3 h. ago GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds

GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds  The Washington Post

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6 h. ago Federal judge in Boston blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research

A federal judge is preventing the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding The post Federal judge in Boston blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research appeared first on Boston.com.

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7 h. ago Firefighters who battled LA County fires now fighting for access to a drug to help them

Firefighters who battled LA County fires now fighting for access to a drug to help them  NBC Los Angeles

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11 h. ago The history behind an enduring public health falsehood — that vaccines cause autism

For years, RFK Jr. has been an ardent vaccine skeptic who has also repeatedly claimed that vaccines cause autism. But that particular myth didn't start with him.

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12 h. ago Vince Neil delays Mötley Crüe's Las Vegas residency due to 'required medical procedure'

Mötley Crüe postponed its Las Vegas residency slated to begin at the end of the month due to a "required medical procedure" recommended by Vince Neil's doctors.

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14 h. ago Study: Middle East Expected to Have Most Obese Youth by 2050

A recent study in the medical journal The Lancet found a dramatic rise in obesity and overweight status, particularly among young people, in the Middle East, The National reported on Monday, highlighting the contrasts in a region also suffering significant malnutrition. The post Study: Middle East Expected to Have Most Obese Youth by 2050 appeared first on Breitbart.

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14 h. ago Weight Loss Drug Will Be Offered for $499 a Month for Some Patients

Some commercially insured patients stand to save $150 per month on Wegovy, a popular obesity medication. Patients on Medicare and Medicaid are not eligible.

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14 h. ago Not all cancer patients need chemo. Ataraxis AI raised $20M to fix that.

Ataraxis AI has raised a $20.4 million Series A to make cancer treatment more personalized. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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14 h. ago Not all cancer patients need chemo — Ataraxis AI raised $20M to personalize treatment

Ataraxis AI has raised a $20.4 million Series A to make cancer treatment more personalized. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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15 h. ago Florida Seeks Drug Prescription Data With Names of Patients and Doctors

The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns.

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16 h. ago An Overdiagnosis Epidemic Is Harming Patients’ Mental Health

Diagnosing patients when there aren’t effective treatments to give them can make their symptoms worse, argues neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan.

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18 h. ago 'A hot mess': Federal office that resolves surprise medical bills slashed by Trump

Ending surprise medical bills used to be a Trump priority, but he just slashed the federal office working on that.

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18 h. ago Cave Springs doctor pleads guilty to amended charges in Washington County, gets probation

Cave Springs doctor pleads guilty to amended charges in Washington County, gets probation  KNWA

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19 h. ago AI pioneers from UMass who channeled ‘hedonistic’ machines win computer science’s top prize

Retired UMass Amherst professor Andrew Barto and his doctoral student Richard Sutton are the winners of this year's A.M. Turing Award. The post AI pioneers from UMass who channeled ‘hedonistic’ machines win computer science’s top prize appeared first on Boston.com.

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19 h. ago After Trump speech, AOC tells Democrats to organize in GOP districts against Medicaid cuts

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is calling on Democrats to organize in GOP-heavy districts to push back against the Trump agenda and what she claims will be drastic cuts to Medicaid.

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23 h. ago Consumers can buy Zepbound direct from the drugmaker if they'll pay out of pocket

Eli Lilly is offering vials of its obesity drug Zepbound to patients at a discount — but only if they skip their insurance.

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23 h. ago Consumers can buy Zepbound and Wegovy direct from drugmakers if they pay cash

Eli Lilly is offering vials of its weight-loss drug Zepbound to patients at a discount — but only if they skip their insurance. Novo Nordisk is now discounting Wegovy for cash customers too.

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23 h. ago Comedian Chris Distefano says Dems will 'lose by even more votes' next election if they don't correct course

Comedian Chris Distefano explained to Fox News Digital why he believes Democrats will "lose by even more votes" in the next presidential election if they don't change.

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24 h. ago Apple is challenging U.K.’s iCloud encryption backdoor order

Apple is challenging a U.K. Government data access order in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), the Financial Times reports. The order targeted iCloud backups that are protected by end-to-end encryption. Last month, press leaks revealed the existence of the January order asking Apple to build a backdoor in iCloud’s encrypted backups. U.K. officials are exercising […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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28 h. ago DOUG SCHOEN: Biggest winner and most lamentable losers from Trump's speech

On Tuesday night, it was very hard for anyone who is a neutral observer to do anything other than recognize the forward-looking, expansive nature of President Trump's vision.

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