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Docs Organize Against, and for, RFK Jr.'s Nomination to Run HHS

— Letters, visits to senators among their strategies

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FDA Panel Backs Injection for Leg Pain Caused by Herniated Discs

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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

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Hospital Indicted for Fraud; HHS Advice for RFK Jr.; Matt Damon Joins Debt Effort

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Senate Report Blasts Private Equity Ownership in Health Facilities

"The American public deserves more when it comes to healthcare"

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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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FDA SAFETY RSV vaccines Abrysvo and Arexvy over a computer rendering of a damaged myelin sheath.
Cheddar Cheese Recall; Army Doc Pleads Guilty; Physician Lobbies Against RFK Jr.

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Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Do the New CMS Rules on Prior Authorization Go Far Enough?

No, say some physicians and advocacy groups

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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 Limits Toxic Lead in Some Baby Foods

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FDA Unveils Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeter Accuracy Across Skin Tones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