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• Rural health board shake-up opposed as locals fight cuts to hospital beds

  Powys Teaching Health Board is facing intense backlash over plans to reduce inpatient beds from 146 to as few as 60 across its vast rural region. Officials argue centralising care into two or three hubs is necessary to address persistent staffing shortages. However, clinicians and residents warn that removing local wards will compromise care for an ageing population facing doubled travel times.

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• STAT+: Servier’s $1.55 billion muscular dystrophy drug fails first major test

  French pharmaceutical company Servier suffered a critical blow to its pipeline after its experimental therapy sevasemten failed to demonstrate efficacy in a pivotal trial. The setback directly impacts individuals living with Becker muscular dystrophy, a debilitating rare disease that presently lacks any approved treatment options. This major clinical trial failure also threatens the potential return on a multi-billion-dollar acquisition completed earlier this year.

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• STAT+: Amid Mass General Brigham layoffs, CEO pens vague letter, stirring staff anxiety

  Leadership at Massachusetts' largest health system is warning tens of thousands of workers about urgent financial pressures and impending operational shifts. The communication has heightened unease across the organization because it omits clear details regarding how resources will be managed going forward. Employees are left facing widespread uncertainty as the institution confronts mounting fiscal challenges.

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