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    How Experts Predicts This COVID and Flu Season Will Unfold

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: October 3, 2024

    Experts currently expect the 2024 flu and COVID seasons to be similar to 2023, but that can change.

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    Montana Hospital to Pay $10.8M to Settle False Claims Oncology Suit

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: September 13, 2024

    As the deadline nears for a Montana healthcare system to pay what has been called a “jaw-dropping” ...

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    Timing of iPLEDGE Updates Unclear

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: August 26, 2024

    On November 30, 2023, the FDA informed isotretinoin manufacturers that they had 6 months to make five changes to the iPLEDGE REMS, addressing the...

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    Two New Studies on Benzoyl Peroxide Provide Reassuring Data on Safety

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: July 22, 2024

    Two new studies focusing on the safety of benzoyl peroxide (BP)–containing acne products with typical everyday...

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    Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Life-Threatening Issue in Need of Help

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: April 18, 2024

    The 5-year mortality rate for diabetic foot ulcers is 30%, but it climbs to 70% after amputation.

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    Benzene Detected in Benzoyl Peroxide Products: Debate On Implications Continues

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: March 25, 2024

    “This is a problem of degradation, not contamination,” according to David Light, CEO and founder of Valisure.

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    Are There Benefits to Taking GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Before Joint Surgery?

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: February 14, 2024

    Two new studies looked at the effects of the weight-loss drugs on rates of complications after hip replacement procedures. The results were mixed...

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    Eli Lilly Offers Obesity Drug Directly to Consumers

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: January 8, 2024

    Anti-obesity drug maker, Eli Lilly, to launch a direct-to-patient portal, allowing patients to obtain its drug for as low as $25 a month.

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    New COVID variant JN.1 could disrupt holiday plans

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: December 8, 2023

    Nearly 10,000 people were hospitalized for COVID in the U.S. for the week ending Nov. 25, the CDC said, a 10%...

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    FDA to health care providers: Double-check COVID vaccine dose for children

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: November 3, 2023

    “Parents were telling us of cases where pharmacies accidentally gave their children a double dose, while doctors in our group were pointing out...

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    Antigen tests: After pandemic success, time for bigger role?

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: September 18, 2023

    “People used to the COVID self-tests are asking: “Where is my strep test? Where is my sexual health test?”

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    Drug name confusion: More than 80 new drug pairs added to the list

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: August 8, 2023

    Awareness of these drug names, however, is just the first step in preventing medication mistakes. Health care providers should take a number of...

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    Multiple trials of long COVID treatments advancing, more on the way

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: July 31, 2023

    The new clinical trials are in phase 2 and will test safety and effectiveness.

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    Women increasingly dying of alcohol-related causes

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    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: July 31, 2023

    “There are risks of alcohol that are unique to women for a variety of reasons, including differences in metabolism and the impact of hormones, as...

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    New clues arise to consequences of calcium crystal deposition in knee OA

    Author:
    Kathleen Doheny
    Publish date: July 24, 2023

    Is calcification a cause or a consequence of knee OA? New research has some findings.

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