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STAT+: Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer CSO who could take on Covid but not Wall Street, to step down
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Lilly’s obesity drug looks more potent than Novo’s in observational study
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FTC report on PBMs, Lilly vs. Novo weight loss study, and more
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STAT+: FTC report finds PBMs profit at the expense of patients and independent pharmacies
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Americans find hospital-at-home care appealing and safe, study suggests
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Scientists discover how to improve vaccine responses to potentially deadly bacterium
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Employees prefer human performance monitors over AI, study finds
Organizations using AI to monitor employees’ behavior and productivity can expect them to complain more,…
Restored oyster sanctuaries host more marine life
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Coral reefs: Battlegrounds for survival in a changing climate
Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean…
New extremely fast carbon storage technology
A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere works much faster than current…
Combining popular diabetes drugs offers complementary heart and kidney benefits
New research shows combined use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1…
Innovative, highly accurate AI model can estimate lung function just by using chest x-rays
An artificial intelligence (AI) model that can estimate with high accuracy a person’s lung function…
Does frailty need a new name?
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Reporting of surrogate endpoints in randomised controlled trial protocols (SPIRIT-Surrogate): extension checklist with explanation and elaboration
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John Launer: Pressing the pause button—how my operation was cancelled
Recently, I found myself booked in for an operation that was cancelled at the last…
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The crisis in academic medicine is not academic medicine in crisis
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Side hustles for doctors: specific guidance is needed
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5 takeaways from the Human Genome Project investigation
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Opinion: Everyone deserves addiction treatment that works — including those in jail
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Opinion: STAT+: Private equity and neuroscience: a novel approach to developing new treatments for neurological disorders
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STAT+: Drugmakers are losing crucial friends on Capitol Hill
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The untold story of the Human Genome Project: How one man’s DNA became a pillar of genetics
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STAT+: A faster, simpler, cheaper cancer cell therapy is about to be tested in humans
In a long-awaited study, patients in Australia will soon receive an IV infusion designed to…
How prenatal cannabis exposure may affect mental health in childhood – News-Medical.Net
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STAT+: South Africa and J&J reach a deal to widen access to a key tuberculosis treatment
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Trump’s 2024 platform abandons calls to cut Medicare, broadly restrict abortion
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump says he “will not cut one penny” from Medicare and…
STAT+: Pulling back the curtain on psychiatric hospital joint ventures
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Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capital
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Hexagonal perovskite oxides: Electrolytes for next-generation protonic ceramic fuel cells
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Visualizing short-lived intermediate compounds produced during chemical reactions
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STAT+: AI leads the way as health tech funding inches toward a post-pandemic stability
Funding for health tech startups in the first half of 2024 remained far below the…
New study sparks debate about whether H5N1 virus in cows is adapted to better infect humans
A study published Monday provides new evidence that the H5N1 virus currently causing an outbreak…
Industrial action: New health secretary opens talks with junior doctors
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Novo Nordisk failed to disclose {pound}7.8m in payments to doctors and others over three years
Drug company Novo Nordisk has been reprimanded by the UK pharmaceutical regulator after it admitted…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about AbbVie spending on doctors, a new Lilly deal, and more
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STAT+: Biden administration appeals jury finding in battle over patents for HIV prevention pills
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