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UK COVID-19 Update: Mortality and Infection Rates Fall

News April 22, 2021

These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
NICE Draft Guidance on New Treatment Option for Advanced Breast Cancer

News April 22, 2021
UK COVID-19 Update: Pandemic Pressures for Health Workers, MPs Criticise Govt Shielding Strategy

News April 21, 2021

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Can We Get to 'COVID Zero'? Experts Predict the Next 8 Months

Medscape Medical News April 22, 2021

Vaccines, variants, and seasonal variation all go into calculations about the likely future of the COVID-19 pandemic through next winter.
Biden Offers Tax Credits for COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Time Off

WebMD Health News April 22, 2021
Wake-Up Call: Short Sleep Tied to Increased Dementia Risk

Medscape Medical News April 22, 2021

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Many Postsurgical Hospital Readmissions Preventable

Medscape Medical News April 22, 2021
Postsurgical Percutaneous Nerve Stimulation Cuts Pain, Opioid Use

Medscape Medical News April 22, 2021
Indian COVID Patients Die as Ventilators Run Out of Oxygen

Reuters Health Information April 22, 2021
Device May Improve Communication Between Workers Wearing PPE

Reuters Health Information April 21, 2021
Indian Capital Running Out of Medical Oxygen as Pandemic Surges

Reuters Health Information April 21, 2021
Veterinarian Helps Perform 'Unproven' Human Surgery

Medscape Business of Medicine April 21, 2021
During Pandemic, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays

Kaiser Health News April 20, 2021
COVID Vaccine Makers Have More Than Boosters in the Works

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021

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Peter Hotez Talks Russia, Lady Gaga, and the Antiscience Movement

Expert Interview April 21, 2021

Peter Hotez regularly counters antiscience rhetoric. He tells Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese how the movement cost lives in COVID-19, and that as clinicians, speaking up for science is ‘our lane.’
Freefall: How Skydiving Is Like Cancer Surgery

Commentary April 21, 2021
Can Minimally Invasive SAVR Challenge TAVR?

Commentary April 19, 2021
The Optimized Doctor: Say My Name

Commentary April 19, 2021

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Expert Consensus on Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for NSCLC

Translational Lung Cancer Research April 22, 2021
Management of Lung Transplantation in the COVID-19 Era

American Journal of Transplantation April 21, 2021
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Colonic Mucosal Neoplasia

Southern Medical Journal April 20, 2021
Pyoderma Gangrenosum After Hand Surgery: A Case Report

Wounds April 19, 2021
Myocardial Injury After Surgery-Is Slightly Heavier Better?

Anesthesia & Analgesia April 19, 2021
Obesity Impact on Adverse Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Fusion

Spine April 19, 2021

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Patient Simulation: A 63-Year-Old Woman With Lung Cancer and New-Onset Hip Pain

Patient Simulation April 12, 2021

A 63-year-old woman from the United Kingdom with a history of lung cancer has hip and leg pain. What steps would you take to manage this patient?
Fast Five Quiz: Hyperkalemia Management

Fast Five Quiz April 9, 2021
Pleural Effusion and an Axillary Mass in a Hypertensive Woman

Case Challenge March 30, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Anal Conditions

Fast Five Quiz March 26, 2021

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Early Exposure Key to Solving Pediatric Rheumatologist Shortage

Medscape Medical News April 22, 2021

Increasing medical students' and residents' exposure to the field earlier could help improve recruitment, while policies such as loan repayment programs could overcome the deterrent of a lower income.
The Ripple Effect of Being a Physician

Medscape Neurology April 22, 2021
Chiropractor First Person Charged Under COVID-19 False Claims Law

Medscape Medical News April 21, 2021
Percentage of Doctors Who Are Black Barely Changed in 120 Years

Medscape Medical News April 21, 2021

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