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East Kent Trust Fined £733,000 for Failures in Mother and Baby's Care

News June 18, 2021

The Trust pleaded guilty to the offence of failing to provide safe care and treatment to a mother and her newborn son.
Teenagers at Greatest Risk of Self-harming Could Be Identified a Decade Earlier

News June 18, 2021
ACC 2021: What Could Change UK Cardiology Practice?

Commentary June 18, 2021

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Why Do Communities of Color Still Face Health Inequities?

WebMD June 18, 2021

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Karyne Jones, President & CEO, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA), about the health inequities that communities of color still face.
Race, Healthcare, Pandemic: Hope in a Year of Challenges

WebMD Health News June 18, 2021
High Rates of Work-Related Trauma, PTSD in Intern Physicians

Medscape Medical News June 18, 2021

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More Than 300 Heart Inflammation Cases Reported After Vaccination, CDC Says

WebMD Health News June 18, 2021
ACOG 2021

Hormone Pellet Safety Data 'Not Very Reassuring at All' for Women

Medscape Medical News June 18, 2021
AP-NORC Poll: Many Americans Resuming Pre-Virus Activities

Associated Press June 18, 2021
COVID May Cause Long-Term Brain Loss, Study Says

WebMD Health News June 18, 2021
Expert: Variants Mean More in US Must Get Vaccine

WebMD Health News June 18, 2021
EAS 2021

Real-world PCSK9i Data in FH Reveal Conundrum of Reimbursement

Medscape Medical News June 18, 2021
Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People

Kaiser Health News June 18, 2021
Delta Variant Drives Huge COVID Spike in UK

WebMD Health News June 18, 2021

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Walter Isaacson on CRISPR and the People Behind the Revolution

Expert Interview June 18, 2021

Talking with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese, Walter Isaacson describes the stories behind his latest book, 'The Codebreaker,' including how he contrived a Zoom meeting between key players who'd drifted apart.
Jun 18 2021 This Week in Cardiology

Commentary June 18, 2021
Incorporating Routine Self-care Can Prevent Doctors' Burnout

Commentary June 18, 2021
Peters on Tirzepatide: 'Impressive, but We Need to Know More'

Commentary June 18, 2021

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Isaacson on Alzheimer's Richard S. Isaacson, MD

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Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People

Kaiser Health News June 18, 2021

More than 80 million Americans with low incomes were receiving health coverage through the federal-state program in January. The program now covers nearly 1 in 4 people nationwide.
The Realities of 'No Jab, No Job' for Healthcare Workers

Kaiser Health News June 18, 2021
Race, Healthcare, Pandemic: Hope in a Year of Challenges

WebMD Health News June 18, 2021
High Rates of Work-Related Trauma, PTSD in Intern Physicians

Medscape Medical News June 18, 2021

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SLEEP 2021

June 10-13, 2021 Virtual
EHA 2021

June 09-17, 2021 Virtual/Online
ASMBS 2021

June 10-12, 2021 Virtual

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Fast Five Quiz: Sinusitis With Nasal Polyps

Fast Five Quiz June 18, 2021

Chronic rhinosinusitis is one of the most common medical disorders worldwide. How much do you know about chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
Fast Five Quiz: Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Staging

Fast Five Quiz June 15, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Testicular Cancer

Fast Five Quiz June 15, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Systemic Treatments for Plaque Psoriasis

Fast Five Quiz June 14, 2021

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Medscape Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2021

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Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2021: The Recovery Begins

Medscape Features Slideshows
Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2021

Medscape Features Slideshows
Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2020

Medscape Features Slideshows
Medscape APRN Compensation Report 2020

Medscape Features Slideshows

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Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Executive Vice President and Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

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