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• A Chaotic Start to Residency and Fellowship

  07-07-2026 17:01 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Every year, as we slip into the dark days of January and then February, our thoughts turn to the impending transition, the end of the academic year, when the senior residents graduate, the current interns and junior residents...
  
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• 'Explosive' Diarrhea Clusters: Here's What to Know

  07-07-2026 20:02 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- At least 18 states are monitoring clusters of cyclosporiasis--an intestinal illness often characterized by "explosive" diarrhea--and some are reporting far higher numbers than what's typical for this time of year.
  Michigan...
  
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• Cardiologist Runs for Mayor; PCSK9 Inhibitor Price Drops; Pregnancy OK After AVR?

  07-07-2026 19:56 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Cardiologist Lisa Nee, MD--who was also a former whistleblower at the Hines Veterans Administration hospital--announced her campaign for mayor of Chicago. (NBC 5)
  Nearly 935,000 bottles of ivabradine (Corlanor) are under...
  
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• The Next Wave of ADCs in Metastatic Breast Cancer

  07-07-2026 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, studies focusing on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) across multiple breast cancer subtypes highlighted not only the expanding role of these therapies, but also the...
  
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• Humanity's Apex Predator Is on the Move. We're Not Ready.

  07-07-2026 19:24 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- About 8 months ago, a bug enthusiast on the outskirts of Reykjavik, Iceland wandered into his yard at dusk to survey his latest wine roping haul--a hobby in which fabric soaked in sweet wine is used to lure insects. Suddenly...
  
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• Private Equity Makes Deals With Healthcare Nonprofits

  07-07-2026 18:23 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Private equity firms are expanding their healthcare reach by forming joint ventures with nonprofit health systems, according to a new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP).
  It's been well reported that private...
  
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• Looking Ahead: The Future of Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

  07-07-2026 17:51 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Alzheimer's Disease," Cleveland Clinic behavioral neurologist Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, and host Glenn Campbell continue their discussion on communicating effectively with patients and families facing a progressive...
  
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• New Biomarker May Improve Diagnosis of Hypercortisolism

  07-07-2026 17:21 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- At ENDO 2026, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, researchers reported that measuring adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) after a 1-mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (DST) may improve the diagnosis of hypercortisolism...
  
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• Elderly Woman Survives Deadly Injury

  07-07-2026 17:14 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A woman in her 80s presented to the emergency department with a 16-inch flathead screwdriver protruding from the right side of her neck into her thorax.
  About 4 inches of the screwdriver shaft was visible in the right lower...
  
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• Medicaid Funding Resumes for Planned Parenthood After Halting for Most of a Year

  07-07-2026 16:51 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year.
  The defunding, which was mandated in President Donald Trump...
  
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• Mom Who Said Her Toddler Twins Died After Vaccinations Charged With Murder

  07-07-2026 16:03 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said.
  A grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw, who is accused of suffocating her 18-month...
  
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• Mitch McConnell's Health; Blueberries Linked to E. Coli; USPSTF Meeting Blocked

  07-07-2026 15:37 via medpagetoday.com
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  Rumors intensified after limited information about what led Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to be hospitalized on June 14, along with an alarming emergency-dispatch...
  
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• Alzheimer's Biomarkers Change After Tuberculosis Vaccination

  06-07-2026 23:29 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, commonly used against tuberculosis, changed how immune cells behaved and altered markers linked to Alzheimer's disease in a pilot study involving two open-label trials.
  In a year...
  
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• Chronically Short Sleep May Lead to Weight Gain in Adults With Heart Risks

  06-07-2026 23:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Shorter periods of sleep over the long term may lead to weight gain in adults at increased risk for cardiometabolic disease, a pooled analysis of two randomized trials suggested.
  For adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk...
  
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• Common Meds Linked to Reduced Immunotherapy Benefit in Lung Cancer Trial

  06-07-2026 22:38 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Exposure to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was associated with worse progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were treated with durvalumab...
  
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• ACA Rolls Shrank Dramatically in Many States Over the Past Year, Federal Data Show

  06-07-2026 22:34 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- States across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the past year, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees, according to new federal data that...
  
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• Preparing Patients for Progression in Multiple Myeloma

  06-07-2026 20:42 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Multiple Myeloma," Cleveland Clinic hematologist Sandra Mazzoni, DO, and host John Mangels continue their conversation on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients facing a complex, chronic...
  
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• Flu Shot Offered Robust Protection Against Death in Kids

  06-07-2026 20:08 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Influenza vaccination reduced the risk of death from flu among U.S. kids and teens in recent years, researchers found.
  Overall vaccine effectiveness against influenza fatalities was 80% (95% CI 75-84) from August 2016 through...
  
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• A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Closed the File.

  06-07-2026 19:37 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In September 2016, a distraught mother sent infant formula maker Mead Johnson a message:
  "REMOVE ME FROM YOUR LIST!!!! DO NOT EMAIL OR MAIL ME ANY MORE!"
  "It is because of your animal based pre-term artificial baby food crap...
  
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• Secret Shopper Study Warns About Online GLP-1 Sellers

  06-07-2026 19:21 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Two-thirds of online GLP-1 receptor agonist sellers did not require speaking with a clinician ahead of a prescription, a secret shopper study revealed.
  Out of 49 websites tested, 13 required a video visit and three required...
  
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• HIV Will End With System Redesign, Not When We Discover Another Drug

  06-07-2026 19:03 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- MedPage Today recently asked an important question: if antiretroviral therapy (ART), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), rapid diagnostics, and decades of implementation science exist, why has the...
  
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• Oral GLP-1 Drug May Simplify Diabetes Treatment

  06-07-2026 18:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- At the American Diabetes Association annual meeting, results from the ACHIEVE-5 trial showed that adding oral orforglipron (Foundayo) to basal insulin significantly improved glycemic control, reduced body weight, and limited...
  
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• At-Home Transvaginal Ultrasound Feasible, Preferred by Some Patients

  06-07-2026 18:03 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Most patients were able to successfully perform their own transvaginal pelvic ultrasound at home and many preferred it over in-clinic ultrasonography, a nonrandomized clinical trial found.
  The majority of at-home ultrasound...
  
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• Is AI Ready to Take Over Prescriptions? Doctors Are Wary of Utah's Refill Program

  06-07-2026 16:54 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence (AI) ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors...
  
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• Over 500 Dead in Outbreak; RFK Jr.'s 'Irreparable Harm'; Toddler Alive in the Morgue

  06-07-2026 15:36 via medpagetoday.com
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  A total of 1,561 cases and 506 deaths have been confirmed in Congo's Ebola outbreak as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over unpaid benefits...
  
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• Inside the NHS hospital trialling psychedelics to treat depression

  06-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Researchers hope psilocybin compounds could eventually become part of mainstream care
  
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• 'Not an Inconsequential Nothing-Burger': What We Heard This Week

  05-07-2026 22:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- "It's still not an inconsequential nothing-burger."--Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, of Washington University in St. Louis, remarking that while severity has declined, COVID-19 still poses a particular threat for older adults and people...
  
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• She Struggled to Get Lifesaving Immunodeficiency Drug After Insurers Vowed to Help

  05-07-2026 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- LADUE, Mo.--Over 4 consecutive days in January, Margaret Hvatum ran a 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon, and a full marathon. The 70-year-old covered a combined distance that's nearly equivalent to running the length of Manhattan...
  
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• Climate Change Is Already at the Bedside. Why Aren't We Learning About It?

  05-07-2026 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The World Health Organization has identified climate change as the single greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. This crisis spans borders and political sentiment, and increasingly, physicians will be expected...
  
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• States Consider Charging Companies With Workers on Medicaid

  05-07-2026 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too.
  Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way...
  
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