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E-Cigarette Use Among Patients with CVD Rebounds After Initial Decline

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E-cigarettes have garnered popularity since entering the market in 2006 as a potential aid for smoking cessation, but their use has been associated with increased adverse cardiovascular events.

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STAT+: Drug may make chemotherapies less effective in cancer patients with obesity — but many doctors are in the dark

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At issue is a medicine called posaconazole that was approved in 2006 in the U.S. The information, however, is not in the label because the drug — originally manufactured by Merck — was never fully tested in this population. And the company has refused to update the language. but is now also sold by generic companies.

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Medicare Advantage enrollment has exploded since 2006. But policy hasn't kept up, researchers warn

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Medicare Advantage enrollment has exploded since 2006. But policy hasn't kept up, researchers warn fdiamond Thu, 02/09/2023 - 15:41

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OSF HealthCare President Sister Diane Marie McGrew dies at 57

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McGrew had served as president of the 16-hospital Franciscan health system since 2006, and also held longstanding roles on its various boards. Sister Diane Marie McGrew, president of the OSF HealthCare, died on Sunday. No plans for her succession have been disclosed.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a FTC PBM report, a Kroger deal on opioids, and more news

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In a lawsuit filed in state court in February, Coleman had alleged that Kroger’s more than 100 Kentucky pharmacies had been responsible for over 11% of all opioid pills dispensed in the state from 2006 to 2019, or about 444 million opioid doses.

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Opinion: There is no epidemic of autism. It’s an epidemic of need

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This is a significant increase from the 2021 estimate of 1 in 44 , which was a big jump from 1 in 110 in 2006. In a pair of new reports — one focused on 8-year-olds and one on 4-year-olds — the CDC found that 1 out of every 36 children has autism. This increase may sound scary. There is no “epidemic of autism.”

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STAT+: Dana-Farber retracts string of studies in systematic review of data integrity

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An ongoing investigation into data integrity at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has resulted in a string of retractions, the latest of which is a 2006 Science paper co-authored by institute president and CEO Laurie Glimcher.

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