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High-Dose Vitamin D Shows No Benefit in the Critically Ill Compared with placebo, critically ill, vitamin D-deficient patients did not appear to gain any benefit from receiving high-dose vitamin D in the ICU.
Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2019
The Year in Medicine 2019: News That Made a Difference Count down the medical news that got the most attention this year, including vaping-related lung disease, Zantac recalls, the measles outbreaks, and more.
Medscape News Slideshows, December 12, 2019
European Left Main Guidelines in Disarray After EXCEL Cover-up Alleged Medical societies are scrambling in response to a BBC Newsnight investigation based on leaked data suggesting higher rates of MI in patients treated with PCI rather than surgery.
Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2019
Medicare Coverage for Life in Kidney Recipients May Save Money Medicare may save money by taking on lifetime payments for immunosuppressant drugs after kidney transplantation, rather than the current policy that stops coverage at three years, a new cost-effectiveness analysis suggests.
Reuters Health Information, December 11, 2019
SABCS 2019 New Standard Likely for Some Metastatic HER2 Breast Cancer
Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2019
SABCS 2019 'Compelling' Data on New Agent in Pretreated Breast Cancer
Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2019
Percutaneous Device for Dialysis Access 'a Significant Advance'
Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2019
Should Patients Be Able to Choose Clinicians by Race or Gender?
Medscape Reader Polls, December 11, 2019
Gastric Bypass Surgery Linked to Bone-Strength Improvement in New Study
Reuters Health Information, December 10, 2019
Teens Have More Nutritional Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass Vs Sleeve Gastrectomy
Reuters Health Information, December 9, 2019
No Survival Difference Between Re-Resection, Percutaneous RFA in Recurrent HCC
Reuters Health Information, December 9, 2019
Physician-Lawmakers Shape Congress' 'Surprise-Billing' Fix
Medscape Medical News, December 9, 2019

'Residents From Hell': Indignities and Outcomes in Medical Training
Expert Column, December 2019
TWTW: Healing Honey, Restored Limb Function, Anti-Cancer Anthrax
Article, December 2019
Superiority of Surgery vs Stents in Left Main 'Unarguable'
Commentary, December 2019
Predicting Endometrial Ablation Failure
Commentary, December 2019
Public Commenting Has Been Hijacked by Biopharma
Commentary, November 2019
Confessions of a 'High-Yield' Doctor
Commentary, November 2019
How Doctors and Nurses Can Team Up to Fight Moral Injury in Healthcare
Commentary, November 2019
Medical Advice From Inside a Hazmat Suit
Expert Interview, November 2019
Why Is Mistreatment in Medicine Still Rampant?
Commentary, November 2019
PCI vs CABG in Left Main Disease -- The Surgeons Are Right
Expert Column, November 2019

Alert FDA OKs First System for In-Office Tympanostomy Tube Placement
FDA Approvals, November 26, 2019
Alert EMA Updates Advice on Risk of Blood Clots With Tofacitinib
News Alerts, October 31, 2019
Alert Ethylene Oxide Crackdown Could Cause Medical Device Shortages, FDA Warns
Georgia Health News, October 28, 2019
Alert FDA Approves Ready-to-Use Phenylephrine Injection (Biorphen)
FDA Approvals, October 24, 2019
Alert Women With Breast Cancer Protest at Komen NYC Run
Medscape Medical News, September 8, 2019

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