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Tavistock Appeal: Puberty Blockers Give 'Children Time to Choose'

News June 23, 2021

Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, challenging a ruling over the use of puberty-blocking drugs for children, has told a court the treatment reduces distress and gives them time to 'consider options'.
UK COVID-19 Update: Delta Plus Variant, Health Trust Leaders Fear Winter Pressure

News June 23, 2021
Researchers Identify Why COVID-19 Patients Develop Life-Threatening Clots

News June 23, 2021

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Happy Birthday! I Got You COVID

Medscape June 23, 2021

Birthday parties may be the key to studying how small gatherings affect the spread of COVID.
Does Vitamin D Deficiency Play a Role in Opioid Addiction?

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021
Bathroom Blues: Inexpensive Dye Tracks Digestive Transit Time

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021

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FDA to Add Myocarditis Warning to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

News June 23, 2021

But a CDC advisory panel, where the FDA made the announcement, still strongly backs the vaccines' benefits, which outweigh the rare risk for heart inflammation.
Almost 17 Million Undiagnosed Cases Added to Early COVID-19 Tally

News June 23, 2021
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No Benefit to Therapeutic Oral Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

News June 23, 2021
More Evidence Doctors' Work Hours Dropped During the Pandemic

News June 23, 2021
Doctor Fined, Accused of Exposing Staff to COVID-19

News June 22, 2021
FDA Approves First Oral Anticoagulant for Children

News Alert June 22, 2021
JACC: Heart Failure

MRAs and SGLT2 Inhibitors: The Best of Both Worlds in HFrEF

Journal Article June 22, 2021
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Relationship Between VAP and Mortality in COVID-19 Patients

Journal Article June 22, 2021

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Baby Belly Aches: 7 Causes of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy

Slideshow June 17, 2021

Evaluating the pregnant patient with abdominal pain has inherent challenges, and even the experienced clinician must be wary. Be sure you can safely rule the most worrisome diagnoses in or out.
7 Bug Bites You Need to Know

Slideshow June 17, 2021
Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Review of 3 Cases and Palliative Care

Slideshow June 14, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)

Fast Five Quiz June 10, 2021

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Controversial Approval Puts Lack of Permanent FDA Chief in Spotlight

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021

Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock retains some support as a potential candidate, but there is controversy about the recent approval of the Alzheimer's drug aducanumab.
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Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021
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Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021

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