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Dr. David Morens, former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and once an associate to Dr. Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty Thursday to a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. in relation to efforts to evade Freedom…
Read full article →Don't be surprised if you start hearing some more coughing in the next few weeks. COVID-19 is once again on the rise in nearly every corner of the U.S.
Read full article →Rural hospitals need trained people, tested backups, downtime procedures, clinical continuity planning, and staff who know what to do when an alert fires. A framework won’t substitute for that work, but it helps organize it and makes progress measurable. The…
Read full article →Amylyx reports success in a pivotal trial, biopharma A-listers join a pain-blocking device company board, and more biotech news from The Readout
Read full article →Top executives of major health systems got substantial raises, even as their hospitals grappled with plenty of challenges.
Read full article →Municipalities are struggling with the cost of health insurance for their workers, and states are facing a major decision on Medicaid drug coverage.
Read full article →Eyepoint disclosed that a Phase 3 trial of its experimental treatment for a common cause of age-related blindness fell short of its primary goal
Read full article →Doritos as "real" "food," public-sector health care in trouble, and more health news from Morning Rounds
Read full article →A prominent AI startup has rolled out a virtual cell model, advancing the race to speed up science.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals in abortion ban states quickly developed standards to protect clinicians from legal risks when providing abortions in cases where the health or life of the mother is at risk, a qualitative study showed. Through interviews...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A serially tracked heart stress (HS) biomarker was generally indicative of a person's heart risks in older age, even among relatively healthy individuals, an observational study showed. Based on the ASPREE trial and its extension...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The CDC still has an Alzheimer's disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There's just no one staffing it. Then there's the agency's Office on Smoking and Health. Congress allocated $246 million for...
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