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COVID-19: NHS Staff Face a Close Shave to Ensure Face Masks Work

News February 28, 2020

Clinical staff at an NHS trust in England have been asked to shave their beards to ensure that face masks fit more securely in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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FDA Approvals February 28, 2020
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Deprescribing Alzheimer's Drugs: The Crowdsourced Opinion

Article February 24, 2020

The family wants to simplify an elderly man's medication regimen, but is it the right time to discontinue his Alzheimer's disease treatments?
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Alcohol, Smoking, and Familial Breast Cancer Risk

Breast Cancer Research February 28, 2020
ACIP 2020 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report February 28, 2020
Aorta and Peripheral Circulation: The Year in Cardiology 2019

European Heart Journal February 28, 2020
US in Identifying and Differentiating Inflammatory Arthritis

Arthritis Research & Therapy February 28, 2020
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Critical Care February 28, 2020

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How much do you know about the management of plaque psoriasis? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
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Clinicians Raise Voices, Signs to 'Restore Asylum' for Migrants

Medscape Medical News February 28, 2020

Groups across the country this week raised their voices -- and some signs -- to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies and "restore asylum."
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