“Vitamin A is absolutely not a substitute nor an equivalent for MMR [measles, mumps, and rubella] vaccination.” — Ericka Hayes, MD, of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discussing measles prevention.
“There are very substantial grounds to challenge this as being arbitrary and capricious.” — Samuel Bagenstos, JD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, discussing a new HHS rule that ends public comments on many of the agency’s policies.
“We felt like it was kind of above expectations.” — Ula Jurkunas, MD, of Mass Eye and Ear in Boston, on a study of stem cell transplants for blinding eye injuries.
“Food challenges are very safe, but the perception is that they can be dangerous.” — George Freigeh, MD, of the University of Michigan, discussing a research tool that may help allergists stop an oral food challenge before anaphylaxis onset.
“I will do my own independent assessment on [FDA] personnel.” — Marty Makary, MD, MPH, President Trump’s nominee for FDA commissioner, discussing his plans if confirmed.
“The consequences of sexual abuse are far-reaching.” — Jennie Noll, PhD, of the University of Rochester in New York, on an intervention that helped lower rates of child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania counties.
“Women have faster rates of tau accumulation than men in areas of the brain that tend to be most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease.” — Rachel Buckley, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discussing women and Alzheimer’s disease.
“The declines in risk are substantial.” — Pranav Vasu, MPH, of Creighton University School of Medicine in Phoenix, on the reduction in glaucoma risk with GLP-1 receptor agonists.
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