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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

Seek care right away if you’re coughing up bloody mucus or have heart or lung conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For more severe symptoms, in-person care may be the recommended course of treatment, and your virtual provider can help you make that decision.

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OPDP Comes out Swinging With A Warning Letter on Unsubstantiated Efficacy

FDA Law Blog

Breztri was approved just over 3 years ago in July 2020 for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The indication includes a limitation of use that Breztri is not indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm or for the treatment of asthma.

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Critics Suggest FDA Approving Aduhelm Will Erode the “Public Trust”: What About Patients’ Trust?

FDA Law Blog

This is why it is important for relevant patient populations to provide input as to what degree of certainty is needed for there to be a fair and reasonable conclusion of drug benefit for their condition. However, in the coming days we hope to do so and may provide our thoughts in subsequent posts.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58661-1 Journal information: Nature Communications Provided by National Taiwan University Citation : Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment (2025, June 16) retrieved 16 June 2025 from [link] This document is subject to copyright. Your feedback is important to us.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

The content is provided for information purposes only. Citation : Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction (2025, June 16) retrieved 16 June 2025 from [link] This document is subject to copyright. Your feedback is important to us. However, we do not guarantee individual replies due to the high volume of messages.

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

Medical Xpress

While many of these procedures provide critical care, we know they are acutely painful. Provided by The Conversation This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The content is provided for information purposes only. During this time, they receive up to 16 painful procedures every day.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Having Your Own Long-Term GP Can Save Your Life Patients who choose a GP rather than a specialist as their primary care provider have a 19% 8 lower mortality and produce 22% 9 -33% 8 lower healthcare spending. GPs Provide Most Healthcare The following graph shows that by far most patient/doctor contacts are with GPs.