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Lancet Study: Using Tylenol During Pregnancy Does Not Cause Autism
Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is not likely to increase the risk of having a child with autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, according to a new study released Friday. Researchers across Europe re-examined evidence from several studies investigating the link between these conditions and the use of paracetamol – called acetaminophen in the US – and […]
Moderna’s key CMV vaccine study, expected to be the next big win, failed
Moderna said Wednesday afternoon that its experimental vaccine against cytomegalovirus, a cause of disability in newborns, had failed in a Phase 3 trial, a significant setback for a company already facing pressure from Wall Street and the federal government. The CMV vaccine was the company’s main program before the Covid-19 pandemic. Executives have repeatedly said […]
The Trump administration has restored funding for the major diabetes study. The stop is still stung
Trump administration The restoration of federal research funding at Columbia University has relaunched a historic study of diabetes that has followed patients for almost 30 years and a considerably extended understanding of the disease, its treatment and its prevention. The study, who has been led by a professor from the Harvard Medical School since his […]
Medicaid supporters have misunderstood this important study
There have been a lot of discussions and debates on the Midicaid eligibility cuts that Congress has just passed and, in particular, what they can mean for the current beneficiaries of Medicaid. A key evidence in this debate was the result of Oregon Health Insurance Experiment (Ohie), a randomized trial, which I helped to direct, […]
Psychedelic therapy is promising in the depression study resistant to treatment
Experimental psychedelic therapy of the British company Beckley Psytech has considerably reduced the symptoms of depression resistant to treatment in a mid-term test, according to recently published data, which increases the expectations of a class of drugs which are directed towards potential approval by American regulators. Companies like Beckley, Atai Life Sciences and Compass Pathways […]