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• Metformin Use Tied to Slower Cognitive Decline, Less Dementia Risk

  22-10-2020 22:00 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Katherine Samaras, Steve Makkar, et al.Target Audience and Goal Statement: Endocrinologists, geriatricians, primary care physicians, psychiatristsThe goals of this study were to determine the associations between...
  
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• Investigation by Missouri health officials concludes batch of medical marijuana safe, despite complaint - KYTV

  22-10-2020 21:52
  
  Investigation by Missouri health officials concludes batch of medical marijuana safe, despite complaint  KYTV
  
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• An Epidemic of Anger

  22-10-2020 21:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The nation's racial upheaval, particularly vis-a-vis law enforcement, has shown us the value of the skill of de-escalation. A situation arises, and several outcomes are possible, although some are clearly preferred.
  The specific...
  
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• Audit over lab worker meth arrest finds medical examiner is missing drugs - San Francisco Examiner

  22-10-2020 21:10
  
  Audit over lab worker meth arrest finds medical examiner is missing drugs  San Francisco Examiner
  
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• Op-Ed: Speak Out Against the Greatest Threat to Public Health -- Donald Trump

  22-10-2020 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
  --Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  Physicians are averse to controversy and wary of stepping into politics, but we are obligated to...
  
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• Maintenance of Certification at Issue in Appeals Court Hearing

  22-10-2020 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Does the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) have a right to require maintenance of certification (MOC) for internists to stay board-certified? That's what was at issue in oral arguments Thursday before a federal appeals...
  
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• Duke reaches settlement with Medical Center professor in discrimination lawsuit - Duke Chronicle

  22-10-2020 20:07
  
  Duke reaches settlement with Medical Center professor in discrimination lawsuit  Duke Chronicle
  
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• Diabetes Drug Linked With Lower Mortality in Patients With T2D and COVID-19

  22-10-2020 20:00 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Sebastiano Bruno Solerte, Francesca D'Addio, et al.Target Audience and Goal Statement: Endocrinologists, nephrologists, pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists, hospitalistsThe goal of this study was...
  
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• FDA OKs Remdesivir, First Drug for COVID-19

  22-10-2020 19:48 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved remdesivir (Veklury) on Thursday for treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients, a first for the disease that started a global pandemic.
  Remdesivir, an antiviral that works by limiting SARS-CoV-2 replication, is...
  
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• Can ID Clinics Be Medical Home for Opioid Abusers?

  22-10-2020 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Infectious disease (ID) clinics see many patients whose illnesses developed as a result of injection drug use. Now a program in Kentucky is expanding ID clinics' role for these patients to include treating their opioid use disorders...
  
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• Senators Continue Squabble Over ACA, Abortion After Barrett Vote

  22-10-2020 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Amid the posturing and pontificating around the Senate Judiciary Committee's Thursday vote to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation for the Supreme Court--a Senate floor vote is slated for Monday--healthcare...
  
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• Travis AFB hosts clinical research for NASA's newly developed medical technology - Air Force Link

  22-10-2020 18:33
  
  Travis AFB hosts clinical research for NASA's newly developed medical technology  Air Force Link
  
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• FIT Could Accurately Rule Out CRC in Symptomatic Patients

  22-10-2020 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) could be used to rule out colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with suspected symptoms and fast-track those needing urgent care, a British double-blind diagnostic accuracy study suggested.
  In...
  
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• More Hospitals Offering Uterus Transplant

  22-10-2020 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- After Kayla Edwards completed her final cycle of in-vitro fertilization, she debated taking a pregnancy test. The thought of another failed pregnancy was daunting--she already lost three.
  She decided to give it a shot. When...
  
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• Pennsylvania House Votes To Protect Medical Marijuana Patients From DUI Charges - Marijuana Moment

  22-10-2020 17:39
  
  Pennsylvania House Votes To Protect Medical Marijuana Patients From DUI Charges  Marijuana Moment
  
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• Teen Vaccinations: We Could Be Doing a Lot Better

  22-10-2020 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Just 31% of U.S. adolescents received vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal disease, and tetanus-diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap), national survey data for 2015-2018 indicated.
  But there was "large variation...
  
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• Soy Metabolite Tied to Dementia Risk Factor

  22-10-2020 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Elderly Japanese people who produced equol--a metabolite of dietary soy created by certain gut bacteria--had lower levels of white matter lesions, researchers reported.
  "White matter lesions are significant risk factors...
  
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• G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD. ANNOUNCES FILING OF SEC REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED NASDAQ INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING - GlobeNewswire

  22-10-2020 16:45
  G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD. ANNOUNCES FILING OF SEC REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED NASDAQ INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING  GlobeNewswire
  
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• Cancer Screenings Lag; New Rad-Onc Payment Model Delayed; Sex in Survivors

  22-10-2020 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Preventive cancer screenings plummeted during the peak of the pandemic, with colon and breast cancer screenings down 75% and 85%, respectively, and remained depressed through the summer. (Community Oncology Alliance, JCO Clinical...
  
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• Applications to medical school are at an all-time high. What does this mean for applicants and schools? - AAMC

  22-10-2020 16:06
  
  Applications to medical school are at an all-time high. What does this mean for applicants and schools?  AAMC
  
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• Physicians Among COVID Long-Haulers

  22-10-2020 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Months after he first developed COVID-19 symptoms in March, Paul Garner, MD, of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in England, still feels the effects of the disease.
  Garner, who is also a coordinating editor of the Cochrane...
  
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• COVID-19 Coverage Kicks Off Virtual IDWeek

  22-10-2020 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Virtual IDWeek 2020 started Wednesday morning with a 24-hour event entirely devoted to the COVID-19 global pandemic. "Chasing the Sun" brought together organizations from around the world to present clinical data on treatments...
  
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• Higher Donor BMI Tied to Improved Lung Transplant Survival

  22-10-2020 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Lung transplant patients who received a lung from obese donors had a 15-20% reduction in mortality at 1 year in one of the first studies to examine the impact of donor body mass index (BMI) and post-transplant survival.
  Findings...
  
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• Newborns Getting Preoperative Blood Transfusions Have More Complications

  22-10-2020 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Newborns undergoing surgery suffered worse outcomes if they had received preoperative blood transfusion, registry data showed.
  The incidence of 30-day mortality (16.8% vs 2.6%, P<0.01) and morbidity (46.2% vs 16.2%, P&lt...
  
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• Clinical Challenges: Hyperkalemia in the ED

  22-10-2020 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Hyperkalemia is not an uncommon condition: Research shows it can occur in up to 10% of hospitalized patients. In addition, severe hyperkalemia is potentially deadly and thus often confronted and treated in the emergency department...
  
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• COVID-19 Plus Cancer Proves Deadly

  22-10-2020 13:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Patients with cancer and COVID-19 have a higher risk of severe disease and mortality, researchers reported.
  Of 89 cancer patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to COVID-19, 32 died, a mortality rate of 36%, reported...
  
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• CloudMD to Acquire Medical Confidence Inc., a Revolutionary, Technology-based, Health Care Navigation Platform for Enterprise Clients - GlobeNewswire

  22-10-2020 13:30
  
  CloudMD to Acquire Medical Confidence Inc., a Revolutionary, Technology-based, Health Care Navigation Platform for Enterprise Clients  GlobeNewswire
  
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• Use of Multidisciplinary Care for HNSCC Inconsistent

  22-10-2020 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Use of multidisciplinary care (MDC) in the treatment of elderly patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) increased during the last 2 decades, but use still varied by stage and type of disease, researchers reported...
  
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• The Biggest Scandal in Science

  22-10-2020 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) --
  Following is a transcript of this video; note that errors are possible:
  Rohin Francis, MBBS: Welcome back to yet another night shift. It's Shift #4 and in a fit of narcissistic delirium I decided to search for one of my...
  
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• 'Close Contact' Redefined; Vax Theft Worries; Docs Sans Masks

  22-10-2020 11:05 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  The CDC expanded its definition of infected persons' "close contacts" to include those within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes over 24 hours, not just a solid 15...
  
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• Yale study finds lack of supporting evidence for FDA's De Novo medical device evaluation process - Yale Daily News

  22-10-2020 08:09
  
  Yale study finds lack of supporting evidence for FDA's De Novo medical device evaluation process  Yale Daily News
  
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• NUHS medical care continues beyond COVID-19 Testing - Daily Northwestern

  22-10-2020 07:38
  
  NUHS medical care continues beyond COVID-19 Testing  Daily Northwestern
  
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• Sequana Medical Announces Strong Interim Results From RED DESERT alfapump® DSR Study and Provides Business Update - GlobeNewswire

  22-10-2020 07:00
  
  Sequana Medical Announces Strong Interim Results From RED DESERT alfapump® DSR Study and Provides Business Update  GlobeNewswire
  
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• Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center campaigns against domestic violence - NNY360

  22-10-2020 06:14
  
  Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center campaigns against domestic violence  NNY360
  
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• Shore Medical Center to celebrate Veterans Day with flag planting tribute - Press of Atlantic City

  22-10-2020 06:00
  Shore Medical Center to celebrate Veterans Day with flag planting tribute  Press of Atlantic City
  
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• Europe Facing Dearth of Medical Staff in Test of Virus Readiness - Bloomberg

  22-10-2020 06:00
  Europe Facing Dearth of Medical Staff in Test of Virus Readiness  Bloomberg
  
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• San Ramon Regional Medical Center puts the spotlight on Breast Cancer Awareness Month - danvillesanramon.com

  22-10-2020 05:44
  
  San Ramon Regional Medical Center puts the spotlight on Breast Cancer Awareness Month  danvillesanramon.com
  
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• Good Neighbor: RAM appointment line open for free medical, dental, vision care - Johnson City Press (subscription)

  22-10-2020 04:45
  Good Neighbor: RAM appointment line open for free medical, dental, vision care  Johnson City Press (subscription)
  
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• Utah heart attack victim competes for medical care amid surge in COVID-19 cases - East Idaho News

  22-10-2020 04:29
  
  Utah heart attack victim competes for medical care amid surge in COVID-19 cases  East Idaho News
  
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• Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office identifies pedestrian struck in Nanakuli crosswalk - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  22-10-2020 03:47
  Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office identifies pedestrian struck in Nanakuli crosswalk  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  
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• Snellville Police, Eastside Medical Center teaming up for drug take back event - Gwinnettdailypost.com

  22-10-2020 03:29
  Snellville Police, Eastside Medical Center teaming up for drug take back event  Gwinnettdailypost.com
  
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• North Alabama Medical Center updates visitation policy and visiting hours - WHNT News 19

  22-10-2020 03:18
  North Alabama Medical Center updates visitation policy and visiting hours  WHNT News 19
  
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• Casio to Exhibit Medical Camera for Global Market at virtual.MEDICA 2020 - PRNewswire

  22-10-2020 03:00
  
  Casio to Exhibit Medical Camera for Global Market at virtual.MEDICA 2020  PRNewswire
  
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• Daniel Theis medical update - NBA.com

  22-10-2020 02:43
  
  Daniel Theis medical update  NBA.com
  
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• Utah heart attack victim competes for medical care amid surge in Covid-19 cases - CNN

  22-10-2020 02:42
  
  Utah heart attack victim competes for medical care amid surge in Covid-19 cases  CNN
  
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• Legal Protections for Medical Marijuana - The National Law Review

  22-10-2020 02:20
  
  Legal Protections for Medical Marijuana  The National Law Review
  
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• West Texas woman transferred to a hospital in Austin to receive medical care - KOSA

  22-10-2020 02:07
  
  West Texas woman transferred to a hospital in Austin to receive medical care  KOSA
  
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• Missoula's Community Medical Center announces $13.5M expansion - KPAX-TV

  22-10-2020 01:45
  
  Missoula's Community Medical Center announces $13.5M expansion  KPAX-TV
  
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• Texas Medical Center sees spike in patients with COVID-19, including children - KTRK-TV

  22-10-2020 01:41
  
  Texas Medical Center sees spike in patients with COVID-19, including children  KTRK-TV
  
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• Cottey College partners with Nevada Regional Medical Center to provide COVID-19 testing to students - KoamNewsNow.com

  22-10-2020 01:14
  
  Cottey College partners with Nevada Regional Medical Center to provide COVID-19 testing to students  KoamNewsNow.com
  
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