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• SC House committee to hear public comment on medical marijuana bill Monday in Columbia - Live 5 News WCSC

  31-03-2022 23:28
  
  SC House committee to hear public comment on medical marijuana bill Monday in Columbia  Live 5 News WCSC
  
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• UMass Chan Medical School, looking to fill 600 positions, has career fair drawing over 200 - MassLive.com

  31-03-2022 22:55
  
  UMass Chan Medical School, looking to fill 600 positions, has career fair drawing over 200  MassLive.com
  
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• More Evidence Hybrid Immunity Confers Highest Level of COVID Protection

  31-03-2022 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Hybrid immunity from a COVID-19 infection plus a vaccine provided an immune boost against symptomatic disease, as well as severe outcomes, Brazilian researchers found.
  Among people who survived a COVID infection from Feb. 24...
  
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• Letting Kyrie Irving Play in NYC Sends the Wrong Message on COVID Vaccination

  31-03-2022 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- New York City (NYC) on Dec. 13, 2021 enacted the broadest COVID-19 vaccine mandate of any large U.S. jurisdiction: all private sector employers based in the city must have their employees fully vaccinated whenever they work in...
  
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• Indian Health Service, ARPA-H Spotlighted as House Weighs HHS Budget

  31-03-2022 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--The Indian Health Service and President Biden's proposed ARPA-H agency to develop breakthrough treatments and cures both were in the spotlight Thursday at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Biden...
  
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• Mix and Match mRNA Boosters? It May Be a Good Idea, Experts Say

  31-03-2022 19:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The two mRNA vaccines authorized in the U.S. prompt different immune responses--and that could suggest a benefit for mixing and matching booster shots, researchers said.
  Galit Alter, PhD, of Harvard Medical School in Boston...
  
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• Cardiologist Sues Epic Over Copyright Infringement

  31-03-2022 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A cardiologist is suing Epic Systems for copyright infringement, alleging in legal documents that the nation's leading electronic health record (EHR) vendor distributed his heart disease assessment tool without a license.
  Earlier...
  
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• CDC Reports Warn of Teen 'Mental Health Crisis' During Pandemic

  31-03-2022 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In a nationwide survey, high school students reported experiencing poor mental health and life disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC researchers said.
  Among a nationally representative sample of high school students...
  
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• Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Responds Quickly to BTK Inhibitor

  31-03-2022 17:50 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- BOSTON--A form of chronic hives improved quickly and significantly in response to treatment with a novel Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a multicohort dose-finding study showed.
  As many as a fourth of patients...
  
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• UChicago Doctors Wanted a Better Medical Device to Treat Pulmonary Embolism. Here Is How They Made Their Own - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  31-03-2022 17:13
  
  UChicago Doctors Wanted a Better Medical Device to Treat Pulmonary Embolism. Here Is How They Made Their Own - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  
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• In-Person ACC Meeting Returns, Serving Diet Intervention Studies and More

  31-03-2022 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Much-anticipated data on salt restriction and nutrition education are on the menu at this weekend's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting, which welcomes in-person attendees for the first time since the start of the COVID...
  
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• Cannabis-Exposed Babies Face Poorer Metabolic Health

  31-03-2022 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Babies' metabolic health appeared to suffer after being exposed to cannabis in the womb, researchers reported.
  In a sample of 103 mother-child pairs from Colorado, about 15% of pregnant women tested positive for detectable levels...
  
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• Dell Children's, UT Health Austin Launch First Pediatric Abdominal… - Dell Medical School

  31-03-2022 16:04
  
  Dell Children's, UT Health Austin Launch First Pediatric Abdominal…  Dell Medical School
  
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• Indiana Nursing Board Must Allow Use of Opioid Treatment Meds, DOJ Says

  31-03-2022 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The Indiana State Board of Nursing violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not allowing a nurse taking medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) to participate in the Indiana State Nursing Assistance Program (ISNAP...
  
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• South Carolina House Lawmakers Approve Senate-Passed Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill In Subcommittee - Marijuana Moment

  31-03-2022 15:34
  
  South Carolina House Lawmakers Approve Senate-Passed Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill In Subcommittee  Marijuana Moment
  
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• Toss Up for Second-Line IBD Tx; Screening for Esophageal Cancer; 100 Colon Polyps

  31-03-2022 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Effectiveness of vedolizumab (Entyvio) and tofacitinib (Xeljanz) for ulcerative colitis or vedolizumab and ustekinumab (Stelara) for Crohn's disease did not significantly differ among patients who failed on tumor necrosis factor...
  
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• Most Medical Partnership graduates stay in Southeast - University of Georgia

  31-03-2022 15:01
  
  Most Medical Partnership graduates stay in Southeast  University of Georgia
  
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• We Need to Improve the Transgender Patient Experience

  31-03-2022 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Improving the patient experience is a primary focus for many of us in healthcare these days. It's not only that everyone deserves compassionate care. We also know that good patient experiences drive more engagement and better...
  
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• Another Tactic Works for Boosting CRC Screening

  31-03-2022 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Tailored or even generic telephone messages increased colonoscopy for people not up to date on their colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, a randomized single-center trial found.
  Among 600 people eligible for a screening or surveillance...
  
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• Knoxville hospital uses COVID as liability shield for suit over fatal medical mistake – Tennessee Lookout - Tennessee Lookout

  31-03-2022 14:02
  
  Knoxville hospital uses COVID as liability shield for suit over fatal medical mistake – Tennessee Lookout  Tennessee Lookout
  
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• Political Interference in the Spotlight at House Pandemic Hearing

  31-03-2022 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--House Republicans and Democrats each criticized their opponents' political interference in COVID-19 policy during a hearing Wednesday on the future of the coronavirus pandemic.
  "President Biden's CDC discarded...
  
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• Higher Dose Primaquine Promising for Malaria Relapse Prevention

  31-03-2022 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A higher dose of a primaquine-based regimen was more effective at preventing relapses of Plasmodium vivax malaria than the currently recommended regimen, a randomized trial found.
  More patients randomized to receive a higher...
  
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• CDC's Border Restriction Changes; Biden Gets Boosted; Why Are People Unhinged?

  31-03-2022 11:31 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  By May 23, the Biden administration plans to undo a pandemic policy that largely barred migrants from entering through the U.S.-Mexico border. (CNN)
  President Joe...
  
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• Carteret contracts with Robert Wood Johnson for daytime emergency medical services - My Central Jersey

  31-03-2022 11:06
  Carteret contracts with Robert Wood Johnson for daytime emergency medical services  My Central Jersey
  
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• ALS Drug Needs More Evidence, FDA Advisors Say

  31-03-2022 11:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In a close call, an FDA advisory committee said data from a single trial for AMX0035, an investigational agent being studied to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), did not support a conclusion that the drug was effective...
  
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• Medical cannabis dispensary approved by BoH after much back and forth - Bluefield Daily Telegraph

  31-03-2022 10:45
  Medical cannabis dispensary approved by BoH after much back and forth  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
  
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• Even as medicine becomes more diverse, main authors in elite journals remain mostly white and male - STAT

  31-03-2022 10:40
  
  Even as medicine becomes more diverse, main authors in elite journals remain mostly white and male  STAT
  
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• D-H hopes to build new medical center after Bedford zoning change - Yahoo News

  31-03-2022 10:07
  
  D-H hopes to build new medical center after Bedford zoning change  Yahoo News
  
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• What it's like in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Sexton - American Medical Association

  31-03-2022 09:00
  
  What it's like in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Sexton  American Medical Association
  
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• What Is ‘Medical Gaslighting’ and How Can You Elevate Health Care - The New York Times

  31-03-2022 09:00
  
  What Is ‘Medical Gaslighting’ and How Can You Elevate Health Care  The New York Times
  
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• F&S Medical Supply, DBA Pink Toyz Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Pink Pussycat Capsules Due to the Presence of Undeclared Sildenafil - FDA.gov

  31-03-2022 09:00
  
  F&S Medical Supply, DBA Pink Toyz Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Pink Pussycat Capsules Due to the Presence of Undeclared Sildenafil  FDA.gov
  
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• How to safely dispose of used household needles, medical sharps - The Star Democrat

  31-03-2022 08:30
  How to safely dispose of used household needles, medical sharps  The Star Democrat
  
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• Medical information to have ready in case of emergency - The Albany Herald

  31-03-2022 08:00
  Medical information to have ready in case of emergency  The Albany Herald
  
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• No clear path forward for medical marijuana use by public safety employees - Austin Monitor

  31-03-2022 07:13
  
  No clear path forward for medical marijuana use by public safety employees  Austin Monitor
  
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• Austin Man's Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There? - Austin Chronicle

  31-03-2022 07:13
  
  Austin Man's Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?  Austin Chronicle
  
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• Aurora woman fears liability for dead ex-husband’s medical bills - FOX 31 Denver

  31-03-2022 06:55
  Aurora woman fears liability for dead ex-husband’s medical bills  FOX 31 Denver
  
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• RESCHEDULED: Hearing on "FDA User Fee Reauthorization: Ensuring Safe and Effective Medical Devices" - Energy and Commerce Committee

  31-03-2022 06:49
  RESCHEDULED: Hearing on "FDA User Fee Reauthorization: Ensuring Safe and Effective Medical Devices"  Energy and Commerce Committee
  
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• Medical care in jail - Courthouse News Service

  31-03-2022 06:43
  Medical care in jail  Courthouse News Service
  
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• Camden Clark Medical Center honors National Doctors Day - Parkersburg News

  31-03-2022 06:04
  
  Camden Clark Medical Center honors National Doctors Day  Parkersburg News
  
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• Kirkland non-profit providing medical aid, trauma kits to Ukraine - KING5.com

  31-03-2022 05:14
  
  Kirkland non-profit providing medical aid, trauma kits to Ukraine  KING5.com
  
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• Army identifies medical officer killed in Georgia helicopter crash - Stars and Stripes

  31-03-2022 04:33
  
  Army identifies medical officer killed in Georgia helicopter crash  Stars and Stripes
  
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• 7 students hospitalized for ‘medical emergencies’ during award ceremony at NAS Jacksonville - WJXT News4JAX

  31-03-2022 04:19
  
  7 students hospitalized for ‘medical emergencies’ during award ceremony at NAS Jacksonville  WJXT News4JAX
  
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• Acutus Medical, Inc. (AFIB) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript - The Motley Fool

  31-03-2022 04:00
  
  Acutus Medical, Inc. (AFIB) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript  The Motley Fool
  
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• Man teaches himself to play piano, gives back to those in medical community - KARE11.com

  31-03-2022 03:54
  
  Man teaches himself to play piano, gives back to those in medical community  KARE11.com
  
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• Retired police dog needs help paying for medical bills - WNEM

  31-03-2022 03:27
  
  Retired police dog needs help paying for medical bills  WNEM
  
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• JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Kansas City Medical Office Portfolio - Real Estate Weekly

  31-03-2022 03:19
  JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Kansas City Medical Office Portfolio  Real Estate Weekly
  
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• SSM Health Medical Minute: St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles completes $1.2M renovation - KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis

  31-03-2022 02:32
  SSM Health Medical Minute: St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles completes $1.2M renovation  KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
  
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• Electric vehicle charging stations go live at Lompoc Valley Medical Center - Santa Ynez Valley News

  31-03-2022 02:30
  Electric vehicle charging stations go live at Lompoc Valley Medical Center  Santa Ynez Valley News
  
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• D-H hopes to build new medical center after Bedford zoning change - The Union Leader

  31-03-2022 02:30
  
  D-H hopes to build new medical center after Bedford zoning change  The Union Leader
  
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• Last of the military medical teams wrap up COVID mission at U of U Hospital - KUER 90.1

  31-03-2022 02:01
  
  Last of the military medical teams wrap up COVID mission at U of U Hospital  KUER 90.1
  
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