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• Rutgers to Move Medical School to The Hub; Groundbreaking Ceremony Set For Thursday - TAPinto.net

  13-10-2021 22:47
  
  Rutgers to Move Medical School to The Hub; Groundbreaking Ceremony Set For Thursday  TAPinto.net
  
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• 3 dead after driver suffers apparent medical emergency, crashes into pedestrians in Aurora - The Denver Post

  13-10-2021 22:06
  
  3 dead after driver suffers apparent medical emergency, crashes into pedestrians in Aurora  The Denver Post
  
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• Best Doctor Lifestyle Specialties

  13-10-2021 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  They say being a doctor is great--you'll help people, make a lot of money, and work reasonable hours. But that isn't the case for every doctor specialty. These are the specialties to consider if you're looking for lifestyle...
  
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• Clarksburg VA hospital's medical surgical unit shut down following patient safety review - WBOY.com

  13-10-2021 20:52
  Clarksburg VA hospital's medical surgical unit shut down following patient safety review  WBOY.com
  
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• Minnesota Court: Workers’ Comp Can’t Cover Medical Marijuana Due To Federal Law - CBS Minnesota

  13-10-2021 20:48
  
  Minnesota Court: Workers’ Comp Can’t Cover Medical Marijuana Due To Federal Law  CBS Minnesota
  
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• Justice's mandate exemption bill drawing concern from medical employers, private businesses - West Virginia MetroNews

  13-10-2021 20:31
  
  Justice's mandate exemption bill drawing concern from medical employers, private businesses  West Virginia MetroNews
  
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• Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Says

  13-10-2021 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Medicaid will be an increasing focus of alternative payment models (APMs) from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), Ellen Lukens, MPH, said Wednesday at the annual Population Health Colloquium hosted by Thomas...
  
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• Exposure to Certain Phthalates Tied to All-Cause, CV-Related Death

  13-10-2021 20:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be costing Americans their lives, researchers stated.
  In a cohort study of over 5,300 people (median age 56.5) in the U.S., those with continuous exposure to high-molecular...
  
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• Rexulti Seeks OK for Teens; Recreational Ketamine Use Rare; 20% Use Opioids Post-Op

  13-10-2021 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA accepted a supplemental new drug application seeking an expanded approval for brexpiprazole (Rexulti) to include adolescents ages 13 to 17 with schizophrenia, Otsuka Pharmaceutical and H. Lundbeck A/S announced. The treatment...
  
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• Telehealth Has Pros and Cons for Addiction Treatment

  13-10-2021 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- When it comes to substance use disorders, treatment via telehealth may not measure up to the efficacy of in-person treatment in all areas, but it may improve access and convenience during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...
  
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• SOARS-B Trial Disappoints in Autism

  13-10-2021 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- You can strike intranasal oxytocin off the list of potential treatments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), results from the largest prospective trial to date indicated--though not everyone agrees.
  ASD symptom scores were...
  
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• Egg-Free Flu Shot Works for Kids

  13-10-2021 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Flu vaccine generated with a novel platform, using animal cell culture rather than egg, appeared to have good protection for children, a clinical trial showed.
  Among kids ages 2 and up, the IIV4c vaccine (approved as Flucelvax...
  
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• Signs Point to Half-Dose DOAC Route After Watchman Procedure

  13-10-2021 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Use of half-dose direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) showed promise as a long-term prophylactic strategy after successful percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, according to an observational study.
  Patients following...
  
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• What to Make of J&J's Booster Data

  13-10-2021 18:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Johnson & Johnson submitted data from several clinical trials in support of both a second dose and booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but little of it was actually verified by the FDA, agency staff said in briefing documents...
  
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• NFL-Premier League joint statement on medical conference to discuss player health and safety - NFL.com

  13-10-2021 18:01
  
  NFL-Premier League joint statement on medical conference to discuss player health and safety  NFL.com
  
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• Who Performs More Endoscopies During GI Training, Women or Men?

  13-10-2021 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Female gastroenterology (GI) fellows performed a significantly lower number of colonoscopies and esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGDs) during training compared to their male counterparts, though the difference was small, a retrospective...
  
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• C5 Inhibitor Slows Geographic Atrophy in Dry Macular Degeneration

  13-10-2021 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO--An inhibitor of complement protein C5 significantly slowed geographic atrophy (GA) progression in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a sham injection-controlled trial showed.
  Monthly injections of two...
  
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• FDA Nudges Restaurants, Food Manufacturers to Cut Sodium

  13-10-2021 17:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- On Wednesday morning, the FDA issued new guidance urging food manufacturers and restaurants to voluntarily reduce the amount of sodium in processed, packaged, and prepared foods by 12% over the the next 2 and a half years.
  The...
  
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• Cesarean Deliveries Skyrocket in Pregnant Women With COVID-19

  13-10-2021 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Regardless of whether they were symptomatic, pregnant women infected with COVID-19 at a Texas hospital had extraordinarily high rates of cesarean deliveries, and more than a third of their newborns were admitted to the neonatal...
  
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• First CDK4/6 inhibitor OK'd for Early, High-Risk Breast Cancer

  13-10-2021 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib (Verzenio), in combination with standard adjuvant endocrine therapy, for certain patients with early breast cancer who are at high risk of recurrence, Eli Lilly announced.
  Indicated...
  
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• Heart Failure in RA: Inflammation Matters

  13-10-2021 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had high levels of inflammation at baseline were at increased risk for later heart failure, a large cohort study found.
  After adjustment for demographics, traditional risk factors...
  
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• Trodelvy Improves QOL in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

  13-10-2021 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- At the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) virtual meeting, new data from the phase III ASCENT study was presented showing that patients with treatment-resistant metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who received...
  
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• What Happens When All the Great Doctors Are Gone?

  13-10-2021 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- "Thought you would want to know"--that is how I learned early Saturday morning about the death of Elihu (Eli) Estey, MD, professor of medicine at University of Washington.
  Eli Estey was a cancer doctor who specialized in...
  
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• Neurologist Accused of Sex Assault; Chiropractors Lead Anti-Vax Charge; Vax Backpay

  13-10-2021 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
  Neurologist Accused of Sexual Assault
  A neurologist at Beth Israel Medical Center in New...
  
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• Bispecific Antibody Compares Favorably With Anti-VEGF for Retinal Disease

  13-10-2021 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO--The bispecific antibody faricimab performed at least as well as standard anti-VEGF therapy for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) with increased durability, data from four...
  
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• WHO to honor Henrietta Lacks, whose cells led to vital medical research on polio, covid - The Washington Post

  13-10-2021 13:46
  WHO to honor Henrietta Lacks, whose cells led to vital medical research on polio, covid  The Washington Post
  
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• Continuous-Release Anti-VEGF for Macular Degeneration Continues to Impress

  13-10-2021 13:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO--An ocular implant that provided 6 months of continuous-release anti-VEGF therapy achieved vision and anatomic outcomes equivalent to standard monthly intravitreal injections for neovascular age-related macular...
  
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• 50% Of Americans Now Carry Medical Debt, A New Chronic Condition For Millions - Forbes

  13-10-2021 13:30
  
  50% Of Americans Now Carry Medical Debt, A New Chronic Condition For Millions  Forbes
  
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• Shorter Pregnancies Mean Higher Lifelong Hypertension Risk

  13-10-2021 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Delivering a child preterm carried lifelong risk for hypertension, a large population-based study showed.
  Among more than 2 million women in Sweden, delivery before 37 weeks' gestation was independently associated with a 1.67...
  
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• Analysis Makes Stronger Case for Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Severe HF

  13-10-2021 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- People with severe heart failure (HF) appeared to be the ones who benefited meaningfully from omecamtiv mecarbil therapy, according to a post-hoc analysis of the GALACTIC-HF trial.
  While the overall study population showed only...
  
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• Some Teens Want to Quit Vaping: Pediatricians Can Help

  13-10-2021 12:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In adolescents, cases of e-cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) were "a drop in the bucket" compared with COVID-19 cases, a researcher said.
  Yet vaping remains a significant health risk for teens, reported Anne...
  
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• Get Ready to Vaccinate Young Kids; Indictment Over Threats to Doctor; Lab Leak Redux

  13-10-2021 11:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  Anticipating FDA authorization, White House officials are urging governors across the country to get ready to vaccinate children as young as 5 against COVID-19 starting...
  
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• Public health needs fewer medical doctors and more DrPHs - STAT - STAT

  13-10-2021 10:45
  
  Public health needs fewer medical doctors and more DrPHs - STAT  STAT
  
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• Merck's COVID Pill Has Been Called a 'Game Changer' -- Is It?

  13-10-2021 10:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  You get sick with COVID-19. Instead...
  
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• Medical Equipment Maintenance Market to Grow With 9.4% CAGR Through 2030, says P&S Intelligence - Yahoo Finance

  13-10-2021 09:30
  
  Medical Equipment Maintenance Market to Grow With 9.4% CAGR Through 2030, says P&S Intelligence  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Medical emergencies prioritized in new dispatch system | Preston Citizen | hjnews.com - The Herald Journal

  13-10-2021 09:00
  Medical emergencies prioritized in new dispatch system | Preston Citizen | hjnews.com  The Herald Journal
  
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• Williamson Medical Center Announces Major Renovation - Williamson Source

  13-10-2021 08:00
  
  Williamson Medical Center Announces Major Renovation  Williamson Source
  
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• Medical Image Analysis Software Market: 3D Imaging to be Highly Lucrative Segment - BioSpace

  13-10-2021 07:29
  Medical Image Analysis Software Market: 3D Imaging to be Highly Lucrative Segment  BioSpace
  
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• Residents express opinions on medical cannabis growing, processing locations - Muskogee Daily Phoenix

  13-10-2021 07:00
  Residents express opinions on medical cannabis growing, processing locations  Muskogee Daily Phoenix
  
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• Medicare Patients Don't Compare Plans

  13-10-2021 07:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- More than seven in 10 Medicare beneficiaries didn't check or compare their health plans in 2018 for changes in drug plan pricing, Medicare Advantage plan costs, or provider networks for 2019--leaving them vulnerable to surprising...
  
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• Clara Maass Medical Center to Host 'Pink Village' Breast Health Expo for Breast Cancer Awareness Month - TAPinto.net

  13-10-2021 06:34
  
  Clara Maass Medical Center to Host 'Pink Village' Breast Health Expo for Breast Cancer Awareness Month  TAPinto.net
  
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• Garfield Township To Vote On 216-Unit Apartment Complex, Medical Clinic - Traverse City Ticker

  13-10-2021 06:00
  
  Garfield Township To Vote On 216-Unit Apartment Complex, Medical Clinic  Traverse City Ticker
  
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• Leon County Schools removes medical requirement for mask opt-out - WTXL ABC 27

  13-10-2021 05:12
  
  Leon County Schools removes medical requirement for mask opt-out  WTXL ABC 27
  
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• Rockford medical students working to improve rural health care - MyStateline.com

  13-10-2021 04:17
  Rockford medical students working to improve rural health care  MyStateline.com
  
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• Expeditionary Medical Force Brings Optimal Readiness in Pacific Region - DVIDS

  13-10-2021 03:55
  
  Expeditionary Medical Force Brings Optimal Readiness in Pacific Region  DVIDS
  
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• Illinois medical marijuana, exploding since legalization, still costs some their jobs; cards up 30% in past year - ABC7 Chicago - WLS-TV

  13-10-2021 03:44
  
  Illinois medical marijuana, exploding since legalization, still costs some their jobs; cards up 30% in past year - ABC7 Chicago  WLS-TV
  
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• Illinois medical marijuana, exploding since legalization, still costs some their jobs; cards up 30% in past year - WLS-TV

  13-10-2021 03:41
  
  Illinois medical marijuana, exploding since legalization, still costs some their jobs; cards up 30% in past year  WLS-TV
  
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• COVID-19 worse than ever in South Routt, medical official says - Steamboat Pilot & Today

  13-10-2021 03:13
  
  COVID-19 worse than ever in South Routt, medical official says  Steamboat Pilot & Today
  
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• Smash Mouth frontman said to be retiring amid medical issues - San Francisco Chronicle

  13-10-2021 02:42
  
  Smash Mouth frontman said to be retiring amid medical issues  San Francisco Chronicle
  
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• School Bus Crashes in Plaistow, NH, After Driver's Medical Emergency - NBC10 Boston

  13-10-2021 02:32
  
  School Bus Crashes in Plaistow, NH, After Driver's Medical Emergency  NBC10 Boston
  
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