BENJAMIN MUELLER
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A Columbia Surgeon’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data.
The quiet withdrawal of a 2021 cancer study by Dr. Sam Yoon highlights scientific publishers’ lack of transparency around data problems.
New A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table
A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.
Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers
The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions...
What We Know About Children and Opioids
A 1-year-old died and three other children fell ill at a New York day care, and the authorities blamed opioids. Children are significantly more vulnerable...
Mitch McConnell May Be Experiencing Small Seizures, Doctors Suggest
Two episodes, where the Republican senator froze and did not respond to some questions, may be symptoms of a serious illness, according to neurologists not...
Wegovy, the Weight Loss Drug, Relieves Heart Failure Symptoms: Drugmaker’s Study
The drug Wegovy eased issues for people with a type of heart problem, adding to the treatment’s benefits beyond weight loss.
Wegovy Cuts Risk of Heart Problems, Novo Nordisk Trial Says
A clinical trial was the first to demonstrate that a new obesity drug could also improve patients’ heart health.
What Is Post-Shingles Encephalitis? Dianne Feinstein’s Recent Illness
Senator Dianne Feinstein developed this rare and potentially debilitating complication after a shingles infection.
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial
Using mRNA tailored to each patient’s tumor, the vaccine may have staved off the return of one of the deadliest forms of cancer in half...
Scientist Revisits Data on Raccoon Dogs and Covid, Stressing the Unknowns
After analyzing genetic data swabbed from a Wuhan market in early 2020, a virologist said it was unclear if animals for sale there had been...
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