The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death. Just three of the six immunizations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and…

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Startup Protego Bio Lands $130M for First-in-Class Drug’s Pivotal Test in Rare Plasma Disorder

Protego Biopharma’s lead program is a potential treatment for the rare disease light chain amyloidosis. The startup says the novel mechanism of its oral small molecule should have better outcomes than antibodies from AstraZeneca and Prothena that failed their respective pivotal studies in the disorder earlier this year. The post Startup Protego Bio Lands $130M…

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Médicos y enfermeras siguen haciendo su trabajo, mientras los incendios jaquean el sistema de  salud de Los Ángeles

Los incendios forestales que se propagan rápidamente y han transformado gran parte del condado de Los Ángeles en un infierno en llamas no solo están alterando las vidas de decenas de miles de residentes y dueños de negocios. También están poniendo a prueba a los hospitales, clínicas de salud, socorristas y hogares de adultos mayores…

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How Do Employers Address Rising Healthcare Costs?

Join us Thursday, October 24, at 1pm ET for a webinar sponsored by Personify Health on how employers navigate the intricate challenges posed by rising healthcare costs while prioritizing employee health and well-being. The post How Do Employers Address Rising Healthcare Costs? appeared first on MedCity News.

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Patients Are NPCs

By KIM BELLARD I found a new way to think about patients in an opinion piece by Ezra Klein: they’re NPCs. For those of you unfamiliar with gaming, NPCs are those characters in video games that aren’t controlled by live players; they’re part of the game, serving as background for the actions the actual players…

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