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• Former CEO of Portneuf Medical Center passes away - East Idaho News

  09-09-2020 22:09
  
  Former CEO of Portneuf Medical Center passes away  East Idaho News
  
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• Smoking gaining popularity among Florida medical marijuana patients - WJXT News4JAX

  09-09-2020 21:34
  
  Smoking gaining popularity among Florida medical marijuana patients  WJXT News4JAX
  
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• Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Not Without Risks

  09-09-2020 21:30 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Kayla N. Anderson, Jennifer N. Lind, et al.; Katherine L. Wisner, Tim F. Oberlander, Krista F. HuybrechtsTarget Audience and Goal Statement: Obstetrician-gynecologists, psychiatrists, primary care physicians...
  
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• Op-Ed: Why Anti-Psychiatry Now Fails and Harms

  09-09-2020 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The evolution of modern psychiatry has at times been fraught, but the discipline has adapted and survived through periods of controversy. As with any scientific endeavor, self-criticism and self-correction are intentional built...
  
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• 'No Shortcuts' for COVID-19 Vax, Officials Assure Lawmakers

  09-09-2020 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--No shortcuts will be taken in developing a COVID-19 vaccine, and when it is approved or authorized for emergency use it will have been shown to be safe and effective, federal health officials declared at a Senate...
  
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• Catholic Medical Center CEO to retire in 2021 | Health - The Union Leader

  09-09-2020 20:00
  
  Catholic Medical Center CEO to retire in 2021 | Health  The Union Leader
  
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• Bedside MRI Feasible in ICU, for COVID-19

  09-09-2020 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A bedside low-field MRI scanner proved its mettle in Yale New Haven Hospital's ICU, including for COVID-19 patients, clinicians there reported.
  Among 50 patients scanned in their ICU, the Hyperfine's Swoop portable MRI system...
  
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• Insomnia: A Novel Causal Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes

  09-09-2020 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A total of 34 risk and protective factors were linked to the development of type 2 diabetes, a new Mendelian randomization study found.
  In a review of studies with genetic data available, 19 risk factors were casually tied to...
  
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• A Closer Look at FDA Decision to Pull Lorcaserin

  09-09-2020 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- FDA's decision to request the voluntary recall of the oral weight-loss drug lorcaserin (Belviq, Belviq XR) earlier this year came after a careful analysis of postmarketing safety data that revealed excess cancer risk and death...
  
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• Did Reformulated OxyContin Really Discourage Abuse?

  09-09-2020 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel will vote later this week on whether or not Purdue Pharma's abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) of oxycodone (OxyContin) "meaningfully reduced" opioid-related overdoses and deaths since it reached market 10...
  
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• Tackle Football in Childhood: Does Age Matter?

  09-09-2020 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Kids who played tackle football at a young age weren't at increased risk for prolonged or worsened concussion symptoms as college players, researchers said.
  In adjusted models, the estimated age of first exposure to American...
  
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• Genes, Child Rearing, and Suicidality; Less Screen Time, More Green Time

  09-09-2020 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Both genetics and child rearing play into the transmission of suicidality across family generations. (American Journal of Psychiatry)
  No surprise here: kids who spend more time outdoors and less time in front of screens had...
  
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• Even 'Light' Smoking Ups Lung Cancer Risk

  09-09-2020 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Social smokers were more than eight times as likely to die of lung cancer than lifetime non-smokers, and their lung cancer risk was not substantially lower than that of heavier smokers in an analysis involving close to 19,000...
  
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• 'I'm excited to be here.' Portneuf Medical Center welcomes new CEO - East Idaho News

  09-09-2020 16:32
  
  'I'm excited to be here.' Portneuf Medical Center welcomes new CEO  East Idaho News
  
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• Doctor Challenges Media, President on COVID-19

  09-09-2020 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) --
  Mikhail Varshavski, DO, who goes by "Doctor Mike" on social media, is a board-certified family medicine physician at the Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey. In this video, he talks about...
  
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• How two research projects aim to empower women in medicine - American Medical Association

  09-09-2020 16:17
  
  How two research projects aim to empower women in medicine  American Medical Association
  
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• Michigan Working to Offer Cheaper Weed to Ohio's Medical Marijuana Patients - Cleveland Scene

  09-09-2020 16:12
  
  Michigan Working to Offer Cheaper Weed to Ohio's Medical Marijuana Patients  Cleveland Scene
  
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• How Black doctors are answering the call to reform medical education — and bringing COVID-19 vaccine trials to communities of color - MarketWatch

  09-09-2020 16:05
  
  How Black doctors are answering the call to reform medical education — and bringing COVID-19 vaccine trials to communities of color  MarketWatch
  
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• South Korean Study Suggests Children Can Silently Spread COVID-19

  09-09-2020 16:00 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Mi Seon Han, Eun Hwa Choi, et al.; Roberta L. DeBiasi, Meghan DelaneyTarget Audience and Goal Statement: Infectious disease specialists, pediatricians, pulmonologistsThe goal of this study was to analyze the...
  
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• Minnetronix Medical Gets FDA Clearance on Innovative Neurosurgical Access Platform - Business Wire

  09-09-2020 16:00
  
  Minnetronix Medical Gets FDA Clearance on Innovative Neurosurgical Access Platform  Business Wire
  
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• Leia Inc. and Infuse Medical announce partnership to bring Lightfield imagery to the field of medical education. - PRNewswire

  09-09-2020 16:00
  
  Leia Inc. and Infuse Medical announce partnership to bring Lightfield imagery to the field of medical education.  PRNewswire
  
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• Hearing for a witness in a homicide case postponed due to medical issue - Sunbury Daily Item

  09-09-2020 16:00
  Hearing for a witness in a homicide case postponed due to medical issue  Sunbury Daily Item
  
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• Medical Supply Delivery Service Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Application, By Mode Of Service, By End User, By Region And Segment Forecasts, 2020 - 2027 - GlobeNewswire

  09-09-2020 15:50
  
  Medical Supply Delivery Service Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Application, By Mode Of Service, By End User, By Region And Segment Forecasts, 2020 - 2027  GlobeNewswire
  
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• Smoking is tops for Florida's medical marijuana patients - Orlando Weekly

  09-09-2020 15:48
  
  Smoking is tops for Florida's medical marijuana patients  Orlando Weekly
  
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• Wiregrass Medical Assistant program ranked nationally - ValdostaToday.com

  09-09-2020 15:33
  Wiregrass Medical Assistant program ranked nationally  ValdostaToday.com
  
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• How to Rebuild Trust After COVID-19 -- and Prepare for What's Next

  09-09-2020 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- There is no question healthcare workers have been nothing short of heroic during the COVID-19 pandemic. And there's also no question that hospitals across the U.S. are reeling. Whether it's from patient surges related to coronavirus...
  
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• Smoking is tops for medical marijuana patients - WPEC

  09-09-2020 15:18
  Smoking is tops for medical marijuana patients  WPEC
  
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• Medical Center operates under new name - The Brewton Standard - Brewton Standard

  09-09-2020 15:15
  
  Medical Center operates under new name - The Brewton Standard  Brewton Standard
  
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• Allison Kimball: New mothers need paid family and medical leave - Greeley Tribune

  09-09-2020 15:01
  
  Allison Kimball: New mothers need paid family and medical leave  Greeley Tribune
  
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• OrthoPediatrics Corp. to Sponsor Two Medical Meetings in September 2020 - GlobeNewswire

  09-09-2020 15:00
  
  OrthoPediatrics Corp. to Sponsor Two Medical Meetings in September 2020  GlobeNewswire
  
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• Medical Marijuana, Inc. Subsidiary Kannaway® Signs Trademark License and Royalty Agreement with Direct Selling Pet Food Company, Onboards Company's Brand Ambassadors - GlobeNewswire

  09-09-2020 15:00
  
  Medical Marijuana, Inc. Subsidiary Kannaway® Signs Trademark License and Royalty Agreement with Direct Selling Pet Food Company, Onboards Company's Brand Ambassadors  GlobeNewswire
  
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• MEDICAL MARIJUANA: A CLINICAL HANDBOOK Brings the Science of Cannabis to Wider Audience and Describes Risks and Benefits of Cannabis-Based Medicines - PRNewswire

  09-09-2020 15:00
  
  MEDICAL MARIJUANA: A CLINICAL HANDBOOK Brings the Science of Cannabis to Wider Audience and Describes Risks and Benefits of Cannabis-Based Medicines  PRNewswire
  
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• Gefapixant Reduces Chronic Cough in Phase III Trials

  09-09-2020 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Higher doses of the investigational oral drug gefapixant significantly decreased cough frequency compared to placebo in two highly anticipated phase III studies, but well over half of patients in both trials reported taste-related...
  
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• COVID-19 plasma collection event at King's Daughters Medical Center - WSAZ

  09-09-2020 14:47
  
  COVID-19 plasma collection event at King's Daughters Medical Center  WSAZ
  
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• Doc Discipline Down; Secret Task Force Reports; Kids' COVID Testing Lags

  09-09-2020 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
  Doc Discipline Drops During COVID
  State medical boards have been disciplining fewer doctors...
  
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• 'It's Basically a Full-Time Job': Applying To Medical School During A Pandemic - Loyola Phoenix

  09-09-2020 14:10
  
  'It's Basically a Full-Time Job': Applying To Medical School During A Pandemic  Loyola Phoenix
  
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• Vanderbilt launches Healthcare Bluebook to help employees save on medical costs - Vanderbilt University News

  09-09-2020 14:00
  
  Vanderbilt launches Healthcare Bluebook to help employees save on medical costs  Vanderbilt University News
  
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• Titan Medical Inc. to Present at the H.C. Wainwright Virtual Conference - Business Wire

  09-09-2020 14:00
  Titan Medical Inc. to Present at the H.C. Wainwright Virtual Conference  Business Wire
  
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• ADT Not Needed in Favorable Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer

  09-09-2020 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Prostate cancer patients with favorable intermediate-risk (FIR) disease undergoing radiation therapy saw no benefit from the addition of a short course of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a secondary analysis of the RTOG 9408...
  
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• Atkins Cos. welcomes Atlantic Health to Bridgewater medical office building - NJBIZ

  09-09-2020 13:44
  Atkins Cos. welcomes Atlantic Health to Bridgewater medical office building  NJBIZ
  
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• 2020 Pipeline Analysis of Phase III Medical Diagnostic Devices: The Potential Game Changers and Growth Enablers - ResearchAndMarkets.com - Business Wire

  09-09-2020 13:36
  
  2020 Pipeline Analysis of Phase III Medical Diagnostic Devices: The Potential Game Changers and Growth Enablers - ResearchAndMarkets.com  Business Wire
  
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• Russia says Germany exploiting Navalny illness, demands medical data - Reuters

  09-09-2020 13:28
  
  Russia says Germany exploiting Navalny illness, demands medical data  Reuters
  
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• Outset Medical to offer 7.6 million shares in planned IPO, priced at $22 to $24 each - MarketWatch

  09-09-2020 13:22
  
  Outset Medical to offer 7.6 million shares in planned IPO, priced at $22 to $24 each  MarketWatch
  
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• NHANES: Blood Pressure Control Slipping

  09-09-2020 13:06 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Both awareness and control of hypertension had gone back into decline as of 2017-2018, according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data.
  The estimated proportion of hypertensive U.S. adults who had...
  
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• Yes, COVID-19 Kills Younger Adults, Too

  09-09-2020 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Younger adults were not immune to the effects of COVID-19, as a review of a large healthcare database found a substantial minority of these patients had serious clinical outcomes.
  About 3% of adults, ages 18-34, who were hospitalized...
  
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• Nanox Signs Agreement With SPI Medical for the Deployment of 630 Nanox.ARC Units in Mexico - Yahoo Finance

  09-09-2020 13:00
  
  Nanox Signs Agreement With SPI Medical for the Deployment of 630 Nanox.ARC Units in Mexico  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Meta-Analysis: ADHD Diagnoses More Prevalent in Black Patients

  09-09-2020 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses were more common in Black people than for people of other races/ethnicities, a meta-analysis found.
  In 21 U.S. studies conducted from 1979-2020, the pooled prevalence...
  
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• Britain's medical regulator says urgently reviewing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial data - Reuters

  09-09-2020 12:57
  
  Britain's medical regulator says urgently reviewing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial data  Reuters
  
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• Medical tech is the new gold rush for investors during the pandemic - Marketplace

  09-09-2020 12:48
  
  Medical tech is the new gold rush for investors during the pandemic  Marketplace
  
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• Mississippi heads for potentially close November vote on medical cannabis legalization - Marijuana Business Daily

  09-09-2020 12:30
  
  Mississippi heads for potentially close November vote on medical cannabis legalization  Marijuana Business Daily
  
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