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AI won’t enhance physician autonomy. It will further diminish it

AI is not the villain here; it is a mirror,” reflecting the diminishment of physician judgment, writes former surgeon Frances ...
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I was in my office when bullets hit the CDC. A year later, the agency remains under attack

It was briefly more dangerous to sit at a desk in Atlanta than to chase a hemorrhagic fever in the field,” writes Daniel ...
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FDA approves Replimune melanoma drug previously rejected twice

The FDA approved Replimune’s treatment for advanced melanoma, dealing the company and patient advocates a big win after a ...
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Covid can reactivate dormant viruses, according to study

A CDC director officially confirmed, Moderna's mRNA flu shot approved, and other health news from Morning Rounds ...
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Senate committee votes along party lines to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

A Senate committee has voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer questions about his role in the Covid pandemic.
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Study reveals new role for tau, a top target for Alzheimer’s drug development

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. In the race for new ways to treat Alzheimer’s and other devastating neurologic ...
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Takeda’s narcolepsy drug approved by the FDA, seen as a boon for new class of treatments

The FDA approved a novel type of treatment for narcolepsy made by Takeda, backing a new drug class that scientists hope can ...
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MRI is standard for diagnosing prostate cancer in most western countries. But most U.S. men don’t get them

Pre-biopsy MRI is standard outside the U.S., but the latest data show such scans were done in only about a third of U.S.
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FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, the first to use the technology

The FDA has approved Moderna’s influenza vaccine, the first licensed flu shot made using messenger RNA technology.
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Once again, child dies in gene-editing trial in China, rekindling debate on transparency and safety

With a second delayed report of a child's death in China, criticism is rising of a looser form of clinical trial. One expert: ...
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Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling nearly yearlong vacancy

WASHINGTON — Erica Schwartz was confirmed Wednesday as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making ...
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A scientist-turned-biotech executive is notching some wins, and enjoying it

The scientist-turned-biotech entrepreneur has been basking in the knowledge that the science he had tried to propel forward ...