Pfizer HQ in New York City
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Pfizer $4.9 billion cash acquisition of Metsera, a clinical-stage biotech focused on next-generation obesity drugs, is more than another high-profile deal in pharma’s dealmaking spree. It signals a strategic…
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Nearly 80% Of Americans And Most MAGA Republicans Want ACA Tax Credits, Poll Shows
Nearly 80% of Americans – and more than half of Republicans – want Congress to extend tax credits for those with individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare, a new KFF poll shows. Whether to extend the tax credits…
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A flu test you can chew
Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza testcould somedayhave you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum. A new molecular sensor has been designed to release a thyme flavor when it encounters the…
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Millions could be living with hidden smell loss after COVID without knowing
People who suspect that their sense of smell has been dulled after a bout of COVID-19 are likely correct, a new study using an objective, 40-odor test shows. Even those who do not notice any olfactory issues may be impaired.
Led by the National…
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New Groundbreaking Scoliosis Study 8 Years In The Making: What To Know
X-ray image of adult patient spine showing scoliosis surgery. Scoliosis surgeries are effective but expensive.
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A groundbreaking scoliosis study, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and presented at the 2025…
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Researchers Reveal Autoimmune Response in Patients with ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the neurons in the brain and spinal cord. In the United States alone there are fewer than…
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How The Government Shutdown Could Affect Public Health
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (L) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) deliver remarks following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on September 29, 2025…
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American Association of Immunologists Created an Open Science Forum for the Public
The continual release of new apps and platforms that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) has had positive impacts on society, as well as healthcare. Specific information can be quickly found and is easily…
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Why So Many Key NFL Players Have Been Getting Major Injuries
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) suffered a dislocation of his left knee against the New York Jets on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Week Four of this NFL season was not good…
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Supreme Court to decide if Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy violates free speech
The constitutionality of a Colorado law that bans so-called “conversion therapy” is scheduled to go before the Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2025. The question at the center of the case, Chiles v. Salazar, is whether a therapist who uses talk…
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