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I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me
While debates in the U.S. rage about potential overexposure to fluoride, people worldwide still lack basic access to it.
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In its flagship journal, the CDC keeps publishing papers after firing scientists who made the research possible
In its flagship journal, the CDC keeps publishing papers after firing scientists who made the research possible.
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Trump’s drug-pricing claims, FDA’s Covid vaccine directive, and more
President Trump claimed his “most favored nation” executive order could cause U.S. drug prices to “drop like a rock” in a ...
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FDA clears first blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s
Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Adam Feuerstein is ...
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New budget bans Medicaid coverage of trans gender-affirming care
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My sister and I each gave our brother a kidney — and faced health consequences decades later
People often think that they will be perfectly fine with just one kidney. But there are long-term health consequences, and ...
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4 takeaways from the MAHA commission’s report on children’s health
The MAHA commission's assessment of children's health mirrored RFK Jr.'s familiar targets. The question now is what remedies ...
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Scientists protest White House plan to put political appointees in charge of grant-making
Trump administration proposal is seen as a way to make NIH institute and center directors political appointees.
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With U.S. absent, WHO adopts pandemic treaty aimed at improving vaccine access
WHO members on Tuesday adopted a treaty that outlines how to prepare for and respond to pandemics. One country missing: the U ...
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FDA asks mRNA vaccine makers to widen age range for rare heart risk warning
In another sign of growing scrutiny over Covid-19 vaccines, the Food and Drug Administration has asked the two makers of mRNA ...
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GSK drug’s new approval sets up competition with Dupixent
Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud.
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Merus drug, with immunotherapy, shows preliminary survival boost for patients with head and neck cancer
A Merus drug, combined with Keytruda, shows preliminary survival gains in newly diagnosed metastatic head and neck cancer ...