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JAMA

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Nicotine e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation option? New guidance weighs in

New expert recommendations encourage shared decision-making that includes nicotine e-cigarettes alongside FDA-approved smoking cessation therapies. . .

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Drug pipeline

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Five FDA decisions that could change practice

Expected before yearend, these potential drug approvals span obesity, mRNA, hypertension and more. . .
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JAMA Netw Open

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Medicare covers tumor testing that most patients don't get

Removing the payment barrier was supposed to open access to precision oncology. For most older cancer patients, it hasn't. . . .
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Neurology

11h

Early-life sugar restriction tied to lower dementia risk

Adults in the UK Biobank exposed to sugar rationing in utero and infancy showed lower dementia risk and later onset. . .
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Sci Rep

11h

Work stress holds clues to poor sleep after 50

In a yearlong study of workers over 50, work-life balance and job-related tension were strongly associated with sleep problems and lower mental well-being. . .

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Am J Psychiatry

12h

Oral semaglutide eases heavy drinking

The GLP-1 receptor agonist reduced heavy drinking days and alcohol-related problems in moderate-to-severe AUD, though it missed a primary craving outcome. . .

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Nat Med

12h

Genetic study provides strongest evidence yet supporting neurologic basis of fibromyalgia

Findings identify biologic pathways and potential therapeutic targets that could reshape future treatment research. . .
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FDA

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FDA clears first freeze-dried plasma for emergency transfusion

Room-temperature storage and rapid reconstitution could expand access to plasma in prehospital, rural, military, and disaster settings when frozen plasma is unavailable. . .

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JAMA Netw Open

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Remdesivir may protect kidney transplants after COVID-19

Benefits of early antiviral therapy may extend beyond acute COVID-19, with fewer graft failures and cardiovascular events over the following year. . .

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