HPV-based screening better prevents invasive cervical cancer vs. cytology HPV-based screening was superior to cytology in preventing invasive cervical cancer in real-world settings in Sweden, according to a randomized trial published in Lancet Public Health.“Internati...

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Doubts over landmark heart drug trial: ticagrelor PLATO study A top selling antiplatelet drug has never quite shaken off doubts about its advantage over cheaper rivals. With generic versions of ticagrelor about to launch, Peter Doshi takes a fresh look at the ev...

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How many families have struggled to pay for a more expensive drug the FDA knew wasn’t better (and may well be worse) than a cheaper generic option?

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds

It took four days from submission to publication, and nearly five years from publication to retraction. After campaigning by many, many scientists, and an investigation by Elsevier, an infamous paper on hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment has been retracted. 🧪
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The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.

abortion bans eventually lead to the collapse of health care for pregnant people www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...