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More Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Was in US by Christmas 2019 A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the US in December 2019.
Associated Press, June 15, 2021
Adjuvant Likely Bests Salvage Radiation in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Adjuvant radiation following radical prostatectomy seemed more effective in reducing all-cause mortality than salvage radiation in men with high-risk prostate cancer in a large retrospective study.
Reuters Health Information, June 15, 2021
Prevalence of Breast Cancer-Susceptibility Genes Similar in Black and White Women There is no meaningful difference in the prevalence of pathogenic variants in 12 cancer-susceptibility genes between US Black women and non-Hispanic White women with breast cancer, according to a large population-based study.
Reuters Health Information, June 15, 2021
Aortic Dissection Tied to Worse Outcomes in Women Than Men Women with type A acute aortic dissection (TAAD) were more likely to present late, with complications, and die in the hospital than men in an observational study.
Reuters Health Information, June 15, 2021
Filgotinib 200 mg Safe, Effective for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Reuters Health Information, June 15, 2021
US CDC to Suspend Import of Dogs From More Than 100 Countries Over Rabies Concerns
Reuters Health Information, June 15, 2021
Prophylactic Anticoagulation Tied to Lower Death Rate in COVID
Medscape Medical News, June 15, 2021
Toxic Chemicals Found in Many Cosmetics
WebMD Health News, June 15, 2021
AHS 2021 No Increased Risk of Hypertension With Erenumab?
Medscape Medical News, June 15, 2021
SLEEP 2021 Insomnia in Kids Tied to Mood, Anxiety Disorders in Adulthood
Medscape Medical News, June 15, 2021
AAN Calls for End to Choke-, Strangleholds by Police
Medscape Medical News, June 15, 2021
COVID Led More Women to Forgo Needed Health Care
WebMD Health News, June 15, 2021

Concussion in Kids: Why Rest May Not Be Best
Commentary, June 2021
Being Vaccinated Doesn't Mean You Must Go Maskless. Here's Why.
Commentary, June 2021
ASCO 2021 For Residual TNBC Post-Chemo, Capecitabine Should Be Offered
Commentary, June 2021
Making Sense of Antipsychiatry for the 21st Century
Expert Column, June 2021
Be Like Naomi: Protect Your Residents' Mental Health
Blog, June 2021
A Headache Specialist's Advice to Those Early in Their Careers
MDAngle, June 2021
SLEEP 2021
Conference Coverage, June 2021
A Quick Tour of the New Lyme Disease Guideline
Commentary, June 2021
Local Warming
Blog, June 2021
Dementia Made Simple
Commentary, June 2021

Alert FDA Approves 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine (Prevnar)
FDA Approvals, June 14, 2021
Alert FDA Recalls More Metformin Extended-Release Tablets
News Alerts, June 14, 2021
Alert EMA Seeks More Data on Myocarditis After COVID-19 Shots
News Alerts, June 11, 2021
Alert EMA Says Sinus Bradycardia a Possible Risk With Remdesivir
News Alerts, June 11, 2021
Alert EMA Warns of New AZ Vaccine Side Effect
News Alerts, June 11, 2021

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