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Oncologist Admits Wrongly Continuing Therapy, Inappropriate Behaviour

News March 5, 2021

Oncologist Justin Stebbing's lawyer likens him to trailblazer, Dr Christian Barnard, as he admits to wrongly continuing immunotherapy in a patient with whom he developed an inappropriate relationship.
UK COVID-19 Update: Infections Fall, and Regulator Plans Fast-track Approval for Updated Vaccines

News March 4, 2021
Increasing Vaccine Options and Availability, yet Restrictions Generally Remain in Place: Global Weekly Highlights

News March 4, 2021

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As Vaccines Roll Out, Will Risky Behavior Increase?

WebMD Health News March 5, 2021

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 March 5, 2021
WHO Advises Against Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent COVID-19

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021

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AAN 2021

A Swing and a Hit? Golf Beneficial in Parkinson's Disease

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
Semaglutide for Meaningful Weight Loss in Obesity and Diabetes?

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
Alabama's Republican Governor Extends Face Mask Mandate

Associated Press March 5, 2021
NIH Launches New Research on COVID-19 in Children

WebMD Health News March 5, 2021
Primary Care Clinicians Neglect Hearing Loss, Survey Finds

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
COVID-19 Testing Sees Decline, but Remains Essential, Experts Say

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021
Public Health Experts Slam States' Moves to Ditch Masks

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021
Incidence of Cardiac Pathology Post-COVID in Pro Athletes < 1%

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021

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Don't Clinical Skills Matter? We Need a New Step 2 Exam Now!

Commentary March 4, 2021

Critics say the USMLE's recent decision to permanently retire the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS2) examination leaves a hole in assessing new physicians, one that devalues important skills.
How Retinal Imaging May Help Identify Alzheimer's Disease

Commentary March 4, 2021
New AASLD Guidelines Reconsider Bleeding Risk in Cirrhosis

Commentary March 4, 2021
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SafeHaven Program Confidentially Supports Physician Mental Health

Expert Interview March 3, 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

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West on Lung Cancer H. Jack West, MD

Isaacson on Alzheimer's Richard S. Isaacson, MD

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Nurse Pleads Guilty to Swapping Saline for Fentanyl

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021

A former Yale fertility nurse admitted to replacing painkillers with saline, knowing it would cause patients harm.
Ex-White House Physician Jackson Harassed Staff, Misused Alcohol: Watchdog

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021
Insurance Regulator to Issue Warning on Virus-Test Billing

Associated Press March 4, 2021
After Uproar, Ousted Residency Director Offered Job Back

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

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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
Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report, 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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