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• Study Backs HPV Testing Alone for Detecting Cervical Precancers

  11-03-2026 16:10 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Pairing cytology screening with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing didn't deliver markedly better predictive results versus primary HPV testing alone when screening for cervical cancer, a Canadian cohort study suggested.
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• Here's Why Dozens of Autism Publications Were Retracted

  19-03-2026 13:42 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Springer Nature has retracted more than three dozen publications that relied on a problematic dataset, the publisher confirmed to MedPage Today.
  All 38 of the papers, conference proceedings, and book chapters involved a dataset...
  
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• Pandemic brought NHS ‘close to collapse’, says UK Covid inquiry

  19-03-2026 13:23
  Report also says ‘Stay Home, Protect the NHS’ message stopped people receiving treatment for life-threatening conditions
  
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• New Legislation Would Shield Doctors From $100K H-1B Visa Fee

  18-03-2026 22:42 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would exempt physicians and other healthcare workers from a new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee.
  Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D...
  
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• First TAVR System Approved for Severe Aortic Regurgitation

  18-03-2026 22:22 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Trilogy Transcatheter Heart Valve System for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic regurgitation, device maker JenaValve Technology announced.
  This approval makes Trilogy the only transcatheter aortic...
  
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• Psilocybin Failed to Live Up to Hype for Treatment-Resistant Depression

  18-03-2026 22:18 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Psilocybin plus psychotherapy showed limited efficacy for easing depressive symptoms in individuals with treatment-resistant depression, the phase IIb EPISODE randomized clinical trial found.
  After withdrawal from antidepressants...
  
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• If Docs Have to Buy Malpractice Insurance, So Should Health Insurers, Says Lawmaker

  18-03-2026 22:10 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Health insurers should be required to have medical malpractice insurance because they insist on prior authorization for certain drugs and procedures, Rep. Neal Dunn, MD (R-Fla.), said Wednesday at a House hearing on healthcare...
  
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• Liver Stiffness in Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Death

  18-03-2026 21:52 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Using a liver stiffness measurement (LSM) to screen for liver fibrosis as part of the routine management of patients with type 2 diabetes could help identify those at an increased risk of all-cause mortality, a cohort study suggested...
  
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• Brain Aging Tied to MIND Diet Scores

  18-03-2026 21:08 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet, which combines elements of the Mediterranean and blood pressure-lowering DASH diets, was associated with slower structural brain changes associated...
  
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• Microsoft Launches Health-Focused AI Chatbot

  18-03-2026 20:33 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Microsoft is the latest technology company to roll out a health-focused artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.
  Copilot Health, launched late last week, enters a rapidly growing field that includes Amazon's Health AI, Open AI...
  
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• Study Points to Massive Undercount of Early COVID Deaths in the U.S.

  18-03-2026 20:31 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Official U.S. counts of COVID-19 deaths likely missed over 150,000 unrecognized mortalities during the pandemic's first 2 years, a machine learning model study suggested.
  By the newer estimate, there were 995,787 deaths caused...
  
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• Ozempic in Schizophrenia; Psychiatrist Talks Euthanasia; New Opioid Threat

  18-03-2026 19:48 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In overweight, prediabetic schizophrenia patients on second-generation antipsychotics, semaglutide (Ozempic) significantly improved insulin sensitivity, fasting glucose, and weight. (Diabetes Care)
  Experts weighed in on whether...
  
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• Hospital Sues to Evict Patient Who Won't Leave Her Room 5 Months After Discharge

  18-03-2026 19:41 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave.
  Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in Florida earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being discharged last October. The hospital also...
  
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• America Needs to Talk About Poop

  18-03-2026 19:36 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, but you probably didn't know that. Unless you work with cancer patients or actively go looking for it, the message is easy to miss. The conversation is not dominating the airwaves or...
  
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• Women Hitting Menopause Before 40 May Face a Long Window of Cardiac Risk

  18-03-2026 19:19 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Premature onset of menopause was associated with a higher lifetime risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to an observational study.
  Across six U.S. cohorts, Black and white women who reached menopause before age 40...
  
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• FDA Withdraws Proposal for Tanning Bed Age Limit

  18-03-2026 18:50 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In response to more than 8,000 public comments, the FDA has withdrawn a proposal to restrict the sale and use of sunlamps, including tanning beds, in minors.
  In a notice to be published in the Federal Register, the FDA cited...
  
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• MedPage Live March 24: 'The Pitt' Q&A With Show's Executive Producer

  18-03-2026 18:37 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Since premiering in early 2025, "The Pitt" has taken the healthcare community by storm. Physicians have praised the series for its realistic depiction of life inside an emergency department (ED)--so much so that some clinicians...
  
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• 'Potential Game Changer' for Psoriasis Gets Green Light From FDA

  18-03-2026 17:34 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the first oral interleukin (IL)-23-targeted therapy for plaque psoriasis, Johnson & Johnson announced.
  The approval of icotrokinra (Icotyde) stipulates use in adults and children 12 or older with moderate...
  
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• High-Flow Oxygen's Survival Benefit Debunked in Respiratory Failure

  18-03-2026 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- High-flow oxygen didn't help patients survive acute hypoxemic respiratory failure better than standard oxygen, the SOHO trial showed.
  Mortality at day 28 came out an identical 14.6% in patients randomized to either treatment...
  
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• Trump Administration Widens Medicaid Fraud Crackdown to Florida

  18-03-2026 15:24 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, at least in its fifth state this year, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actors...
  
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• FDA Proposes More Flexibility in Alternatives to Animal Testing in Drug Development

  18-03-2026 14:33 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Drug developers will be able to use alternatives to animal testing and possibly get new products to market faster under draft guidance issued Wednesday by the FDA.
  In a press release, officials said the guidance advances the...
  
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• Kate Middleton's Post-Cancer Change; VA Clinic Shooting; 867-5309 Helpline

  18-03-2026 14:21 via medpagetoday.com
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  Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, said her relationship with alcohol changed after her cancer diagnosis in 2024. (USA Today)
  A Veterans Affairs employee was...
  
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• NIH Director Sails Through House Appropriations Oversight Hearing

  17-03-2026 22:44 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- NIH Director--and CDC Acting Director--Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, had little trouble Tuesday responding to questions from House members during an oversight hearing.
  "While the promise of the NIH is strong, we must reflect...
  
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• New Mexico Offers Model to Manage Measles Outbreaks

  17-03-2026 22:26 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- New Mexico paired a broad public communications campaign with expanded statewide access to measles vaccination for children and adults to end a 2025 measles outbreak and boost statewide measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination...
  
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• The Wellness Devil in the Details: HHS' Nutrition Plan

  17-03-2026 21:53 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Physicians don't receive enough training in nutrition. This has become a flashpoint in Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) and healthcare circles. Fair-minded people can disagree about how much training physicians should have in...
  
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• Prehospital Whole-Blood Transfusion No Better Than Standard for Severe Hemorrhage

  17-03-2026 21:34 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Logistical advantages and safety aside, whole-blood transfusion offered no clinical improvement for the treatment of life-threatening hemorrhage in the prehospital setting, the randomized SWiFT trial found.
  Among patients transported...
  
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• A Judge's Ruling Halts Momentum on RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Agenda

  17-03-2026 21:01 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first year in the Trump administration racked up win after win for the longtime anti-vaccine crusader's allies.
  Activists in the "medical freedom" movement were thrilled to see Kennedy...
  
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• Tranexamic Acid Reduces Major Bleeding in Urologic Surgery

  17-03-2026 20:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Use of tranexamic acid (TXA) reduced the risk of major bleeding in patients undergoing urologic surgery, results from the randomized POISE-3 trial showed.
  Among more than 1,100 patients, 6.1% of those in the TXA group experienced...
  
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• Insulin Pod Recall; T1D Islet Success; FDA Targets Animal-Derived Thyroid Meds

  17-03-2026 20:10 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Insulet recalled specific batches of its insulin-delivery pods due to a manufacturing defect that could prevent full insulin delivery; 18 serious injuries have been linked to the issue.
  All 12 adults with long-standing type...
  
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• Alzheimer's Doctor as Patient; Plastic Turned Into Levodopa; Unmet Autism Needs

  17-03-2026 19:43 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Brent Beasley, MD, a former internal medicine physician and geriatrician who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease at age 57, shared his personal experience with anti-amyloid treatment. (Fox News)
  Researchers found...
  
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