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• State’s first tribal-owned medical marijuana business opens in UP - WOODTV.com

  09-11-2020 23:54
  State’s first tribal-owned medical marijuana business opens in UP  WOODTV.com
  
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• 'Top notch scientists' Medical officer describes Biden's virus task force leaders - WLOS

  09-11-2020 23:38
  'Top notch scientists' Medical officer describes Biden's virus task force leaders  WLOS
  
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• Governor Cuomo Applauds SUNY Upstate Medical's Dr. Stephen Thomas, Appointed Lead Principal Investigator for Worldwide Pfizer Vaccine Trial - ny.gov

  09-11-2020 23:08
  
  Governor Cuomo Applauds SUNY Upstate Medical's Dr. Stephen Thomas, Appointed Lead Principal Investigator for Worldwide Pfizer Vaccine Trial  ny.gov
  
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• OhioHealth launches medical respite care program - Modern Healthcare

  09-11-2020 23:02
  
  OhioHealth launches medical respite care program  Modern Healthcare
  
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• Five years in, medical marijuana growers look to future - Times Union

  09-11-2020 22:53
  
  Five years in, medical marijuana growers look to future  Times Union
  
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• Combined Recreational, Medical Marijuana Sales Exceeded $108 Million In Illinois In October, State Says - CBS Chicago

  09-11-2020 22:33
  
  Combined Recreational, Medical Marijuana Sales Exceeded $108 Million In Illinois In October, State Says  CBS Chicago
  
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• Element Medical Imaging Selects Aidéo Technologies' Robotics Solution to Improve Productivity, Reduce Costs - GlobeNewswire

  09-11-2020 22:27
  
  Element Medical Imaging Selects Aidéo Technologies' Robotics Solution to Improve Productivity, Reduce Costs  GlobeNewswire
  
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• Pa. Fed Judge Rejects Nationwide Class Action Seeking Elmiron Medical Monitoring | The Legal Intelligencer - Law.com

  09-11-2020 22:26
  
  Pa. Fed Judge Rejects Nationwide Class Action Seeking Elmiron Medical Monitoring | The Legal Intelligencer  Law.com
  
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• How to lead during COVID - Medical Economics

  09-11-2020 22:07
  How to lead during COVID  Medical Economics
  
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• Colorado Voters Approve Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - The National Law Review

  09-11-2020 21:54
  
  Colorado Voters Approve Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program  The National Law Review
  
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• Tryon Medical Partners, Javara chosen for second Covid-19 vaccine trial - Charlotte Business Journal

  09-11-2020 21:50
  Tryon Medical Partners, Javara chosen for second Covid-19 vaccine trial  Charlotte Business Journal
  
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• New Treatment for ED – No Shots or Pills – Ridge Side Medical Clinic - FOX31 Denver

  09-11-2020 21:05
  New Treatment for ED – No Shots or Pills – Ridge Side Medical Clinic  FOX31 Denver
  
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• Medical examiner called to homicide near 36th and Center - fox6now.com

  09-11-2020 21:04
  
  Medical examiner called to homicide near 36th and Center  fox6now.com
  
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• Increased CVD Risk Linked to Diets With More Inflammatory Potential

  09-11-2020 21:00 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Jun Li, Dong Hoon Lee, et al.; Montserrat Cofán, Sujatha Rajaram, et al.; Ramon Estruch, Emilio Sacanella, Rosa M. Lamuela-RaventósTarget Audience and Goal Statement: CardiologistsThe goal of these...
  
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• More Top Research From ObesityWeek Interactive 2020

  09-11-2020 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The Obesity Society's virtual ObesityWeek Interactive 2020 featured a multitude of new insight in the field of obesity medicine. Some of the new findings presented included the best sleep apnea screeners for bariatric surgery...
  
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• Turning patient cancellations into revenue - Medical Economics

  09-11-2020 20:28
  
  Turning patient cancellations into revenue  Medical Economics
  
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• Detroit Medical Center laying off staff, selling MedPost urgent cares - Crain's Detroit Business

  09-11-2020 20:24
  
  Detroit Medical Center laying off staff, selling MedPost urgent cares  Crain's Detroit Business
  
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• Half of Those with High COVID Risk Are Essential Workers or Their Families

  09-11-2020 20:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Almost half of adults who met CDC guidelines for increased risk of severe COVID-19 were essential employees or lived with such workers who could not work at home, researchers found.
  In all, about 123 million adults face high...
  
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• Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner closes building to public because of rise in coronavirus cases - cleveland.com

  09-11-2020 20:03
  
  Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner closes building to public because of rise in coronavirus cases  cleveland.com
  
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• Op-Ed: Marijuana Puts Youth at Risk

  09-11-2020 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Marijuana is safe. Marijuana is a medicine. Marijuana is "no big deal."
  Are we sure about that? This is the message to our youth and our society. Are all kids using marijuana? Not likely. But the ones who are may be at certain...
  
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• 'Utahns need to wear their masks': Utah Medical Association supports new COVID-19 mandates - KUTV 2News

  09-11-2020 19:59
  'Utahns need to wear their masks': Utah Medical Association supports new COVID-19 mandates  KUTV 2News
  
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• MedPAC Mulls Time Limits on Some Telehealth Payments

  09-11-2020 19:45 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries that have been expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic should be continued--but with an expiration date until a long-term telehealth strategy is established, a member of the Medicare...
  
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• IBT Plus Semaglutide Slashed Pounds, CVD Risk

  09-11-2020 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Adding a GLP-1 receptor agonist to intensive behavioral therapy (IBT) helped bolster weight loss, the phase III STEP 3 trial found.
  Among 611 adults with overweight or obesity, those who added 2.4 mg of once-weekly subcutaneous...
  
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• Buyers start to pick up Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries after first year of operation - Columbus Business First

  09-11-2020 19:26
  
  Buyers start to pick up Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries after first year of operation  Columbus Business First
  
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• Study: Blood Biomarker Detects Early Alzheimer’s

  09-11-2020 19:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Levels of a blood-based tau marker changed during preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease, before tau aggregates were seen on PET scans, an analysis from the Swedish BIOFinder2 cohort showed.
  Among cognitively unimpaired older...
  
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• A Chance for Change

  09-11-2020 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- At the end of this week, with the historic events of the national election still ringing in our ears, we stand perched on the edge of an opportunity for a new era in healthcare.
  While the next few weeks and months may still...
  
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• NY Emergency Docs Sue Insurer for Not Paying Enough

  09-11-2020 18:45 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Five emergency physician groups in New York are suing UnitedHealth and MultiPlan for underpaying them for out-of-network medical services.
  The emergency doctor groups allege that UnitedHealth worked with cost-management company...
  
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• Should ECMO Come Before Intubation for COVID-19?

  09-11-2020 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is usually a last resort strategy for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but for cases from COVID-19 should it come sooner?
  Starting awake ECMO prior to intubation for severe...
  
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• Innovative face masks and medical-grade gowns to combat Covid-19 and future pandemics - MIT News

  09-11-2020 18:20
  
  Innovative face masks and medical-grade gowns to combat Covid-19 and future pandemics  MIT News
  
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• What's Wrong With PCI at Ambulatory Surgery Centers?

  09-11-2020 18:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- While Medicare started reimbursing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) this year, these centers haven't measured up on certain PCI practices and outcomes to hospital...
  
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• Transgender Adults Often Forced to Seek Unlicensed Hormone Therapy

  09-11-2020 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Transgender adults are commonly denied insurance coverage for gender-affirming hormone therapy, and substantial numbers thus turn to unlicensed, nonprescription options that carry potential health risks, researchers reported...
  
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• Medical tourism craters during coronavirus pandemic, hospitals lose billions - CNBC

  09-11-2020 17:55
  
  Medical tourism craters during coronavirus pandemic, hospitals lose billions  CNBC
  
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• Neutralizing COVID Antibody Assay OK'd ... But Is It Useful?

  09-11-2020 17:45 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA authorized the first serology test that looks specifically for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies, but experts urged caution about its utility at this point in the pandemic.
  On Friday, the agency announced emergency...
  
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• Medical Professionals With New England Ties Named to Biden's COVID Task Force - NBC10 Boston

  09-11-2020 17:43
  
  Medical Professionals With New England Ties Named to Biden's COVID Task Force  NBC10 Boston
  
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• Nurses At St. Mary Medical Center Plan To Strike - LevittownNow.com

  09-11-2020 17:34
  
  Nurses At St. Mary Medical Center Plan To Strike  LevittownNow.com
  
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• Biden Picks COVID Advisors for Transition

  09-11-2020 17:32 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- President-elect Joe Biden and the vice president-elect, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), announced Monday who will serve on the incoming administration's transition COVID-19 advisory team. The group will be co-chaired by Vivek...
  
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• Rare and Possibly Life-Threatening Sensitivity to Key Schizophrenia Tx

  09-11-2020 17:31 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Clinicians devised successful rechallenge in a patient with intractable psychosis
  
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• Is Quidel (QDEL) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year? - Yahoo Finance

  09-11-2020 17:30
  
  Is Quidel (QDEL) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year?  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Pfizer's COVID-19 Vax: A Good First Step, Say Experts

  09-11-2020 17:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Reaction was generally--but not universally--positive to Pfizer's and BioNTech's announcement that their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate was more than 90% effective in interim phase III trial results.
  Matthew Spinelli...
  
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• FDA OKs Wearable Treatment for Nightmares

  09-11-2020 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA gave marketing authorization to an Apple Watch app that detects and disrupts nightmares for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or nightmare disorder, the agency announced Friday.
  The so-called NightWare...
  
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• Medical and Sports Cardiologist Eli Friedman, M.D., FACC, joins Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute - Baptist Health South Florida

  09-11-2020 16:33
  
  Medical and Sports Cardiologist Eli Friedman, M.D., FACC, joins Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute  Baptist Health South Florida
  
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• Op-Ed: More Science, Less Speculation on COVID Long-Haulers

  09-11-2020 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Every person who reports unpleasant or undesirable symptoms deserves the full sympathy of the medical profession. There is no doubt that the symptoms are real, and must be taken seriously. At the same time, two sets of questions...
  
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• The Fanny Pack of Healthcare

  09-11-2020 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- 1993 was an interesting year. The alt-rock band Smashing Pumpkins released the masterpiece album "Siamese Dream." "A Few Good Men" lost the Best Picture Oscar to Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven," and it cost a whopping $4.14 on...
  
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• Medicaid Expansion Tied to Reduced Mortality in Three Major Cancers

  09-11-2020 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was associated with reduced mortality for patients with newly diagnosed cancer, a large retrospective analysis found.
  In states that expanded access to the low-income insurance...
  
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• Dr. Fauci offers 2021 forecast on COVID-19 vaccines, treatments - American Medical Association

  09-11-2020 15:03
  
  Dr. Fauci offers 2021 forecast on COVID-19 vaccines, treatments  American Medical Association
  
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• Bariatric Embolotherapy Takes the Pounds Off Obese Patients in Pilot Trial

  09-11-2020 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Obese patients lost a substantial amount of weight after transcatheter bariatric embolotherapy (TBE) of the left gastric artery (LGA), a randomized trial showed.
  Total body weight loss reached 7.4 kg (16.3 lbs) 6 months after...
  
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• Mississippi Voters Approve Statewide Medical Marijuana Program - Insurance Journal

  09-11-2020 14:52
  Mississippi Voters Approve Statewide Medical Marijuana Program  Insurance Journal
  
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• More Evidence Early Mortality Persists in IBD

  09-11-2020 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Although life expectancy has increased for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, a mortality gap between those with and without IBD remains, a Canadian population study reported. And with the adverse effect of pain on daily...
  
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• Covid-19 Testing Saps Supplies Needed for Other Medical Tests - The Wall Street Journal

  09-11-2020 14:00
  
  Covid-19 Testing Saps Supplies Needed for Other Medical Tests  The Wall Street Journal
  
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• Alzheimer's Drug Debate Continues After Negative FDA Panel Review

  09-11-2020 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Not one of the 11 people on the FDA's advisory committee thought the evidence presented about the investigational Alzheimer's drug aducanumab at Friday's meeting was sufficient for approval.
  Despite a favorable review from the...
  
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