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Long COVID Patients Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn't Found New Treatments

— Over $1 billion of funding has so far failed to bring any new therapies to market

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Anti-Abortion Groups' Secret Weapon; Kennedy Targeted COVID Vax; Research at Risk

This past week in healthcare investigations

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'This Is a Fearful Time': Public Health Leaders Concerned About WHO Withdrawal

Move leaves U.S. vulnerable in future pandemics

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Fauci's Pardon: 'It's Really a Shame,' Public Health Officials Say

Many saddened that it had to come to this

Jan 21, 2025
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Painting Through the Pandemic: A Lifeline in Linseed Oil

Looking back, 5 years after COVID began

Jan 21, 2025
Fauci's Pardon: 'It's Really a Shame,' Public Health Officials Say

Many saddened that it had to come to this

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Painting Through the Pandemic: A Lifeline in Linseed Oil

Looking back, 5 years after COVID began

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Solitary Penile Ulcer Could Signal Various Sexually Transmitted Infections

PCR testing reveals an unusual presentation of an increasingly common disease

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What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man?

Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils

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Antibiotics Inferior to Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Kids

Treatment failure rate at 1 year reached 34% with antibiotics versus 7% with appendectomy

Jan 21, 2025
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Chronic Disease, COVID Vaccines Get Nods at Trump's Inaugural Address

President also takes a shot at the U.S. public health system

Jan 21, 2025
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Fauci Will Accept Pardon; RFK Jr. and COVID Vaccines; Nursing Director Shot

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Jan 21, 2025
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Trump Withdraws U.S. From WHO and Paris Climate Treaty on First Day in Office

He also rescinded dozens of executive orders signed by President Biden

Jan 21, 2025
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Meet the Americans Who Still Take COVID-19 Precautions Seriously

Immunocompromised people and others say they must remain vigilant

Jan 20, 2025
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Biden Pardons Anthony Fauci

Effort intended to guard against potential "revenge" by Trump

Jan 20, 2025
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Iffy Follow-Up Care for Many Patients With High-Risk HPV, Study Finds

Only 44% of HPV-positive patients with negative cytologic findings were retested within 16 months

Jan 17, 2025
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'CDC Must Be Investigated'; David Lynch, Bob Uecker Die; Nasal Epinephrine Warning

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Jan 17, 2025
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Lawmakers Clash Over Whether Trump and His Nominees Will Hurt Public Health

One congresswoman named the future of vaccines as one of her biggest concerns

Jan 16, 2025
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Amid H5N1, CDC Wants Faster Influenza A Subtyping for Hospitalized Cases

Clinicians should also ask about animal exposure

Jan 16, 2025
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Healthcare in the Mix in President Biden's Farewell Address

Biden touts Medicare drug price negotiation and gun safety law, but also warns about AI's dangers

Jan 16, 2025
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Opinion
Here's What It Will Take to Grow HIV-Positive to HIV-Positive Transplant Access

Updated federal regulations are an essential step, but more work remains

Jan 14, 2025
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Biden Health Officials Say They Built Up Pandemic Defenses. Trump Promises Changes.

The outgoing administration releases a "roadmap" for defenses against infectious diseases

Jan 14, 2025
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Docs Organize Against, and for, RFK Jr.'s Nomination to Run HHS

Letters, visits to senators among their strategies

Jan 13, 2025
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