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• Giant US flag unfurled at Intermountain Medical Center to honor frontline caregivers - KUTV 2News

  20-05-2020 23:07
  Giant US flag unfurled at Intermountain Medical Center to honor frontline caregivers  KUTV 2News
  
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• A time to heal: Steamboat fire chief resigns for medical reasons - Steamboat Pilot & Today

  20-05-2020 22:55
  
  A time to heal: Steamboat fire chief resigns for medical reasons  Steamboat Pilot & Today
  
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• 05/20/2020 | DiNardo Foundation Aims To Ensure Equal Opportunity To Medical Care | News Ocean City MD - The Dispatch

  20-05-2020 22:38
  
  05/20/2020 | DiNardo Foundation Aims To Ensure Equal Opportunity To Medical Care | News Ocean City MD  The Dispatch
  
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• Louisiana medical marijuana program would grow under bill - WBRZ

  20-05-2020 21:54
  
  Louisiana medical marijuana program would grow under bill  WBRZ
  
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• What the Texas Medical Association recommends regarding hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus - KXAN.com

  20-05-2020 21:38
  What the Texas Medical Association recommends regarding hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus  KXAN.com
  
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• Real-World CAR T-Cell Therapy Continues Its Promise

  20-05-2020 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Real-world experience with the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell agent axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel, Yescarta) mimicked the results of the pivotal clinical trial that led to FDA approval for relapsed/refractory large...
  
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• Hearts Undersized in Former Preemies

  20-05-2020 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Infants born prematurely had smaller cardiac structure persisting into adolescence and adulthood compared with those born at full term, according to a cross-sectional cohort study.Compared to those born at term, adolescents...
  
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• Ohio eased coronavirus restrictions, and Cuyahoga County overdoses climbed, medical examiner says - cleveland.com

  20-05-2020 19:49
  
  Ohio eased coronavirus restrictions, and Cuyahoga County overdoses climbed, medical examiner says  cleveland.com
  
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• Brooklyn Trainees Demand Higher Wages

  20-05-2020 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Residents at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York City want higher wages and improved childcare benefits, both of which were proposed during contract negotiations with hospital administration that has not advanced since their...
  
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• Companies are investing in sanitizing PPE, keeping business open and potentially reducing medical waste - CNBC

  20-05-2020 19:14
  
  Companies are investing in sanitizing PPE, keeping business open and potentially reducing medical waste  CNBC
  
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• Russia medical workers 16 times more likely to die from coronavirus - Business Insider - Business Insider

  20-05-2020 19:08
  
  Russia medical workers 16 times more likely to die from coronavirus - Business Insider  Business Insider
  
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• Type 1 SMA Babies See Benefit With Novel Drug

  20-05-2020 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Infants with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with investigational risdiplam for 1 year experienced significant gains in motor function, the FIREFISH Part 2 pivotal trial showed.The global open-label study met its...
  
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• Adjuvant RT Effective for Some Small Vulvar Cancers

  20-05-2020 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- For vulvar cancer patients with sentinel node micrometastases, radiation therapy (RT) to the groin after local excision led to extremely low rates of recurrence, a phase II trial suggested.Among 160 patients with micrometastases...
  
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• Tom Brady’s ‘Immunity’ Vitamins Are Unethical And Misleading, Medical Experts Say - Forbes

  20-05-2020 18:02
  
  Tom Brady’s ‘Immunity’ Vitamins Are Unethical And Misleading, Medical Experts Say  Forbes
  
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• Biologics Don't Increase Melanoma Risk... Probably

  20-05-2020 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- The link between biologic drugs for inflammatory disease and melanoma risk is still murky, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.In a comparison of nearly 35,000 individuals on biologic treatment and some 135,000...
  
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• Study Casts Doubt on N95 Masks for the Public

  20-05-2020 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- The lay public may have difficulty wearing N95 respirators properly, a study from Singapore suggested.Of participants given N95 respirators with an instruction sheet and then asked to put one on, only about 13% passed the visual...
  
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• Dr. Melissa Marks named next director of medical services at Princeton's University Health Services - Princeton University

  20-05-2020 17:23
  
  Dr. Melissa Marks named next director of medical services at Princeton's University Health Services  Princeton University
  
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• Americans favor medical care but not economic aid for undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19 - Pew Research Center

  20-05-2020 17:07
  
  Americans favor medical care but not economic aid for undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19  Pew Research Center
  
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• COVID-19 Deaths of Despair; Gun Suicide Risk Factors

  20-05-2020 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Up to 75,000 "deaths of despair" from drug, alcohol abuse, and suicide could stem from the COVID-19 pandemic. (CBS News)The phase IIIb ALPINE study found that a 2-month formulation of aripiprazole lauroxil (Aristada) with 1...
  
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• COVID Could Cost Life and Limb -- Literally

  20-05-2020 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Amid the escalating volume of patients with COVID-19 in hospitals, doctors recently noticed something puzzling: the typical volume of patients with symptoms of heart attack, stroke, appendicitis, and other emergent or urgent...
  
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• Depression Treatment Odyssey Is the Rule, Not the Exception

  20-05-2020 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- At least three-quarters of adults with depression who did not find their initial help-seeking encounter effective sought help from someone else, and with each try, the proportion that found the treatment helpful increased, according...
  
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• HCQ to Prevent COVID-19: 'We Don't Know That It's Effective'

  20-05-2020 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Recently, President Trump put the controversial COVID-19 therapy, hydroxychloroquine, back in the spotlight when he commented that he was taking the drug as a preventive measure against coronavirus infection.However, experts...
  
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• Timely Mechanical Ventilation Matters in Cardiogenic Shock

  20-05-2020 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Earlier was better when starting mechanical ventilation for acute MI patients with refractory cardiogenic shock despite revascularization of the infarct artery, according to an analysis of the TRIUMPH trial.Each hour of delay...
  
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• Lower Total Lean Body Mass With Aging Tied to Diabetes Risk in Men

  20-05-2020 14:30 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Rita R. Kalyani, E. Jeffrey Metter, et al.Target Audience and Goal Statement: Endocrinologists, primary care physiciansThe goal of this study was to assess the relationship of lean body mass with aging to incident...
  
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• MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland is open, some entrances impacted by water - WNEM Saginaw

  20-05-2020 14:29
  MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland is open, some entrances impacted by water  WNEM Saginaw
  
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• See A Friend? Merge Social Groups? Medical Experts Answer 10 Questions About What Is Safe - wgbh.org

  20-05-2020 14:26
  
  See A Friend? Merge Social Groups? Medical Experts Answer 10 Questions About What Is Safe  wgbh.org
  
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• VA Delays Rollout of Electronic Medical Records System Again, Citing Pandemic - Military.com

  20-05-2020 14:00
  
  VA Delays Rollout of Electronic Medical Records System Again, Citing Pandemic  Military.com
  
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• States Fudging COVID Data? COVID on the Coasts; Postmortem Testing Lags

  20-05-2020 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.States Fudging COVID Data?States may be fudging data to give the false impression that...
  
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• Cutting Through COVID-19 Fake News

  20-05-2020 13:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) --
  ZDoggMD and MedPage Today's Editor-in-Chief Marty Makary, MD, cut through the haze of talking heads to get to an effective, evolving, and compassionate pandemic strategy.This post appeared on ZDoggMD.
  
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• Modest Responses With Immunotherapy Combo for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

  20-05-2020 13:00 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Dmitriy Zamarin, Robert A. Burger, et al.Target Audience and Goal Statement: Oncologists, obstetrician-gynecologistsThe goal of this study was to evaluate the combination of the programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor...
  
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• Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing Is the Answer to Social Distancing

  20-05-2020 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- SARS-CoV-2 spreads rapidly, and much of the spread is related to transmission of the virus during an early asymptomatic phase. What measures should be taken to minimize infection?Some would suggest that no measures should be...
  
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• COVID-19 Update: Shoddy Tests in Fla.; FDA Eases HCQ Warning? Home Violence Spikes in Dallas

  20-05-2020 11:01 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.A Florida healthcare provider said 33,000 patients may have received incorrect COVID-19 results--or no results at all--due to problems with a third-party...
  
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• UPDATE 1-Malaysian air cargo carrier profits from soaring demand for medical gloves - Reuters

  20-05-2020 07:32
  
  UPDATE 1-Malaysian air cargo carrier profits from soaring demand for medical gloves  Reuters
  
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• Prospect Medical Group to add 10,000 physicians with 3 acquisitions - Becker's ASC Review

  20-05-2020 06:50
  Prospect Medical Group to add 10,000 physicians with 3 acquisitions  Becker's ASC Review
  
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• SNHD medical investigator answers many COVID-19 testing questions - KLAS - 8 News Now

  20-05-2020 06:36
  SNHD medical investigator answers many COVID-19 testing questions  KLAS - 8 News Now
  
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• Brooke County Health Board Approves Medical Cannabis | News, Sports, Jobs - Wheeling Intelligencer

  20-05-2020 06:25
  Brooke County Health Board Approves Medical Cannabis | News, Sports, Jobs  Wheeling Intelligencer
  
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• Khiron Begins Sales of First High-THC Medical Cannabis in Colombia - PRNewswire

  20-05-2020 06:05
  Khiron Begins Sales of First High-THC Medical Cannabis in Colombia  PRNewswire
  
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• Grant helps Norton Children’s Medical Associates assist more food-insecure families - WAVE 3

  20-05-2020 05:20
  
  Grant helps Norton Children’s Medical Associates assist more food-insecure families  WAVE 3
  
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• Forensic Medical Evaluation of Children Seeking Asylum: A Guide for Pediatricians - Healio

  20-05-2020 05:08
  
  Forensic Medical Evaluation of Children Seeking Asylum: A Guide for Pediatricians  Healio
  
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• Did you put off an elective medical procedure? Reschedule it | Letters - Tampa Bay Times

  20-05-2020 05:06
  
  Did you put off an elective medical procedure? Reschedule it | Letters  Tampa Bay Times
  
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• Cuomo: Medical providers in Nassau County can perform elective surgeries - Newsday

  20-05-2020 04:58
  Cuomo: Medical providers in Nassau County can perform elective surgeries  Newsday
  
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• 113 COVID-19 patients treated at MUSC Health Florence and Marion Medical Centers - wpde.com

  20-05-2020 04:49
  113 COVID-19 patients treated at MUSC Health Florence and Marion Medical Centers  wpde.com
  
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• Coronavirus in Texas: Medical experts say voting in person "certain" to spread infections - Longview News-Journal

  20-05-2020 04:37
  Coronavirus in Texas: Medical experts say voting in person "certain" to spread infections  Longview News-Journal
  
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• STHS sees backlog in medical procedures due to virus fear, highlights new safety precautions - KRGV

  20-05-2020 04:35
  
  STHS sees backlog in medical procedures due to virus fear, highlights new safety precautions  KRGV
  
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• Medical professionals urge patients to continue seeking non-COVID medical care if needed - WJHG-TV

  20-05-2020 04:28
  
  Medical professionals urge patients to continue seeking non-COVID medical care if needed  WJHG-TV
  
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• COVID-19 is killing people, with and without underlying medical conditions - CBS News 8

  20-05-2020 03:41
  COVID-19 is killing people, with and without underlying medical conditions  CBS News 8
  
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• Finally, uniform fee structure in private medical institutions - The Tribune India

  20-05-2020 03:40
  
  Finally, uniform fee structure in private medical institutions  The Tribune India
  
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• Gifford Medical Center resuming resumes outpatient surgery - Valley News

  20-05-2020 03:33
  
  Gifford Medical Center resuming resumes outpatient surgery  Valley News
  
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• Milestone: Olympic Medical Center honors credentialing specialists, financial team - Sequim Gazette

  20-05-2020 03:30
  
  Milestone: Olympic Medical Center honors credentialing specialists, financial team  Sequim Gazette
  
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• Two nationally known medical experts say CT is ready for first phase of business reopenings in coronavirus pandemic - CTPost

  20-05-2020 03:17
  
  Two nationally known medical experts say CT is ready for first phase of business reopenings in coronavirus pandemic  CTPost
  
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