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UK Seeks To Tighten Control on Dangerous Synthetic Opioid Drug

News January 21, 2022

Home Secretary seeks expert advice in order to tighten control on isotonitazene, which is linked to multiple fatalities.
Descendants of Young Male Smokers Have More Body Fat, Extending Into Future Generations

News January 21, 2022
E-Cigarette Use in Young Teens Linked to Later Cannabis Use

News January 21, 2022

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Nurse Workforce Decline During COVID 'Unprecedented': Study

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022

A national study of nurse employment during the first 15 months of the pandemic shows first major decline in healthcare staffing in at least 30 years.
Intermittent Fasting: What Worked, Proved Challenging

Medscape Blogs January 21, 2022
COVID Fatigue Pervasive, but Men and Women React Differently

Medscape Medical News January 20, 2022

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FDA Approves Risankizumab (Skyrizi) for Psoriatic Arthritis

News Alerts January 21, 2022
Low Vaccine Uptake in Black Communities Often an Access Issue: Study

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022
Survival Improving in Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022
Long COVID Associated With Risk of Metabolic Liver Disease

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022
COVID May Affect Spinal Fluid, Causing 'Brain Fog,' Study Says

WebMD Health News January 21, 2022
'Post-Truth Era' Complicates COVID-19 Response, Trust in Science

WebMD Health News January 21, 2022
A Prognostic Link Between Dementia and High Cholesterol

First Look January 21, 2022
Omicron Surge Is Undermining Care for Other Health Problems

Associated Press January 21, 2022

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Intermittent Fasting: What Worked, Proved Challenging

Blog January 21, 2022

A nurse describes how she dealt with the rigors of one of the more successful programs for weight loss.
Learning to Coexist

Commentary January 21, 2022

Why docs should put aside personal politics in the interest of their patients.
Increased Electronic Media Use and Youth Suicidality

Commentary January 11, 2022
Should Psychiatry Categorize 'Substance-Induced Paraphilia'?

Commentary January 11, 2022

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COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults With Prior Immunity

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report January 21, 2022
Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Among US Healthcare Personnel

Emerging Infectious Diseases January 21, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccination and Non-COVID-19 Mortality Risk

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report January 19, 2022
Cognitive Performance in Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation

Age and Ageing January 19, 2022
Migraine Characteristics Over 30 Days of Ramadan Fasting

Headache January 19, 2022
Calcitriol and Levothyroxine for Pseudohypoparathyroidism

Journal of the Endocrine Society January 19, 2022

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Visual and Auditory Hallucinations in a Patient with Insomnia

Clinical Case January 21, 2022

A 72-year-old man with diagnosed Parkinson disease is suffering from a 1-month history of episodic altered mental status, agitation, and hallucinations. What is the diagnosis?
Fast Five Quiz: Management of Obesity

Fast Five Quiz January 21, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes Key Aspects

Fast Five Quiz January 21, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Fast Five Quiz January 21, 2022

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