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Brain Tumour Removed While Patient Played Violin

News February 19, 2020

Patients are often kept awake during brain surgery but asking them to play the violin at the same time is a novel approach taken by a London hospital.
Points-based Immigration Plan 'Jeopardises Care Sector'

News February 19, 2020
Number of Mumps Cases in England Hits 10-year High

News February 19, 2020

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'Momentous' USMLE Change: New Pass/Fail Format Stuns Medicine

Medscape Medical News February 14, 2020

Most agree the move will reduce the outsized role the test scores play in landing residencies, but many worry about how program directors will make the choice when they don't have an initial cutoff.
From Alcohol to Opioids, Can Doctors Successfully Treat Addiction?

Columbia University Psychiatry February 12, 2020
Controversy Now Moves to New Diastolic BP Threshold

Medscape Medical News January 29, 2020

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Clinicians' Challenge: 'Bring Climate Change to the Bedside'

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
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ARCADIA: Predicting Risk of Atrial Cardiopathy Poststroke

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
Exposure to Cleaning Products May Compromise Infants' Lungs

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
Revascularization Volumes Halved Over 13 Years

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
'Striking Paradox' of Misaligned Diabetes Treatment Could Harm

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
Excessive Masculinity Linked to High Suicide Risk

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
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Sedation in the ICU Debated

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
Influenza Activity in US Remains High, and Still Rising

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020

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From Alcohol to Opioids, Can Doctors Successfully Treat Addiction?

Expert Interview February 12, 2020

Drug overdoses, especially those involving opioid analgesics, are on the rise. Psychiatrist Lloyd Sederer talks to Medscape about which addiction treatment strategies work.
'My Son Didn't Recognize Me': The Rootless Life of Medical Trainees

Commentary February 13, 2020

The constant moving inherent in today's medical education alienates young doctors from their families, patients, and communities.
Making Upper GI Bleeding More Manageable

Commentary February 12, 2020
New Admission Test Flawed, Won't Produce Better Doctors

Commentary February 10, 2020

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HCV Eradication With DAAs Reduces Variceal Bleeding Risk

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics February 19, 2020
Neutralizing Antibodies Against Enteroviruses in HFM Disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases February 19, 2020
Renal Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors: An Update

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension February 19, 2020
The Prevention of Infections in Older Adults: Vaccination

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society February 18, 2020
Trends in ED Patients With Mental Illness 2012-2015

Southern Medical Journal February 18, 2020
Hantavirus Infection With Renal Failure and Proteinuria

Emerging Infectious Diseases February 17, 2020

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Clinicians' Challenge: 'Bring Climate Change to the Bedside'

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020

Over 100 healthcare leaders gathered at a Boston symposium recently to discuss the urgent need to move climate change from theory into practice to 'prevent the harms that are foreseeable.'
Why UK Physicians Are Now Getting Sued More

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
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Medscape Business of Medicine February 19, 2020
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