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Georgia Stem Cell Companies Banned From Marketing Their Treatments

They'll also have to pay more than $5 million in penalties and refunds to duped customers

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Growing 'Medical Freedom' Movement Poses Challenge for Public Health

The notion isn't new, but is "coalescing, now, around this phrase"

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Over 17,000 Docs Reject RFK Jr.; Trump's Disease-Border Plan; Afib and Eye Strokes

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Milk, Calcium Intake Tied to Lower Colon Cancer Risk

Risk decreased by 17% with increasing calcium intake, rose with alcohol, red and processed meat

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Patient Care Deteriorates After Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals

Study supports other research showing worse outcomes after private equity acquisition

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What Will it Take to Achieve Better Health in a Divided America?

Bridging the political and ideological divide is key to productive healthcare policy

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Wildfires Blanket Southern California With Smoky Air, Threatening Health of Millions

The risks and how to protect yourself

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U.S. 'Notorious Markets' Report Warns of Risks From Online Pharmacies

Nearly all of the world's 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally

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Study Pinpoints Factors Driving COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Women

Government mistrust persists, certain promotion tactics also seen as exploitive, coercive

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Doc Accused of Sexually Exploiting Kids; More Women Accuse Ob/Gyn of Sex Assault

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Economic 'Shrinkflation' Strikes Healthcare

It's high time to address workplace issues and workforce shortages

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Storm-Chasing Doctor Makes Annual Trip to 'Tornado Alley'

"Tornadoes really are incredible beasts," says Colorado hospitalist

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Death in Doc's Sex Trafficking Case; Docs Help Insurer Boost $; Insurers in Court

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Here's What to Know About Human Metapneumovirus

Reports of the common respiratory illness are increasing in the Northern Hemisphere

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Doctors Worry That Iodine Deficiency Is Coming Back

"People have forgotten why there's iodine in salt," says an expert

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Florida Grand Jury Investigating COVID Vaccines Finds No Proof of Criminal Activity

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought the investigation in 2022

FDA SAFETY RSV vaccines Abrysvo and Arexvy over a computer rendering of a damaged myelin sheath.

FDA Adds Guillain-Barre Syndrome Warning to Two RSV Vaccines

Abrysvo and Arexvy labels will caution about risk of rare neurologic disorder

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Cheddar Cheese Recall; Army Doc Pleads Guilty; Physician Lobbies Against RFK Jr.

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Doctor Targeted by Deepfake Ad Scam

Social media ad advised diabetes patients against taking metformin

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This Year's Shkreli Awards: Here's Who Made the List

"We are dumbfounded by the amount of profiteering," Lown Institute president says

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FDA Unveils Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeter Accuracy Across Skin Tones

Agency recommends conducting larger studies with more patients from different racial groups

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Medical Debt Barred on Credit Reports; Winter Storm Deaths; Steward Hospital Closes

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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DoxyPEP Rollout Tied to Dent in STI Epidemic in the Real World

Promising results in California, but antibacterial resistance still a concern

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Louisiana Person Is the First U.S. Bird Flu Death, Health Officials Say

Genetic analysis suggested bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient

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High Fluoride Exposure Linked to Lower IQ in Kids

With limited data, meta-analysis notes uncertainty at lower concentrations

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He Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison.

Parents are being charged with abusive head trauma, a newer name for shaken baby syndrome

Will a CEO鈥檚 Murder Nudge American Healthcare Toward the Unthinkable?

Ron Harman King fears healthcare reform may hinge on the courts, not Congress, at great cost

Heated Mittens for Hand OA; Pediatric Firearm and Motor Vehicle Deaths

Also in TTHealthWatch: buprenorphine treatment for young adults with OUD

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For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Eclipses Concerns About Abortion Access

Lawmakers' attempts to expand abortion access sometimes clash with rural residents

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Sick Season Is in Full Force. Here's What the Latest CDC Figures Show.

"A lot of flu out there," said the CDC's Carrie Reed, PhD

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CBD-Coated Tampons? FDA Says No Way

Agency also warns about Daye's vaginal microbiome screening kit

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Surgeon General Calls for Stronger Wording of Cancer Risk on Alcohol Packages

New report emphasizes greater public awareness, education

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Which Respiratory Virus Do I Have?

There's a range of possibilities, and it's not easy to tell them apart

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Skeptics Question Transmissible Alzheimer's Claims

Cadaveric growth hormone recipients with brain changes didn't have Alzheimer's, they say

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Will the Trump Administration Be a Dangerous Ally to the Wellness Industry?

Several nominees may pose a threat to evidence-based public health

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Cancer Warnings on Alcohol? Surge in GI Illnesses; Swab Detects Kids' Asthma Type

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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These Are the Top Diets for 2025

The diets span 21 lifestyle and health categories

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5 Things We Know and Still Don't Know About COVID, 5 Years After It Appeared

A look at a half decade of SARS-CoV-2

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ABIM Revokes Certification of Another Doctor Who Made Controversial COVID Claims

It's not clear exactly when credentials for Peter McCullough, MD, MPH, were revoked

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Psychedelic Therapy Begins in Colorado, Amid Tension Between Conservatives, Veterans

Colorado is the second state to legalize psilocybin therapy

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