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• An urgent need to reopen medical care for all | TheHill - The Hill

  30-04-2020 23:30
  
  An urgent need to reopen medical care for all | TheHill  The Hill
  
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• Cancer Blood Test Passes Proof-of-Principle Trial

  30-04-2020 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- A multicancer diagnostic blood test showed early potential as a screen for asymptomatic cancers in women with no history of cancer, according to results of a first-of-its kind prospective study.Of the 10,006 women who participated...
  
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• Medical students need to learn about health disparities to combat future pandemics - AAMCNews

  30-04-2020 20:32
  
  Medical students need to learn about health disparities to combat future pandemics  AAMCNews
  
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• Congressional Democrats Want Feds in Charge of COVID-19 Supplies

  30-04-2020 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Even as the Trump administration is trying to hand responsibility to states for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, House and Senate Democrats want laws that would put the federal government more in charge of distributing...
  
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• 6-Week Keytruda Safe, Effective in Melanoma

  30-04-2020 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Giving the anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) at a higher dose but less often was safe and effective in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, interim data from KEYNOTE 555 showed.Among...
  
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• HCQ, the Immune System, and COVID-19: Unanswered Questions

  30-04-2020 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to treat COVID-19 has been surrounded by more hype than data, with too little known about how the virus affects the immune system, investigators said."[T]he known and potent immunomodulatory effects...
  
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• Fatty Liver Afflicts Most 9/11 'Ground Zero' Workers

  30-04-2020 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- More than 80% of workers on the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 terrorist attack who later reported gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms actually suffered from toxin-associated fatty liver disease (TAFLD), according to a...
  
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• Coronavirus patient dead after medical residents set ventilator too high - New York Post

  30-04-2020 18:54
  
  Coronavirus patient dead after medical residents set ventilator too high  New York Post
  
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• Will a Brain-injured Patient Recover? The Nose May Know

  30-04-2020 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Nasal response to odors--that is, sniffing--predicted likelihood of recovery and long-term survival among brain-injured patients in a small study.When 43 patients with severe brain injury were presented with pleasant...
  
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• FMT Tied to Health Improvements Beyond Infection Clearance

  30-04-2020 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Apart from infection clearance, fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) was associated with a range of positive health outcomes in severely compromised patients with multidrug-resistant infections, preliminary results from a small...
  
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• Hidradenitis Suppurativa Closely Linked with Childhood Weight

  30-04-2020 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Weight throughout childhood was predictive of developing hidradenitis suppurativa in adulthood, according to a Danish study.Infants who were born with low birth weight--4.4 to 6.1 lbs (2.00- 2.75 kg)--saw a 36% increased...
  
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• Rose-Colored Glasses Are a Survival Tool

  30-04-2020 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- A dear midwife teacher of mine, during my intern year as an ob/gyn, told me, "You need to stop wearing those rose-colored glasses." She told me I had to take them off to be able to understand the depth and breadth of what my...
  
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• Radiation Dosing During PCI Varies Widely Among Institutions

  30-04-2020 16:30 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Ryan D. Madder, Simon R. Dixon, et al.; John J. Lopez, Amir DarkiTarget Audience and Goal Statement: CardiologistsThe goal of this study was to evaluate the institutional variability in high radiation doses...
  
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• Cancer Care for Seniors; Insurance Disruptions; CBD for Brain Cancer?

  30-04-2020 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Do older adults receive the best possible cancer care? It's complicated. (American Geriatrics Society)Cancer, love, intimacy, and COVID-19. (ASCO Connection)When it comes to sun protection, most Americans talk the talk but...
  
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• Inmates and Staff Fearful as Coronavirus Strikes Prisons, Jails

  30-04-2020 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- This is the fifth story in a series by MedPage Today examining the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations. Past stories reported on the homeless, immigrants in detention, the undocumented, and nursing home residents.Coronavirus...
  
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• Sarcopenia Linked With Diabetes Risk in Older Men

  30-04-2020 14:03 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Age-related changes in lean body mass were associated with risk of type 2 diabetes in men but not women, researchers reported.Over a median follow-up of 7 years, men in the highest quartile for percentage of total lean body...
  
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• CABG Versus PCI: Which Works Best for Severely Reduced LVEF?

  30-04-2020 13:30 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Louise Y. Sun, Mario Gaudino, et al.; Eric J. VelazquezTarget Audience and Goal Statement: Cardiologists, cardiac surgeonsThe goal of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes in patients with severely...
  
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• Clinical Challenges: Nuclear Medicine and Neuroendocrine Tumors

  30-04-2020 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- The most significant recent development in the treatment of patients with metastasized or inoperable neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) has been the FDA approval of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT).The treatment has a...
  
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• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Biologic Dose Cuts Feasible

  30-04-2020 12:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who achieved remission or low disease activity on biologic treatment were able to reduce the dose of their biologic, particularly if they were also on methotrexate, a retrospective...
  
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• White House, Congress have not given any hazard pay to the medical workers they call heroes - The Washington Post

  30-04-2020 11:32
  
  White House, Congress have not given any hazard pay to the medical workers they call heroes  The Washington Post
  
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• COVID-19: Anticoagulation Recommended Even After Discharge

  30-04-2020 11:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Of COVID-19's hallmark symptoms, clotting may not rank high in the national consciousness. But it has made quite an impression in-hospital."I have never, ever, ever seen such high levels of D-dimer in any of the hundreds of...
  
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• COVID-19 Update: U.S. Distancing Guidance Ends; Unsafe Sanitizers; Tracking COVID in Sewage

  30-04-2020 11:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.Federal guidelines on social distancing expire today and won't be renewed, President Trump announced. (NPR)Meanwhile, Germany, with a less severe COVID-19 situation...
  
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• Even During COVID-19, Hope Remains

  30-04-2020 10:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Physicians understand that there is healing power in hope. We certainly understand the importance of mental health, and we recognize that many very good drugs have a significant placebo effect. And in a way, a placebo is also...
  
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• We asked our medical expert to respond to the reasons why people don't wear masks - 9News.com KUSA

  30-04-2020 09:00
  We asked our medical expert to respond to the reasons why people don't wear masks  9News.com KUSA
  
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• High E-Cig Use by U.S. Adults Who Just Quit Regular Cigarettes

  30-04-2020 02:01 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Use of electronic cigarettes appeared to have stabilized among U.S. adults in 2018, with cigarette smokers who had recently kicked the habit reporting the highest rates of ever- and current e-cigarette use, according to national...
  
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• Virginia allowing elective medical procedures to resume - WSLS 10

  30-04-2020 01:21
  
  Virginia allowing elective medical procedures to resume  WSLS 10
  
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• The Volunteers Helping Muslim Medical Workers Break Fast During Ramadan - HuffPost

  30-04-2020 01:19
  The Volunteers Helping Muslim Medical Workers Break Fast During Ramadan  HuffPost
  
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• Medical group offers to test small business employees for COVID-19 - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

  30-04-2020 01:04
  
  Medical group offers to test small business employees for COVID-19  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
  
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• It may take up to 4 months to reschedule surgeries and medical procedures - India Gone Viral

  30-04-2020 00:57
  It may take up to 4 months to reschedule surgeries and medical procedures  India Gone Viral
  
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• Williston students helping out medical, emergency workers - GazetteNET

  30-04-2020 00:43
  
  Williston students helping out medical, emergency workers  GazetteNET
  
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• SGMC begins medical trial for COVID-19 patients - WALB

  30-04-2020 00:31
  
  SGMC begins medical trial for COVID-19 patients  WALB
  
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• New medical marijuana drive-through is first in Maryland - The Washington Post

  30-04-2020 00:26
  
  New medical marijuana drive-through is first in Maryland  The Washington Post
  
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• Florida medical examiners were releasing coronavirus death data. The state made them stop. - Tampa Bay Times

  30-04-2020 00:23
  
  Florida medical examiners were releasing coronavirus death data. The state made them stop.  Tampa Bay Times
  
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• Coronavirus Updates: Wisconsin Medical Device Maker Ramps Up To Fight COVID-19 - CBS Minnesota

  30-04-2020 00:20
  
  Coronavirus Updates: Wisconsin Medical Device Maker Ramps Up To Fight COVID-19  CBS Minnesota
  
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• Kootenai Co. man blames grandmother for speeding, allegedly in medical crisis - KXLY Spokane

  30-04-2020 00:04
  
  Kootenai Co. man blames grandmother for speeding, allegedly in medical crisis  KXLY Spokane
  
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• Coronavirus antibody testing for public available in Westchester - Lohud

  30-04-2020 00:04
  Coronavirus antibody testing for public available in Westchester  Lohud
  
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