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(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Thursday approved rebisufligene etisparvovec (Fayuvi) as the first treatment for pediatric patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA (MPS IIIA), also known as Sanfilippo syndrome type A, the agency announced Thursday...

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(MedPage Today) -- Intrauterine instillation of the anesthetic mepivacaine significantly reduced pain during intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, a Swedish randomized trial showed. Mean pain score during IUD placement was 43.8 mm on a visual analog...

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(MedPage Today) -- President Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide "most favored nation" (MFN) pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices...

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(MedPage Today) -- The lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children said he was certain of her guilt, but that other jurors wouldn't listen to him, according to a statement released by his lawyer Friday...

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Several Texas hospitals are suing an out-of-state Blue Cross for unpaid medical claims, highlighting the varying standards for whether care is medically necessary.

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(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz

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(MedPage Today) -- Giving no more than a week's worth of systemic antibiotics was as effective as a standard multi-week course for preventing treatment failure in patients who underwent surgery for orthopedic infection paired with implant of a...

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A gene therapy approved for Sanfilippo syndrome, good and bad news for Xenon Pharma, and more biotech news

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From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

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The U.S. is working on rules for investing in China that would likely preserve pharma's ability to strike most licensing deals for Chinese drugs

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Kennedy speaks at the Children's Health Defense, medical facilities under attack in Sudan, and more health news form Morning Rounds

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(MedPage Today) -- As a first step toward possible health warnings about cell phones, Wi-Fi, and other technologies, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked for public feedback on effects of electromagnetic fields, radiofrequency radiation...

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(MedPage Today) -- Frailty did not appear to prevent adults with cardiovascular disease and overweight or obesity from reaping the benefits of semaglutide (Wegovy), a secondary analysis of SELECT trial data indicated. By week 104, semaglutide...

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“The young men in my clinic are responding rationally to a system that was designed for profit,” writes plastic surgeon Kavitha Ranganathan.

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James Deardorff, a geriatrician at UCSF, talks about the benefits and pitfalls of using AI to make care decisions for older adults.

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Amid a civil war in Sudan, it’s now difficult for people with cancer and other long-term illnesses to receive treatment that was once readily available

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It wasn’t until he started medical school, Brian Zhang writes, that he realized ‘Asian glow’ from drinking was a sign of something important.

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(MedPage Today) -- As part of MedPage Today's series on healthcare clinicians running for office, Washington Editor Joyce Frieden spoke with Richard Pan, MD, MPH, a pediatrician and former state senator who is running as a Democrat for a U.S. House...

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(MedPage Today) -- The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in coronary heart disease (CHD) held up better than ever in an updated Cochrane review, and they looked increasingly applicable to more people and exercise programs. A meta-analysis...

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(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody! Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insights into the week's biggest healthcare stories...

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(MedPage Today) -- A consequential shift in our understanding of ovarian cancer has gone mainstream. Many of the deadliest cancers we call ovarian may actually begin in the fallopian tubes, and removing those tubes may dramatically reduce future...

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(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. At least 48 people in southern Nigeria have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to...

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(MedPage Today) -- Children and adolescents ineligible for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization accounted for a substantial proportion of the RSV-associated intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and deaths in recent years, a U.S. cohort...

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