Researchers in Limbo as Columbia Bows to Trump’s Demands in Bid to Restore Funding
(MedPage Today) -- When President Donald Trump canceled $400 million in funding to Columbia University over its handling of student protests against Israel's war in Gaza, much of the financial pain fell on researchers a train ride away from the...Trump Admin to Pull Back Billions in COVID Funding From Local Health Departments
(MedPage Today) -- Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.
"The COVID-19 pandemic is...Senate Confirms Trump’s Nominees to Head NIH and FDA
(MedPage Today) -- The Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed Jay Bhattacharya, MD, as the next NIH director, and Marty Makary, MD, MPH, as the next FDA commissioner.
The vote for Bhattacharya was strictly along party lines, at 53-47, while three...Astigmatism Increased in Kids After the COVID Pandemic
(MedPage Today) -- The prevalence and severity of refractive and corneal astigmatisms increased among children after the COVID-19 pandemic, a population-based cross-sectional study from Hong Kong showed.
In a cohort of 21,655 children ages 6 to...Dementia Drug Doesn’t Help Long COVID Fatigue, Psychological Symptoms
(MedPage Today) -- Use of donepezil (Aricept), an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, for 3 weeks failed to demonstrate efficacy in treating fatigue and psychological symptoms of long COVID in a randomized trial from Japan.
Mean Chalder Fatigue Score...Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them to Scrub mRNA References on Grants
(MedPage Today) -- National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising...White House Withdraws Nomination of David Weldon for CDC Director
(MedPage Today) -- The White House withdrew the nomination of former Florida congressman David Weldon, MD, to lead the CDC because he wasn't assured of getting enough Republican support to be confirmed.
The Republican-controlled Senate health...COVID Trial Networks Pivot to Studying Flu
(MedPage Today) -- This story is a sidebar to a main story about findings from the earliest clinical trials launched during the COVID pandemic. To read the full story, click here.
Clinical trial networks developed during the COVID-19 pandemic...What Did We Learn From the Earliest COVID Trials?
(MedPage Today) -- It's easy to forget how helpless clinicians around the world felt 5 years ago, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
They were either bracing for or treating a flood of new patients...Can Flu Shot Nudges Lead to Fewer COVID Vaccinations?
(MedPage Today) -- Electronic letters encouraging influenza vaccination may have had the unintended consequence of decreasing COVID-19 vaccination rates, according to a prespecified secondary analysis of the Danish NUDGE-FLU trial.
Among nearly...Gene Hackman’s Cause of Death; DOGE Delays Cancer Trial; Kidnap Plotters Convicted
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MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts. If you want to share your story, please email MPT...Vaccination in the Crosshairs: Paul Offit Sounds the Alarm
(MedPage Today) -- In this Instagram Live discussion, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, talks with Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, about the growing threat to public...Marty Makary, Who Made His Name Bashing the Medical Establishment, May Soon Lead FDA
(MedPage Today) -- Marty Makary, MD, MPH, rose to national attention by skewering the medical establishment in books and papers and bashing the federal response to COVID-19 on TV.
Now the Johns Hopkins University surgeon and researcher has been...Trump Firings Lose in Court; New COVID/Flu Vax Data; Clues on Deadly Unknown Illness
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MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts. If you want to share your story, please email MPT_Editorial...No Spike in Cardiac Arrest Among Athletes During the Pandemic, Study Says
(MedPage Today) -- Despite concerns, there was no significant increase in sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) among young athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to national surveillance data.
Comparing prepandemic and pandemic periods, the numbers...The COVID ‘Contrarians’ Are in Power. We Haven’t Hashed Out Whether They Were Right.
(MedPage Today) -- In October, Stanford University professor Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, hosted a conference on the lessons of COVID-19 in order "to do better in the next pandemic." He invited scholars, journalists, and policy wonks who, like him...Physician Senators, What Have You Done?
(MedPage Today) -- When Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.) -- a physician, longtime advocate for healthcare policy, and potential swing vote on the Finance Committee -- voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of HHS, he didn't just...Trump’s NIH Pick Co-Founded New Journal
(MedPage Today) -- A new journal purports to improve the publishing process through open access and public peer review, but it was co-founded by researchers who challenged the U.S. response to COVID-19 -- including President Trump's pick to lead...States Absorb Increases for Sicker Medicaid Enrollees After the Pandemic
(MedPage Today) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. -- States are absorbing substantial increases in healthcare costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on Medicaid rolls after the COVID-19 pandemic are sicker than anticipated -- and costlier...We Need Rapid Bird Flu Testing Now
(MedPage Today) -- Avian Flu on a Cruise Ship: Can We Do Better on the Mainland?
While on a cruise to the French Riviera in fall 2023, a middle-age woman and her husband took a bike excursion along with 20 other passengers. She felt something...Article printed from Gastroenterology Education and CPD for trainees and specialists: https://www.gastrotraining.com