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Pro sports leagues should do away with injury reports

NFL injury lists began after a high-rolling gambler learned five players on one team had the flu. It’s time to change the ...
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Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible”

In a Q&A with STAT, Nobel winner Drew Weissman addressed concerns raised about Covid shots at a recent meeting of federal ...
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In a chaotic meeting, RFK Jr.’s handpicked advisers begin altering the childhood vaccine schedule

Kennedy says he wants to restore trust in vaccines. His hand-picked ACIP panel raised many doubts, and outside experts were ...
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Federal advisory committee restricts access to MMRV shot for some low-income children

A CDC advisory committee has voted to restrict access to the MMRV shot by some low-income children, though separate MMR and ...
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FDA approves ultra-rare disease drug that became a symbol of uncertainty over regulatory standards

After months of uncertainty, the Food and Drug Administration offered accelerated approval for an ultra-rare disease drug ...
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ACA tax credits still in limbo after stopgap government funding bill fails

A stopgap government funding bill failed, jeopardizing Dem efforts to extend extra subsidies on Affordable Care Act ...
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Federal vaccine panel remade by RFK Jr. votes to maintain insurance coverage for Covid shots

The panel's decision would preserve broad insurance coverage for Covid-19 shots, even though some panelists questioned their ...
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CDC reverses telework pause that sparked complaints over its impact on workers with disabilities

The CDC has rescinded a policy issued on Monday that paused remote work for employees, including those with disabilities ...
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Biotech M&A’s quiet roll

The FDA earlier this week issued nearly 60 warning letters to telehealth firms, med spas, and providers marketing compounded versions of blockbuster GLP-1 weight loss drugs, accusing them of ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about CVS coverage of an HIV drug, an EMA boost for Merck, and more

The scope of FDA warnings about compounded drugs is narrower than messaging suggests, because they do not center on the ...
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Key federal vaccine panel tables vote on delaying newborn hepatitis B shot

A CDC advisory panel voted Friday to postpone a vote on whether to delay infants’ first hepatitis B vaccine — temporarily ...
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What’s at stake after day one of ACIP

That’s how many confirmed Ebola cases have resulted in death in southern Congo, where authorities have been fighting a new ...