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Great Ormond Street Acts to End Dispute Between Surgeons

News January 17, 2020

A rift between two consultants at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children was putting the safe operation of the urology unit at risk, a report warned.
GPs in England Reject New Contract

News January 17, 2020
Northern Ireland Nurses Suspend Strike Action

News January 16, 2020

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Decolonizing Parents Cuts NICU Staph Transmission Risk

Medscape Medical News January 13, 2020

Decolonizing the parents of infants in neonatal intensive care units may reduce the risk of the parents transmitting Staphylococcus aureus to the infants.
Go Ahead, Call Me a Provider

Medscape Oncology January 17, 2020
Goop Targets Gaps in Patient Care

Medscape January 15, 2020

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U.S. Vaping-Related Deaths Rise to 60, Cases of Illness to 2,668

Reuters Health Information January 18, 2020
Dual Vaping and Smoking Tied to Elevated Stroke Risk in Younger Adults

Reuters Health Information January 18, 2020
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European Marketing of Picato Suspended While Skin Cancer Risk Reviewed

News Alerts January 17, 2020
Too Old for New Heart? Germany Faces Dearth of Organ Donors

Reuters Health Information January 17, 2020
Pharmacy Chains Sue Ohio Physicians Over Opioid Prescribing

Medscape Medical News January 17, 2020
Primary Aldosteronism Can Present as Atrial Fibrillation

Reuters Health Information January 17, 2020
German Drug Assessment Body Not Convinced by Bayer's Cancer Drug Vitrakvi

Reuters Health Information January 17, 2020
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EU Panel Confirms 4-Week Limit on High-Strength Estradiol Creams

News Alerts January 17, 2020

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Go Ahead, Call Me a Provider

Commentary January 17, 2020

While debate over the title 'provider' rages on social media, Dr Nabhan asks, 'Don't we have bigger fish to fry?'
Off Gurneys, Into Beds -- How Can We Speed Up Admissions?

Commentary January 17, 2020

Dr Alok Patel discusses options for improving emergency department admission flow.
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Dense Breasts: Who Needs More Imaging?

Commentary January 8, 2020
The War on Shock: Is Industry Leading the Charge?

Commentary January 6, 2020

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Case Challenges in Pain and Palliative Care Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, RN

Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses Carolyn Buppert, MSN, JD

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PCPs' Perceived Barriers to Optimal Dementia Care

The Gerontologist January 17, 2020
Switching to Degludec Reduces Hypoglycemia Rates

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism January 17, 2020
Mental Distress and Depression Among Adults with Arthritis

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report January 17, 2020
Procedural Anxiety, Pain Catastrophizing, and Pain During EGD

Southern Medical Journal January 17, 2020
Fungal Alterations in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics January 15, 2020
Educational Preparation and Nurse Turnover Intention

OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing January 15, 2020

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