Microsoft global outage forces health systems to cancel appointments, delay procedures
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CQC admits mistakes in rollout of new regulatory approach
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Opinion: The ‘Risky Research Review Act’ would do more harm than good
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Converting wastewater to fertilizer with fungal treatment
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Good timing: Study unravels how our brains track time
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Paying care workers properly could cost {pound}40bn but would lead to NHS savings, says strategy
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Will Labour help us transition away from pre-clinical animal research?
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GMC backtracks on describing PAs as “studying medicine” after protests
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India: Doctors report surge in use of off label GLP-1 agonists among rich
Doctors in India are urging the government to take action to ensure that glucagon-like peptide…
Q&A with Dave Chokshi: Former NYC health commissioner works to unite public health and medical providers
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STAT+: FDA investigators have not spoken with patients and others alleging misconduct in MDMA trials
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Opinion: Supreme Court’s nondecision jeopardizes emergency abortion care
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Opinion: To overcome the overdose crisis, addiction treatment must be integrated into the health care system
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Prenatal Exposure to PBDEs Linked to Adolescent Behavioral Concerns – Research Horizons
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Prenatal Zika infection in mothers found to have long-term immune consequences in children, even without microcephaly – Medical Xpress
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Autism risk potentially lowered by healthy prenatal diet – Contemporary Obgyn
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NY Employers Will Pay For Lactation Breaks and Prenatal Leave and the State Ends COVID-19 Sick Leave – JD Supra
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Hailey Bieber’s Mesh Heels Are Fashion’s Answer to Pregnancy Footwear – Vogue
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Patrick Mahomes Jokes He’s ‘Done’ with Having Kids amid Wife Brittany’s Third Pregnancy – PEOPLE
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Pregnant Brittany Mahomes Details Postpartum Hair Loss Before Welcoming Baby No. 3 With Patrick Mahomes – E! NEWS
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UN News Today July 18
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Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy marks a milestone in cancer treatment
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PHOTO GALLERY: AMA display of medical quackery and ineffective, dangerous alternative medicine – HealthExec
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Books offer novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the Philippines
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World News In Brief: Bangladesh student protests, Yemen’s maternal deaths, Mandela Day, honouring LGBT rights at EuroGames 2024
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Listen: JD Vance’s biotech ties, Cassava resignations, and insulin shortages
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Massive study of veterans’ DNA shows how diversity can help researchers decipher the genome
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‘Legal’ psychedelic mushrooms actually contain illegal hallucinogens, study shows
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NHS England should rethink four year undergraduate medical degrees
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Human Rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts
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STAT+: Novartis not ready to admit a $3 billion mistake
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Gilead’s CMO leaving, Novartis hedging on a drug, and more
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Four year medical degree: stop using “widening participation” to ȷustify questionable policy
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Deceptive “copycat” cannabinoid snacks are putting children at risk, US agency warns
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