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• Medical board suspends license of Lubbock physician arrested for prostitution - KCBD

  24-11-2020 22:53
  
  Medical board suspends license of Lubbock physician arrested for prostitution  KCBD
  
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• COVID outbreak at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - The Daily Herald

  24-11-2020 22:30
  
  COVID outbreak at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett  The Daily Herald
  
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• Volunteer Ind. FF-EMT dies from medical emergency after call - EMS1.com

  24-11-2020 22:21
  Volunteer Ind. FF-EMT dies from medical emergency after call  EMS1.com
  
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• Church group pays off medical debt for some Oklahomans - Oklahoman.com

  24-11-2020 22:02
  
  Church group pays off medical debt for some Oklahomans  Oklahoman.com
  
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• Dianne Babski Appointed Associate Director for Library Operations, National Library of Medicine

  24-11-2020 21:00 via nlm.nih.gov
  National Library of Medicine Director, Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dianne Babski as Associate Director for Library Operations at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a position in the Senior Executive Service.This appointment became effective November 22, 2020. Ms. Babski has served as Acting Associate Director for Library Operations since March 1, 2020.
  
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• Canceling Medical Debt Is a Moral Imperative - Jacobin magazine

  24-11-2020 20:34
  
  Canceling Medical Debt Is a Moral Imperative  Jacobin magazine
  
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• Cowboys strength and conditioning coordinator Markus Paul hospitalized after medical emergency - NFL.com

  24-11-2020 20:07
  
  Cowboys strength and conditioning coordinator Markus Paul hospitalized after medical emergency  NFL.com
  
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• Girl crashes stolen car while trying to avoid troopers in Medical Lake, WSP says - KXLY Spokane

  24-11-2020 20:04
  
  Girl crashes stolen car while trying to avoid troopers in Medical Lake, WSP says  KXLY Spokane
  
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• Physician and Double COVID Survivor Has an Urgent Request

  24-11-2020 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- I am a critical care and emergency medicine physician, I have had a COVID-19 infection twice, and I'm tired.
  My first infection was early on in the pandemic. I had to place a Blakemore tube in a young man who was going to die...
  
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• Fusion Protein Promising for Patients With Refractory Recurrent Pericarditis

  24-11-2020 19:00 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Allan L. Klein, Massimo Imazio, et al.Target Audience and Goal Statement: Cardiologists, rheumatologistsThe goal was to assess the outcomes from a phase III trial of the recombinant fusion protein rilonacept...
  
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• New medical marijuana dispensary opens its doors, becoming 13th in N.J. - NJ.com

  24-11-2020 18:46
  
  New medical marijuana dispensary opens its doors, becoming 13th in N.J.  NJ.com
  
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• Azar: COVID-19 Vaccine Could Start Shipping Mid-December

  24-11-2020 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Americans could start receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in mid-December, with an initial distribution of 6.4 million doses and a total of 40 million doses distributed by the end of the year, Trump administration officials...
  
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• Convalescent Plasma Flops for Severe COVID-19

  24-11-2020 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Neither clinical status nor overall mortality was improved in COVID-19 patients with severe pneumonia treated with convalescent plasma in a randomized trial, researchers in Argentina said.
  At 30 days in the 333-patient trial...
  
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• Medical marijuana facility in Scranton expanding - WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

  24-11-2020 17:42
  
  Medical marijuana facility in Scranton expanding  WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
  
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• Interplay of COVID-19, Substance Use and Mental Health

  24-11-2020 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- People with mental illness or substance use problems are at greater risk for developing COVID-19 than the general population, and vice versa--meaning reverberations from the pandemic are likely to be felt long after the virus...
  
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• Culture Shock: Why New Zealand’s Response to COVID-19 Worked

  24-11-2020 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- "How was school today?" I asked.
  "Chill," came the reply.
  I have two daughters in a public high school here in New Zealand. I've found that this is a standard response when we ask them how school is going. Whether they're reporting...
  
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• Cowboys cancel practice in response to staffer’s medical emergency - The Dallas Morning News

  24-11-2020 16:40
  
  Cowboys cancel practice in response to staffer’s medical emergency  The Dallas Morning News
  
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• Will Vascepa Train Roll Past Negative Omega-3 Results?

  24-11-2020 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The story of icosapent ethyl (Vascepa) was complicated by recent negative data, but it might be too late to expect clinicians to put a hold on their prescribing while they wait for a more definitive trial that may never happen...
  
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• Watch: Lancaster County officials, medical professionals offer update on COVID-19 - LancasterOnline

  24-11-2020 16:05
  Watch: Lancaster County officials, medical professionals offer update on COVID-19  LancasterOnline
  
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• AliveCor ECG Upgrade; Lotus Edge TAVR Retired; Rethinking COVID-19 Heart Injury

  24-11-2020 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- FDA cleared AliveCor's suite of next-generation interpretive ECG algorithms for KardiaMobile and 6L devices, which now add determination of premature ventricular contractions, supraventricular ectopy, and wide QRS as well as...
  
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• in the News | AMA - American Medical Association

  24-11-2020 15:44
  
  in the News | AMA  American Medical Association
  
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• STRENGTH Trial Disheartening for Fish Oil Craze

  24-11-2020 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Researchers reported at the virtual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association that omega-3 fatty acids, formulated with carboxylic acid for greater bioavailability, made no difference in cardiovascular event rates...
  
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• New model for managing chronic disease begins in medical school - American Medical Association

  24-11-2020 14:00
  
  New model for managing chronic disease begins in medical school  American Medical Association
  
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• Can I Choose My COVID-19 Vaccine?

  24-11-2020 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- So you like what you're seeing with the early results with the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
  Despite knowing that the U.S. won't have enough doses to dole out to all healthcare workers, essential workers, elderly...
  
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• Moderna chief medical officer: Vaccinated adults could still infect the unvaccinated with COVID-19 - Fast Company

  24-11-2020 13:30
  
  Moderna chief medical officer: Vaccinated adults could still infect the unvaccinated with COVID-19  Fast Company
  
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• Dallas Cowboys strength and conditioning coordinator Markus Paul hospitalized after medical emergency - USA TODAY

  24-11-2020 13:27
  Dallas Cowboys strength and conditioning coordinator Markus Paul hospitalized after medical emergency  USA TODAY
  
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• Shenzhen Beacon Infuses Matrox Features Into New High-Density Medical Multiviewer - Sports Video Group

  24-11-2020 13:10
  
  Shenzhen Beacon Infuses Matrox Features Into New High-Density Medical Multiviewer  Sports Video Group
  
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• Signifier Medical Technologies appoints Alastair Maxwell as Chief Financial Officer - PRNewswire

  24-11-2020 13:01
  Signifier Medical Technologies appoints Alastair Maxwell as Chief Financial Officer  PRNewswire
  
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• From Art School to Medical Gowns

  24-11-2020 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- On March 9, while recovering from treating a lymphoma relapse, Kezia Fitzgerald was medically cleared to leave her home near Boston.
  Within a week the state, like the rest of the northeastern U.S., had shut down. The 36-year...
  
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• Cantel Medical Corp. to Hold Conference Call to Discuss Results for its First Quarter Ended October 31, 2020 - WFMZ Allentown

  24-11-2020 13:00
  Cantel Medical Corp. to Hold Conference Call to Discuss Results for its First Quarter Ended October 31, 2020  WFMZ Allentown
  
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• Your Brain on Cocoa; MS-Gut Link; Autism and Newborn Hearing

  24-11-2020 12:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Young healthy adults had stronger, faster brain oxygenation responses after drinking high-flavanol cocoa and higher cognitive performance, but only when cognitive demands were high. (Scientific Reports)
  People with vitiligo...
  
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• Canon Medical Partners With Glassbeam to Provide AI-Powered Insight and Analytics into Service Operations - BioSpace

  24-11-2020 12:25
  Canon Medical Partners With Glassbeam to Provide AI-Powered Insight and Analytics into Service Operations  BioSpace
  
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• Department of Corrections honoring prison medical and dental workers - connectradio.fm

  24-11-2020 12:09
  
  Department of Corrections honoring prison medical and dental workers  connectradio.fm
  
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• Eglin AFB medical personnel deploying to assist with COVID-19 responses - The Northwest Florida Daily News

  24-11-2020 12:03
  Eglin AFB medical personnel deploying to assist with COVID-19 responses  The Northwest Florida Daily News
  
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• Lifestyle Program's Health Cost Savings Didn't Last

  24-11-2020 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The reduced healthcare costs reported in the landmark Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial increased again just a few years after the intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) ended, researchers reported.
  In nearly...
  
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• Lifestyle Mods May Head Off Gout

  24-11-2020 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Reducing four particular risk factors for gout could slash incident cases in men, researchers reported.
  Over a 26-year period, about 77% (95% CI 56%-88%) of men likely could have avoided gout if they likewise avoid four major...
  
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• Behavioral Counseling for Heart Health Endorsed by USPSTF

  24-11-2020 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended lifestyle counseling for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention in adults with certain risk factors regardless of their weight.
  Behavioral counseling interventions...
  
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• Iowa Medical Providers Say COVID Vaccine Is Only Weeks Away - khak.com

  24-11-2020 11:48
  
  Iowa Medical Providers Say COVID Vaccine Is Only Weeks Away  khak.com
  
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• Wright-Patt Medical Center crafting plans to take COVID-19 transfers - Dayton Daily News

  24-11-2020 11:13
  Wright-Patt Medical Center crafting plans to take COVID-19 transfers  Dayton Daily News
  
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• Eva Mendes Gets Mono-Threading

  24-11-2020 11:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Actress Eva Mendes shocked her fans when she posted an Instagram picture of herself with seven long syringe pins inserted into her neck.
  The "2 Fast 2 Furious" star, age 46, made the posting as a promo for a friend, Mariana...
  
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• Medical Examination Market: Increase in major health issues among the global population is a major factor driving the market - BioSpace

  24-11-2020 10:17
  Medical Examination Market: Increase in major health issues among the global population is a major factor driving the market  BioSpace
  
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• Hospitals Buckling; Remdesivir Tug of War; What, No Christmas Gatherings Either?!

  24-11-2020 10:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  Shortages in rural hospitals are resulting in transfers to nearby metropolitan facilities--some of which are starting to buckle under the pressure. (NPR)
  The...
  
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• Burglaries at Visalia medical facilities believed to be related, police say - KFSN-TV

  24-11-2020 08:25
  
  Burglaries at Visalia medical facilities believed to be related, police say  KFSN-TV
  
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• Naval Medical Logistics Command Selects Leidos for Operational Medicine Research - GovConWire

  24-11-2020 08:13
  
  Naval Medical Logistics Command Selects Leidos for Operational Medicine Research  GovConWire
  
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• DOH and Medical Cannabis Program ordered back to court over reciprocity issue - New Mexico Political Report

  24-11-2020 08:04
  
  DOH and Medical Cannabis Program ordered back to court over reciprocity issue  New Mexico Political Report
  
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• British Virgin Islands: Medical Cannabis Momentum Stalls - Cannabis Wire

  24-11-2020 07:55
  
  British Virgin Islands: Medical Cannabis Momentum Stalls  Cannabis Wire
  
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• Local Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Mother and Refusing Her Medical Treatment - GANT News

  24-11-2020 07:14
  Local Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Mother and Refusing Her Medical Treatment  GANT News
  
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• During a pandemic, the medical profession turns to Greek tragedy — to heal - messenger-inquirer

  24-11-2020 07:00
  During a pandemic, the medical profession turns to Greek tragedy — to heal  messenger-inquirer
  
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• Select Medical Holdings Corp.: Breakout Underway - Seeking Alpha

  24-11-2020 06:22
  Select Medical Holdings Corp.: Breakout Underway  Seeking Alpha
  
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• Puritan Medical Products to receive $11.6 million for increased swab production - WABI

  24-11-2020 05:51
  
  Puritan Medical Products to receive $11.6 million for increased swab production  WABI
  
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