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Oncologist Struggled 'Greatly' When Patients Died, Tribunal Told

News April 16, 2021

In the ongoing tribunal of oncologist Prof Justin Stebbing, accused of giving inappropriate and futile chemotherapy, evidence was heard that he struggled with patients' deaths.
UK COVID-19 Update: Latest Test Figures, and Reinfection Risk for Young People

News April 16, 2021
UK COVID-19 Update: CVT Risk, and 'Exhausted' Doctors

News April 15, 2021

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Antipsychotics Protective Against COVID-19?

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021

Counterintuitively, new research suggests a lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and milder COVID-19 course in patients with serious mental illness who are taking antipsychotics.
Black Med Students' Photos at Plantation Spark New Group

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021
Milk Is Overtaking Nuts as Top Food Allergy Threat

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021

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Eating More Fat May Boost Borderline Low Testosterone

Medscape Medical News April 16, 2021
COVID Vaccine 'Side Effect' or Functional Neurological Disorder?

Medscape Medical News April 14, 2021
White House: J&J Pause Won't Affect Vaccine Program

WebMD Health News April 14, 2021
1 in 4 Parents Say Youth Sports Not Enforcing COVID Precautions

Reuters Health Information April 14, 2021
Self-directed Digital Exercise Plan Improves Knee OA

Medscape Medical News April 13, 2021
Don't Screen for Vit D in General Population, Says US Task Force

Medscape Medical News April 13, 2021
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FDA, CDC Urge Pause of J&J COVID Vaccine

WebMD Health News April 13, 2021
Knee Replacement: Kidney Injury Common With Antibiotic Spacers

Medscape Medical News April 12, 2021

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Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2021: The Recovery Begins

Report April 16, 2021

Physician compensation was atypical in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. Almost 18,000 physicians told us about their income, bonus, hours worked, and greatest work challenges.
When Does a Person Become Your Patient?

Commentary April 8, 2021
Docs Ignore Sexual Harassment: What Happened to Do No Harm?

Commentary March 26, 2021
COVID and the Athlete's Heart

Commentary March 25, 2021

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Closed Pantalar Dislocations

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons April 14, 2021
Accessory Ossicles of the Foot and Ankle in Children

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons April 12, 2021
Developing a Model for Predicting the 4-Year Risk of Knee OA

Arthritis Research & Therapy April 9, 2021
Patella Fractures: Approach to Treatment

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons April 7, 2021
Vitamin D, Calcium, and Implications for Cardiovascular Health

Journal of the American College of Cardiology April 6, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Associated With High School Wrestling

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report April 5, 2021

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Patient Simulation: A 63-Year-Old Woman With Lung Cancer and New-Onset Hip Pain

Patient Simulation April 12, 2021

A 63-year-old woman from the United Kingdom with a history of lung cancer has hip and leg pain. What steps would you take to manage this patient?
Fast Five Quiz: Rheumatoid Arthritis ILD Management

Fast Five Quiz April 5, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Signs and Symptoms

Fast Five Quiz March 8, 2021
A 42-Year-Old Office Assistant With Chronic Leg and Back Pain

Case Challenge March 5, 2021

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Immigrant Health Care Is on California Senate's Wish List

Associated Press April 16, 2021

Senate Democrats revealed their own proposal Monday, with the Senate leader calling it "probably more ambitious than any legislative budget proposal in memory."
One Doctor's Account of Long-term Care in the COVID Era

Medscape Internal Medicine April 15, 2021
Black Med Students' Photos at Plantation Spark New Group

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021
HHS Proposes Overturning Title X 'Gag' Rule

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021

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2021 Orthopedist Burnout & Lifestyle Report: Are You More Burned Out Than Your Peers?

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2020 Debt and Net Worth: What Are the Biggest Physician Investing Mistakes?

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