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UK COVID-19 Update: Nurses Prepare for Strike Over Pay Plan, and UK Infection Levels Fall Again

News March 5, 2021

These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
Oncologist Admits Wrongly Continuing Therapy, Inappropriate Behaviour

News March 5, 2021
UK COVID-19 Update: Infections Fall, and Regulator Plans Fast-track Approval for Updated Vaccines

News March 4, 2021

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As Vaccines Roll Out, Will Risky Behavior Increase?

WebMD Health News

But Arthur Caplan, PhD, a bioethicist at NYU Langone Medical Center, sees the beginning of a new potential hazard: the Peltzman effect.
Doctor Sues Med School for Discrimination

Medscape Medical News
WHO Advises Against Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent COVID-19

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Lemonade, Crowdsourcing to Help Fund Girl's Brain Surgery

WebMD Health News March 5, 2021
Dining Restrictions, Mask Mandates Tied to Less Illness, Death: CDC

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
ACTRIMS 2021

Certain DMTs in MS May Attenuate COVID-19 Vaccines

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
ACTRIMS 2021

Anti-CD20s Linked to Higher COVID-19 Severity in MS

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
Cancer Drugmaker Destroyed Records Before FDA Inspection

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
Pandemic Slices Medicare Physician Spending in First Half of 2020: AMA

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
Alert

Fever Scanners for COVID-19 May Be Inaccurate, FDA Warns

News Alerts March 5, 2021
RECOVERY Trial of COVID Treatments Stops Colchicine Arm

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021

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Mar 5 2021 This Week in Cardiology

Commentary March 5, 2021

Cardiac studies in professional athletes after COVID-19 infection, percutaneous valve repair, AF screening, and social media are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
Med Student Vaccination Chaos Is Hard to Stomach

Commentary March 5, 2021
The Cribsiders

When to Start Solids: Best Practices in Infant Nutrition

Commentary March 5, 2021
Don't Clinical Skills Matter? We Need a New Step 2 Exam Now!

Commentary March 4, 2021

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Medscape One-on-One Eric Topol on Medscape

George Lundberg: At Large at Medscape George D. Lundberg, MD

Ethics: Today's Hot Topics Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

CDC Expert Commentary

FDA Expert Commentaries and Interviews

West on Lung Cancer H. Jack West, MD

Isaacson on Alzheimer's Richard S. Isaacson, MD

Manson on Women's Health JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH

Prasad on Medicine Vinay K. Prasad, MD, MPH

Mandrola on Medscape John M. Mandrola, MD

Impact Factor with F. Perry Wilson F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE

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Physician Support Line: One Psychiatrist Making a Difference

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021

A Pennsylvania psychiatrist has started a peer-to-peer physician support hotline with psychiatrist volunteers providing a sympathetic ear.
Pandemic Slices Medicare Physician Spending in First Half of 2020: AMA

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
Nurse Pleads Guilty to Swapping Saline for Fentanyl

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021
Ex-White House Physician Jackson Harassed Staff, Misused Alcohol: Watchdog

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021

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AAAAI 2021

February 26-March 01,2021 Virtual Meeting
ACTRIMS 2021

February 25-27, 2021 Virtual
AAN 2021

April 17-22, 2021 Virtual

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CDC Expert Commentary

A Man With Fever, Fatigue, and a Trip to Nigeria

Case Challenge March 4, 2021

A 36-year-old man returns from a trip to Nigeria with fever, fatigue, and muscle aches. Blood cultures drawn at urgent care and a rapid diagnostic test for malaria are negative. What's your diagnosis?
Fast Five Quiz: Management of Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure

Fast Five Quiz March 3, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Probiotics Facts vs Fiction

Fast Five Quiz March 3, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Atopic Dermatitis and Type 2 Cytokines

Fast Five Quiz March 3, 2021

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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
Life, Death, and Painful Dilemmas: Ethics 2020

Medscape Features Slideshows
Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report, 2020

Medscape Features Slideshows

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Eric J. Topol, MD

Eric J. Topol, MD Medscape Editor-in-Chief

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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2021 Burnout & Lifestyle Report: Are You More Burned Out Than Your Peers?

2021 Burnout & Lifestyle Report: Are You More Burned Out Than Your Peers?