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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Access to Contraception

Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing

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<乌鸦传媒>Case Study: Teenage Girl's Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain

Extensive investigation was needed to unravel the complications of the condition

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<乌鸦传媒>Preeclampsia Flagged by Common Lab Values

Can the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio help with early identification?

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<乌鸦传媒>Cataract Surgery Linked With Fewer Falls, Traumatic Injuries in Older Patients

Study adds leg and ankle fractures, intracranial hemorrhage to evidence on falls, hip fracture

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<乌鸦传媒>RSV Vaccine Tied to Fewer Hospitalizations, ED Visits in Older, High-Risk Adults

However, questions remain about durability of vaccine protection, expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

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<乌鸦传媒>Retinal Injections May Increase Risk for Cataract Surgery Complications

History of injections tied to multiple postop complications, but data open to questioning

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<乌鸦传媒>Myasthenia Gravis Patients May Use Less Steroids After Starting Efgartigimod

Insurance claims data show lower glucocorticoid usage at 1 year

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<乌鸦传媒>Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se

No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery

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<乌鸦传媒>'This Medical Report Will Have Little Effect': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 乌鸦传媒's reporters

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<乌鸦传媒>Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber to Travel Far Distances to Medical Care

Some are calling for states to subsidize the expensive trips for rural residents

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<乌鸦传媒>The Cure to Gun Violence Begins at the Ballot Box, Not the Trauma Bay

The most impactful solutions extend beyond the clinical walls to the halls of government

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<乌鸦传媒>Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections

With few exceptions, treatment can be shortened to 7 days, researcher says

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<乌鸦传媒>Sustained Disease Control in Adolescent Myasthenia Gravis With FcRn Blocker

Nipocalimab plus standard of care reduced IgG and was well tolerated

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<乌鸦传媒>What's in Kamala Harris' Medical History?

You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz

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<乌鸦传媒>Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV

Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants

<乌鸦传媒>Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia

Also in TTHealthWatch: HIV-positive kidney donors

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<乌鸦传媒>Informed Consent, Inclusion Prioritized in Revised Ethics for Human Trials

World Medical Association releases "Declaration of Helsinki" principles for medical research

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<乌鸦传媒>Women and Children First -- Or Not

A look at the presidential candidates' records on maternal and child health

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<乌鸦传媒>Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level

In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year

<乌鸦传媒>Study: OUD Patients More Likely to Stay on Methadone Than Buprenorphine/Naloxone

Findings make a "strong case" for making methadone available in all settings, researcher says

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<乌鸦传媒>'Virtual ED' Helps One Health System Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits

Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care

FDA APPROVED FDA has approved zolbetuximab (Vyloy) over a computer rendering of a monoclonal antibody and cancer cells.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Targeted Drug Approved for Stomach Cancers

Zolbetuximab indicated alongside fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Diet and Prostate Cancer; TTFields OK'd for NSCLC; Cancer Studies Retracted

-- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Tpoxx No Better Than Placebo for Clade I Mpox

"We have no current effective therapies," for mpox, expert warns

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<乌鸦传媒>Teen Smoking, Other Tobacco Use Dropped to Lowest Level in 25 Years, CDC Reports

A drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use

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<乌鸦传媒>Immunotherapy and Immune-Related Adverse Events

Use of immune checkpoint inhibitors comes with a variety of potential side effects

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<乌鸦传媒>Drugmaker Pulls Trodelvy's Bladder Cancer Approval

In confirmatory trial, antibody-drug conjugate failed to improve OS versus chemotherapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors, Not AI, Should Authorize Treatments

A new California law shows the way

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<乌鸦传媒>How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up?

Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Reminds Docs About This Flesh-Eating Worm

Previously eradicated in the U.S., New World screwworms have been creeping north

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Med Ed Drama; Chiropractic in Academia; MA 'Extra Benefits' Worth It?

乌鸦传媒 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

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<乌鸦传媒>Serious Battery Issue Prompts Medtronic Insulin Pump Recall

Problem linked to 170 reports of hyperglycemia and 11 ketoacidosis cases

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<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapy Details Revealed in Duchenne Trial

Differences between delandistrogene moxeparvovec and placebo emerge in secondary outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Shorter Medical Degree Program Outcomes Just as Good

NYU finds its accelerated program matches the traditional program on key measures

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<乌鸦传媒>Hormonal IUDs Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk

Absolute risk remains low, however

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<乌鸦传媒>New Estimates Show Over 4 Million People in the U.S. Have Glaucoma

Black adults roughly twice as likely as white adults to be affected

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<乌鸦传媒>Pumpkin Safety Tips; Sleep MD Snoozing Tricks; What It's Like to Date a Resident

Healthcare social media content gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>How Unconventional Thinkers Unlock Medical Innovation

An excerpt from Murphy's book, The Essence of Invention

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