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BIDMC's Brian J. Carney, MD, and Richard L. Haspel, MD, & colleague describe how non-evidenced based policies regarding people with sickle cell trait can lead to unequal treatment in the US military and college athletics and beyond. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Sickle Cell Trait, Inequity, and the Need for Change | NEJM

Because of misperceptions about risks, people with sickle cell trait in the United States may receive inequitable and potentially harmful treatment, with implications for autonomy, privacy, and ...

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“Ensuring equitable access to these effective but high-cost medications, and supporting individuals so that they can stay on the therapy long-term, should be a priority for our clinicians and policymakers." said corresponding author Dhruv S. Kazi, MD, MS, www.bidmc.org/about-bidmc/...

More Than Half of U.S. Adults Could Benefit from GLP-1 Medications, Researchers Find | BIDMC of Boston

BIDMC researchers find that 137 million adults are eligible for semagludtide for weight loss, diabetes management or recurrent cardiovascular event prevention.

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Viewpoint from Sven Jordt and Sairam Jabba: California's Assembly Bill 3218 closes loopholes on flavored tobacco and synthetic nicotine, setting a potential model for other states and the FDA. ja.ma/4eXuHza

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