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Docs spurn state attempts to criminalize treatment of transgender kids
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- Alicia Ault
Bills share a common goal of preventing minors from receiving puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or gender-affirmation surgery.
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Trump takes on multiple health topics in State of the Union
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- Alicia Ault
President Trump condemned the Medicare-for-all proposals that have been introduced in Congress.
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U.S. cancer centers embroiled in Chinese research thefts
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- Alicia Ault
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has been ferreting out researchers it says have acted illegally.
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FDA okays Palforzia, first drug for peanut allergy in children
- Author:
- Alicia Ault
Palforzia will carry a boxed warning on the risk of anaphylaxis, and initial doses can be given only by certified professionals in certified...
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Surgeon General scolds docs for failing to help patients quit smoking
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- Alicia Ault
Two thirds of adult smokers say they want to quit, but only 40% report that their doctor has advised them to stop.
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Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate is unconstitutional
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- Alicia Ault
The Trump administration chose not to defend the ACA, but it does not seem entirely prepared for what might happen if the law is overturned.
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Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate is unconstitutional
- Author:
- Alicia Ault
The Trump administration chose not to defend the ACA, but it does not seem entirely prepared for what might happen if the law is overturned.
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Clinicians ask FDA for continued ‘discretion’ to do fecal transplants
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- Alicia Ault
The death of an immunocompromised FMT patient last year from invasive, drug-resistant E. coli is seen by some as a consequence of a loose...
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Pediatric quality measures initiatives gain momentum
- Author:
- Alicia Ault
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FDA approves finafloxacin for swimmer’s ear
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- Alicia Ault
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Alzheimer’s a winner in federal spending bill
- Author:
- Alicia Ault
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Senate confirms Murthy as Surgeon General
- Author:
- Alicia Ault
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FDA approves newborn screening test for SCID
- Author:
- Alicia Ault
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Congress leaves SGR, Medicaid parity, ICD-10 undone
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- Alicia Ault
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FDA warns of potentially fatal skin reaction with ziprasidone
- Author:
- Alicia Ault