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'Evil Personified': Nurse Gets Life Sentence for Murdering Patients With Insulin

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High Response Rates With Gene Therapies for BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer

Three-fourths of patients had complete responses, which proved to be durable in most cases

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What Is Going on With Catheter-Based Pulmonary Embolism Devices in the Real World?

Researchers try to make do with the scant data on advanced PE intervention

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Better urinary and erectile function outcomes with high-intensity focused ultrasound

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Alzheimer's Biomarkers Linked With Plasma Leptin Levels

Over 2 years, lower baseline leptin was tied to a greater increase in tau

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Rare Pregnancy Problem Linked to Thiopurines, FDA Says

Agency finds risk for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy mostly in IBD, lupus patients

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Strict Fasting Window May Be Unwarranted Before Cardiac Cath

Trial shows improved patient satisfaction with no aspiration or excess safety events

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Increasing the Dose of Smoking Cessation Treatments Improved Abstinence

Switching from combined nicotine replacement therapy to varenicline promising, but didn't last

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Study Examines How Speech Patterns Change With Age

Older adults tend to use more adjectives and descriptive words, but without adding content

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Potential First Known Case of Mammal-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission Detailed

Genetic evidence strongly suggests dairy farm worker contracted H5N1 from cattle

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Gene Therapy Allowing Heart to Grow New Blood Vessels Supported by Early Data

Researchers are eyeing catheter-based delivery for people with refractory angina

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Fresh and Frozen Embryo Transfers May Increase Risk of Childhood Leukemia

However, overall cancer risk was not higher after fertility treatments vs natural conception

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4 Million Fewer Kids Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Wake of 'Unwinding'

Most were dropped for paperwork reasons, Georgetown University report finds

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Ophthalmology
Can At-Home Vision Tests Detect Active Neovascular AMD?

Report suggests several tools are inadequate, but app developers question the findings

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Most Pregnant Women With HIV Don't Get Recommended Vaccinations

Antenatal vaccines are "of utmost importance" in immunocompromising conditions like HIV

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Emergency Physician Is Five-Time 'Jeopardy!' Winner

Amy Hummel, MD, will go on to the show's Tournament of Champions

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Azithromycin Fails to Ease Burden of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preemies

Targeting Ureaplasma colonization, lung inflammation with antibiotic doesn't pan out in trial

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Investigational FSHD Drug Did Little to Change DUX4 Expression

Losmapimod was associated with small improvements in fat infiltration, upper arm function

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Day in the Life of a Doctor: Frequent Severe Hypoglycemia

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Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females

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Rx for Reality: Clinicians Confront Medical Gaslighting

Three healthcare professionals describe when they were gaslit by their peers

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Men Too: Sexual Harassment in the Operating Room

The fear and anxiety that come with harassment cross all boundaries

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Monica Bertagnolli: U.S. 'Ready' for Next Pandemic Threat

We are going to be as ready as any government or organization could possibly be, says NIH leader

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Perception Is Reality: NIH's Role on Drug Pricing and Data Transparency

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Bad Surgeon: Barriers to Addressing Medical Misconduct

Our culture rejects self-criticism, censors frank discussion, and too often hides misconduct

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A Few Phrases I Never Say to Patients

Preparing patients for pain is an art that's often botched

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When a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Causes Cancer

The potential benefits of CAR T-cell therapies still far outweigh the risks