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• More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike

  04-10-2023 23:59 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans began a three-day strike on Wednesday after contract negotiations over staffing levels stalled.
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• Union Workers From Kaiser Permanente Go on Strike

  04-10-2023 23:10 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans began a three-day strike on Wednesday after contract negotiations over staffing levels stalled.
  More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions...
  
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• Durable Reductions in HbA1c, Body Weight Seen With Semaglutide

  04-10-2023 17:54 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- Use of once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide is associated with sustained reductions in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and body weight, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study...
  
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• App Can Accurately Detect Autism in Young Children

  04-10-2023 17:51 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- An autism screening digital application (app) administered to young children can accurately detect autism, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Nature Medicine.
  Sam Perochon, from Duke University in Durham,...
  
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• ED Visits Up for Eating Disorders Across All Ages During Pandemic

  04-10-2023 17:41 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- During the pandemic, there was an increase in emergency department visits for eating disorders among adolescents, young adults, and older adults, while hospital admissions only increased for adolescents, according to a...
  
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• Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Cuts COVID-19 Complications in Highest-Risk Patients

  04-10-2023 17:38 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- For individuals with the highest risk for complications from COVID-19 infection, nirmatrelvir and ritonavir is associated with a reduced risk for COVID-19 hospitalization or death, according to a study published online...
  
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• In-Hospital Mortality Evaluated for SARS-CoV-2-Linked Sepsis

  04-10-2023 17:33 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- From March 2020 to November 2022, there was a decline in crude in-hospital mortality for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-associated sepsis, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in...
  
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• Neighborhood, Individual Factors Cut Racial Disparities in Heart Health

  04-10-2023 17:29 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- Neighborhood- and individual-level factors attenuate racial disparities in cardiovascular health, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in JAMA Network Open.
  Anika L. Hines, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Virginia...
  
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• Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, Nivolumab Facilitate Bladder Sparing

  04-10-2023 17:23 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- For patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), treatment with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus nivolumab facilitates bladder sparing, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Nature Medicine.
  Matthew D....
  
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• Ceftobiprole Noninferior to Daptomycin for Complicated Staph Infection

  04-10-2023 17:20 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- For patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, ceftobiprole is noninferior to daptomycin for overall treatment success, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the New England Journal of...
  
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• Three Factors Can ID Conservative Treatment Response in Meniere Disease

  04-10-2023 17:12 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- A clinical severity staging system has been developed that can identify treatment response for patients with Meniere disease, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
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• Sanofi and Teva to collaborate on inflammatory bowel disease drug in deal worth $1.5bn

  04-10-2023 13:36
  
  Approximately ten million people worldwide are affected by inflammatory bowel disease
  
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• Regeneron and Intellia to develop additional gene editing therapies under expanded collaboration

  04-10-2023 13:35
  
  The companies will develop CRISPR-based therapies for neurological and muscular diseases
  
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• Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine approved by FDA for emergency use

  04-10-2023 13:35
  
  Individuals aged 12 years and older will be eligible to receive the company's updated vaccine
  
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• Eli Lilly to acquire cancer specialist Point Biopharma in deal worth $1.4bn

  04-10-2023 13:35
  
  The transaction would give Lilly access to experimental radioligand therapies
  
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• Alzheimer’s Research UK awards Cardiff University researchers £387,000

  04-10-2023 13:34
  
  The researchers will investigate how genes accelerate the development of Alzheimer’s disease
  
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• Machine Learning Can Better ID Who Needs Lung Cancer Screening

  04-10-2023 00:59 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- A machine learning model that uses only data on age, smoking duration, and pack-years can predict lung cancer risk and identify who needs lung cancer screening with better performance than currently used methods, according...
  
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• Maternal Psychosocial Stress, COVID-19 Infection Tied to Infant Attentional Processing

  04-10-2023 00:55 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Maternal psychosocial stress and COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may have joint effects on infant attention at six months, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Pediatric Research.
  Denise M. Werchan, Ph.D.,...
  
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• Major Drug Companies Agree to Price Negotiations With U.S. Government

  04-10-2023 00:52 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.
  The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the...
  
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• Following One Death, FDA Warns Hospitals About Giving Probiotics to Preemies

  04-10-2023 00:49 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Federal regulators are cautioning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants. An infant given probiotics at an undisclosed hospital has died, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said in a recent warning...
  
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• More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday

  04-10-2023 00:46 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers do not reach an agreement.
  More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are poised to...
  
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• U.S. Government Talks With Major Drug Companies About Drug Prices

  04-10-2023 00:10 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.
  The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the...
  
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• Strike on Wednesday Possible for More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers

  04-10-2023 00:10 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers do not reach an agreement.
  More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are poised...
  
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• Probiotics Given to Preemies Can Be Dangerous, FDA Warns

  04-10-2023 00:10 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Federal regulators are cautioning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants. An infant given probiotics at an undisclosed hospital has died, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said in a recent warning...
  
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