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After youth vaping surge, the U.K. moves to ban disposable e-cigarettes
The U.K. is moving to ban disposable #vapes, part of a broader push that will also prevent anyone now under 15 from ever ...
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Top FDA official says Trump and RFK Jr. will mean ‘vigorous dialogue’ on vaccines
LONDON — The incoming Trump administration and its embrace of anti-vaccine figures will give scientists and public health ...
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A documentary about menopause has ‘misinformation’ and shouldn’t be used to educate docs, critics say
A dozen experts on women’s health are demanding the Federation of State Medical Boards remove a new documentary about ...
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The health care system is ill-equipped to recognize and treat cystic fibrosis in non-white patients
Rena Barrow has two sons with cystic fibrosis, born 20 years apart — but they faced the same terrible delay in diagnosis.
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Novartis buys gene therapy startup Kate Therapeutics, joining pursuit of muscular dystrophy treatment
Novartis's acquisition of Kate Therapeutics gives it a pipeline of gene therapies for three genetic neuromuscular diseases.
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The health care industry is girding for Trump’s tariffs —and pushing hard for carveouts
President-elect Trump campaigned on imposing broad, steep tariffs to create more jobs in the U.S. and combat China. If ...
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Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here’s why
MedTwitter is migrating en masse from X to Bluesky, suddenly making it an essential hub for scientific discourse. Here's why.
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Squid-inspired replacements for needles; Science Twitter and Bluesky
In today's health news, a group of bioengineers has created a drug delivery device that draws inspiration from squids.
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Don’t expect RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to get much done on prevention and wellness
While many critics of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz are focused on their criticisms of vaccines, that focus is somewhat ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Trump and tariff worries, PBM rules in New York, and more
Some industry leaders are confident health care products such as drugs will be carved out of expected Trump administration tariffs ...
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Versant enters obesity with new startup
Versant Ventures is joining the obesity race, launching a startup called Pep2Tango Therapeutics. Pep2Tango is developing drugs to target GLP-1 and GIP receptors — the same ones hit by Eli Lilly’s ...
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FDA chief: AI adoption driven by financial reasons, not patient benefits
Schrödinger is an unusual animal in the AI in drug discovery landscape. In a new interview with CEO Ramy Farid, STAT’s Brittany Trang explains the company’s business model that’s part software suite, ...