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Oncologist Admits Wrongly Continuing Therapy, Inappropriate Behaviour

News March 5, 2021

Oncologist Justin Stebbing's lawyer likens him to trailblazer, Dr Christian Barnard, as he admits to wrongly continuing immunotherapy in a patient with whom he developed an inappropriate relationship.
UK COVID-19 Update: Infections Fall, and Regulator Plans Fast-track Approval for Updated Vaccines

News March 4, 2021
Increasing Vaccine Options and Availability, yet Restrictions Generally Remain in Place: Global Weekly Highlights

News March 4, 2021

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JAMA Podcast on Racism in Medicine Faces Backlash

WebMD Health News March 4, 2021

A 16-minute podcast from JAMA that attempts to discuss structural racism in the US healthcare system has stirred conversation on social media about the handling and promotion of the episode.
WHO Advises Against Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent COVID-19

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021
After Uproar, Ousted Residency Director Offered Job Back

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Anthracycline-Free Neoadjuvant Regimen Safe, Effective for TNBC

Medscape Medical News March 5, 2021
Organ-Sparing Penile Cancer Surgery Tied to Better Outcomes

Reuters Health Information March 4, 2021
Terlipressin Shows Benefit in Hepatorenal Syndrome

Reuters Health Information March 4, 2021
Faster Vaccination Needed in Latin America to Curb Variants

Reuters Health Information March 4, 2021
'When Will It End?': How a Changing Virus Is Reshaping Scientists' Views on COVID-19

Reuters Health Information March 4, 2021
US Boosts Virus Sequencing Efforts as More Variants Emerge

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021
Nurse Pleads Guilty to Swapping Saline for Fentanyl

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021
No Flu Season Will Affect Next Year's Vaccine Prep

Medscape Medical News March 3, 2021

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Why Are Healthy Black Kids More Likely to Die After Surgery?

Commentary July 22, 2020

A recent study shows that healthy Black children undergoing inpatient surgery are at increased risk for perioperative mortality compared with White kids. Dr F. Perry Wilson comments.
Surgeons Can Change. The Pandemic Made It Happen Faster

Commentary February 18, 2021

NorthShore Health System in Chicago canceled 3400 elective surgeries in March 2020. Here' s what happened next.
20 Top Black Physician Social Media Influencers

Slideshow December 22, 2020
'These Are Not Things I'm Getting Paid For'

Commentary September 9, 2020

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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Affects Vasoactive Mediators

Clinical Endocrinology March 5, 2021
Postoperative Outcomes in Surgical COVID-19 Patients

BMC Anesthesiology March 3, 2021
Wound Management Strategy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Wounds March 3, 2021
Perioperative Platelet Transfusions

Anesthesiology March 3, 2021
Outcomes in Unilateral Primary Aldosteronism After Therapy

Clinical Endocrinology February 26, 2021
Exposure to General vs. Regional Anesthesia and Dementia Risk

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society February 24, 2021

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Fast Five Quiz: Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 Management

Fast Five Quiz March 1, 2021

How much do you know about the management of primary hyperoxaluria type 1? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
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Nurse Pleads Guilty to Swapping Saline for Fentanyl

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021

A former Yale fertility nurse admitted to replacing painkillers with saline, knowing it would cause patients harm.
Ex-White House Physician Jackson Harassed Staff, Misused Alcohol: Watchdog

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021
Insurance Regulator to Issue Warning on Virus-Test Billing

Associated Press March 4, 2021
After Uproar, Ousted Residency Director Offered Job Back

Medscape Medical News March 4, 2021

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