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Science by press release: Moderna cashes in on mRNA cancer vaccine without publishing trial results
"These corporations have learned how to play the medical-scientific establishment like a Stradivarius," Johns Hopkins cardiology operations chief says after Moderna share price spikes. Its mRNA flu vaccine trial data are still hidden.
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'Full-scale collapse': Gender transition group calls kid guidelines 'opinions' to defeat FTC suit
WPATH invokes Supreme Court precedents upholding "conversion therapy," state bans on medicalized gender transitions for kids, to claim FTC is persecuting it for "opinions" on care. "It's possible the FTC just got its win," expert says.
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Tulsi Gabbard shares update on husband's cancer, months after her resignation
Gabbard said a few weeks after the surgery was done, the doctor and pathologists determined they were able to cut out all the cancerous bone and tissue in his body.
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Cancer vaccine shows promise in preventing recurrance of melanoma, Merck and Moderna say
Interim results from the trial show that the vaccine-drug combination appeared to increase the time before cancer returned in the high-risk patients, the companies said.
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'Invisible' no more, detransitioners finally get their own diagnosis codes
Trump administration approves new ICD-10 codes, without which detransitioners struggle to get correct treatment and insurance reimbursement to restore bodies harmed by medicalized gender transitions.
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Costco pursues regulatory approval to start offering Medicare products in coming years
Federal law prohibits Medicare products being offered with Costco memberships, so they will be sold in Costco stores, as well as through traditional channels such as insurance agents and websites.
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Kindergarten vaccination rates continue to decline, while exemption rates reach record highs
It was the fourth year in a row that national exemption rates hit record highs, and most parents are seeking exemptions for nonmedical reasons.
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School vaccination exemption rates among kindergartners rise to new highs
Federal data revealed that the vaccine exemption rate for kindergartners rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before, which impacts approximately 155,000 children nationwide.
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Missed U.S. inspection caused Argentine beef recall
Corte Argentino USA LLC recalled about 29,628 pounds of raw beef, according to an August 7 notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Maine rejects new federal childhood vaccine guidelines
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order separating the measles, mumps and rubella shots.
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Vance, Kennedy refer gender clinics for prosecution based on HHS billing fraud probe
If flagged providers were "intentionally" miscoding treatment to "secure insurance coverage for gender-transitioning interventions that insurance would not otherwise cover," Vance says "they should go to prison."
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Trump administration finalizes ban on Medicaid and CHIP funding for youth gender procedures
The rule, effective Oct. 13, halts taxpayer dollars for puberty blockers and surgeries for minors while offering a six-month phase-out period for children currently on hormone therapy
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You Vote: What do you think about President Trump's executive order related to childhood vaccines?
The order recommends administering the separate shots across different visits, and directs the nation’s health department to improve vaccine research. He did not specify how far apart the visits should be.