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Better Health Care Guidance Needed for Trans People

News May 11, 2021

There is a global paucity of high-quality guidance for gender minority/transgender people, with existing guidance largely limited to HIV and transition, new research in the UK has found.
UK COVID-19 Update: Reform of Social Care Delayed Again and Caution Urged Over Lockdown Easing

News May 11, 2021
UK COVID-19 Update: New Advice on Oxford Vaccine for Under 40s

News May 11, 2021

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New Clues Show How the Immune System Fights COVID-19

Medscape Medical News May 11, 2021

Scientists have focused on antibodies the immune system makes to protect people from one part of the coronavirus spike, but now they report that antibodies can shield in other areas too.
NSAIDs Don't Make COVID-19 Worse in Hospitalized Patients

Medscape Medical News May 11, 2021
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Teens 12-15

WebMD Health News May 10, 2021

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Third-Generation Quinolones May Be Safer for Tendons

Medscape Medical News May 11, 2021
New Clues Show How the Immune System Fights COVID-19

Medscape Medical News May 11, 2021
Any Bone Break Increases Risk for Subsequent Fracture in Older Women

Medscape Medical News May 11, 2021
OARSI 2021

IM, IA Steroid Injections Prove Noninferior in Knee OA

Medscape Medical News May 7, 2021
Preventing Endoscopist Injuries Starts With Ergonomics

Medscape Medical News May 6, 2021
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Peloton, Feds Agree to Treadmill Recall

WebMD Health News May 5, 2021
Ohio Surgeon Who Wrote His Own Colorful Obituary Dead at 48

Medscape Medical News May 5, 2021
OARSI 2021

Weight Cycling Linked to Cartilage Degeneration in Knee OA

Medscape Medical News May 4, 2021

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After Hundreds of Interviews, Here's John Whyte's View of COVID

Expert Interview May 5, 2021

Our problem with vaccines is that we talk about people instead of talking with people and listening to their perspectives.
AAPM 2021

Conference Coverage April 28, 2021
How HIPAA Can Harm Patients

Expert Column April 23, 2021
The Optimized Doctor: Say My Name

Commentary April 19, 2021

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Risk Factors for Poor Outcome of Cervical Laminoplasty

Spine May 10, 2021
Physical Exercise and Stereotypic Behavior in Autism

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise May 5, 2021
Calcium Sulfate With Antibiotics for DFUs With Osteomyelitis

Wounds May 5, 2021
Deltoid Ligament Injuries Associated With Ankle Fractures

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons May 5, 2021
Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

Spine May 3, 2021
Defining Outpatient Hip and Knee Arthroplasties

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons May 3, 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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SGIM 2021

SGIM Annual Meeting Focuses on Inclusivity

Medscape Medical News May 11, 2021

SGIM meeting Chair Rita Lee, MD, said she hoped that this year's event will allow attendees an opportunity to 'celebrate the incredible strengths and diverse voices of our community.'
HHS Prohibits Discrimination Against LGBTQ Patients

Medscape Medical News May 11, 2021
Lawsuit: Misplaced Test Result Leads to Unneeded Surgery

Cooperative of American Physicians May 10, 2021
5 More Women Allege Sexual Harassment at LSU Med School

Medscape Medical News May 7, 2021

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