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Research cuts pose ‘existential threat’ to academic medicine and put nation’s health at risk, new report says

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — Federal research funding cuts pose an “existential threat” to academic medicine that will have repercussions for patient care in the US, according to a new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, highlighting what it calls significant damage already done to the nation. The association, which represents 172

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The FDA approved Enflonsia

Newly approved antibody could offer another option for protecting infants from RSV, a common infection that can be deadly

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The United States could soon have another tool in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus, an illness that’s the No. 1 cause of hospitalization in infants. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new monoclonal antibody to help prevent infection, according to an announcement late Monday from

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National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya faced questions from the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

Senators grill NIH director on massive budget cuts

By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya faced critical questions from both Republican and Democratic senators Tuesday as he sought to defend the Trump administration’s sweeping plans to reorganize the agency and slash budgets for medical research. Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, swiftly criticized

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About 10 out of 100 known pregnancies end early

A West Virginia prosecutor is warning women that a miscarriage could lead to criminal charges

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Amid a constantly changing reproductive landscape, one West Virginia prosecutor is warning people who have miscarriages in his state that they could get in trouble with the law. Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman says that although he personally wouldn’t prosecute someone for a miscarriage, he made the suggestion

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