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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. Some older people are really eager to be vaccinated. Kennedy Jr.,

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Over 1 million lives saved across Europe by COVID-19 vaccines since the end of 2020

Medical Xpress

COVID-19 vaccination directly saved at least 1,004,927 lives across Europe between December 2020 and March 2023, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15-18 April).

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

Medical Xpress

The goal is to support clinical trials and bring in another $50 million in private investment to help ibogaine win approval from the U.S. Other states like Oregon and Colorado have already launched legal clinics using psilocybin, the compound found in mushrooms, The Times reported. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Fundal Variceal Bleed Outcomes Improved With TIPS

Physician's Weekly

Preventive measures such as timely vaccination against hepatitis viruses also remain crucial in reducing the burden and complications of liver disease. The primary composite outcome was all-cause mortality or clinically significant rebleeding within 1 year. SD 5.0]).

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

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

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Long-term effects of pain in early life We collected data on the number of procedures, clinical exposures and sucrose doses from three NICUs across Canada. But as the findings from our Canadian study show, we urgently need research to improve long-term health outcomes for children born prematurely.

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Why are Post-Approval Pregnancy Studies Post-Marking Requirements Rather Than Post-Marketing Commitments?

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To better understand FDA’s approach in classifying postmarketing pregnancy studies as PMRs or PMCs, we reviewed all postmarketing requirements (PMRs) and postmarketing commitments (PMCs) related to maternal and fetal outcomes in FDA’s PMR/PMC database for drugs approved in the ten-year period from January 2014 through December 2023.