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UK COVID-19 Update: Surge Testing, Surge Vaccination, GPs Return to Face-to-Face Appointments

News May 14, 2021

These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
NHS Digital Launches General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) Service

News May 14, 2021
Virtual Pain Management Shows Potential in the Time of COVID

News May 14, 2021

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A Simple New Definition for 'Metabolically Healthy Obesity'?

Medscape Medical News May 7, 2021

'Our new definition may be important not only to stratify risk of mortality in people with obesity, but also in people with overweight and normal weight,' say researchers.
Going Viral: Social Media May Be Increasing Cases of New-Onset Tics

Medscape Neurology May 6, 2021
FDA Set to OK Pfizer Vaccine in Younger Teens

WebMD Health News May 4, 2021

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Disadvantaged Patients With CVD Face Barriers to COVID Prevention

Medscape Medical News May 15, 2021
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LAAOS III: Surgical LAA Closure Cuts AF Stroke Risk by One Third

Medscape Medical News May 15, 2021
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ADAPTABLE: Low-Dose Aspirin as Good as High-Dose in CHD?

Medscape Medical News May 15, 2021
Is the CDC Leading on COVID or Leading From Behind?

Medscape Medical News May 14, 2021
ACC Survey: 44% of Cardiologists Report a Hostile Work Environment

Medscape Medical News May 14, 2021
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Cardiac Events Doubled Among Distressed Younger Survivors of MI

Medscape Medical News May 14, 2021
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Racial Disparities in Endovascular Therapy for Stroke Persist

Medscape Medical News May 14, 2021
Top 'Normal' Temperature May Be Lower Than Current Standard

Reuters Health Information May 14, 2021

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Going Viral: Social Media May Be Increasing Cases of New-Onset Tics

Commentary May 6, 2021

Drs Tamara Milka Pringsheim and Kathrin LaFaver on an emerging theory about why so many young and teenage girls are presenting with so-called 'TikTok tics.'
A Key to Reopening Schools -- and Keeping Them Open

Commentary March 17, 2021

Schools can open safely -- and avoid re-closing -- but only if they don't rely on the wrong SARS-CoV-2 screening test, argues Dr Sean Lucan.
Does Osteopathic Manipulation Relieve Low Back Pain?

Commentary March 17, 2021
Heroes: Nurses' Sacrifice in the Age of COVID-19

Commentary March 4, 2021

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ACIP's Interim Recommendation for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report May 14, 2021
Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder in Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin May 14, 2021
Effect of Exposure to Various Factors on Hyperuricemia Risk

Arthritis Research & Therapy May 14, 2021
Criteria for Determining Prevalence of Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy

Liver International May 14, 2021
Alcohol Consumption, AF and Cardiovascular Disease

European Heart Journal May 14, 2021
Novel Risk Scoring for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in NSCLC

Translational Lung Cancer Research May 13, 2021

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Fast Five Quiz: Helicobacter pylori Presentation and Diagnosis

Fast Five Quiz May 14, 2021

How familiar are you with the presentation and diagnosis of H pylori? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
Fast Five Quiz: Allergic Asthma Management

Fast Five Quiz May 14, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Multiple Myeloma Management

Fast Five Quiz May 13, 2021
Patient Simulation: A 68-Year-Old Man Is Being Treated for Liver Cancer

Patient Simulation May 12, 2021

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