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STAT+: New data on Eli Lilly’s ‘triple-G’ drug leave open questions on heart benefit
On analyses that looked at major cardiovascular events, those taking retatrutide did not have a significant lower risk of death, heart attack, or stroke.
Read full article →Filing of bipartisan Senate bill boosts momentum for office of men’s health
Mirroring the bipartisan bill introduced in the House, the measure would require a study from the GAO on the state of men’s health in the U.S. to be presented within…
Read full article →STAT+: FDA staff and peptide enthusiasts set to clash at advisory panel
FDA advisers are set to consider whether allowing compounding pharmacies to offer largely unproven peptides is a safer bet than the gray-market versions now in use.
Read full article →Opinion: Good riddance to bundled ‘global’ maternal care billing
New maternal billing codes should create a transparent system where both patients and clinicians can thrive, ACOG writes.
Read full article →Opinion: New billing codes likely to raise maternity care costs
“This change is likely to lead to only modest increases in total medical expenses. However, it coincides with many other factors raising health insurance premiums,” writes Jeff Levin-Scherz.
Read full article →Get into med school in the graphic memoir 'See One, Do One, Teach One'
Grace Farris' book brings readers behind the med school scenes — documenting anxiety over loans, bouts of impostor syndrome, friendships forged in stress, and the ever-impossible work-life balance.
Read full article →This AI tool promises a 'second sight of eyes' to clinicians. Did patients benefit?
Medical workers in a Nairobi clinic used an AI tool to check their work. A new study evaluates the result.
Read full article →Why health officials do not have a good handle on the current Ebola outbreak
To get slightly ahead of the virus, health officials need to quickly identify people at risk of infection, a practice known as contact tracing. That's a challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read full article →Number of cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. has surpassed previous records, CDC says
It can take weeks to confirm a single case of intestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, but the CDC's tally for this year now stands at over 4,100.
Read full article →FDA panel considers easing peptide restrictions
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are weighing the evidence for seven different peptides. Favorable votes would pave the way for easier access.
Read full article →Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000
Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the grim 1,000-death threshold, marking the fastest fatal surge in recorded history of the virus.
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