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• GERD Guideline Addresses Increased Scrutiny of PPI Therapy For the right patient with GERD, PPIs remain the medical treatment of choice, and their benefits outweigh the potential risks when used at the lowest effective dose, the ACG says.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• USCHA 2021 Fauci: Steadfast Focus on HIV Disparities Needed Forty years after the first AIDS cases were identified in the US, treatment advances are encouraging, but disparities, treatment gaps remain.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• US Appeals Court to Rehear Tennessee Abortion Ban Argument Just hours after the US Supreme Court concluded historic arguments over abortion, a federal appeals court signaled it might be willing to allow yet another restrictive ban to go into effect.
  Associated Press, December 03, 2021
• Must Employers Follow Biden's Vaccine Mandates? Biden contends his various workforce vaccine mandates are an important step in curtailing the virus.
  Associated Press, December 03, 2021
• WWII Vet Who Survived COVID-19 Honored on 105th Birthday Major Wooten, who repaired bomb-damaged trains in France as an Army private, will receive France's highest decoration during a combination medal ceremony and birthday party.
  Associated Press, December 03, 2021
• New Leadless Pacemaker Promising in Safety, Efficacy A phase 2 study shows promising benefits and safety with a new leadless pacemaker, delivering effective right ventricular pacing with a retrievable device.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• Unvaccinated Nevada State Workers to Pay Insurance Surcharge Nevada will be the first state to charge state workers enrolled in public employee health insurance plans a surcharge if they aren't vaccinated.
  Associated Press, December 03, 2021
• Tampons and Pads Should Be Free in Schools, Students Say In the absence of legislation requiring access to menstruation products in schools, students are campaigning and fundraising to make them freely available in school restrooms.
  Quick Take, December 03, 2021
• S.C. Nurse Charged With Producing Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Director of nursing services at rehab center created fake cards, lied to federal investigators, according to indictment.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• Alert FDA Approves Rituximab for Multiple Pediatric Cancers The Food and Drug Administration approved rituximab in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of pediatric patients with 4 different types of previously untreated, advanced stage blood cancers.
  FDA Approvals, December 03, 2021
• New Jersey GOP Lawmakers Defy Vaccine Mandate Disorder and confusion erupted in the halls outside the New Jersey Assembly on Thursday as several Republican lawmakers defied a new requirement to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test.
  Associated Press, December 03, 2021
• 'Impossible to Navigate' Price Lists at Cancer Hospitals Early implementation of federal transparency mandates for hospital prices illustrate challenges consumers and companies will face in trying to use these data to control costs.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• Cardiologist Positive for Omicron After London Conference An Israeli cardiologist tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after attending PCR London Valves, raising questions about the safety of in-person meetings just as they were restarting.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• FDA Still Monitoring Safety Signal With Paclitaxel Stents in PAD The FDA continues to advise close monitoring of patients treated with paclitaxel-coated balloons and stents for PAD while investigation into potential safety concerns continues.
  News Alerts, December 03, 2021
• COVID-19 and the Immunocompromised Physician An immunocompromised physician talks about the very real impact COVID-19 has had on her health and well-being.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• Genetic Test Helps Predict PCa Progression on Active Surveillance A higher score on the Decipher assay increased the risk of biopsy upgrade nearly fourfold, according to a new study published as a preprint.
  First Look, December 03, 2021
• Rituximab Trumps Natalizumab in MS Relapse Although rituximab was consistently linked to better relapse outcomes vs natalizumab in new research, outcomes did not differ between dimethyl fumarate and fingolimod.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• Childhood Metabolic Abnormalities Linked to Adult Psychiatric Symptoms Metabolic and immune abnormalities seen in nearly 15,000 UK children aged 9 years linked with psychiatric symptoms they later showed as young adults.
  First Look, December 03, 2021
• First Malaria Vaccine a Major Milestone Despite Hurdles Ahead The four-dose vaccine, advanced by landmark COVID-19 prevention efforts, is an achievement that scientists have been painstakingly working toward for decades.
  WebMD Health News, December 03, 2021
• Boom in Sports Betting Spurs New Guidance on Gambling Disorder Amid growing concerns about the impact of increased legalized online sports gambling, the American Psychiatric Association has issued an updated guide on gambling disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021