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Massachusetts Cuts Residency Requirement for IMGs

IMGs must work 3 years in underserved areas before being fully licensed

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Childhood Vax Rates, a Rare Health Bright Spot in Struggling States, Are Slipping

Many states have recently reported an increase in people opting out of vaccines for their kids

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'Skimpflation' and the Dangers of Cost Cutting

Here's how to recognize and manage the phenomenon

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Palliative Care in the ED; Eyeing Risk Factors for Stroke

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Hormone Therapy Not Linked to Sex-Based Difference in Glioma Incidence

Analyses of current or former use, duration of use, social factors fail to show an association

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Neurology
Brain Changes Emerge Decades Before Huntington's Diagnosis

Findings may have implications for understanding other neurodegenerative diseases

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OB/Gyn
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

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MedPAC Members Vote to Recommend Pay Hikes for Physicians and Hospitals

"Safety net" providers who serve low-income Medicare beneficiaries would get an extra pay bump

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Oncology/Hematology
FDA Approves Datroway for Pretreated Advanced Breast Cancer

In trial, datopotamab deruxtecan increased progression-free survival by 2 months

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Public Health & Policy
Rheumatologist Accused of Sex Abuse by Over 200 Patients Is Indicted on Rape Charges

The alleged unwarranted procedures on former patients date back to 2010

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Endocrinology
Online Sellers of Compounded GLP-1s Often Don't Mention Risks

And 40.5% noted efficacy claims not listed on the labels of their originator products

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Meeting Coverage
Adding Palbociclib to Standard Care Improved PFS in Triple-Positive Breast Cancer

CDK4/6 inhibitor extended progression-free survival by nearly 15 months in phase III trial

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Texas Judge Says States Can Revive Challenge to Abortion Pill Access Nationwide

Several Republican-led states pursued the case following Supreme Court decision preserving access

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Gastroenterology
Children With IBD Showed Impaired Growth Before Diagnosis

Researchers speculate that impaired nutritional status could account for preclinical loss in BMI

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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

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Cardiology
Aortic Stenosis Outcomes Worsen With Cardiac Amyloidosis Also in the Picture

Dual diagnosis comes with increased risks of mortality, heart failure hospitalization

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Endocrinology
One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery

No disparity emerges, though, in discussing weight-loss surgery with a healthcare provider

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Practice Management
DEA Proposes a Special Registry for Telehealth Providers of Controlled Substances

Agency also issues final rule for 6-month buprenorphine prescriptions issued over the phone

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Special Reports
Oregon Doctors, Nurses Have Been Striking for a Week

Strike lines are "strong and getting stronger," union says

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Surgery
Do Stressed Out Surgeons Have Better or Worse Patient Outcomes?

Study's unexpected findings have parallels to observations in elite athletes

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Oncology/Hematology
Survival Benefit With Adjuvant T-DM1 in High-Risk HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Mortality hazard reduced by one third at 7 years versus trastuzumab

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Oncology/Hematology
Aspirin Fails to Boost Survival in Colorectal Cancer Trial

While well tolerated, there was also no significant reduction in risk of recurrence over placebo

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Electronic Sepsis Alerts; Reducing Plaques in Coronary Arteries

Also in TTHealthWatch: electronic nudges for flu shots

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A Moral Code: Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine

Three physicians face crossroads in patient care

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A Life in Medical Innovation and Philanthropy

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The Lifesaving Legacy of Vaccines

Perri Klass, MD, on vaccine milestones, evolving risks, and how public health protects kids

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An Indian Doctor Was Just Raped and Killed. This Is Not an Isolated Incident.

An examination of what's driving sexual violence against women in medicine

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Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

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When a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Causes Cancer

The potential benefits of CAR T-cell therapies still far outweigh the risks