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Understanding the 'aha' moment: Study suggests insight involves exploring greater distances within a solution space

Medical Xpress

When humans are trying to grasp a complicated concept or solve a problem, they might suddenly feel like they have gained a deeper understanding or think of something they had not thought of before. This type of 'aha' moments, broadly referred to as 'insight', can play a key role in their ultimate ability to acquire new valuable knowledge or solve the problem at hand.

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Portraits: A 10-year-old, a house painter and a mom who are running out of HIV pills

NPR Health

HIV medications were supposed to be exempt from U.S. aid cuts. In Zambia, for example, those on the ground say otherwise.

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Where Does Rare Disease and Patient-Focus Fall into Commissioner Makary’s Priorities & the MAHA Platform for FDA? A New Ultrarare Approval Pathway & More

FDA Law Blog

By Dr. Naomi Lowy, Principal Drug Regulatory Expert & James E. Valentine There is much change happening at FDA. In the wake of the April 1 st reduction in force, there has been a great deal of uncertainty about what the impacts will be. This rings particularly true amongst the rare disease patient community, along with many small biotech companies (and their investors) that take on the risk of developing orphan drugs for exceedingly small patient populations.

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RFK Jr.'s comments on autism spark outrage among researchers

NPR Health

HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy's comments on autism have sparked outrage. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Colin Killick, director of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, for his reaction.

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New research finds CT scans can cause cancer. Here's what to know

NPR Health

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

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