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Conversion Therapy Supported by a Quarter of Doctors at BMA Annual Meeting

News September 23, 2021

BMA debate on conversion therapy is subject to its official complaints procedure while vote shows 26% of doctors voted against the BMA lobbying to stop the practice.
Accused Oncologist 'Lacked Insight' Into 'Realism of Events' for Terminally Ill Patients

News September 23, 2021
Could Fifi the Llama Help in Developing a COVID Nasal Spray?

News September 22, 2021

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FDA OKs Pfizer COVID Booster for 65 and Over, Those at High Risk

Medscape Medical News September 22, 2021

The FDA has taken its advisory board's recommendations and approved a booster for Pfizer's mRNA vaccine for only a certain segment of the adult population.
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Medscape Medical News September 22, 2021
CDC Mandates Measles Quarantine for Afghanistan Evacuees

Medscape Medical News September 22, 2021

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New AHA Guidance on Managing Obesity-Related Hypertension

Medscape Medical News September 21, 2021
AHA Reverses Course on Hybrid 2021 Sessions for All-Virtual Event

Medscape Medical News September 17, 2021
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Texts Boost Activity, QOL in Patients With HF and Diabetes

Medscape Medical News September 17, 2021
Boost Vitamin D in Blacks Living at High Latitudes, Study Indicates

Medscape Medical News September 17, 2021
Baylor Gets Restraining Order Against COVID Vaccine Skeptic Doc

Medscape Medical News September 16, 2021
Most Muscle Pain on Statins Not a Drug Effect: SAMSON in Print

Medscape Medical News September 16, 2021
Rheumatologists More Likely Than Nephrologists to Use Rituximab in Kids With Lupus Nephritis

Reuters Health Information September 15, 2021
Nurse Staffing CEO Resigns After Supporting Antimask Group

Medscape Medical News September 14, 2021

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Will Drinking More Water Keep Kidney Disease Away?

Viewpoint August 17, 2021

For years, doctors have been recommending drinking more water to their patients. Should they be?
ERA-EDTA 2021

Conference Coverage June 7, 2021

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ERA-EDTA 2021
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Conference Coverage April 20, 2021
Is Cutting Salt Ever Harmful?

Commentary April 12, 2021

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Fast Five Quiz: HFrEF Treatment Optimization

Fast Five Quiz September 9, 2021

How familiar are you with treatment optimization for HFrEF? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
Fast Five Quiz: Staphylococcal Infections

Fast Five Quiz September 8, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Psilocybin and Other Hallucinogenic Drugs

Fast Five Quiz September 7, 2021
A 50-Year-Old With Telangiectasia, Cough, and Epistaxis

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Nurses' Union 'Dismayed' Over Halted Medicare Drug Price Cuts

Medscape Medical News September 22, 2021

National Nurses United voiced disappointment that House members blocked drug price negotiations that could have lowered costs for Medicare patients, favoring pharmaceutical profits over patients.
Doctors Should Avoid Being Bullied Into Giving Ivermectin

Medscape Business of Medicine September 22, 2021
Public Health Experts Surprised Biden Hasn't Picked an FDA Chief

Kaiser Health News September 22, 2021
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Medscape Business of Medicine September 22, 2021

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