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U.S. to Tighten Control of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water

Aim is to limit these chemicals -- perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds -- to near zero

Cardiac Arrest Rate During Delivery Hospitalization 13.4 Per 100,000

Cardiac arrest occurred more often among older patients, non-Hispanic Blacks, those with Medicare, Medicaid, underlying medical condition

Race, Ethnicity Reporting in Pediatric Clinical Trials Has Improved

Asian American, Black, and Hispanic populations underrepresented compared with U.S. population demographics

Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women

Findings particularly strong between nitrogen oxides exposure and lumbar spine density

AI Has High Sensitivity for Abnormal Chest Radiographs

Potential autonomous reporting rate was 7.8 percent for all posteroanterior chest radiographs

Motavizumab, Nirsevimab, Palivizumab Beneficial for RSV Prevention

Significant reductions seen in RSV-related infections, RSV-related hospitalizations for three monoclonal antibodies versus placebo

FDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans

In two-part vote, panel voted 10 to 2 in favor of the vaccine's safety and unanimously on the shot's effectiveness

Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll

Doctors say they are rethinking their decision to enter medicine, citing understaffing, paperwork, insurance hassles as major reasons why

FDA Panel Backs Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Older Americans

Pfizer has reported that its vaccine would reduce risk from RSV by as much as 86 percent