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Lidocaine Fails to Speed Up Gut Function Recovery After Colonic Surgery

Absence of gut function recovery is the primary reason for extended hospital stays

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Florida's Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval

A year after being greenlit, the program has yet to begin

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Benefits of HPV Vaccination; Contraindications to Newer Obesity Drugs

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Contact members of Congress to reauthorize the Lorna Breen Act

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Expanded Treatment Options for Primary Biliary Cholangitis Leave Open Questions

Two new drugs offer promise after obeticholic acid misses out on full approval

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Public Health & Policy
TV's Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him to Lead

Shares included a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000

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Who Is Trump's Pick to Run Medicare and Medicaid?

You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz

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AI Teaches Surgery; AI Quality Registry; AI Matches Patients With Trials

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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Gastroenterology
Mirikizumab Effective in Crohn's Disease After Initial Standard Therapy Failure

Study also showed the monoclonal antibody was noninferior to ustekinumab

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HIV/AIDS
Long-Acting Injection Better for PrEP in Men, Gender-Diverse Groups

PURPOSE 2 trial affirms benefits previously proven in cisgender women

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Oncology/Hematology
New CAR-T Drug Induces Durable Remissions in ALL, Published Data Show

Results of FELIX study supported obecabtagene autoleucel's recent FDA approval

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Neurology
FDA Investigating Blood Cancer Risk With Gene Therapy Skysona

Agency is evaluating the need for further regulatory action

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Dermatology
Ultraprocessed Foods Implicated in Psoriasis Activity

Association believed to be related to inflammation

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Allergy & Immunology
Novel Burden Score May Better Predict Asthma Severity

New measure incorporates exacerbations and healthcare utilization

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Public Health & Policy
ASCVD Mortality Linked to Specific Air Pollution Sources

Pollution-mortality relationship evidenced at the level of PM2.5 source type

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Meeting Coverage
AREDS2 Supplements and Geographic Atrophy Progression

Emily Chew, MD, explains how diet and key nutrients shape AMD management strategies

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Endocrinology
IG Live December 2: The Weight of Wegovy

How GLP-1 drugs are reshaping medicine

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Neurology
Chronic Pain Is Rising, and It's Not Clear Why

More Americans are living with pain now, CDC data show

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Ophthalmology
Vision Problems in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Uncovered With Comprehensive Workup

Optical assessments and machine-learning approaches allow for accurate diagnosis

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Washington-Watch
Trump Picks Jay Bhattacharya, Who Backed COVID Herd Immunity, as NIH Director

Bhattacharya was also a critic of COVID pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates

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World's Oldest Man Dies; Harvey Weinstein's Medical Care; Soccer and Brain Damage

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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HealthWatch
Medications to Reduce Lipoprotein(a); Genome Models and CVD Risk

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MedPod Today: What Happens to Healthcare Under Trump?

乌鸦传媒 reporters offer further insights into recently covered topics

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Anamnesis
A Moral Code: Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine

Three physicians face crossroads in patient care

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The Doctor's Art
A Life in Medical Innovation and Philanthropy

A discussion with the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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What Having Ebola Is Really Like

Craig Spencer, MD, talks about the symptoms and his treatment at Bellevue Hospital

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Chloe Nazra Lee, MD, MPH
An Indian Doctor Was Just Raped and Killed. This Is Not an Isolated Incident.

An examination of what's driving sexual violence against women in medicine

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Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH
Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

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Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS
When a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Causes Cancer

The potential benefits of CAR T-cell therapies still far outweigh the risks