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COVID-19 Hospitalisation '80% More Likely for Smokers'

News September 28, 2021

An Oxford University-led study analyses observational and genetic data on smoking and COVID-19.
More Than Six Million Diabetes Tests Missed Over Pandemic

News September 27, 2021
COVID-19 Triggers Largest Life Expectancy Decrease Since Second World War

News September 27, 2021

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Featured Nurses News & Perspectives

The Gray Zone: Life After a Near-Death Experience

Medscape Blogs September 24, 2021

A nurse survivor explains why her expectations differed from those around her after facing a near-death experience.
Canadian Man Punched Nurse Who Vaccinated His Wife, Police Say

WebMD Health News September 23, 2021
Could Your Patient Benefit? New Clinical Trials in Breast Cancer

Medscape Medical News September 23, 2021

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COVID-19 Updates Dominate IDWeek Lineup

Medscape Medical News September 28, 2021
Inert Ingredient Tied to Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2021
President Biden Gets His Booster, Encourages More Mandates

WebMD Health News September 27, 2021
Florida's State Workers Feeling COVID Impacts on the Job

Associated Press September 27, 2021
FDA Investigating Potential Sex Differences in LAAO Adverse Outcomes

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2021
Pfizer to Request COVID-19 Vaccine Approval for Kids

WebMD Health News September 27, 2021
Global COVID Vaccination Plans Need Urgency, Activists Say

WebMD Health News September 27, 2021
Routine PVC Replacement May Protect Against Bloodstream Infections

Reuters Health Information September 27, 2021

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The Gray Zone: Life After a Near-Death Experience

Blog September 24, 2021

A nurse survivor explains why her expectations differed from those around her after facing a near-death experience.
WCPD 2021

Conference Coverage September 23, 2021

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from WCPD 2021
CDC Expert Commentary

Travel-Related Measles

Expert Interview September 21, 2021
In Harm’s Way: Why Hazard Pay for Nurses Is Overdue

Blog September 15, 2021

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Journal Articles View All

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 From Human to Domestic Ferret

Emerging Infectious Diseases September 28, 2021
Deep Grey Matter Injury in MS: A NAIMS Consensus Statement

Brain September 28, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Adults by Race/Ethnicity

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report September 27, 2021
Managing Complex Pain and Addiction in Primary Care

Annals of Family Medicine September 27, 2021
Survival Benefit of Prehospital Tranexamic Acid After Injury

Annals of Surgery September 27, 2021
Interpreting Myocardial Infarction Analyses in ISCHEMIA

European Heart Journal September 27, 2021

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Cases & Quizzes View All

ECG Challenge: What Caused This Man's Atrial Arrhythmia?

Clinical Case September 27, 2021

A 77-year-old hypertensive man has atrial fibrillation, but his ECG patterns reveal more about the arrythmia.
Skill Checkup: A Man With Central Visual Acuity Blurring

Skill Checkup September 24, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Fast Five Quiz September 24, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Sickle Cell Disease

Fast Five Quiz September 23, 2021

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