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In 2020, the National Institutes of Health funded a network of 10 centers intended to “expand knowledge on re-emerging and emerging infectious diseases.” But when dangerous Ebola and hantaviruses spilled over and

Medicaid leaders and advocates say they’re shocked by the Trump administration’s harsh directives for implementing Medicaid work requirements, which they say mark a pivot from how federal officials had characterized their plans

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday published a highly anticipated document that lays out the rules for sweeping new requirements that many adult Medicaid beneficiaries work or attend school in order to

With no licensed vaccines available to protect against the Ebola virus currently spreading in Democratic Republic of Congo, efforts are underway to fast-track development of at least three vaccines. But even with

We asked Brian Wolpin, the presenter for yesterday’s plenary on the daraxonrasib pancreatic cancer study, about the sustained standing ovation that interrupted his remarks. “Honestly, it was tough to hold it together in

CHICAGO — At every annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the congregation of oncologists scrutinizes data on survival and mortality, among other measures of the care they provide. But comparatively

Two years ago, the Food and Drug Administration gave itself a deadline. The agency would eventually decide whether to ban electrical shock devices that have been used for decades to manage self-injurious

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Medicare is advertising that adults 65 and older can get Wegovy and Zepbound, specifically for weight loss, starting in July for $50 a month. But the agency still is not sharing how