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Liraglutide Helped Cut BMI in Kids With Obesity as Young as 6

Saxenda group six times more likely to lose at least 5% of BMI

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Go After the Big E-Cigarette Makers, Not Vape Shops, House Members Tell FDA

Lawmakers also queried officials about a menthol cigarette rule and labeling of milk alternatives

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Added Plinabulin Boosts OS as Later-Line Treatment for EGFR Wild-Type NSCLC

However, plinabulin plus docetaxel still "not ready for prime time," expert says

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Meeting Coverage
Burdensome Therapy for Severe Hypoxemia in COPD Patients Is Overkill, Trial Says

They'll "still have that ball and chain, but maybe we've lightened it a little bit," says expert

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MET Inhibitor Increases Osimertinib Activity in EGFR+ Advanced NSCLC

Absolute improvement of almost 30%, doubling of duration of response with savolitinib

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Weekly Insulin Efsitora Noninferior to Daily Degludec in Type 1, Type 2 Diabetes

But higher severe hypoglycemia risk with efsitora in type 1 diabetes likely precludes its use

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Cardiology
Defibrillator Positioning; PFA for PVC Ablation; Harvey Weinstein's Heart Surgery

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Neurology
Alzheimer's and X Chromosomes; Identifying Pediatric MOGAD; Vladimir Lenin's Death

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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U.K. Hospital Where Nurse Was Convicted of Murdering 7 Babies Faces Investigation

Inquiry will look at systemic issues and failures, but not the legal basis for the convictions

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Infectious Disease
FDA Advisors Question Potential Role of Novel Oral UTI Antibiotic

Concerns about patient selection, antibiotic resistance dominated the discussion

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Public Health & Policy
How Cannabis Laws and Mental Health Prescription Drugs Are Linked

Study points to a decrease in benzodiazepine dispensing following cannabis legalization

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Weinstein's Emergency Condition; Georgia Doctor Killed in Crash; Cantaloupe Recalled

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Public Health & Policy
Did U.S. Government Play a Role in Remote Tribe's Widespread Illness and Cancer?

Toxins are embedded in the soil, but no one can say what has caused such widespread illness

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Twice-Yearly Biologic Cuts Severe Asthma Exacerbation Rate in Half

Investigational depemokimab succeeds in patients with high blood eosinophil count

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Psychiatry
Nurse-Supported Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Improved Sleep Outcomes

Randomized trial shows insomnia severity scores improved at both 8 weeks and 6 months

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Pediatrics
Youth With Chronic Pain May Have More Anxiety and Depression

Meta-analysis shows higher prevalence of both conditions compared with general population

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Meeting Coverage
Perioperative Nivolumab Boosts EFS Versus Neoadjuvant-Only Nivolumab in NSCLC

Two-trial analysis shows about a 40% decreased risk of disease recurrence or death

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Special Reports
Experts Want FDA to Do More to Ensure Food Safety

New food ingredients are a "complete black box," one expert says

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Neurology
NIH Stops Havana Syndrome Study After Investigating Coercion Claims

Regulatory, policy requirements not met, agency says

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Oncology/Hematology
Study Supports Lactated Ringer Solution for Fluid Resuscitation in SCD

For patients with vaso-occlusive episodes, lactated Ringer was better than normal saline

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OB/Gyn
Dobbs Has Fundamentally Changed Obstetric Care, Study Finds

Report details real examples of how abortion bans have led to poor medical care

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MedPod Today: Journal Disclosure Policies; Doc Fights Insurance; IUD Pain Treatment

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A Life in Medical Innovation and Philanthropy

A discussion with the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Rx for Reality: Clinicians Confront Medical Gaslighting

Three healthcare professionals describe when they were gaslit by their peers

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Jeremy Faust, MD
How Docs Can Volunteer for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

Team USA's chief medical officer also discusses what he learned in Paris to prepare for next time

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Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH
Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

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Chloe Nazra Lee, MD, MPH
Non-Disclosure Agreements Have No Place in Medicine

Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's ethical

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When a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Causes Cancer

The potential benefits of CAR T-cell therapies still far outweigh the risks