FDA panel backs easier access to peptides
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are backing popular peptide therapies. They voted to allow specialized…
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15 years later, is the FDA's produce safety overhaul working?
Fifteen years ago, the FDA overhauled its safety rules for fruits and vegetables, hoping to prevent outbreaks of…
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A doctor shares how much sleep people need to function through the day
Japan's prime minister says she gets just "zero to three hours" of sleep per night. NPR's Michel Martin asks Johns…
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This AI tool promises a 'second pair of eyes' to clinicians. Did patients benefit?
Medical workers in a Nairobi clinic used an AI tool to check their work. A new study evaluates the result.
Read at source →Number of cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. has surpassed previous records, CDC says
It can take weeks to confirm a single case of intestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, but the CDC's tally…
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In pursuit of 'Instagram face,' are we losing the imperfections that make us human?
Plastic surgery is becoming so normalized and undetectable, it's changing our relationship to reality. The New Yorker…
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CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz says she hopes to shift the agency's tone
Public health officials acknowledge they need to shed paternalistic messaging if they want to reach more people. The…
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Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up…
Read at source →How to make the complex world of skincare easy
NPR's Life Kit breaks down what you really need to know about skincare.
Read at source →What's behind the push to get more men on testosterone?
Testosterone is getting a lot of attention lately. The military just announced it will screen service members for low…
Read at source →What to know about the record cyclospora outbreak
Confusion about the source of the outbreak and uncertainty about when it might be contained puts the onus on consumers…
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Is that food really made with 100% avocado oil? Likely not
A new study finds that consumers who are paying a premium for foods advertised as made with avocado oil are probably…
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Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men
Only about 1 in 8 nurses are men, but their share is growing. A strong job market for nurses and sustained efforts to…
Read at source →FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test
The FDA retracted its only positive test for cyclospora, the parasite at the center of a multistate outbreak, on Taylor…
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