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FDA Approves First Treatment for Thyroid Eye Disease

News Alert January 22, 2020

The monoclonal antibody teprotumumab reduces proptosis and related eye problems in patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.
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A 'Healthy' Baby With Developmental Delay: Could It Be Zika?

Case Challenge January 6, 2020
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New Analysis Expands on Link Between Pharma Payments, Prescribing

News December 30, 2019

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The Doctor Will Rap for You Now

Commentary January 22, 2020

Medscape UK meets doctor and rapper Nomzzay who is getting public health messages across through his music.
Is Sperm Donation After Death Morally Permissible?

News January 21, 2020
Coronavirus – How Much of a Threat During Chinese New Year?

News January 20, 2020

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Goop Targets Gaps in Patient Care

Medscape January 15, 2020

The size of the complementary and alternative medicine market is an 'indictment against the conventional medical industry,' says F. Perry Wilson. What can be done to reverse this growing trend?
Of Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, Which Docs Have Highest Burnout?

Medscape Medical News January 15, 2020
Achieving Adequate Pupil Size in Cataract Surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology December 18, 2019

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FDA Approves First Treatment for Thyroid Eye Disease

FDA Approvals January 22, 2020
Optimal Atropine Concentration for Two-Year Myopia Control Affirmed

Reuters Health Information January 22, 2020
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Cardinal Health Surgical Gowns May Not Be Sterile, FDA Warns

News Alerts January 17, 2020
Erythropoietin Fails to Stem Death, Neurodevelopmental Problems in Extreme Preemies

Reuters Health Information January 16, 2020
Even With Hospital Price Lists, 'Shopping Around' Still Difficult

Medscape Medical News January 16, 2020
FDA Accepting Less Data, More Surrogate Endpoints in Trials

Medscape Medical News January 15, 2020
Are Your Patients Taking CBD?

Medscape Reader Polls January 15, 2020
WHO Names Top 13 Global Health Challenges for the New Decade

Medscape Medical News January 14, 2020

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Goop Targets Gaps in Patient Care

Commentary January 15, 2020

The size of the complementary and alternative medicine market is an 'indictment against the conventional medical industry,' says F. Perry Wilson. What can be done to reverse this growing trend?
The Week That Wasn't: Cancer in Space, AI Predicts Intelligence, Curing Blindness

Article January 3, 2020

Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
A Breakthrough Year in Retina Research

Commentary December 27, 2019
15 Studies That Challenged Medical Dogma in 2019

Article December 26, 2019

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Fast Five Quiz: Shingles

Fast Five Quiz December 11, 2019

Although usually a self-limited rash with pain, shingles can be far more serious. Do you know key aspects, including proper approaches for diagnosis and treatment? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
A 23-Year-Old With Blindness After a Fall She Can't Remember

Case Challenge November 27, 2019
A 44-Year-Old With a Headache, Photophobia, and Phonophobia

Case Challenge November 13, 2019
Fast Five Quiz: Caffeine Facts vs Fiction

Fast Five Quiz September 4, 2019

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Drop-Free Approaches for Cataract Surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology January 17, 2020
Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast for Behcet's Syndrome

Rheumatology January 10, 2020
Adverse Events Related to Low Dose Corticosteroids in AIH

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics January 1, 2020
Transmission and Sources of Infection in Toxoplasmosis

Emerging Infectious Diseases December 25, 2019
Achieving Adequate Pupil Size in Cataract Surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology December 18, 2019
Eye Exams Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 29, 2019

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AAO 2019

October 12-15, 2019 San Francisco, California
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What Do You Think of Faster FDA Approvals?

Medscape Reader Polls January 22, 2020

A new analysis indicates the US Food and Drug Administration is increasingly accepting less data for drug approvals and shortening its reviews.
ACP Backs Single-Payer Healthcare

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2020
My Millennial Doctor Peers Think They're Walking Into a Crisis

Medscape Business of Medicine January 21, 2020
Scant Evidence About Optimal Number of Patients for PCPs

Medscape Medical News January 20, 2020

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