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• Medical marijuana debate back in court of Nebraska senators - WOWT

  23-02-2021 23:51
  
  Medical marijuana debate back in court of Nebraska senators  WOWT
  
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• Church leverages $10,000 to help pay off $1 million in medical debt for more than 500 people - WJHL-TV News Channel 11

  23-02-2021 23:45
  Church leverages $10,000 to help pay off $1 million in medical debt for more than 500 people  WJHL-TV News Channel 11
  
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• Great Falls courting a medical school | State & Regional | billingsgazette.com - Billings Gazette

  23-02-2021 23:30
  
  Great Falls courting a medical school | State & Regional | billingsgazette.com  Billings Gazette
  
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• EVMS to hold forum on how turning school into true ‘academic medical center’ could benefit region - The Virginian-Pilot

  23-02-2021 23:07
  EVMS to hold forum on how turning school into true ‘academic medical center’ could benefit region  The Virginian-Pilot
  
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• How little Mia's art helps pay her medical bills - WCAX

  23-02-2021 22:44
  
  How little Mia's art helps pay her medical bills  WCAX
  
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• Montclair's Ascend 'laser-focused' on medical marijuana — at least for now - Montclair Local

  23-02-2021 22:43
  
  Montclair's Ascend 'laser-focused' on medical marijuana — at least for now  Montclair Local
  
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• Healthcare workers excited to open Trinity Medical Center - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper | Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper - Natchez Democrat

  23-02-2021 22:40
  
  Healthcare workers excited to open Trinity Medical Center - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper | Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper  Natchez Democrat
  
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• VA Medical Center in Jackson reaches COVID-19 vaccine milestone - WJTV

  23-02-2021 22:32
  VA Medical Center in Jackson reaches COVID-19 vaccine milestone  WJTV
  
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• Medical school proposes Billings campus | Local News | billingsgazette.com - Billings Gazette

  23-02-2021 22:30
  
  Medical school proposes Billings campus | Local News | billingsgazette.com  Billings Gazette
  
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• 2 formerly rejected medical marijuana applications approved - KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis

  23-02-2021 22:29
  2 formerly rejected medical marijuana applications approved  KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
  
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• Lexington Medical Center offering COVID-19 vaccination appointments - WIS10

  23-02-2021 22:09
  
  Lexington Medical Center offering COVID-19 vaccination appointments  WIS10
  
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• Medical Minute – Addiction’s toll on children - WANE

  23-02-2021 21:52
  Medical Minute – Addiction’s toll on children  WANE
  
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• Bill funding medical school scholarships advances - talkbusiness.net

  23-02-2021 21:40
  
  Bill funding medical school scholarships advances  talkbusiness.net
  
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• 3 Ways Physicians Can Go From Stuck to Unstoppable

  23-02-2021 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Every physician has had the experience. The moment you ask yourself, "Why am I doing this?"
  It could be when you look into the waiting room where there are more patients to be seen and know if you take a break, it will set you...
  
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• Titan Medical dips on Q4 losses - Mass Device

  23-02-2021 20:51
  
  Titan Medical dips on Q4 losses  Mass Device
  
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• Astarte Medical and Arkansas Children's Hospital Partner to Better Understand Feeding Milestones and Metrics for NICU Patients - PRNewswire

  23-02-2021 20:37
  
  Astarte Medical and Arkansas Children's Hospital Partner to Better Understand Feeding Milestones and Metrics for NICU Patients  PRNewswire
  
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• Fredonia seniors gain valuable medical experience as patient care associates at Brooks - Fredonia.edu

  23-02-2021 20:31
  Fredonia seniors gain valuable medical experience as patient care associates at Brooks  Fredonia.edu
  
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• 700M Doses Expected by July, If J&J Vax Authorized

  23-02-2021 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Vaccine manufacturers told lawmakers they're on track to deliver hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine by mid-summer, but whether the available vaccines and those in line for possible FDA approval can stand up to new variants...
  
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• Androgen Cycling Shows Promise in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

  23-02-2021 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A treatment strategy based on manipulation of testosterone levels showed promise as a potential aid for managing castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), according to a randomized proof-of-principle trial.
  Following disease...
  
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• FDA Sounds Alarm on Migraine Drug

  23-02-2021 19:00 via medpagetoday.org
  (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Suprat Saely, David Croteau, et al.Target Audience and Goal Statement: Neurologists, cardiologists, primary care physiciansThe goal of this study was to examine postmarketing case reports of elevated blood...
  
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• B. Braun Medical appoints new CFO - Mass Device

  23-02-2021 18:38
  
  B. Braun Medical appoints new CFO  Mass Device
  
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• First Senate Hearing for Becerra Mixes Praise With Critical Questions

  23-02-2021 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearing for Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Xavier Becerra, who is currently California's attorney general, struck a note similar to other confirmation hearings, with...
  
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• Two Missouri medical marijuana applicants win licenses after lengthy legal fight - STLtoday.com

  23-02-2021 18:00
  Two Missouri medical marijuana applicants win licenses after lengthy legal fight  STLtoday.com
  
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• Op-Ed: The End of the Pandemic

  23-02-2021 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) --
  Monica Gandhi, MD, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California San Francisco, is convinced this pandemic is ending--and sooner than you think. Watch her discussion with ZDoggMD to see why.
  Following...
  
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• How the pandemic has affected the medical research agenda at Veterans Affairs - Federal News Network

  23-02-2021 17:53
  
  How the pandemic has affected the medical research agenda at Veterans Affairs  Federal News Network
  
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• How Premed Students Can Make the Most of Free Clinic Experience | Medical School Admissions Doctor | US News - U.S. News & World Report

  23-02-2021 17:26
  
  How Premed Students Can Make the Most of Free Clinic Experience | Medical School Admissions Doctor | US News  U.S. News & World Report
  
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• Op-Ed: AMA Needs To Go Bigger on Racial Justice

  23-02-2021 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) has never been a trailblazer on issues of social and racial justice.
  As in society as a whole, attitudes at the AMA have changed, albeit at a glacial pace. In 2008, the AMA broke new ground...
  
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• Wood County man dies after crash caused by medical problem - WTAP

  23-02-2021 16:59
  
  Wood County man dies after crash caused by medical problem  WTAP
  
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• Racism and Reconciliation: Honoring Black Voices in Gynecology

  23-02-2021 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) --
  Topic: As a part of Black History Month, MedPage Today speaks with Kameelah Phillips, MD, an ob/gyn and founder of Calla Women's Health in New York City. We will talk about the history of racism in gynecology, recognize the...
  
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• Is Nursing Board Discipline Getting More Aggressive?

  23-02-2021 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Joe Flores, NP, JD, has been defending nurses against investigations by the Texas Board of Nursing for several years. Flores, a Corpus Christie attorney and part-time hospice care nurse practitioner, rarely turns away these clients...
  
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• UFC Fight Night 185 medical suspensions: Derrick Lewis among 10 facing lengthy layoffs - Yahoo Sports

  23-02-2021 15:40
  
  UFC Fight Night 185 medical suspensions: Derrick Lewis among 10 facing lengthy layoffs  Yahoo Sports
  
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• Keto Fuel for the Heart May Drive New CVD Therapies

  23-02-2021 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The same ketones involved in diabetic ketoacidosis could have a protective role in cardiovascular disease (CVD), animal and human studies suggested.
  Emerging evidence points to several cardiovascular benefits to these metabolites...
  
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• Groundwork laid for away rotations to resume this year - American Medical Association

  23-02-2021 14:05
  
  Groundwork laid for away rotations to resume this year  American Medical Association
  
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• ACC Slashes Program; Stentriever in Mid-Size Vessels; High Troponin in COVID

  23-02-2021 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The American College of Cardiology abandoned plans to have an in-person component to its meeting in May.
  Bernard Lown, MD--heart defibrillator inventor, pioneer in lifestyle medicine for cardiovascular disease, and peace...
  
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• Treatment Landscape for Relapsed Mantle Cell Lymphoma

  23-02-2021 13:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Numerous therapeutic approaches have emerged over the last few years that have significantly changed the treatment landscape of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Current therapies consist of targeted approaches such as Bruton's tyrosine...
  
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• Intercept loses chief medical officer months after CEO stepped down - FierceBiotech

  23-02-2021 13:20
  
  Intercept loses chief medical officer months after CEO stepped down  FierceBiotech
  
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• Pain or a paycheck: how medical marijuana can impact employment in Pennsylvania - ABC27

  23-02-2021 13:03
  Pain or a paycheck: how medical marijuana can impact employment in Pennsylvania  ABC27
  
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• Lorain County doctor: No need to delay care for non-COVID medical issues - Chronicle Telegram

  23-02-2021 13:00
  
  Lorain County doctor: No need to delay care for non-COVID medical issues  Chronicle Telegram
  
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• Anakinra for Gout Flares: Is There a Role?

  23-02-2021 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist anakinra (Kineret) was not superior to triamcinolone for relieving gout flares, but had similar effects for pain reduction as the glucocorticoid, a randomized phase II study found....
  
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• Super-Agers and Tau; COVID Brain Findings; Sleep Habits of Sherlock Holmes

  23-02-2021 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Cognitive super-agers--people over age 80 with superior memory capacity--appeared to resist tau tangles in the entorhinal cortex. (Cerebral Cortex)
  APOE immunotherapy reduced cerebral amyloid angiopathy and amyloid plaques...
  
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• White House Sees COVID Easing, Even as Death Toll Hits Half-Million Mark

  23-02-2021 10:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Leaders of the Biden administration's COVID-19 response announced new efforts on Monday to boost vaccine confidence, urged schools to return to in-person learning, and walked through new FDA guidance for drug manufacturers aiming...
  
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• IDSA Reverses on Actemra; 500K COVID Deaths; J&J Says 20M Vax Doses by Spring

  23-02-2021 10:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) changed course on tocilizumab (Actemra), and now conditionally recommends the IL-6 blocker on top of standard care...
  
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• United Memorial Medical Center in Houston set to receive 2,340 doses of COVID-19 vaccine - KPRC Click2Houston

  23-02-2021 05:51
  
  United Memorial Medical Center in Houston set to receive 2,340 doses of COVID-19 vaccine  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Investigators at Cook County medical examiner’s office will be offered new jobs under restructuring, county s… - Chicago Sun-Times

  23-02-2021 04:40
  
  Investigators at Cook County medical examiner’s office will be offered new jobs under restructuring, county s…  Chicago Sun-Times
  
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• Employee's Comments About Headaches Not Deemed Request for Medical Leave - SHRM

  23-02-2021 03:27
  
  Employee's Comments About Headaches Not Deemed Request for Medical Leave  SHRM
  
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• Medical examiner identifies man fatally shot by Seattle police near downtown waterfront last week - Seattle Times

  23-02-2021 03:03
  
  Medical examiner identifies man fatally shot by Seattle police near downtown waterfront last week  Seattle Times
  
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• Travis County Medical Examiner processes over 80 deaths since start of winter storm - Austin American-Statesman

  23-02-2021 02:43
  Travis County Medical Examiner processes over 80 deaths since start of winter storm  Austin American-Statesman
  
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