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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/a-disgrace-feds-to-slash-the-number-of-recommended-vaccines-reports-say/ (MedPage Today) — HHS plans to remove a number of recommended vaccines from the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule early next year and create a lineup that mirrors Denmark’s slimmer schedule, according to multiple news outlets. Such a move would… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/119118 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 21:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/convenience-is-quietly-undermining-physician-autonomy/ (MedPage Today) — A few days ago, a recruiter pitched me a W-2 clinical role. When I mentioned preferring to manage my own insurance and retirement structure as an independent contractor (rather than being a hospital employee), he replied with… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119110 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 18:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/rotten-tomatoes-for-fda-pharma-cancer-trial-halted-cooked-food-tops-fresh/ (MedPage Today) — The FDA and four drug companies, one with a link to oncology, received 2025 “Rotten Tomatoes” awards from Fierce Biotech for representing “strategic missteps, chaotic management, or just rotten luck.” Astellas and Pfizer announced… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119114 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 19:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/higher-dose-aflibercept-similar-to-standard-dose-in-severe-amd-variant/ (MedPage Today) — A higher and less frequent dose of aflibercept (Eylea) was noninferior to the standard dose for the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in patients with neovascular (“wet”) age-related macular degeneration (AMD… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/ophthalmology/generalophthalmology/119109 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 18:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/issue-of-healthcare-rises-sharply-as-americans-priority-for-government-to-address/ (MedPage Today) — Julia Dvorak is worried her 83-year-old mother’s trips to the emergency department for seizures are depleting her retirement savings and will soon force her to go on Medicaid. At the same time, Dvorak, who’s 56 and suffers from… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/119104 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 16:12:00 Copyright for syndicated […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/liver-disease-medication-linked-to-lower-cancer-risks/ (MedPage Today) — Treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) was associated with significantly lower risks of certain cancers, a retrospective propensity-score matched analysis found. Using electronic… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/gastroenterology/generalhepatology/119108 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 17:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Liver Disease […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/lyme-created-in-a-lab-wild-pregnancies-diabetes-program-flopped/ (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 insight into the week’s biggest healthcare stories… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/anamnesis/119105 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 16:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/proton-therapy-for-oropharyngeal-cancer-makes-a-case-for-standard-of-care/ (MedPage Today) — Proton radiotherapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer matched conventional photon therapy for slowing disease progression and led to better overall survival (OS) with less toxicity, a prospective randomized trial showed. Patients… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119106 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 16:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Proton […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/resident-doctors-in-scotland-to-go-on-strike-for-first-time/ Lisa Summers,Scotland health and social care correspondentand Catherine Lyst,BBC Scotland Getty Images Scotland’s resident doctors are to go on strike in a dispute over pay – the first time a national walkout has been staged by NHS workers. Their union BMA Scotland had accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/putting-data-centres-in-space-isnt-going-to-happen-any-time-soon/ Starcloud wants to build a data centre satellite that is 4 kilometres by 4 kilometres Starcloud Could AI’s insatiable thirst for colossal data centres be fixed by launching them into space? Tech companies are eyeing low Earth orbit as a potential solution, but researchers say it’s unlikely in the near future due to a mountain […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/cdc-gives-danish-researchers-1-6m-to-study-hep-b-vaccine-birth-dose-in-africa/ (MedPage Today) — Researchers have raised concerns about an unusual federal grant made to Danish researchers to study the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in Africa. The CDC awarded $1.6 million over 5 years to an unsolicited proposal from researchers… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/hepatitis/119103 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 15:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/light-therapy-for-dry-amd-what-do-we-know/ (MedPage Today) — Armed with a recent authorization from the FDA, eye specialists are offering light therapy to patients with non-exudative (dry) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), aiming to stop or even reverse vision loss. Proponents claim… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/spotlight/aao-amd/119102 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-19 14:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […] […] More