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• New Rule Prohibits Surprise Medical Billing - Verywell Health

  08-07-2021 23:50
  
  New Rule Prohibits Surprise Medical Billing  Verywell Health
  
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• EMSA issues Medical Heat Alert after treating Oklahoman City residents suffering from heat-related illness - KFOR Oklahoma City

  08-07-2021 23:18
  EMSA issues Medical Heat Alert after treating Oklahoman City residents suffering from heat-related illness  KFOR Oklahoma City
  
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• Health Dept. withholds medical marijuana information | News | sharonherald.com - Sharonherald

  08-07-2021 23:16
  
  Health Dept. withholds medical marijuana information | News | sharonherald.com  Sharonherald
  
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• Medical City Healthcare offers inclusive LGBTQ+ medical support, as these 2 happy new dads show - Local Profile

  08-07-2021 22:37
  
  Medical City Healthcare offers inclusive LGBTQ+ medical support, as these 2 happy new dads show  Local Profile
  
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• UPDATE: Power restored at McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond - 8News

  08-07-2021 22:36
  UPDATE: Power restored at McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond  8News
  
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• St. Jude Medical Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices - Department of Justice

  08-07-2021 22:17
  St. Jude Medical Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices  Department of Justice
  
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• UMass Medical School receives $2.8 million grant for advanced cryo-EM microscope - UMass Medical School

  08-07-2021 22:04
  
  UMass Medical School receives $2.8 million grant for advanced cryo-EM microscope  UMass Medical School
  
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• 1st Area Medical Laboratory Soldiers train with Ukrainian military doctors - DVIDS

  08-07-2021 21:33
  
  1st Area Medical Laboratory Soldiers train with Ukrainian military doctors  DVIDS
  
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• Washington state’s heat wave blamed for at least 78 deaths; coroners, medical examiners still counting - The Seattle Times

  08-07-2021 21:25
  
  Washington state’s heat wave blamed for at least 78 deaths; coroners, medical examiners still counting  The Seattle Times
  
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• BCBS Rhode Island teams with Women's Medical Collaborative to improve behavioral health access - Healthcare Finance News

  08-07-2021 21:20
  
  BCBS Rhode Island teams with Women's Medical Collaborative to improve behavioral health access  Healthcare Finance News
  
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• Trinity Health mandates employees get COVID shot; facilities include Mercy Medical in New England region - MassLive.com

  08-07-2021 21:16
  
  Trinity Health mandates employees get COVID shot; facilities include Mercy Medical in New England region  MassLive.com
  
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• COVID-19 vaccines and medical liability - Medical Economics

  08-07-2021 20:45
  
  COVID-19 vaccines and medical liability  Medical Economics
  
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• Medistar brings in partner on Texas A&M medical center project - Houston Chronicle

  08-07-2021 20:35
  
  Medistar brings in partner on Texas A&M medical center project  Houston Chronicle
  
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• DWC Posts Revised Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) | California Department of Industrial Relations - California Department of Industrial Relations

  08-07-2021 20:23
  DWC Posts Revised Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) | California Department of Industrial Relations  California Department of Industrial Relations
  
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• Missouri Medical Cannabis Sales Rise To New Heights As More Dispensaries Open - St. Louis Public Radio

  08-07-2021 20:22
  
  Missouri Medical Cannabis Sales Rise To New Heights As More Dispensaries Open  St. Louis Public Radio
  
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• Suspect named in slaying at Augusta State Medical Prison - WRDW-TV

  08-07-2021 20:03
  
  Suspect named in slaying at Augusta State Medical Prison  WRDW-TV
  
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• Too Much, Too Late: Health Groups Pan OSHA Rule on COVID Precautions

  08-07-2021 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Too much, too late: that's what healthcare groups are saying about a new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) designed to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19.
  "This rule is long and complex...
  
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• Heart, Death Risks Linked With CKD-Related Iron Deficiency

  08-07-2021 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Regardless of anemia, iron deficiency in patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) was linked with adverse health outcomes, an observational study found.
  In 5,145 patients with stage 3-5 CKD not on dialysis, a transferrin...
  
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• Alzheimer's Biomarkers Tied to Endogenous Estrogen Exposure in Women

  08-07-2021 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Longer exposure to endogenous estrogen was linked to higher levels of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in cognitively normal older women, a 25-year study showed.
  A longer reproductive period--age at menarche to age at menopause...
  
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• Miles for Mark - Mark Newton medical fund - Bluegrass Today

  08-07-2021 18:30
  
  Miles for Mark - Mark Newton medical fund  Bluegrass Today
  
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• Awaited Ivermectin Review Is Out

  08-07-2021 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Proponents of ivermectin for COVID-19 have long been talking about an expected review and meta-analysis led by Andrew Hill, PhD, of the University of Liverpool.
  These results were finally published this week in Open Forum Infectious...
  
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• Avanos Medical to Pay $22 Million to Resolve Criminal Charge Related to Fraudulent Misbranding of MicroCool Surgical Gowns - Department of Justice

  08-07-2021 18:01
  Avanos Medical to Pay $22 Million to Resolve Criminal Charge Related to Fraudulent Misbranding of MicroCool Surgical Gowns  Department of Justice
  
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• Doctor Reacts to Bizarre 'Health Hacks' Videos

  08-07-2021 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  Mikhail Varshavski, DO, who goes by "Doctor Mike" on social media, is a board-certified family medicine physician at the Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey.
  In previous videos, Varshavski...
  
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• AG: Tribal-Issued Medical Pot Cards Should Be Honored | South Dakota News | US News - U.S. News & World Report

  08-07-2021 17:46
  AG: Tribal-Issued Medical Pot Cards Should Be Honored | South Dakota News | US News  U.S. News & World Report
  
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• Response Soars With Anti-PD-1 Drug for HER2-Positive Stomach Cancer

  08-07-2021 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Adding an immune checkpoint inhibitor to trastuzumab (Herceptin) and chemotherapy increased the response rate by almost 50% in HER2-positive metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, according to preliminary...
  
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• You're Not Alone in Your Darkest Hours

  08-07-2021 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- When I wrote the essay "We Burn Out, We Break, We Die," it was in the wake of the death by suicide of my friend and fellow medical student. While his death seemed to permeate every corner of my medical school, I took the news...
  
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• Dean of Dell Medical School to step down - Austin American-Statesman

  08-07-2021 17:00
  Dean of Dell Medical School to step down  Austin American-Statesman
  
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• Medical examiner: 7-year-old boy died from blunt force trauma, death now ruled homicide - WSLS 10

  08-07-2021 16:49
  
  Medical examiner: 7-year-old boy died from blunt force trauma, death now ruled homicide  WSLS 10
  
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• Add-On PD-L1 Inhibitor Promising in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

  08-07-2021 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Adding the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab (Tecentriq) to standard neoadjuvant therapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin showed promising efficacy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), according to data from a phase...
  
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• Medical Device Companies Alere Inc. and Alere San Diego Inc. Agree to Pay $38.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - Department of Justice

  08-07-2021 15:07
  Medical Device Companies Alere Inc. and Alere San Diego Inc. Agree to Pay $38.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations  Department of Justice
  
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• Patients Want COVID Shot From Their Primary Care Docs

  08-07-2021 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Most unvaccinated individuals said their ideal choice for getting a COVID-19 vaccine would be from their personal doctors, while most primary care physicians (PCP) reported that they are eager to give it.
  In a recent survey...
  
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• Jury needs to weigh evidence when there's battle of medical experts - American Medical Association

  08-07-2021 14:05
  
  Jury needs to weigh evidence when there's battle of medical experts  American Medical Association
  
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• Prisoners, Doctors, and the Battle Over Trans Medical Care - WIRED

  08-07-2021 14:00
  
  Prisoners, Doctors, and the Battle Over Trans Medical Care  WIRED
  
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• Effective Treatments for Hand Osteoarthritis: The Search Goes On

  08-07-2021 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Hydroxychloroquine was not effective for inflammatory erosive osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands, a multicenter randomized study confirmed.
  At week 52, pain scores on the Australian Canadian Hand Osteoarthritis Index (AUSCAN...
  
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• Adults With Obesity See Increased Risk for Crohn's Disease

  08-07-2021 13:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Obesity in adulthood was associated with a 34% increased risk for developing Crohn's disease, while no such link was seen with ulcerative colitis, a pooled analysis of large prospective studies found.
  Compared to adults with...
  
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• COVID Vaccine Protects Cancer Patients -- Second Dose Key

  08-07-2021 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine achieved satisfactory levels of seropositivity in patients undergoing treatment for cancer, although protection occurred later compared with a healthy population, Israeli researchers...
  
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• Make the Diagnosis: These Changes Could be a Clue to What?

  08-07-2021 11:30 via medpagetoday.com
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• Milestone for Safe Injection; Plasma Exchange for VITT; Cruises Beat Back CDC Rules

  08-07-2021 11:03 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  Rhode Island is the first state to make safe injection sites legal in an effort to prevent opioid overdoses. (Providence Journal)
  The global death toll from COVID...
  
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• Surfside Collapse: Beyond the Immediate Aftermath

  08-07-2021 10:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In the middle of a late-June night, an ordinary condominium building fronting a beach in Surfside, Florida, collapsed suddenly. When I first heard the news about Champlain Towers South, I shared with millions of other people...
  
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• UMass Medical School researchers to evaluate treatment options for early COVID-19 infection - UMass Medical School

  08-07-2021 06:04
  
  UMass Medical School researchers to evaluate treatment options for early COVID-19 infection  UMass Medical School
  
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• MISSING: Pueblo woman with medical issues last seen early Wednesday morning - KKTV 11 News

  08-07-2021 03:06
  
  MISSING: Pueblo woman with medical issues last seen early Wednesday morning  KKTV 11 News
  
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• Gatesville PD new system to improve medical and responsive training for EMS, dispatchers - KXXV News Channel 25

  08-07-2021 01:12
  
  Gatesville PD new system to improve medical and responsive training for EMS, dispatchers  KXXV News Channel 25
  
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• Construction to start on 7-story off-campus science and medical tower for UC San Diego - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  08-07-2021 01:12
  
  Construction to start on 7-story off-campus science and medical tower for UC San Diego  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  
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• Danville City Council approves guidelines for medical marijuana dispensaries - WSLS 10

  08-07-2021 00:27
  
  Danville City Council approves guidelines for medical marijuana dispensaries  WSLS 10
  
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• Local leaders announce probable locations for Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinics - WWAY NewsChannel 3

  08-07-2021 00:20
  
  Local leaders announce probable locations for Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinics  WWAY NewsChannel 3
  
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• Alabamians warned against pre-registration for medical marijuana - WSFA

  08-07-2021 00:13
  
  Alabamians warned against pre-registration for medical marijuana  WSFA
  
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