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• Stop the 'I Will' Habit

  15-03-2022 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Every January, millions of people make New Year's resolutions. It's a joyous time full of high hopes.
  Ask people what they wish to achieve or hope to accomplish in the following year, and the answer will usually be something...
  
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• No Underlying Conditions in 63% of Young Kids Hospitalized During Omicron

  15-03-2022 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- During the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly hospitalizations for infants and toddlers due to COVID-19 were approximately five times what they were during the peak of the Delta variant, new research from the CDC showed.
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• Meet the Primary Care Doc Who Wants the World to Go Back to Normal

  15-03-2022 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Like many doctors, Washington, D.C.-based internist Lucy McBride, MD, found herself fielding question after question from worried patients when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020.
  She decided that the best way to reach...
  
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• No Medicare Payment Hike Needed for Docs in 2023, MedPAC Says

  15-03-2022 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Medicare payments to physicians don't need to be increased next year, the Medicare Payment Assessment Commission (MedPAC) said Tuesday in a report to Congress.
  "Overall, access to clinician services for Medicare...
  
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• First Generic OK'd for Popular Asthma, COPD Inhaler

  15-03-2022 18:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The first generic version of Symbicort--a metered-dose inhaler that combines the corticosteroid budesonide with the long-acting bronchodilator formoterol--has been approved for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary...
  
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• How Concerned Should We Be About Waning Immunity?

  15-03-2022 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- As the U.S. experiences a dip in COVID-19 cases and mask mandates are being lifted, some have voiced concerns about waning immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
  How worried should Americans be?
  That depends, experts...
  
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• White House Leans on Congress for COVID Funds, Warns of Inaction

  15-03-2022 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Without an immediate influx of new COVID monies, stocks of monoclonal antibodies could run dry in months and the federal government won't be able to secure another round of boosters, if needed, senior Biden administration officials...
  
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• 3D Planning Cut Post-Op Complications in Kids' Liver Transplants

  15-03-2022 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Use of advanced preoperative 3D planning for pediatric liver transplant patients receiving larger grafts was associated with lower risk of postoperative complications, a small retrospective study in Taiwan found.
  Kids receiving...
  
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• Lo-Cal vs Sugary Drinks; Pelacarsen's LDL Lowering; Landmark Heart-Thymus Transplant

  15-03-2022 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In a survey, many female cardiologists reported their careers being unlawfully harmed while they were pregnant. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)Prasugrel (Effient) de-escalation therapy may be a safer strategy...
  
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• Highlights From the Miami Breast Cancer Conference 2022

  15-03-2022 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The recent Miami Breast Cancer Conference was a combined virtual and live meeting, providing an opportunity for breast cancer specialists from all disciplines to learn about emerging therapeutic strategies that they can translate...
  
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• Small Airways Disease Persists in Long COVID Patients

  15-03-2022 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- dCT imaging of patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), more commonly known as long COVID, revealed that small airways disease persisted months after infection, a prospective single-center study showed.
  In chest...
  
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• Sleep and Light Exposure; Patients Protest CMS Plan; Lamotrigine's Cardiac Risks?

  15-03-2022 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- One night of moderate light exposure during sleep increased nighttime heart rate, decreased heart rate variability, and raised insulin resistance the next morning, compared with sleep in a dimly lit room. (Proceedings of the...
  
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• Florida's Surgeon General Is Sending a Dangerous Message

  15-03-2022 13:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- At the end of a roundtable discussion last week, Florida's new surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, announced that COVID-19 vaccines are not recommended for "healthy children." This came as a complete shock to the scientific...
  
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• TeamHealth Will Pay $15 Million to Emergency Physicians

  15-03-2022 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A 5-year class action lawsuit against TeamHealth finally concluded with a $15 million award potentially shared by some 3,000 emergency physicians in almost every state who submitted claims, minus court and other costs, according...
  
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• USPSTF: Data Isn't There to Back Broad Screening for Eating Disorders

  15-03-2022 12:45 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The jury is still out on whether or not to screen for eating disorders in asymptomatic adolescents and adults, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
  The task force deemed existing evidence insufficient...
  
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• Extended Therapy for VTE: Does Anticoagulant Choice Matter?

  15-03-2022 12:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- For those considering extended anticoagulation after initial therapy for venous thromboembolism (VTE), prescription claims databases showed that apixaban (Eliquis) could be a better choice than warfarin.
  People prescribed the...
  
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• More Clues Emerge for Brain Bleed Prognosis

  15-03-2022 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Factors beyond those in commonly used prognostic scores for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) were linked to early outcomes in an analysis of the large ERICH study cohort.
  The study validated the usefulness of the commonly used...
  
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• Ankylosing Spondylitis: Another Step Toward Individualized Therapy

  15-03-2022 12:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Whether patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) would improve substantially with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor therapy was predicted with moderate to high accuracy based only on a standard lab test and two measures...
  
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• China Locks Down City of 17.5M; Pfizer Halts Trials in Russia; AI Nutritionists?

  15-03-2022 10:39 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  China shut down its sixth biggest city, Shenzhen, as COVID-19 rips through the country; all 17.5 million residents will be under lockdown and tested three times...
  
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• Biden signs bill renaming VA Medical Center for fallen San Diego Army nurse Capt. Jennifer Moreno - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  15-03-2022 02:05
  
  Biden signs bill renaming VA Medical Center for fallen San Diego Army nurse Capt. Jennifer Moreno  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  
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• Bill requiring tuition payback for some Idaho medical students clears Senate committee - Idaho Capital Sun

  15-03-2022 01:56
  
  Bill requiring tuition payback for some Idaho medical students clears Senate committee  Idaho Capital Sun
  
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• Prairieville Fire Department trains to provide advanced medical care - WAFB

  15-03-2022 01:48
  
  Prairieville Fire Department trains to provide advanced medical care  WAFB
  
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• Louisiana veterans ask for better access to medical marijuana - BRProud.com

  15-03-2022 01:27
  Louisiana veterans ask for better access to medical marijuana  BRProud.com
  
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• Police issue silver alert for missing 88-year-old with medical condition - WDSU New Orleans

  15-03-2022 01:16
  Police issue silver alert for missing 88-year-old with medical condition  WDSU New Orleans
  
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• Camp Lejeune 24th MEU medical planner receives prestigious award - WNCT

  15-03-2022 00:54
  Camp Lejeune 24th MEU medical planner receives prestigious award  WNCT
  
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• Election reform, medical cannabis and horse racing on the line ahead of Crossover Day - WSB Atlanta

  15-03-2022 00:27
  
  Election reform, medical cannabis and horse racing on the line ahead of Crossover Day  WSB Atlanta
  
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