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COVID Vaccine Makers Have More Than Boosters in the Works Vaccine developers are already coming up with new options to protect against COVID-19 no matter what happens next with the pandemic.
Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
J&J Vaccine: CVST, VITT, and What Physicians Should Do What to tell patients, what to watch for, what tests to order, and how to manage a potential thrombotic event.
Medscape Internal Medicine, April 20, 2021
Med Ed Racism Discussions Must Include Classism Conversations related to racism in medical education too often leave out interrelated concerns regarding classism. Here are some ways to ensure that important issues aren't left behind.
Medscape Med Students, April 20, 2021
10 Reasons Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Appears Airtight 'Clear-cut' evidence for airborne transmission of the virus associated with COVID-19 -- and no evidence against it -- suggests it's time to accept the science and focus on policy, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News, April 19, 2021

Cadaver Donations Fall During COVID: Will Future MDs Suffer? Even as medical schools have moved to more virtual and model-based learning, human bodies are still considered crucial to learning.
Medscape Medical News, April 2021
Docs Suffer From Noncompete Clauses: Any Hope for Change? Many physicians' work lives were crippled when they left a job that had a noncompete clause. How do doctors respond, and will the laws ever change?
Medscape Medical News, April 2021
Women Physicians 2020: The Issues They Care About More than 3000 women physicians described their key concerns, including career, parenting, and burnout.
Medscape Features Slideshows, July 2020
Payment Problems as Patients Lose Coverage due to COVID Patient visits are back, but many have lost insurance or have a lesser plan. Here's what physicians can do to increase their revenue in this situation.
Medscape Medical News, July 2020
6 Snags Docs Hit When Seeing Patients Again Physicians have been reopening their offices, but many have made some mistakes or have run into unexpected stumbling blocks that could foul up their best plans.
Medscape Medical News, July 2020

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Scientists Reveal How AstraZeneca Vaccine Causes Unusual Clots Researchers in Germany say they've found "rock solid evidence" the Vaxzevria vaccines can lead to clots with low platelets
Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
J&J Pause Did Not Upend Vaccine Confidence: Poll A nationwide poll of 1000 Americans also finds the gap in overall vaccine beliefs between Republicans and Democrats could be narrowing.
Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021
Marijuana Activists Offer #JointsforJabs to Back COVID Vaccination The 1-day handout was pegged to April 20, a day of celebration for marijuana enthusiasts.
Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2021

Updates on Semaglutide for Weight Loss, From ENDO 2021 Dr Anne Peters discusses updates from the STEP trials that were presented at ENDO 2021.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 20, 2021
The COVID-19 Virus Has No Borders John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations.
WebMD, April 20, 2021