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U.S. maternal death rate far exceeds that of other wealthy nations
In 2022, U.S. women had a death rate from complications of pregnancy and childbirth of 22 deaths per 100,000 live births, researchers found. That's a rate more than double and…
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FDA advisory panel votes against allowing MDMA as PTSD treatment
An FDA panel voted against approving using MDMA in combination with talk therapy to treat PTSD. File Photo by Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/EPA-EFE The popular underground drug…
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Lawsuit claims Poppi soda doesn’t include enough prebiotics to affect gut health
A lawsuit claims Poppi drinks contain only around 2 grams of the prebiotic agave inulin fiber and pointed to research that showed drinking 7.5 grams of agave inulin daily for three…
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NIH launches 2 clinical trials testing HIV drug on women, other minority groups
1 of 3 | Volunteers help lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt on its 35th anniversary at San Francisco's Robin Williams meadow in June 2022 in Golden Gate Park, where 3,000…
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Black, Hispanic people twice as likely to lose Medicaid coverage
A new report finds that most folks who've lost Medicaid coverage have done so because of paperwork issues, and they're far more likely to be people of color. Photo by Adobe…
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Combining AI with mammograms may improve breast cancer detection
AI-assisted mammography detected significantly more breast cancers, with a lower false-positive rate, than doctors assessing mammograms on their own, researchers reported. Photo by…
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People with sleep apnea at higher risk for hospitalizations
People aged 50 and older with sleep apnea have 21% higher odds of hospitalization compared to those without the breathing disorder, researchers report. Photo courtesy of Penn…
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Lack of insurance may prevent Americans from accessing best cancer drugs
Among patients diagnosed with advanced melanomas, those who had private health insurance saw rates of 2-year survival rise from 29.6% before their ICI drug was approved to 41.8%…
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Immunotherapy drug may keep colon cancer patients cancer-free after surgery
Doctors in Britain say that an immunotherapy drug, given before surgery, can help many more colon cancer patients with a specific genetic profile stay cancer-free long term. Photo…
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Study: Weight-loss drugs may reduce the risk of acute pancreatitis recurrence
About 15% of patients taking semaglutide had wound up suffering a recurrence of pancreatitis, compared with 24% in the SGLT2 inhibitor group, 23% in the DPP4 group and nearly 52% of…
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