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East Kent Trust Fined £733,000 for Failures in Mother and Baby's Care

News June 18, 2021

The Trust pleaded guilty to the offence of failing to provide safe care and treatment to a mother and her newborn son.
Teenagers at Greatest Risk of Self-harming Could Be Identified a Decade Earlier

News June 18, 2021
ACC 2021: What Could Change UK Cardiology Practice?

Commentary June 18, 2021

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Judge Tosses Hospital Staff Suit Over Vaccine Mandate

WebMD Health News June 14, 2021

In the ruling issued Saturday, US District Judge Lynn Hughes upheld the hospital's policy and said the vaccination requirement didn't break any federal laws.
Understanding the Grieving Process

Medscape June 18, 2021
Texas Hospital Workers Sue Over Vaccine Mandates

Medscape Medical News June 1, 2021

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The Realities of 'No Jab, No Job' for Healthcare Workers

Kaiser Health News June 18, 2021
High Rates of Work-Related Trauma, PTSD in Intern Physicians

Medscape Medical News June 18, 2021
Visa Worries Intensify Pandemic Stress for Hospitalist Moms

Medscape Medical News June 18, 2021
United Wants to Charge You for ER Visits It Disagrees With

WebMD Health News June 17, 2021
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Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

WebMD Health News June 17, 2021
England to Make COVID-19 Vaccinations Compulsory for Care Workers

Reuters Health Information June 17, 2021
Rebuilding Trust in Healthcare Key to Recharging Vaccine Uptake

Medscape Medical News June 16, 2021
Watchdog Group Wants FDA Leaders Removed for Okaying Aducanumab

Medscape Medical News June 16, 2021

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Understanding the Grieving Process

Commentary June 18, 2021

Leif Hass, MD, offers advice on coping with loss of a loved one or a colleague to COVID-19.
New ACG Guidelines on 'C difficile': Key Takeaways

Commentary June 17, 2021

Dr David Johnson highlights the practice-changing implications of expert recommendations on diagnosing and managing these common infections.
New! Spotlight on Medical Power Couples: Their Extraordinary Lives

Article June 16, 2021
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Being Vaccinated Doesn't Mean You Must Go Maskless. Here's Why.

Commentary June 15, 2021

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Twenty-Year Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines

Emerging Infectious Diseases June 17, 2021
Interim Estimates of Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report June 16, 2021
COVID-19 Presenting With Bizarre Behavior and Encephalopathy

Journal of Medical Case Reports May 27, 2021
The Clinical Course of COVID-19 in a US Hospital System

American Journal of Epidemiology May 18, 2021
Expert Consensus for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Failure

Critical Care May 12, 2021
The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital Staff

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health May 6, 2021

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Fast Five Quiz: Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)

Fast Five Quiz June 10, 2021

How much do you know about the presentation, workup, and treatment of HFrEF? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
Patient Simulation: A 45-Year-Old Woman With Recurrent Chest Pain and Low-Grade Fever

Patient Simulation June 3, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Ankylosing Spondylitis Management

Fast Five Quiz May 27, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Psoriatic Arthritis Presentation and Diagnosis

Fast Five Quiz May 20, 2021

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Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People

Kaiser Health News June 18, 2021

More than 80 million Americans with low incomes were receiving health coverage through the federal-state program in January. The program now covers nearly 1 in 4 people nationwide.
The Realities of 'No Jab, No Job' for Healthcare Workers

Kaiser Health News June 18, 2021
Race, Healthcare, Pandemic: Hope in a Year of Challenges

WebMD Health News June 18, 2021
High Rates of Work-Related Trauma, PTSD in Intern Physicians

Medscape Medical News June 18, 2021

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