New guidelines offer updated approach for managing high cholesterol : NPR

Doctors say patients should get a lipoprotein(a) test along with other screening, in new guidelines for managing cholesterol. ER Productions Limited/Digital Vision/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ER Productions Limited/Digital Vision/Getty Images New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for more aggressive prevention and earlier treatment, including a recommendation that all adults be tested once for…

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Cereal Box-Sized Satellite Shares First Images of Stars While Searching for Life on Exoplanets

A cereal box-sized telescope floating in Earth’s orbit has just taken its first ultraviolet images of nearby stars. These images represent a successful start for NASA’s Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), which recently embarked on a mission to study low-mass stars throughout the Milky Way. The initial SPARCS observations are only the first of many…

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Cardiology Group to Pay Nearly $5 Million for Alleged Vein Ablation Fraud

Cardiology Group to Pay Nearly $5 Million for Alleged Vein Ablation Fraud

An Arizona physician group will pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations that doctors violated the False Claims Act by performing medically unnecessary vein ablations, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Federal agents allege that three cardiologists at Tri-City Cardiology, in the Phoenix metro area, knowingly performed ablations on perforator veins that did not qualify for…

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EPA moves to roll back recent limits on ethyene oxide, a carcinogen

The Trump administration on Friday moved to roll back Biden-era limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical often used in the sterilization of medical devices. The Environmental Protection Agency said repealing the rules, which fall under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, would “safeguard the supply of essential medical equipment” —…

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Ric Grenell Bows Out From Kennedy Center

Ric Grenell Bows Out From Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell will be stepping down from his position overseeing the national cultural center. Matt Floca, the vice president of facilities at the Kennedy Center, will take over for Grenell, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social. The Kennedy Center board is expected to meet on Monday to officially vote and approve…

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