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Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy Doesn't Impact Kids' Brain Development

New data further prove the safety of aspirin use in pregnancy

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Hacking of Docs' Rx Accounts Led to Bonanza of Illegal Pills, Prosecutors Say

Drugs allegedly picked up in multiple states and resold online

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Effective Treatments Identified for Pediatric Complication of COVID

RECOVERY trial evaluated immunomodulatory therapy and corticosteroids

Why Measles Keeps Popping Up in Pockets of the U.S.

Paul Offit, MD, on the history of the MMR vaccine and the lasting legacy of COVID

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Infusion Drug Mark-Ups Higher at Safety Net Hospitals

Study shows big difference in reimbursement-to-acquisition cost ratio versus private practice

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Why I Hope the COVID Pandemic Isn't Over

More dwindling before it "ends" would promote better health outcomes

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Maternal Vaccination Lowers Odds of Respiratory Distress in COVID-Exposed Infants

Preterm, COVID-exposed infants with respiratory distress had marked inflammatory responses

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New FDA Boxed Warning; College Shaken by Suicides; More Get Flu Shot Than COVID Vax

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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COVID Vax During Pregnancy Safe for Infant Brain Development, Study Suggests

Observational data out to 18 months await confirmation in longer-term follow-up

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Newborns Better Protected With 3 Doses of Maternal COVID Vaccine

And cord anti-S antibody levels were the same for preterm and full-term pregnancies, study shows

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$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccines

In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements

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Dead Nurse Found in Freezer; Deadly Hospital Error; Weight-Loss Compounder Crashes

This past week in healthcare investigations

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IG Live January 17: From Long COVID Symptoms to Solutions

Leading long COVID researcher Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, discusses new research

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Neurologic Risk Slight After COVID Vaccines, Extensive Review Shows

Immune-mediated neurologic events may include Guillain-Barre syndrome or Bell's palsy

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Would You Switch a Patient's Medication if You Knew the Cost?

Optimizing price estimate alert design and logic should be a priority

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COVID Vax and Blood Clots; Cancer Rise in Young Adults; Corpse-Abuse Charge Dropped

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ACIP Unveils Its 2024 Adult Immunization Recommendations

Schedule must be more user-friendly to improve vaccine uptake, critics say

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Shingles Vaccine Highly Effective Over 4 Years

Two-dose Shingrix vaccine also provided long-term protection in people taking corticosteroids

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Fauci Grilled by Subcommittee; Vaccine Sales Plunge; Nanoplastics in Water

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Was the Name 'Operation Warp Speed' Misleading?

Paul Offit reflects on how FDA communication may have led to vaccine hesitancy

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FDA Leaders' Vaccination Warning; Michael Bolton's Brain Tumor; JN.1 Now Dominant

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

Paul Offit Debunks Florida Surgeon General's Anti-Vax Warning

"It is hard to believe that Dr. Ladapo actually issued that statement," said vaccine expert

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FDA Warns of Toxic Oleander in Supplements

Dangerous substitution once again found in tejocote root products

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Lessons From the Chemotherapy Shortages: Invest in Generics

We need more sustainable solutions to ensure treatment access

FDA Warns Amazon Over Supplements Containing Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

Agency bought and tested products that were found to contain tadalafil and sildenafil

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Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Omicron or Flu

Study underscores urgent need to use preventive measures

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Planning to Stop That Benzodiazepine? Think Twice

Patients who discontinued long-term benzodiazepines had a higher risk of death

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Shingles Vaccine Reduced Zoster Attacks in Patients With IBD

Patients 50 and older saw benefits with vaccine, except in cases of complicated zoster

Cannabis Exposure During Pregnancy; Tirzepatide Cessation and Weight Gain

Also in TTHealthWatch: newer vaccine technologies in adults

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Trump's Cognitive Exam; CDC Issues 'Urgent' Vaccination Alert; Plan B Use Doubled

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Biden Administration Announces Moves to Cut Drug Prices

Lower drug copays for Medicare enrollees, price concessions for new COVID treatments spotlighted

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Low-Dose Intradermal Mpox Vaccine on Par With Subcutaneous Dosing

Antibody titers comparable between the regimens, and similar regardless of HIV status

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Moderna's mRNA RSV Vaccine Effective in Older Adults

Whether it provides lasting protection remains to be seen

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High-Dose Recombinant Flu Vax Offers More Protection for Adults 50 to 64

Relative benefit was modest, but could provide substantial public health benefit

The FDA's Inequitable Conduct Problem

Study finds that about half of all inequitable conduct cases were for FDA-regulated products

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Nurses, Resident Slashed; Deadly Tick Disease Outbreak; COVID Vax After Infection

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AI and Breast Cancer Screening; Cancer After Treatment for Sickle Cell

Also in TTHealthWatch: mail-in cervical cancer screening kits

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FDA Inspections of Foreign Drug Manufacturers Haven't Bounced Back After Pandemic

Overseas inspections "well below" pre-pandemic surveillance

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CDC Urges Clinicians to Be Aware of Potential Clade I Mpox Cases From DRC

Cases of this subtype may cause more severe disease than Clade II

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Prenatal RSV Infection Linked to Fetal Inflammation, Poorer Growth

Study may give force to recommendations for maternal RSV vaccination

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