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Experts Debate Whether IRA Provisions Stifle Pharma Innovation at Senate Hearing

— Law already caused some drug development programs to be halted, one Senator says

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Approved Liver Disease Drug Has No Clinical Benefit, FDA Panel Says

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HHS Proposes Rule to Increase Access to Kidney, Liver Transplants in HIV Patients

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Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You'

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Trump's IVF Pledge; Nurse Rescues Trapped Man; Who's Getting Vaccinated?

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FDA OKs Software to Convert Apple AirPods Into Hearing Aids

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Full Sequence of Missouri Patient's H5 Bird Flu May Not Be Available

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Mental Health Parity Rule Lauded by Healthcare Groups

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