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Roe v. Wade's Pending Fall Raises Privacy Concerns

WebMD Health News May 20, 2022

If Roe v. Wade is overturned and abortion becomes illegal, can criminal prosecutors or tech companies monitor period and fertility tracking apps, smartphone location data, and social media accounts?
A Cup of Cranberries a Day Tied to Better Memory

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022
How a Separation Agreement Could Save Your Career

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022

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SCAI 2022

SCAI Issues Guidelines for PFO Management, Makes Case for Expansion

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022
Occult Hypoxemia More Common in Patients With Darker Skin?

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022
New ASA Decision Tree Tool Helps Treat Difficult Airways

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022
Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022
In Patients With CBD Stones, Cholecystectomy Wound Infection Rates Similar With Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics

Reuters Health Information May 19, 2022
EuroPCR 2022

JenaValve Trilogy Takes Another Step Forward in Severe AR

Medscape Medical News May 19, 2022
EuroPCR 2022

LYDEN: Better Hemodynamics With Evolut vs Sapien in ViV

Medscape Medical News May 19, 2022
Patients' Bad Behavior Provokes Burnout in Physicians: Study

Medscape Medical News May 19, 2022

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Best & Worst Places to Practice 2022

Slideshow May 20, 2022

Some states offer lots of perks and temptations for physician practices, although each doctor has their own priorities that make some places more desirable.
How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain

Expert Interview May 20, 2022
Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Colorectal Liver Metastases

e-Tumor Boards May 18, 2022
Episode 4: Better Ways to Sustain Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes

InDiscussion May 18, 2022

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The Use of Fetal Bovine Collagen on Chronic Wounds

Wounds May 20, 2022
Assessment, Interventions for Vascular Injuries in Fractures

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons May 20, 2022
Combining Breast, Ovarian Operations Increases Complications

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery May 20, 2022
Moisturization During Cancer Resection Reduces Complications

Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open) May 20, 2022
Risk Stratification of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules

Clinical Endocrinology May 19, 2022
Cholesterol and CVD Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation May 18, 2022

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Fast Five Quiz: Kidney Transplant Rejection Risk and Monitoring

Fast Five Quiz May 19, 2022

How familiar are you with kidney transplant, rejection risk, and monitoring? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Colorectal Liver Metastases

e-Tumor Boards May 18, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: PAOD Signs and Symptoms

Fast Five Quiz May 17, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity and Weight Management

Fast Five Quiz May 16, 2022

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Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022

More than half of states lack legislation prohibiting forced overtime for nurses; organizations urge reform as turnover and burnout create safe staffing challenges.
How a Separation Agreement Could Save Your Career

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022
ACOG Drops 2023 New Orleans Meeting Over Abortion Concerns

Medscape Medical News May 19, 2022
Patients' Bad Behavior Provokes Burnout in Physicians: Study

Medscape Medical News May 19, 2022

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