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Young Women Risk Unnecessary Surgery for Suspected Appendicitis

News December 5, 2019

UK women have a disproportionate risk of admission without surgical intervention, and high rates of normal appendicectomy, a study found.
1 in 4 Hospital Staff Born Outside the UK

News December 4, 2019
Patient Treated for Monkeypox After Travel to Nigeria

News December 4, 2019

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Investigated for Manslaughter, 'Disgraced' Doc Gets 16 Months

Medscape Medical News December 3, 2019

Dr Paolo Macchiarini, who used fake research to claim patients with failing tracheas can generate a functioning one with their own stem cells, was sentenced in an Italian appeals court.
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15 Docs Fired From Illinois Health System to Be Replaced With NPs

Medscape Medical News November 27, 2019
Med Students Must Learn to Deal With Criticism and Failures

Medscape Business of Medicine November 25, 2019

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U.S. Authorities Confiscate Migrant Kids' Medications at the Southern Border

Reuters Health Information December 5, 2019
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'Get Out of the Way DEA,' Physicians Bid to Treat Addiction

Medscape Medical News December 5, 2019
Concussion in Youth a Suicide Risk Factor?

Medscape Medical News December 5, 2019
Powder Keg: FDA Bowed to Industry for Decades as Alarms Were Sounded Over Talc

Reuters Health Information December 5, 2019
Tourism in Israel? U.S. Charity's Offer With Gaza Hospital Project Irks Palestinians

Reuters Health Information December 4, 2019
No Evidence Stretching Prevents Running Injuries

Reuters Health Information December 4, 2019
Brief CBT Lifesaving, Cost-Effective for Suicidal Crises

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2019
Do You Always Follow Clinical Guidelines?

Medscape Reader Polls December 4, 2019

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Med Students Must Learn to Deal With Criticism and Failures

Commentary November 25, 2019

Dr Art Caplan discusses the reality of dealing with difficult situations in medicine and his recommendations for developing skills as a trainee.
Americans Are Dying Younger--Why?

Commentary November 26, 2019

Is it stress? Obesity? Lack of healthcare? What's causing US life expectancy to fall?
Will Smith's Colonoscopy Goes Viral, Sends Message

Commentary November 21, 2019
Confessions of a 'High-Yield' Doctor

Commentary November 20, 2019

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Atypical Tibial Fracture Unmasking Hypophosphatasia

Journal of the Endocrine Society December 5, 2019
Tranexamic Acid for Acute Hemorrhage: Enough Evidence?

Anesthesia & Analgesia December 5, 2019
Antibiotic Stewardship for Severe Infections in the ICU

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine December 4, 2019
Targeting the Complement System in Bacterial Meningitis

Brain December 4, 2019
Bathing Habits and Complications After Pilonidal Surgery

Wounds December 4, 2019
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Vaping Associated Lung Injury

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report December 4, 2019

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Almost All Nurses in Survey Are Happy They Chose Nursing

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2019

However, fewer are satisfied with the level of educational preparation they chose. CRNAs were the group most financially prepared for retirement.
Few Med Students Come From Rural Areas, Study Finds

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2019
Investigated for Manslaughter, 'Disgraced' Doc Gets 16 Months

Medscape Medical News December 3, 2019
Senate Health Committee Backs Hahn for FDA Commissioner

Medscape Medical News December 3, 2019

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