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Lynparza (olaparib), a product of Fortune 500 pharmaceutical firm Merck and Fortune 500 Europe company AstraZeneca, showed meaningful improvements in overall survival in people with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer, 2024 clinical trial data suggest.
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Merck-AstraZeneca breast cancer drug reduces risk of death by 28% in patients diagnosed early, clinical trial shows

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December 20, 2024
As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.
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Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

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December 18, 2024
A genetically modified pig chews on a chain in a cage
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Patients are so sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant that they’re signing up in droves to receive vital organs from pigs

By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
December 17, 2024
Close-up of a patient administering a dose of Zepbound (tirzepatide)
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Zepbound vs. Wegovy: New clinical trial says this weight-loss medication sheds more pounds

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December 4, 2024
A senior woman measures her blood pressure at home
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Hypertension is a ‘silent killer.’ Here’s what your blood pressure should be at every age

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November 25, 2024
Dr. Oz
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From TV doctor to Trump insider: How Dr. Mehmet Oz built his empire and found political power

By Jonathan J. Cooper and The Associated Press
November 20, 2024
A woman holds up a skincare product in front of a ring light and camera.
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TikTok ‘dermfluencers’ have medical students flocking to dermatology, where they can make half a million dollars a year and work four days a week

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November 19, 2024
Your resting heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart beats per minute when you’re at rest. It’s also a vital sign that provides a window into your heart health—especially as you age, according to the American Heart Association.
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Your resting heart rate can tell you a lot about your health. Here’s what your pulse should be at every age

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November 13, 2024
OpenAI’s transcription tool hallucinates more than any other, experts say—but hospitals keep using it
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OpenAI’s transcription tool hallucinates more than any other, experts say—but hospitals keep using it

By Garance Burke, Hilke Schellmann and The Associated Press
October 26, 2024
Despite the ubiquitousness of injectable GLP-1 drugs indicated for people with obesity, most Americans wouldn’t take them, according to a September 2024 survey from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
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Most Americans who want to lose weight don’t want to take GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, new survey says

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October 10, 2024
Americans live the sickest lives and die the youngest, per a September 2024 report by the Commonwealth Fund, an independent health care research firm.
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America ranks worst in the world for health care—despite spending trillions

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September 19, 2024
Photo of a serious-looking young woman
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1 in 10 women are delaying motherhood because of disordered eating

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August 19, 2024
Savannah H. (left), a cardiology acute care nurse practitioner, and Dr. Mohamed H., an emergency and EMS physician, wear Team USA Medical Team gear designed by Figs. More than 250 health care professionals will wear the uniforms at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.
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Team USA’s medical staff have their first official Olympics uniform. Here’s what they’ll be wearing in Paris

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July 18, 2024
Senior couple at home reacting to many bills
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Struggling with money? It could be an early warning sign of dementia, ‘remarkable’ new research finds

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July 8, 2024
Pro-abortion activists rally for "reproductive rights and emergency abortion care," outside the US Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2024.
Politics

Doctors in Idaho can now provide emergency abortions, SCOTUS rules, after pregnant women were airlifted out of the state for emergency care

By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated Press
June 27, 2024

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