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Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Life-Saving Baby Heart Device

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 A Cornell University project to save babies born with serious heart defects has lost key funding just days after it was approved. The U.S.

Mepolizumab Yields Lower Rate of Moderate/Severe Exacerbations in COPD

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a history of exacerbations and a blood eosinophil count of at least 300 cells L, mepolizumab

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Alcohol Intake in Patients Treated for Obesity

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are tied to a reduction in alcohol intake, according to a research letter recently published in Diabetes,

BCG Revaccination Does Not Provide Protection From Sustained Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

Bacille Calmette-Gu rin (BCG) revaccination is not efficacious for preventing sustained Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, defined by sustained QuantiFERON-T

Weight Gain, Late First Pregnancy Combo Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Weight gain combined with late first pregnancy (FP) or nulliparity is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer (BC), according to a study presented a

Adding Bevacizumab to Chemo Beneficial in High-Risk Ovarian Cancer

The addition of bevacizumab to first-line (1L) chemotherapy offers real-world benefit to patients with epithelial ovarian cancer with high-risk prognostic facto

Medicaid 'Unwinding' Cost Kids Access To Asthma Inhalers, Other Chronic Disease Meds

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 Children and young adults formerly covered by Medicaid are losing access to medications needed to control conditions like depression, schiz

Birth Control Pill Increases Risk Of Asthma Attacks In Young Women

Young women taking the Pill might have an increased risk of asthma attacks, a new study says.Taking the progesterone-only form of the contraceptive pill can inc

FDA Approves At-Home Cervical Cancer Test for Women Ages 25 to 65

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 Women now have a new way to check their risk for cervical cancer from the comfort of their own home.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (

U.S. Illicit Opioid Use Could Be 20 Times Higher Than Previously Estimated

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 More Americans use illicit opioids like fentanyl than previously estimated, undercutting perceived progress in confronting the U.S. opioid

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