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a large, prospective, randomized trial in Sweden has demonstrated that #HPV based cervical #cancer screening is superior to cytology based strategies.

via @gohealio.bsky.social - #MedSky + #ReproSky + #ObGynSky.

www.healio.com/news/womens-...
HPV-based screening better prevents invasive cervical cancer vs. cytology
HPV-based screening was superior to cytology in preventing invasive cervical cancer in real-world settings in Sweden, according to a randomized trial published in Lancet Public Health.“Internati...
www.healio.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:33 PM
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

How many families have struggled to pay for a more expensive drug the FDA knew wasn’t better (and may well be worse) than a cheaper generic option?
Doubts over landmark heart drug trial: ticagrelor PLATO study
A top selling antiplatelet drug has never quite shaken off doubts about its advantage over cheaper rivals. With generic versions of ticagrelor about to launch, Peter Doshi takes a fresh look at the ev...
www.bmj.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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It took four days from submission to publication, and nearly five years from publication to retraction. After campaigning by many, many scientists, and an investigation by Elsevier, an infamous paper on hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment has been retracted. 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
www.science.org
December 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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abortion bans eventually lead to the collapse of health care for pregnant people www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:59 PM