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Tavistock to face possible clinical negligence claims over gender identity service
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Wastewater monitoring identifies polioviruses in New York City
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Two children died after getting Novartis gene therapy; monkeypox vaccine maker warns about splitting doses
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Wellcome pledges to act after being branded “institutionally racist”
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Banana Peels In Sugar Cookies? They Make The Treats More Healthful, Researchers Found
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Lebanese youth learn to stand up to hate speech
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Opinion: Psychedelics researchers and investors should focus on delivering therapy, not drugs
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New MRI imaging method detects pregnancy complications from 10 weeks – Medical News Today
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COVID-19 infection in pregnant women linked to increased risk of adverse outcomes – News-Medical.Net
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Safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy – The Lancet
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STAT+: Wyden wants details on Amgen’s U.S. taxes as part of expanding probe into pharma practices
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Creating an ‘adult-like’ mature human cardiac tissue
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Bioengineered cornea can restore sight to the blind and visually impaired
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Engineering enzymes to help solve the planet’s plastic problem
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Alcohol use can alter gut microbes, but not in the way you might think
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Astronomers confirm star wreck as source of extreme cosmic particles
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Study finds that sound plus electrical body stimulation has potential to treat chronic pain
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STAT+: Novartis reports two children died from acute liver failure after treatment with Zolgensma gene therapy
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