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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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COVID May Affect Spinal Fluid, Causing 'Brain Fog,' Study Says

WebMD Health News January 21, 2022

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found abnormalities in the cerebrospinal fluid of 10 of 13 people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and had thinking problems.
Survival Improving in Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022
Two Patients With Macular Degeneration Get Artificial Retinas

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022

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Prosthetic Joint Infections Not Related to Invasive Dental Procedures

Reuters Health Information January 21, 2022
Physician Burnout, Depression Compounded by COVID: Survey

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022
Herd Immunity a Mirage? High Protection Didn't Stop Surges

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022
Dexamethasone Effective as an Analgesic Adjuvant in Total Knee Replacement

Reuters Health Information January 18, 2022
Pandemic Weighing on Docs' Happiness Outside of Work: Survey

Medscape Medical News January 14, 2022
Reducing Nighttime Checks Is Safe and Helps Patients Sleep

Medscape Medical News January 14, 2022
MedPAC Draws AMA Ire With Vote on 2023 Physician Pay

Medscape Medical News January 14, 2022
How Safe Is a Drug Holiday From Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis?

Medscape Medical News January 13, 2022

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Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2022: Stress, Anxiety, and Anger

Report January 21, 2022

Physicians had a rough year in 2021, with many feeling more burned out and stressed than they ever have before. Here's what more than 13,000 doctors had to say.
Osteoarthritis Phenotyping Makes Progress

Commentary January 20, 2022
Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2022

Report January 14, 2022
Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now

Expert Interview January 13, 2022

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Patient Experiences of Telemedicine in Spine Care

Spine January 19, 2022
First-Year Follow-up of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis

Arthritis Research & Therapy January 19, 2022
Elite Athletes and Women in Arduous Occupations

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews January 18, 2022
Meeting the Physical Activity Guidelines in Children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise January 18, 2022
Predictors of Nonelective Surgery for Spinal Metastases

Spine January 12, 2022
Adding a SN Block to TKA When NSAIDs are Contraindicated

BMC Anesthesiology January 11, 2022

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Skill Checkup: Woman With Past Breast Cancer and Spine Pain

Skill Checkup January 14, 2022

A 56-year-old woman previously treated for localized breast cancer in her left breast presents with a palpable lump in her right breast and recent spine pain. How would you manage this patient?
Fast Five Quiz: Neuropathic, Nociceptive, and Mixed Pain

Fast Five Quiz January 14, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: Overview of Acute Pain Management

Fast Five Quiz January 14, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: Psoriatic Arthritis Presentation and Diagnosis

Fast Five Quiz December 23, 2021

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AAOS 2021

August 31-September 03,2021 San Diego, CA
AANS 2021

August 21-25, 2021 Virtual
ACSM 2021

June 01-4, 2021 Virtual

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When the Patient Wants to Speak to a Manager

Medscape Dermatology January 21, 2022

'With virus variants raging, inflation growing, and call center wait times approaching infinity, many of our patients, it seems, cannot bear any more,' Dr Jeffrey Benabio writes in his column.
Physician Burnout, Depression Compounded by COVID: Survey

Medscape Medical News January 21, 2022
Study Finds Signs of Racial Bias in Medical Records

Medscape Medical News January 20, 2022
The Pandemic Has Changed Us, Permanently

Medscape Medical News January 20, 2022

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