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U.S. CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for Vaping-Related Illnesses The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it has activated its emergency operations center to coordinate the investigation into hundreds of cases of severe lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use.
Reuters Health Information, September 17, 2019
Race, Income May Impact U.S. Oral Cancer Screening Rates Only about 1 in 3 U.S. adults say a dentist has ever examined them for oral cancer - and most of those who remember getting such exams are non-Hispanic whites, a new study suggests.
Reuters Health Information, September 17, 2019

Human Papillomavirus-Attributable Cancers
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 13, 2019
A Preop Prediction Model for Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
Clinical Endocrinology, September 5, 2019
Orbital Floor and Maxillary Reconstruction
ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery, September 5, 2019

A 36-Year-Old Woman With a Worsening Cough and Hearing Loss A 36-year-old woman had a worsening cough and a decrease in hearing that has been subtle over the past 6 months. Can you make this challenging diagnosis?
Medscape, September 2019

A 14-Year-Old Boy With Painful Periorbital Edema A 14-year-old boy presents with painful periorbital edema and erythema in his right eye. What is the most likely cause?
Medscape Ophthalmology, July 2019