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• New COVID Vaccines From Canada, China Score in International Trials

  04-05-2022 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A plant-based vaccine developed in Canada and a protein subunit vaccine from China proved safe and effective against symptomatic COVID-19, a pair of phase III trials found.
  The two-dose plant-based vaccine, a combination of...
  
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• Dem Senator Introduces Bill to Stem Attacks on Healthcare Workers

  04-05-2022 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Emergency nurses and physicians met outside the Capitol building Wednesday to raise awareness of the threats and physical assaults they encounter on the job, and to voice support for a bill that aims to help prevent...
  
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• Hailey Bieber's Mini-Stroke

  04-05-2022 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Model Hailey Bieber announced that she had recently been hospitalized for a "mini-stroke." In March, the 25-year-old was eating breakfast with husband, pop star Justin Bieber, when she felt a sudden shooting pain down her arm...
  
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• Pandemic's Drinking Addiction Deaths Continued Into 2021

  04-05-2022 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- U.S. deaths related to alcohol use disorder (AUD) topped expectations for the second year in a row, with younger adults seeing the steepest increases, a cross-sectional study of CDC data indicated.
  In 2021, deaths where AUD...
  
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• Mental Health, SCOTUS Abortion Decision in Spotlight at Senate Budget Hearing

  04-05-2022 19:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Mental health issues, as well as the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade, were on the forefront of senators' minds Wednesday during a Senate hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget...
  
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• Dementia Risk Tied to Antioxidant Levels

  04-05-2022 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Dementia risk was linked with blood levels of certain antioxidants, an observational study showed.
  Higher serum levels of lutein+zeaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin--two types of carotenoids--were tied to a lower risk...
  
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• Antibody-Drug Conjugate Promising for Breast Cancer With Brain Mets

  04-05-2022 18:45 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab-deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu) yielded high intracranial response rates in HER2-positive breast cancer patients with active brain metastases, according to results from the phase II TUXEDO...
  
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• Stanford Health Care Residents and Fellows Vote 'Yes' to Union

  04-05-2022 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Resident and fellow physicians at Stanford Health Care voted to unionize, the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU (CIR-SEIU) announced this week.
  Out of more than 1,400 residents and fellows, 1,049 cast ballots, and 835...
  
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• Ending Roe Could Lead to Decline in Residency Abortion Training

  04-05-2022 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- If federally legal abortion ends in the U.S., nearly half of ob/gyn residents may lose access to training and education in abortion care, according to a new study.
  A substantial proportion (43.9%) of all ob/gyn residents currently...
  
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• Two New Regimens Win FDA Approval for H. Pylori Infection

  04-05-2022 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved two vonoprazan-based regimens, one with amoxicillin and clarithromycin (Voquezna Triple Pak), and one with amoxicillin (Voquezna Dual Pak), to treat Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in adults, drugmaker...
  
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• Budgeting in Residency: Tips for Recent Medical School Graduates

  04-05-2022 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- My husband and I moved 1,000 miles from home for my residency and when we arrived, we had about $3,000 left between the two of us. He finished graduate school around the time I graduated from medical school, and we depleted our...
  
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• Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging 12 Medical Professionals with Opioid Distribution Offenses - Department of Justice

  04-05-2022 16:56
  Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging 12 Medical Professionals with Opioid Distribution Offenses  Department of Justice
  
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• FDA Halts Diabetes Cell Tx Trial; Europe's Obesity Epidemic; Acromegaly Fractures

  04-05-2022 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA placed a clinical hold on Vertex's investigational diabetes cell therapy VX-880, saying the company didn't have enough evidence to support a treatment dose increase. (Fierce Biotech)
  A study from England found that surgeons...
  
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• Dr. Fryer's Legacy; Zuranolone Starts Approval Process; Alzheimer's Vax Fast-Tracked

  04-05-2022 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The investigational schizophrenia treatment brilaroxazine demonstrated safety and tolerability in the ongoing phase III RECOVER study, Reviva Pharmaceuticals announced in an update. Topline data are expected in mid-2023.
  How...
  
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• Justice Department Announces New Training Resource for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations - Department of Justice

  04-05-2022 15:34
  Justice Department Announces New Training Resource for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations  Department of Justice
  
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• FDA Issues First Warnings Over Illegal Delta-8 THC Sales

  04-05-2022 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has warned five companies for marketing products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) as therapies for various medical conditions and other purposes, the agency announced on Wednesday.
  Delta-8 THC is...
  
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• Sneaky Medicare Price Hike; Docs Forced to Work Sick; Fewer FDA Ad Comms

  04-05-2022 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
  Sneaky Medicare Price Hike
  Linda Griffith, a retired construction company accountant from...
  
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• Why Doctors Should Be Aware of Microplastic Pollution

  04-05-2022 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In this video, Professor Dick Vethaak, a toxicologist with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Deltares, discusses recent research on the presence of microplastics in human blood, and what clinicians and healthcare institutions...
  
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• Entourage Health Partners with Pineapple Express to Provide Same-Day Medical Cannabis Delivery Service to its Starseed Medicinal Patients - Yahoo Finance

  04-05-2022 13:46
  
  Entourage Health Partners with Pineapple Express to Provide Same-Day Medical Cannabis Delivery Service to its Starseed Medicinal Patients  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Avanos Medical, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2022 Results - BioSpace

  04-05-2022 13:41
  Avanos Medical, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2022 Results  BioSpace
  
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• Ben-Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center Announce Strategic Collaboration for Novel Technologies in the Field of Bio-Convergence - BioSpace

  04-05-2022 13:28
  Ben-Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center Announce Strategic Collaboration for Novel Technologies in the Field of Bio-Convergence  BioSpace
  
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• Springbuk Partners With Included Health to Bring Expert Medical Opinion to Self-funded Employers - PR Newswire

  04-05-2022 13:03
  Springbuk Partners With Included Health to Bring Expert Medical Opinion to Self-funded Employers  PR Newswire
  
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• Columbia University Finally Scrubs Relationship With Dr. Oz

  04-05-2022 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Columbia University in New York City may have recently cut ties with Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, MD, but the move comes too late, according to one physician who spearheaded an effort years ago to get the controversial cardiothoracic...
  
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• UPS, Swoop Aero partner to broaden medical drone deliveries in Malawi - DroneDJ

  04-05-2022 12:01
  
  UPS, Swoop Aero partner to broaden medical drone deliveries in Malawi  DroneDJ
  
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• New Tech Chief Guides Medical College Association’s Move to the Cloud - The Wall Street Journal

  04-05-2022 12:00
  New Tech Chief Guides Medical College Association’s Move to the Cloud  The Wall Street Journal
  
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• Yearly Shot the New Normal? Vax Data for Under-5s Soon; CDC: Keep Masking for Travel

  04-05-2022 11:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  An annual COVID-19 vaccine may soon become the "new normal," top FDA officials wrote in JAMA.
  Pfizer is hoping to have data by late May or early June on how well...
  
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• York Biology Grad Heads to Medical School — York College / CUNY - York College

  04-05-2022 11:00
  York Biology Grad Heads to Medical School — York College / CUNY  York College
  
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• CANbridge-UMass Chan Medical School Gene Therapy Research to be Presented at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Annual Meeting - BioSpace

  04-05-2022 10:01
  CANbridge-UMass Chan Medical School Gene Therapy Research to be Presented at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Annual Meeting  BioSpace
  
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• Louisiana House Votes to Expand Medical Marijuana in the State - 97.3 The Dawg

  04-05-2022 09:25
  
  Louisiana House Votes to Expand Medical Marijuana in the State  97.3 The Dawg
  
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• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Postpones Panel on Autism Awareness Following Backlash from Harvard Undergrads | News - Harvard Crimson

  04-05-2022 09:00
  
  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Postpones Panel on Autism Awareness Following Backlash from Harvard Undergrads | News  Harvard Crimson
  
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• Fresenius Medical Care Names Carla Kriwet to Succeed Rice Powell as CEO - MarketWatch

  04-05-2022 06:59
  
  Fresenius Medical Care Names Carla Kriwet to Succeed Rice Powell as CEO  MarketWatch
  
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• Two medical experts don’t believe former Oregon Ducks offensive lineman Doug Brenner suffered acute kidney in - OregonLive

  04-05-2022 06:51
  
  Two medical experts don’t believe former Oregon Ducks offensive lineman Doug Brenner suffered acute kidney in  OregonLive
  
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• Marshall pathway programs offer students glimpse of medical school life - The Logan Banner

  04-05-2022 06:00
  
  Marshall pathway programs offer students glimpse of medical school life  The Logan Banner
  
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• Cook Medical Manufacturing Plant to Open in Indy – Inside INdiana Business - Inside INdiana Business

  04-05-2022 04:38
  Cook Medical Manufacturing Plant to Open in Indy – Inside INdiana Business  Inside INdiana Business
  
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• Santa Fe school board to consider change to medical marijuana policy - KRQE News 13

  04-05-2022 04:23
  Santa Fe school board to consider change to medical marijuana policy  KRQE News 13
  
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• Blueberries Medical Reports 2021 Financial Results - GlobeNewswire

  04-05-2022 04:10
  
  Blueberries Medical Reports 2021 Financial Results  GlobeNewswire
  
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• 44th and Concordia homicide: Medical examiner dispatched - FOX 6 Milwaukee

  04-05-2022 04:10
  
  44th and Concordia homicide: Medical examiner dispatched  FOX 6 Milwaukee
  
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• Young Cancer Survivors Face Higher Risk of Death From Second Malignancies

  04-05-2022 02:01 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors have a significantly increased risk for developing a new cancer and dying from that cancer, according to a population-based study.
  These younger cancer survivors had a 25% higher...
  
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• SeaStar Medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for a Novel Immunomodulatory Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury Patients - BioSpace

  04-05-2022 01:38
  SeaStar Medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for a Novel Immunomodulatory Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury Patients  BioSpace
  
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• Health alert tied to 2 medical marijuana centers in Colorado Springs - KKTV

  04-05-2022 01:19
  
  Health alert tied to 2 medical marijuana centers in Colorado Springs  KKTV
  
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• Oregon Medical Providers, Politicians, and the Public Respond to Draft Repeal of Roe - The Portland Mercury

  04-05-2022 01:08
  
  Oregon Medical Providers, Politicians, and the Public Respond to Draft Repeal of Roe  The Portland Mercury
  
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• Ukrainian refugees in Poland get support, relief from Inland Empire medical professionals - KABC-TV

  04-05-2022 00:59
  
  Ukrainian refugees in Poland get support, relief from Inland Empire medical professionals  KABC-TV
  
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• NICU angel goes home after 113 days at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center - WBRC

  04-05-2022 00:45
  
  NICU angel goes home after 113 days at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center  WBRC
  
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• Inaugural OUWB Golf Outing delivers good time, benefits medical students - News at OU

  04-05-2022 00:41
  
  Inaugural OUWB Golf Outing delivers good time, benefits medical students  News at OU
  
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• La. bill that would have prohibited licensed medical professionals from engaging with minors in conversion therapy gets deferred - KALB

  04-05-2022 00:20
  
  La. bill that would have prohibited licensed medical professionals from engaging with minors in conversion therapy gets deferred  KALB
  
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