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Daraxonrasib is an experimental pill that doubled survival time compared to standard chemotherapy, according to the results of a clinical trial.
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Retirees on the state’s Medicare Advantage plans will pay more for hospital stays, specialist visits and some drugs next year. -
Legislators grilled state and county child welfare officials, along with local law enforcement, in a more than seven-hour hearing to find out what went wrong. -
Specially trained probation/parole officers, smaller caseloads and stronger ties to treatment providers are at the center of a statewide supervision model designed to support people with serious mental illness. -
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Trump's Department of Justice is seeking patient files that include the names of young people who have been treated in transgender clinics, as well as hospital staff who have provided care. -
Republican leaders announced a high-level agreement on the state budget last month. Now, chairs are working through the finer details of the spending plan. -
The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease. -
A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development. -
The administration imposed mandatory quarantine orders on two passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus and is blocking Americans who catch Ebola from returning home for treatment. -
Clinical psychologist Riana Elyse Anderson explains how factors like high digital engagement, exposure to online harm, and broader social stressors intersect to influence mental health outcomes.
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