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Novel GLP-1 Pill Tops Oral Semaglutide for Diabetes

(MedPage Today) -- An investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist pill edged out oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) for improving blood glucose in adults ...

Trump Admin to Pause Medicaid Funding to Minnesota Because of Fraud Concerns

(MedPage Today) -- Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to ...

Maternity Services ‘Still Failing’ Women and Babies

An interim review finds discrimination, staffing gaps, and poor facilities continue to undermine NHS maternity care in England. Medscape News ...

Very Early ART Initiation in Children With HIV Could Lead to ART-Free Remission

(MedPage Today) -- Even with treatment interruption after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) at birth, aviremia could still be maintained, ...

When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

Model of a Neanderthal man at the Natural History Museum in LondonMike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty Images When our species and Neanderthals ...

Did Exercise Really Help Your Hip Osteoarthritis Patients?

(MedPage Today) -- Common tools for gauging disease severity in osteoarthritis (OA) such as the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities ...

Instagram Plans to Notify Parents if Teens ‘Repeatedly’ Search Suicide-Related Terms

(MedPage Today) -- Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated ...

Injectable ART Suppressed HIV Long-Term in Teens

(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- The combination injectable cabotegravir-rilpivirine (CAB-RPV; Cabenuva) safely maintained long-term viral suppression among adolescents with HIV ...

Doctor Killed in Shark Attack; Nurse Fights for License; Doc Scammed Out of $500K

(MedPage Today) -- A doctor was killed in a shark attack while wing foiling in New Caledonia near Australia. (People) ...

More Organs Now Obtained Via Donation After Circulatory Death

(MedPage Today) -- Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) now accounts for nearly half of all deceased organ donors in ...

‘You Aren’t Trapped’: Hundreds of U.S. Nurses Choose Canada Over Trump’s America

(MedPage Today) -- Last month, Justin and Amy Miller packed their vehicles with three kids, two dogs, a pet bearded ...

This CMS Official Is Ready to Be ‘Done Talking’ About Prior Authorization

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- A top health official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hedged on ...

Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults’ privacy

UK lawmakers are proposing to restrict children’s use of social mediaGeorge Chan/Getty Images A proposed new law banning children in ...

‘Midwives didn’t listen’ says mother of baby with brain damage

"I attended A&E multiple times complaining of pain, tachycardia (increased heart rate), sickness - I couldn't keep anything down... but ...

COVID Vaccine Injuries; Urologist Arrested; Blueberries Recalled

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is ...

Assisted Dying Bill Passed by Jersey Assembly

Jersey has approved assisted dying legislation, but delays to royal assent in the Isle of Man have raised constitutional concerns. ...

Residents With Children Are at a Financial Breaking Point

As childcare costs soar and pay lags behind inflation, residents are forced into impossible choices about family and training. Medscape ...

Jersey approves assisted dying law