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STAT+: ‘I’m just disgusted’: How alleged sexual misconduct stole one student’s passion for academic science

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It was the summer of 2020, and she couldn’t have scripted a better start as a new M.D.-Ph.D. And for a young trainee fascinated with the complex crosstalk between the immune and nervous systems, she’d struck scientific gold — the chance to work in one of the world’s top neuro-immunology labs.

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STAT+: Medicare would have saved $3.7 billion on Part B drugs if inflationary rebates were around in a recent three-year period

STAT

More specifically, 70 of the 93 top-selling drugs covered by the Medicare Part B program – which are typically pricier medicines that are administered by physicians or in hospitals – between 2018 and 2020 would have been subject to inflationary rebates each year, according to the analysis published in JAMA.

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The top 5 pharma M&A deals of 2020

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2020’s M&A activity hasn’t quite reached the heights of last year’s, where two pharma mega-mergers – BMS’ buyout of Celegne and AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan – accounted for almost 40% of total M&A deal values. Here we take a look at the biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2020 and what they might mean for the companies involved.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Blistery Mystery

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Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired autoimmune disorder caused by autoantibodies against platelet antigens. Case Discussion Take-Home Points Immune thrombocytopenia is an acquired isolated thrombocytopenia that can be a primary disorder or secondary to viral illness, autoimmune syndrome, or immunodeficiency disease.

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The Febrile Infant: Incorporating the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines

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2020 Dec 17:hpeds.2020-0187. Epub 2020 Oct 31. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Aug; 138(2):e20154381. PMID: 27382134 Nguyen THP, Young BR, Poggel LE, et al. Roseville Protocol for the Management of Febrile Infants 7-60 Days. Hosp Pediatr. PMID: 33334815 Shaikh N, Morone NE, Bost JE, Farrell MH. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(4):302-308.

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UK approves Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

European Pharmaceutical Review

In each dose of the booster vaccine, ‘Spikevax bivalent Original/Omicron’, half of the vaccine (25µg) targets the original virus strain from 2020 and the other half (25µg) targets the Omicron variant. 1) and the original 2020 strain. 1 variant as well as the original 2020 strain. 1 variant as well as the original 2020 strain.

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Study finds air pollution lowers Covid vaccine response

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The findings, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives , provide further evidence on the adverse effects of air pollution on the immune system. The team analysed data from 927 participants aged 40 to 65 years, who answered questionnaires and gave blood samples in the summer of 2020 and in the spring of 2021.

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