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UK to Monitor Some Flights From China for Signs of Coronavirus

News January 22, 2020

Checks on direct flights from Wuhan to Heathrow will begin to guard against the new strain of coronavirus.
The Doctor Will Rap for You Now

Commentary January 22, 2020
Is Sperm Donation After Death Morally Permissible?

News January 21, 2020

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A Fine Balance: Report Aims to Curb Opioid Epidemic, Manage Pain

Medscape Medical News January 7, 2020

A new consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine aims to address the US epidemic of opioid misuse and overdose while ensuring effective pain management.
Prominent Surgeon Dies 'Trapped by Flames' in Australia Fires

Medscape Medical News January 6, 2020
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Omit Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Not Yet

Medscape Medical News December 17, 2019

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Gastric Bypass Beats Diet and Exercise for Reversing Diabetes

Reuters Health Information January 22, 2020
Harms From Prostate Cancer Tx Persist at 5 Years

Medscape Medical News January 22, 2020
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Is 'Over-Stated,' Say Groups

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2020
Tailored Doses of Enoxaparin Better Prevent VTE After Cancer Surgery

Reuters Health Information January 17, 2020
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Cardinal Health Surgical Gowns May Not Be Sterile, FDA Warns

News Alerts January 17, 2020
Redo PCI or CABG, Left Main Patients Pay a Price: EXCEL

Medscape Medical News January 17, 2020
'Uber of Interventional Cardiology' Pushes Stents Over Surgery

Medscape Medical News January 17, 2020
Repair of Proximal Humerus Fracture Linked to Worse Outcomes in Elderly

Reuters Health Information January 16, 2020

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Doc Gets New Heart, Loses Residency

Article December 17, 2019

After receiving an emergency heart transplant, a resident learns her residency program is closing.
The Week That Wasn't: Exercise Pill, Sex to Delay Menopause, Preserving Livers

Article January 17, 2020

Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
Hold This Drug? Perioperative Medication Management

Commentary December 27, 2019
Hospital of the Future: 0% Autopsy Rate

Commentary December 17, 2019

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Breast Reconstruction With Local Flaps: Don't Forget Grandma

ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery January 21, 2020
Approaches to Block for Brachial Plexus Anesthesia

BMC Anesthesiology January 20, 2020
Single Gland Excision for MEN1 Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Clinical Endocrinology January 20, 2020
Improving Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Patients

American Journal of Transplantation January 20, 2020
Dermatitis After 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate Exposure

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery January 17, 2020
Procedural Anxiety, Pain Catastrophizing, and Pain During EGD

Southern Medical Journal January 17, 2020

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Union Set to Strike Against Seattle Health System

Medscape Medical News January 22, 2020

Nine months of bargaining prove fruitless; a shortage of health professionals is the major issue, as it was at Kaiser Permanente.
What Do You Think of Faster FDA Approvals?

Medscape Reader Polls January 22, 2020
ACP Backs Single-Payer Healthcare

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2020
My Millennial Doctor Peers Think They're Walking Into a Crisis

Medscape Business of Medicine January 21, 2020

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