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UK COVID-19 Update: Pandemic Pressures for Health Workers, MPs Criticise Govt Shielding Strategy

News April 21, 2021

These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
Coroner Calls for Tougher Air Pollution Targets

News April 21, 2021
Heart Benefits Follow T2D Remission With Rapid Weight Loss

News April 21, 2021

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Children's Share of COVID-19 Burden Has Never Been Higher

Medscape Medical News April 21, 2021

New cases reported in children were up for the fourth time in 5 weeks, rising from 73,000 to over 88,000 for the week of April 9-15.
Teen Tanning Bed Ban Would Prevent Over 15,000 Melanoma Cases

Medscape Medical News April 21, 2021
COVID Vaccine Makers Have More Than Boosters in the Works

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021

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Nevada Senate Passes Proposal to Expand Birth Control

Associated Press April 21, 2021
J&J to Resume Vaccine Rollout in Europe

WebMD Health News April 21, 2021
Percentage of Doctors Who Are Black Barely Changed in 120 Years

Medscape Medical News April 21, 2021
Arterial Thromboembolism Risk Varies Across Cancer Types, Ages

Medscape Medical News April 21, 2021
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FDA Approves Oral Contraceptive With New Estrogen

FDA Approvals April 21, 2021
What Should Happen to the Doc Who Gave Expiring COVID Shots?

Medscape Reader Polls April 21, 2021
Severe Obesity Persists, Takes High Cardiovascular Toll

Medscape Medical News April 21, 2021
Scientists Reveal How AstraZeneca Vaccine Causes Unusual Clots

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021

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Peter Hotez Talks Russia, Lady Gaga, and the Antiscience Movement

Expert Interview April 21, 2021

Peter Hotez regularly counters antiscience rhetoric. He tells Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese how the movement cost lives in COVID-19, and that as clinicians, speaking up for science is ‘our lane.’
Lessons Learned During COVID-19 Will Help Us Better Treat HCV

Commentary April 21, 2021
Is Epidural Use During Labor Linked With Autism?

Commentary April 21, 2021
Freefall: How Skydiving Is Like Cancer Surgery

Commentary April 21, 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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Percentage of Doctors Who Are Black Barely Changed in 120 Years

Medscape Medical News April 21, 2021

As has been noted in other studies, the numbers of Black male doctors remains stubbornly low. The diversity goal "is not about quotas, it's about excellence," one expert said.
What Should Happen to the Doc Who Gave Expiring COVID Shots?

Medscape Reader Polls April 21, 2021
Difficult Colleague Spoiling Your Workday? Here's Advice

Medscape Business of Medicine April 21, 2021
Marijuana Activists Offer #JointsforJabs to Back COVID Vaccination

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021

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ISN 2021

April 15-19, 2021 Virtual
EPA 2021

April 10-13, 2021 Virtual
AAN 2021

April 17-22, 2021 Virtual

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Patient Simulation: A 78-Year-Old Man With Diabetes and Heart Disease

Patient Simulation April 20, 2021

A 78-year-old has difficulty catching his breath and gets tired easily. What steps would you take to manage his condition?
Fast Five Quiz: Breast Cancer Myths

Fast Five Quiz April 20, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Can You Properly Identify and Treat COPD?

Fast Five Quiz April 15, 2021
HSS Grand Rounds Complex Cases

Managing Diffuse Peripheral Ischemia in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Clinical Case April 14, 2021

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Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2021: The Recovery Begins

Medscape Features Slideshows
Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2021

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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

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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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Physician Salaries -- 5 Specialties That Decreased the Most

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