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"It's an expected outcome when egg freezing functions as what it was always intended to be: an option, not an obligation."

Read the full #OpEd from Kathryn Coyne, MD, and Rachel Weinerman, MD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118377?trw=no
Opinion | Is Egg Freezing Worth the Hype?
At the crossroads of medicine and industry, patient counseling is key
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November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Patients newly diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in 2025 would be expected to live 7 months longer on average than they did 15 years ago, according to an analysis of U.S. data.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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An investigational quadruple receptor agonist led to a substantial reduction in total body weight with minimal gastrointestinal adverse effects and no observed muscle loss, according to a phase II trial. #ObesityWeek
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Oral Quadruple Receptor Agonist Drives Weight Loss With Few GI Effects
Some patients shed nearly 12% of body weight; mild nausea was most common adverse event
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Missing @aasldnews.bsky.social's annual meeting?
No worries -- we're covering all the highlights from #TLM25 here at MedPage Today. Catch up ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Couldn't attend #ACAAI25? We've got you covered.

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November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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What we heard this week ⬇️

"People can't call or email the traditional group leads and ask what's happening -- because there's nobody there." -- William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University, on the ongoing chaos among the CDC's ACIP workgroups.
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CDC Vaccine Panel Workgroups Question Their Fate
Many expert panels shaping vaccine policy haven't met in months, leaving members in the dark
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November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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"When the administration's initiative was announced, my mother asked if it worried me -- whether it might reduce demand for dietitians.

My answer was simple: impossible."

Read the full #OpEd by Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118367?trw=no
Opinion | I'm a Dietitian. The Push for More Nutrition Education Is Spot On.
The administration should engage dietitians to train future physicians
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November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A patient with transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) who received the investigational gene therapy nexiguran ziclumeran (nex-z) in a phase III trial died, Intellia Therapeutics said.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/generalcardiology/118385?trw=no
Trial Patient Dies After Receiving CRISPR Gene Therapy
Nex-z trials aim to treat transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy or polyneuropathy
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November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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BREAKING: Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia, and other serious risks, the FDA announced Monday.
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FDA to Pull Boxed Warning on Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Labeling warns of risk for stroke, heart attack, dementia, and other serious risks
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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For people with atrial fibrillation (Afib), there was no point cutting out coffee as it was not a disease trigger in the DECAF trial, presented at the @ahascience.bsky.social Scientific Sessions.

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Coffee as Afib Trigger? 'Internet Lore' Debunked
DECAF trial provides the strongest reassurance to date
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November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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A comprehensive review of all existing evidence about acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during pregnancy and the risk of autism or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children found no clear link between the two.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/autism/118404?trw=no
No Clear Autism Link With Prenatal Tylenol, Major Review Finds
Familial genetic factors, confounding may have driven previous outcomes
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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A small but notable percentage of first-time mothers in the U.S. reported feeding their infants shared human milk, researchers found.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/118351?trw=no
Informal Milk Sharing: How Common Is It Among First-Time Moms?
Study examined a sample of nearly 2,000 women from 39 states
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November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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More companies are promoting microdosing GLP-1 receptor agonists even though the FDA hasn't approved these lower doses for weight loss, leaving many patients wondering if it is a scam or if it actually works.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/118364?trw=no
Does Microdosing GLP-1s Work? Expert Weighs In
FDA hasn't approved lower doses and there's a dearth of research
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November 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The workgroups that form the backbone of the CDC's vaccine advisory process have largely gone silent.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/118371?trw=no
CDC Vaccine Panel Workgroups Question Their Fate
Many expert panels shaping vaccine policy haven't met in months, leaving members in the dark
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November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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"In this uncertain environment, wage equality within hospitals -- measured by the ratio between what employees and executives are paid -- matters more than ever."

Read the #OpEd from Sabrina D Wang, MD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118354?trw=no
Opinion | Hospital CEO Pay Is Too Damn High
The wage gap at nonprofit facilities is growing at a difficult economic moment
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November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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People who drank three or more alcoholic drinks a day had larger, deeper brain bleeds at a younger age and more signs of small vessel brain damage, cross-sectional data showed.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/strokes/118357?trw=no
Three or More Drinks a Day Linked to More Severe Brain Bleeds
Heavy drinkers had larger, deeper hemorrhagic strokes
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November 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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The AAP and other medical groups have updated their lawsuit against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling for his novel ACIP to be disbanded and its decisions overturned.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/118346?trw=no
Disband CDC Vaccine Panel, Updated Lawsuit Says
New appointees lack the credentials and experience to serve on ACIP, groups argue
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November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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A staffing agency that works with international specialty nurses is suing President Trump and his administration over an executive order that slaps a $100,000 price tag on H-1B visa applications.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/118334?trw=no
Nurse Recruitment Agency Challenges Trump's $100K Visa Fee
Hospitals, patients stand to be hurt by worsening nurse shortage, critics argue
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November 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Hundreds of public health workers and their allies marched from the National Mall toward HHS headquarters to demand HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s resignation following a rally organized by @apha.org.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/apha/118360?trw=no
Public Health Workers March to HHS, Demand RFK Jr.'s Removal
American Public Health Association closes its annual meeting with organized protest
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November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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The FDA sent 18 warning letters to websites that illegally market unapproved and misbranded botulinum toxin (Botox) products, the agency announced.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/118329?trw=no
FDA's Botox Warning Targets Websites With Unapproved Products
Agency sent warning letters to 18 websites around the world
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November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Physician groups were generally dissatisfied with the final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule released late last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Displeases Doc Groups
It 'does not go far enough' to address the last two decades of payment cuts, they say
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November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Medicare will cover semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) for their weight management indications for people with obesity, President Trump announced on Thursday.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/118344?trw=no
Medicare to Cover Blockbuster Obesity Drugs
Monthly drug prices slashed by hundreds in deal with drugmakers
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November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with a lower risk of mortality for dialysis patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a retrospective cohort study of Medicare enrollees.

Read more from our coverage of #OW2025:
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GLP-1 Agonists Tied to Lower Risk of Death in Dialysis Patients
Use was also linked to a higher likelihood of being waitlisted for kidney transplant
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November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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For Inside Medicine, MedPage Today Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, MS, MA, examines the peer review system at the CDC and how it has been "quietly dismantled."

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Opinion | The Administration Dismantled CDC's Peer Review System. Staff Scrambled to Save It.
This is the very system that ensures rigor and fairness in grant decisions
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November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Maine's largest health system sent letters to hundreds of patients about their deaths. Those patients were alive enough to read them.

Read the full story at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/generalhospitalpractice/118305?trw=no
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM