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• Medical cannabis advocates launch effort to make it more affordable for patients - fox13now.com

  20-04-2021 22:53
  
  Medical cannabis advocates launch effort to make it more affordable for patients  fox13now.com
  
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• UD, Premier to build new medical facility on Brown Street - Dayton Daily News

  20-04-2021 22:31
  UD, Premier to build new medical facility on Brown Street  Dayton Daily News
  
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• States may soon drop outdoor mask mandates, medical experts say - WPRI.com

  20-04-2021 22:22
  States may soon drop outdoor mask mandates, medical experts say  WPRI.com
  
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• E-Book by Hackensack University Medical Center Heart and Vascular Hospital Physicians Published by the Society of Critical Care Medicine - Network News, Press Releases - Hackensack Meridian Health

  20-04-2021 22:22
  E-Book by Hackensack University Medical Center Heart and Vascular Hospital Physicians Published by the Society of Critical Care Medicine - Network News, Press Releases  Hackensack Meridian Health
  
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• Louisiana's House greenlights tax on smokable medical marijuana, heads to Senate - The Advocate

  20-04-2021 22:21
  
  Louisiana's House greenlights tax on smokable medical marijuana, heads to Senate  The Advocate
  
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• Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian's Testicular Cancer

  20-04-2021 22:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Like many athletes, swimmer Nathan Adrian was disappointed about the cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last summer. He was hoping to make it onto his fourth U.S. Olympic swim team. However, for this five-time gold medalist...
  
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• A Dose of Hope

  20-04-2021 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- During medical residency, one's goal is twofold: to provide compassionate and evidence-based care for patients and training and learning.
  But when a global pandemic emerges, we rise to serve, upholding our oath to care for the...
  
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• Black MS Patients See More Rapid B-Cell Repopulation

  20-04-2021 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- African-American patients undergoing standard anti-CD20 treatment for multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder appeared to experience more rapid repopulation of B cells than their white counterparts, a retrospective...
  
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• ALS 'Compassionate Use' Again Hits National Media

  20-04-2021 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- When Neil Shneider, MD, PhD, got results back that Lisa Stockman Mauriello's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was driven by a SOD1 mutation, enrollment in the VALOR study had just closed.
  The phase III trial is testing Biogen...
  
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• Neoadjuvant Regimen Tops Standard for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

  20-04-2021 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Adding neoadjuvant chemotherapy to preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer led to better disease-free survival (DFS) and less toxicity as compared with a standard regimen of neoadjuvant CRT and...
  
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• Doc Groups Object to New Prior Authorization Rules in Medicare

  20-04-2021 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Physician groups are hoping Medicare will change its mind about implementing new prior authorization requirements for two outpatient spinal procedures beginning July 1.
  In a final rule published last December...
  
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• Poloxamer 188 Flops for Sickle Cell Disease Pain

  20-04-2021 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Poloxamer 188 failed to shorten the duration of painful vaso-occlusive episodes in children and adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), a multicenter phase III trial showed.
  In over 300 patients, the mean time from randomization...
  
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• Man suffers 'medical emergency' and dies after 'physical altercation' with California police, officials say - NBC News

  20-04-2021 16:35
  Man suffers 'medical emergency' and dies after 'physical altercation' with California police, officials say  NBC News
  
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• Could a 'Placebo' Become the Next Big ED Treatment?

  20-04-2021 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Regulators in Europe are close to approving an unusual over-the-counter treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED): a non-medicated gel that once was used as a placebo, but turned out to work just as well as the agent that was actually...
  
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• Why the Panic Over Israeli Study on Infections After Vax?

  20-04-2021 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A small Israeli study published as a preprint on medRxiv indicated that some of the new coronavirus variants may put people who have been vaccinated at higher risk of a "breakthrough infection."
  MedPage Today's Editor-in-Chief...
  
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• Why the Panic Over Israeli Reinfection Study?

  20-04-2021 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A small Israeli study published as a preprint on medRxiv indicated that some of the new coronavirus variants may put people who have been vaccinated at higher risk of a "breakthrough infection."
  MedPage Today's Editor-in-Chief...
  
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• For RA Elders, Is There a Better Target Than TNF?

  20-04-2021 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were treated with interleukin (IL)-6 inhibitors were less likely to stop treatment than those given tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, Japanese investigators reported.
  After...
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff's Office K9 passes after medical emergency - ABC6OnYourSide.com

  20-04-2021 13:23
  Franklin County Sheriff's Office K9 passes after medical emergency  ABC6OnYourSide.com
  
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• USPSTF Still Sour on Afib Screening, Even With Apple Watch

  20-04-2021 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Screening for atrial fibrillation (Afib)--whether with ECG in office or via a wearable device--cannot be recommended for middle age and older adults without symptoms.
  So reaffirmed the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...
  
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• 'It's Your Turn'; U.S. Hikes Travel Warnings; Answers in Capitol Riot Death

  20-04-2021 11:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  "For months I've been telling Americans to get vaccinated when it's your turn. Well, it's your turn, now," said President Biden, announcing that adults in every...
  
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• Low COVID Vaccine Response in Patients With Blood Cancers

  20-04-2021 10:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Fewer than 40% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) had an adequate immune response to two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a prospective study showed.
  Overall, 39.5% of 167 patients with CLL had...
  
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• Future doctors splitting time between class and clinics, volunteering to lead vaccination efforts - WTOL

  20-04-2021 08:37
  
  Future doctors splitting time between class and clinics, volunteering to lead vaccination efforts  WTOL
  
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• Treating memory impairment can improve care for all other medical issues - Norton Healthcare

  20-04-2021 08:08
  
  Treating memory impairment can improve care for all other medical issues  Norton Healthcare
  
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• Medical expert explains when vaccine symptoms warrant doctor's visit - 10TV

  20-04-2021 06:35
  
  Medical expert explains when vaccine symptoms warrant doctor's visit  10TV
  
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• Freeman Health System recognizes medical lab professionals - KSNF/KODE - FourStatesHomepage.com

  20-04-2021 05:28
  Freeman Health System recognizes medical lab professionals  KSNF/KODE - FourStatesHomepage.com
  
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• West Palm Beach doctor loses medical license after mother dies hours after giving birth - WPEC

  20-04-2021 05:14
  West Palm Beach doctor loses medical license after mother dies hours after giving birth  WPEC
  
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• Israel sending medical aid to Jordan to deal with COVID-19 spread - Haaretz

  20-04-2021 05:01
  
  Israel sending medical aid to Jordan to deal with COVID-19 spread  Haaretz
  
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• Controversial Florida medical marijuana bill ‘effectively dead’ - Tampa Bay Times

  20-04-2021 04:34
  
  Controversial Florida medical marijuana bill ‘effectively dead’  Tampa Bay Times
  
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• Two years since childbirth tragedy by alleged medical negligence - KGET 17

  20-04-2021 04:13
  Two years since childbirth tragedy by alleged medical negligence  KGET 17
  
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• Judge orders release of inmate over poor medical care by staff at Two Rivers state prison - OregonLive

  20-04-2021 03:36
  
  Judge orders release of inmate over poor medical care by staff at Two Rivers state prison  OregonLive
  
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• Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary releases statement concerning medical leave - On Common Ground News

  20-04-2021 01:58
  
  Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary releases statement concerning medical leave  On Common Ground News
  
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• Austin infant on her way home after months-long hospital stay for heart transplant - KXAN.com

  20-04-2021 01:49
  Austin infant on her way home after months-long hospital stay for heart transplant  KXAN.com
  
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• Sen. Kaine reintroduces Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act - WVIR

  20-04-2021 01:41
  
  Sen. Kaine reintroduces Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act  WVIR
  
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• Officer Attacked in Capitol Riot Died of Strokes, Medical Examiner Rules - The New York Times

  20-04-2021 01:35
  
  Officer Attacked in Capitol Riot Died of Strokes, Medical Examiner Rules  The New York Times
  
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• Gov. Laura Kelly tours Wesley Medical Center, visits with Black Nurses Association in Wichita - KWCH

  20-04-2021 01:23
  
  Gov. Laura Kelly tours Wesley Medical Center, visits with Black Nurses Association in Wichita  KWCH
  
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• Police did not get Daunte Wright swift medical care, witness says - Al Jazeera English

  20-04-2021 01:15
  
  Police did not get Daunte Wright swift medical care, witness says  Al Jazeera English
  
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• New medical marijuana facility near San Antonio promises 'hundreds' of jobs - mySA

  20-04-2021 01:15
  
  New medical marijuana facility near San Antonio promises 'hundreds' of jobs  mySA
  
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• Medical license under review in Illinois for former Ohio State doctor who knew about Strauss abuse - OSU - The Lantern

  20-04-2021 01:15
  Medical license under review in Illinois for former Ohio State doctor who knew about Strauss abuse  OSU - The Lantern
  
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• ‘Preemie’ born at pandemic’s start celebrates 1st birthday at Grand Strand Medical Center - WMBF

  20-04-2021 01:04
  
  ‘Preemie’ born at pandemic’s start celebrates 1st birthday at Grand Strand Medical Center  WMBF
  
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• Top North Carolina GOP Senator Notes Strong Medical Marijuana Support As Reform Bills Are Filed - Marijuana Moment

  20-04-2021 01:03
  
  Top North Carolina GOP Senator Notes Strong Medical Marijuana Support As Reform Bills Are Filed  Marijuana Moment
  
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• Nine In Ten Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana For Recreational Or Medical Use, New Pew Poll Finds - Marijuana Moment

  20-04-2021 01:03
  
  Nine In Ten Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana For Recreational Or Medical Use, New Pew Poll Finds  Marijuana Moment
  
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• Op-Ed: Medical Misinfo on Display During Derek Chauvin Trial - MedPage Today

  20-04-2021 01:01
  
  Op-Ed: Medical Misinfo on Display During Derek Chauvin Trial  MedPage Today
  
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• Official reveals UF Health could be replacement for firefighters' medical response - Villages-News

  20-04-2021 00:59
  
  Official reveals UF Health could be replacement for firefighters' medical response  Villages-News
  
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• ‘New Amsterdam’: Frances Turner Joins NBC Medical Drama As Recurring - Deadline

  20-04-2021 00:43
  
  ‘New Amsterdam’: Frances Turner Joins NBC Medical Drama As Recurring  Deadline
  
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• Medical Moment: Other vaccines to consider - WKRG News 5

  20-04-2021 00:26
  Medical Moment: Other vaccines to consider  WKRG News 5
  
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• New Bozeman Health clinic offers medical services to west Bozeman - KBZK Bozeman News

  20-04-2021 00:19
  
  New Bozeman Health clinic offers medical services to west Bozeman  KBZK Bozeman News
  
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• Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Died Of Natural Causes, Medical Examiner Rules - NPR

  20-04-2021 00:02
  Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Died Of Natural Causes, Medical Examiner Rules  NPROfficer Attacked in Capitol Riot Died of Strokes, Medical Examiner Rules  The New York TimesOfficer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes day after Capitol invasion, medical examiner rules  CNBCPolice officer died of 'natural' causes day after Capitol riot: Medical examiner  ABC NewsCapitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Died of Stroke, D.C. Medical Examiner Says &
  
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• King, Gronk Show Risk-Reward of NFL Prospects with Medical Red Flags - Sports Illustrated

  20-04-2021 00:01
  
  King, Gronk Show Risk-Reward of NFL Prospects with Medical Red Flags  Sports Illustrated
  
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