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• The Texas Abortion Law's Swift Impact, and Future Currently under the new law, abortions in Texas are now prohibited once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around 6 weeks.
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021
• Mississippi Now Has Country's Highest Rate for COVID Deaths 'We're recording well over 2500 (cases) a day, in recent days, far more than we'd like to see,' said State Health Officer Dr Thomas Dobbs. 'A lot of that's going to translate into the tragedy.'
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021
• ERS 2021 Fibrosis Progression Flies Below the Radar in Subclinical ILD The findings question the terms "subclinical/preclinical" interstitial lung disease, which may potentially lead to a suboptimal watchful waiting management, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• French Doctors and Scientists Denounce Harassment, Threats A group of healthcare professionals and scientists in France have gone public with their fears over COVID-related harassment and threats. They are calling on the government to take immediate action.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• NY Governor Vows to Fight Lawsuit Over Vaccine Mandate A federal judge this week temporarily blocked the state from enforcing any part of its mandate that prohibits religious exemptions for healthcare workers.
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021
• COVID-19 Surge Forces Healthcare Rationing in Parts of West The decisions marked an escalation of the pandemic in several Western states struggling to convince skeptical people to get vaccinated.
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021
• EMA Panel Backs Diroximel Fumarate (Vumerity) for MS Diroximel fumarate is similar to dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) in efficacy but has a unique chemical structure that may induce less irritation to the gastrointestinal tract.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Florida Surpasses 50K COVID Deaths After Battling Delta Wave More than 12,700 succumbed this summer as the state battled a fierce surge in infections fueled by the Delta variant.
  Associated Press, September 17, 2021
• Surveillance, Management of Colorectal Dysplasia in IBD The American Gastroenterological Association provides 14 best practices regarding the prevention, detection, and management of colorectal dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• US Gymnasts Testify About Sexual Abuse by Larry Nassar They expressed frustration while recounting traumatic and graphic details during a Senate hearing on the FBI's mishandling of the investigation into former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's actions.
  WebMD Health News, September 17, 2021
• FLIP Panometry Tops HRM for Esophageal Motility Measurement Although high-resolution manometry is considered the standard method by which to evaluate esophageal motility, functional luminal imaging probe panometry now represents a novel method to do so.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• HPV Vaccine Safety Concerns Up 80% From 2015 to 2018 But adverse events after HPV vaccination actually decreased during the same period, researchers found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• HFSA 2021 Texts Boost Activity, QOL in Patients With HF and Diabetes A 3-month lifestyle intervention using a step counter and text messages to encourage activity and medication adherence led to improved quality of life in a randomized study in HF and diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Capsular Inflammation Linked to Silicone and Textured Implants Systemic symptoms have prompted women to seek removal of their breast implants.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• New Data Show COVID Telehealth Pivot by Patients, Physicians Psychiatrists, dermatologists, urologists, and primary care physicians were among the highest users of teleconferencing for patient visits 6 months after the start of pandemic, according to data.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Boost Vitamin D in Blacks Living at High Latitudes, Study Indicates Those of African-Caribbean descent who reside at higher latitude, lower UVB-exposure regions show vitamin D deficiencies. Supplementation can help.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Common Eye Diseases Linked to Higher Risk for Dementia The health of the retina may be a link to the health of the brain.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Pegcetacoplan Shows Mixed Results for Geographic Atrophy Two phase 3 trials yielded different results for pegcetacoplan as a treatment for geographic atrophy.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Baylor Gets Restraining Order Against COVID Vaccine Skeptic Doc The health system is seeking $1 million in damages against internist and cardiologist Peter McCullough, MD, for allegedly continuing to claim an affiliation after signing a separation agreement.
  Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2021
• Late Mortality Decreasing Among Some Allogeneic BMT Recipients While late mortality among allogenic bone marrow transplant patients has decreased over the past 40 years, the declines seemed to be confined to those who had an early transplant or received bone marrow, a retrospective study shows.
  Reuters Health Information, September 15, 2021