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UK COVID-19 Update: Vaccination Phase 2, 'No B.1.1.7 Increased Disease Severity'

News April 13, 2021

These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
COVID-19: 'No Evidence' That UK Variant Causes More Severe Disease

News April 13, 2021
New MS Subtypes Identified Using Artificial Intelligence

News April 13, 2021

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Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs

Medscape Medical News April 5, 2021

The long-running battle over nurse anesthetists continues, with one hospital's action causing a flare-up on social media.
Docs Suffer From Noncompete Clauses: Any Hope for Change?

Medscape Medical News April 7, 2021
Study Tracks Delayed Local Reactions in 12 Recipients of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine

Reuters Health Information March 4, 2021

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How to Counsel Worried Patients About the J&J Vaccine News

Medscape Medical News April 13, 2021
J&J Pause Magnifies Worry About COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Medscape Medical News April 13, 2021
FAQ: What to Know About the J&J Vaccine Pause

WebMD Health News April 13, 2021
CDC Chief Urges Michigan to 'Close Things Down' Amid Spike

Associated Press April 13, 2021
What Do You Do When 16% of the Papers You Cited Were Retracted?

Retraction Watch April 13, 2021
The Broken Front Line

ProPublica April 13, 2021
12% of Children With COVID Are Hospitalized, Study Says

WebMD Health News April 13, 2021
Gender Vaccine Gap: More Women Than Men Are Getting COVID Shots

Kaiser Health News April 13, 2021

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Defending My Right to Mask

Commentary April 1, 2021

In looking at common masking practices in Asia, Dr George Lundberg found a model for how to care for our fellow citizens here in the United States.
What Ebola Has Taught Us About Managing COVID

Commentary April 8, 2021

Drs Robert Glatter, Craig Spencer, and Syra Madad discuss lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic that the US should have learned from the Ebola crisis.
When Does a Person Become Your Patient?

Commentary April 8, 2021
Why Long COVID Worries Me

Expert Column April 5, 2021

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SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Meat Processing Workers

Emerging Infectious Diseases April 13, 2021
AF Ablation in Heart Failure: What Do We Know? What Can We Do?

Europace April 13, 2021
Vitamin D, Calcium, and Implications for Cardiovascular Health

Journal of the American College of Cardiology April 6, 2021
Erenumab in the Prevention of Episodic and Chronic Migraine

Headache April 5, 2021
Aspirin in COVID-19-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Anesthesia & Analgesia April 5, 2021
Cardiovascular Medicine 2020: ACS and Intensive Cardiac Care

European Heart Journal April 1, 2021

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Patient Simulation: A 55-Year-Old Woman With Orthostasis and Worsening Paresthesia

Patient Simulation April 12, 2021

A 55-year-old from the UK is lightheaded when she stands up, and she has numbness and tingling in her hands and feet. How would you evaluate and treat this patient?
Strange Stool Color and Fatigue in a Man With COPD and AF

Case Challenge April 12, 2021
Skill Checkup: A Student With Painful Blisters on His Feet

Interactive Quiz April 12, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Rheumatoid Arthritis ILD Management

Fast Five Quiz April 5, 2021

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How to Counsel Worried Patients About the J&J Vaccine News

Medscape Medical News April 13, 2021

The news about rare side effects from the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may be alarming to your patients, even those who received one of the other vaccines. Here’s how to reassure them.
Feds Let Illinois Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage

Medscape Medical News April 12, 2021
AMA Applauds Biden's Gun Control Directives

Medscape Medical News April 12, 2021
CDC Declares Racism a Serious Public Health Threat

Medscape Medical News April 9, 2021

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