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• Settlements are close in seven veterans' deaths at VA medical center - West Virginia MetroNews

  04-03-2021 23:50
  
  Settlements are close in seven veterans' deaths at VA medical center  West Virginia MetroNews
  
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• Update: Iowa to open vaccines to people under 65 with certain medical conditions - Quad City Times

  04-03-2021 23:46
  
  Update: Iowa to open vaccines to people under 65 with certain medical conditions  Quad City Times
  
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• Alice Walton's Whole Health Institute will build a new medical school in Bentonville - talkbusiness.net

  04-03-2021 23:43
  
  Alice Walton's Whole Health Institute will build a new medical school in Bentonville  talkbusiness.net
  
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• Former Hartselle Medical Center building to be demolished - WHNT News 19

  04-03-2021 22:54
  Former Hartselle Medical Center building to be demolished  WHNT News 19
  
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• Seeking 'respect,' St. Charles Bend medical technologists, therapists go out on strike - KTVZ

  04-03-2021 22:37
  
  Seeking 'respect,' St. Charles Bend medical technologists, therapists go out on strike  KTVZ
  
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• Geno Auriemma says UConn will trust in NCAA's medical protocols to keep NCAA Tournament teams safe in Texas - Hartford Courant

  04-03-2021 22:35
  Geno Auriemma says UConn will trust in NCAA's medical protocols to keep NCAA Tournament teams safe in Texas  Hartford Courant
  
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• Danbury OKs medical marijuana dispensary at former bank building - Danbury News Times

  04-03-2021 22:28
  
  Danbury OKs medical marijuana dispensary at former bank building  Danbury News Times
  
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• Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Welcomes Urologist Jason Wynberg, MD - TAPinto.net

  04-03-2021 21:19
  
  Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Welcomes Urologist Jason Wynberg, MD  TAPinto.net
  
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• Dallas police officer dies after having medical emergency on his way to report for duty - The Dallas Morning News

  04-03-2021 20:53
  
  Dallas police officer dies after having medical emergency on his way to report for duty  The Dallas Morning News
  
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• Anne Arundel Medical Center, Doctors Community Medical Center reopen to visitors Thursday - Capital Gazette

  04-03-2021 20:51
  Anne Arundel Medical Center, Doctors Community Medical Center reopen to visitors Thursday  Capital Gazette
  
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• Amherst police comfort dog visits Mercy Medical Center - WWLP.com

  04-03-2021 20:45
  Amherst police comfort dog visits Mercy Medical Center  WWLP.com
  
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• Redmond medical staffing firm acquires emergency medical group - KTVZ

  04-03-2021 20:37
  
  Redmond medical staffing firm acquires emergency medical group  KTVZ
  
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• SAPD, Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office seek help identifying woman whose remains were found in 2019 - KSAT San Antonio

  04-03-2021 20:26
  
  SAPD, Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office seek help identifying woman whose remains were found in 2019  KSAT San Antonio
  
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• Medical consortium: If offered a vaccine, take the one available first - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  04-03-2021 20:03
  
  Medical consortium: If offered a vaccine, take the one available first  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• Holyoke Medical Center recruiting nurses - WWLP.com

  04-03-2021 19:29
  Holyoke Medical Center recruiting nurses  WWLP.com
  
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• Judge’s ruling criticizing Oregon prison medical chief spurs claims of racism - OregonLive

  04-03-2021 19:23
  
  Judge’s ruling criticizing Oregon prison medical chief spurs claims of racism  OregonLive
  
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• AMA statement on JAMA podcast and tweet - American Medical Association

  04-03-2021 19:19
  
  AMA statement on JAMA podcast and tweet  American Medical Association
  
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• Proceeds from medical student fundraiser will provide free mammograms to more than 100 uninsured women - FIU News

  04-03-2021 19:15
  
  Proceeds from medical student fundraiser will provide free mammograms to more than 100 uninsured women  FIU News
  
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• CSF Biomarker Flags Parkinson's Pathology Years Before Symptoms Appear

  04-03-2021 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC), a test for pathological misfolded protein, detected alpha-synuclein in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with isolated rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder ...
  
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• Group of SC veterans wants medical marijuana bill passed - WIS10

  04-03-2021 17:51
  
  Group of SC veterans wants medical marijuana bill passed  WIS10
  
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• Medical technicians’ strike in Oregon could be the first of many - Al Jazeera English

  04-03-2021 17:42
  
  Medical technicians’ strike in Oregon could be the first of many  Al Jazeera English
  
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• Tufts Medical Center to begin administering J&J vaccine on Thursday - WCVB Boston

  04-03-2021 17:33
  Tufts Medical Center to begin administering J&J vaccine on Thursday  WCVB Boston
  
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• Birmingham man with medical condition missing since Wednesday found safe - AL.com

  04-03-2021 17:18
  
  Birmingham man with medical condition missing since Wednesday found safe  AL.com
  
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• Triston Casas, Red Sox’s No. 1 prospect, in Boston for medical reason, not baseball-related - MassLive.com

  04-03-2021 17:08
  
  Triston Casas, Red Sox’s No. 1 prospect, in Boston for medical reason, not baseball-related  MassLive.com
  
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• COLUMN: Medical marijuana bill would have great impact on Alabamians - The Auburn Plainsman

  04-03-2021 17:04
  
  COLUMN: Medical marijuana bill would have great impact on Alabamians  The Auburn Plainsman
  
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• Eating Disorders: Another Consequence of COVID-19

  04-03-2021 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In January, when Michael's daughter lost interest in eating, he knew it was time to take action.
  Michael, a New York City resident (he asked that his last name not be used), began noticing changes in his daughter's mood prior...
  
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• UnitedHealthcare's $100M lawsuit against medical labs moves forward - Becker's Hospital Review

  04-03-2021 16:55
  
  UnitedHealthcare's $100M lawsuit against medical labs moves forward  Becker's Hospital Review
  
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• Investment in Medical Imaging Scans Could Avert Millions of Cancer Deaths Globally, Report Co-Sponsored by the IAEA Shows | IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency

  04-03-2021 16:40
  Investment in Medical Imaging Scans Could Avert Millions of Cancer Deaths Globally, Report Co-Sponsored by the IAEA Shows | IAEA  International Atomic Energy Agency
  
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• Alice Walton bringing new medical school to Northwest Arkansas - KNWA

  04-03-2021 16:15
  Alice Walton bringing new medical school to Northwest Arkansas  KNWA
  
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• Alice Walton plans to build medical school in Bentonville - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

  04-03-2021 16:02
  
  Alice Walton plans to build medical school in Bentonville  Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
  
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• Minnesota Nursing Board Drops Investigation of Fired Nurse

  04-03-2021 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The Minnesota Nursing Board has dropped its investigation of Cliff Willmeng, RN, the Minneapolis nurse and former union steward fired early in the pandemic for wearing hospital-issued scrubs instead of his own.
  "Disciplinary...
  
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• Disaster planning for medical practices - Medical Economics

  04-03-2021 15:51
  
  Disaster planning for medical practices  Medical Economics
  
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• Make the Diagnosis: Is the Clue in the Creatinine?

  04-03-2021 15:45 via medpagetoday.com
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• Ending Cervical Cancer; Cancer and Suicide; COVID and Kids' Cancers

  04-03-2021 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Preventive Medicine published a supplement devoted to worldwide elimination of cervical cancer.
  Patients with cancer have a high rate of suicide, and a new study provides insights into who those patients are. (Psycho-Oncology...
  
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• Rezoning approved for new Tidelands Health medical park in Carolina Forest - WMBF

  04-03-2021 15:16
  
  Rezoning approved for new Tidelands Health medical park in Carolina Forest  WMBF
  
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• Post-MI Outcomes Worse in RA

  04-03-2021 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were at risk for long-term poor outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI), Finnish researchers found.
  The cumulative all-cause mortality during 14 years of follow-up after MI among RA...
  
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• Ivermectin Disappoints in Mild COVID-19

  04-03-2021 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- COVID-19 patients treated in a randomized trial with the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin did no better than a placebo group, Colombian researchers said.
  Median time to recovery among mild COVID-19 patients in the ivermectin group...
  
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• Medical Product Alert N°1/2021: Falsified Vitamin A - World Health Organization

  04-03-2021 14:27
  Medical Product Alert N°1/2021: Falsified Vitamin A  World Health Organization
  
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• Minority Participation in Food Allergy Trials Remains Low

  04-03-2021 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Black and Hispanic children have a higher risk for developing food allergies compared with white children, and studies suggest they may also have a significantly higher risk for anaphylaxis and death due to allergic food reactions...
  
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• Do Vaccines Help COVID Long-Haulers?

  04-03-2021 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Some people suffering from long COVID have found significant symptom relief after the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, though the jury's still out as to whether that's the case for the majority of so-called long-haulers...
  
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• 'Obesity Paradox' in Kidney Cancer Continues in Checkpoint Inhibitor Era

  04-03-2021 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Elevated BMI was tied to improved survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a retrospective study found.
  In the analysis of more than 700 metastatic RCC patients who...
  
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• Inflamed Hearts in Athletes Reassuringly Rare After COVID

  04-03-2021 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Cardiac involvement was rare among professional athletes whose positive COVID-19 tests prompted systematic cardiac screening, according to the largest such study to date.
  Screening results turned out abnormal in 3.8% of 789...
  
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• Could GI Symptoms in COVID-19 Portend Better Prognosis?

  04-03-2021 11:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Pro-inflammatory response and mortality appeared to be reduced in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with gastrointestinal manifestations, suggesting that the GI tract may mitigate SARS-CoV-2 inflammation, researchers reported....
  
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• Pushback on Texas Relaxation; Vax Help for Seniors; Crisis in Brazil

  04-03-2021 10:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  Major employers including Hyatt, Target, Starbucks, and CVS are keeping mask requirements in Texas despite Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to lift safety restrictions next...
  
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• How should medical schools teach race? - Inside Higher Ed

  04-03-2021 09:08
  
  How should medical schools teach race?  Inside Higher Ed
  
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• Medical imaging and nuclear medicine - The Lancet

  04-03-2021 09:00
  Medical imaging and nuclear medicine  The Lancet
  
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• Medical imaging and nuclear medicine: a Lancet Oncology Commission - The Lancet

  04-03-2021 09:00
  Medical imaging and nuclear medicine: a Lancet Oncology Commission  The Lancet
  
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• Greg Abbott didn't consult 3 of his 4 medical advisers on lifting mask order - The Texas Tribune

  04-03-2021 05:39
  
  Greg Abbott didn't consult 3 of his 4 medical advisers on lifting mask order  The Texas Tribune
  
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• Boone takes leave after receiving pacemaker - MLB.com

  04-03-2021 01:53
  
  Boone takes leave after receiving pacemaker  MLB.com
  
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• Local Emergency Medical Services staff push for House Bill to make service “essential” - KCRG

  04-03-2021 01:10
  
  Local Emergency Medical Services staff push for House Bill to make service “essential”  KCRG
  
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