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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.
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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.
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Low Vaccine Uptake in Black Communities Often an Access Issue: Study

News January 21, 2022

Data suggest that Black people are equally or more willing than White people to get a vaccine, which may mean access is the bigger problem, researchers say.
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News January 21, 2022
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Report January 21, 2022
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News January 21, 2022

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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.
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