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• When it comes to medical emergencies dental professionals are ready to respond - American Dental Association

  17-05-2022 22:40
  When it comes to medical emergencies dental professionals are ready to respond  American Dental Association
  
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• Doctors Aren't Superheroes, We're Human

  17-05-2022 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Our profession often sends the message that we are invincible heroes.
  Here's my vulnerable and honest admission: I lapped that up. There was something so seductive about denying pesky human requirements, like sleep, regular...
  
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• Copay Assistance Programs, and Their Trackers, Stay in the Spotlight

  17-05-2022 19:45 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The use of tracking systems--such as copay accumulators and copay maximizers--to scrutinize patients' use of drug manufacturer copay assistance programs is causing controversy inside and outside of the federal government...
  
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• Physician Killed in California Church Shooting Hailed as a Hero

  17-05-2022 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A doctor's devotion to helping others is being hailed as the ultimate sacrifice following the horrifically tragic shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, California, on Sunday afternoon.
  John Cheng, MD, 52, of South Coast Medical...
  
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• More Evidence mRNA Vaccines Fare Better Against COVID's Many Variants

  17-05-2022 19:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Immune response against COVID-19 variants of concern (VOCs), including Omicron, was higher following mRNA vaccines than viral vector vaccines, Dutch researchers found.
  In a prospective cohort study involving serum samples from...
  
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• How Many More Diabetes Cases Will New Screening Recs Catch?

  17-05-2022 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Implementing recommendations for starting prediabetes and diabetes screening at age 35 would increase eligibility by about 6 to 7 percentage points, an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data...
  
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• Ron Johnson and the COVID Disinformation Pipeline

  17-05-2022 18:45 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) appeared in an interview with anti-vaccine lawyer Todd Callender, JD, last week and made headlines for saying it "may be true" that the COVID-19 vaccines cause AIDS. This came after Callender's flagrantly...
  
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• Younger People More Likely to Undergo Colonoscopy After Guideline Change

  17-05-2022 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- After the screening age for colonoscopy was lowered in colorectal cancer (CRC) guidelines, younger people were more likely to undergo the procedure, researchers found.
  Among people ages 45 to 49, first-time screening rates increased...
  
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• Drew Brees rumors: Saints legend underwent medical procedure that undermines idea of unretiring, per report - CBS Sports

  17-05-2022 18:01
  
  Drew Brees rumors: Saints legend underwent medical procedure that undermines idea of unretiring, per report  CBS Sports
  
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• Study: Some COVID Survivors 'Sicker Than They Feel'

  17-05-2022 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO--Amidst countless reports indicating that many people feel extremely debilitated from "long COVID" after surviving the infection, now comes a study indicating that some patients have the opposite experience...
  
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• Major TBI Tied to Dementia; ALS Drug Shows Promise in Japan; Selma Blair's MS

  17-05-2022 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Major traumatic brain injury was tied to incident dementia, a longitudinal study in Finland showed. (Neurology)
  Neutrophil activation as part of an acute inflammatory pain response may protect against chronic pain. (Science...
  
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• Renal Denervation Responders Hint at Good Clinical Outcomes

  17-05-2022 17:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- PARIS--The concept of time in target range (TTR) provided a stronger case for renal denervation as an adjunctive treatment to reduce blood pressure (BP) in people not responding to antihypertensives, according to studies...
  
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• Alzheimer's, Cognitive Impairment Linked With Choroid Plexus Volume

  17-05-2022 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Increased volume of the choroid plexus, which produces and secretes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), was tied to cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, a retrospective study showed.
  Among 532 adults with cognitive symptoms...
  
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• FDA Rejects Cheap Antidepressant to Treat Early COVID

  17-05-2022 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA rejected an emergency use authorization (EUA) application for the use of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluvoxamine to treat COVID-19 on Monday.
  In a brief summary of their decision, attached to their detailed...
  
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• Cowboys' Damone Clark says medical issue was discovered by Dallas ahead of 2022 NFL Combine - CBS Sports

  17-05-2022 16:27
  
  Cowboys' Damone Clark says medical issue was discovered by Dallas ahead of 2022 NFL Combine  CBS Sports
  
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• Could Data Find PAH Before Doctors Do?

  17-05-2022 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO--Patients' utilization data suggested a new approach to identifying those who may have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) earlier than is possible with current methods, a researcher said here.
  A machine...
  
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• Mental Health Issues Common, Often Overlooked in Prostate Cancer

  17-05-2022 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--More than a third of men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer had at least one mental health issue, which had a strong association with prior psychological wellbeing, a prospective cohort study showed.
  Almost...
  
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• Tips During Contrast Shortage; Cardiologist-Hacker Caught; Cardiomyopathy Genes

  17-05-2022 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Due to the ongoing shortage of CT contrast media, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology says to consider SPECT or PET as alternatives for patients scheduled for CT angiography.
  While the shortage continues, hospitals can...
  
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• Inhaled Interferon Fails in Pivotal COVID Trial, but Developer Pushes On

  17-05-2022 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO--A company hoping to market an inhalable formulation of interferon beta for viral lung diseases isn't dissuaded by phase III trial results in 623 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, which showed no statistically...
  
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• The Chilling Effect of the RaDonda Vaught Prosecution

  17-05-2022 13:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- As Friday morning became Friday afternoon, the number of nurses protesting at the courthouse in Nashville continued to grow.
  The protesters were there in support of RaDonda Vaught, a nurse sentenced last Friday for her involvement...
  
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• FDA Authorizes COVID Booster for Younger Kids

  17-05-2022 13:22 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for kids ages 5 to 11 years, the FDA announced on Tuesday.
  The third 10 μg dose may be administered to children at least 5 months after the initial primary...
  
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• Faust Files: Turning Back the Clock on Abortion Care

  17-05-2022 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and MedPage Today's editor-in-chief, discusses his recent article on Inside Medicine on the potential maternal health impacts of a repeal of Roe v. Wade...
  
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• FDA Aims to Ease Formula Shortage; New Monkeypox Cases; COVID Reinfection the Norm?

  17-05-2022 11:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  The FDA and Abbott Nutrition reached an agreement allowing the company to reopen its Sturgis, Michigan baby formula manufacturing plant in the coming weeks; as part...
  
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• When it comes to medical emergencies dental professionals are ready to respond - ada.org

  17-05-2022 09:00
  When it comes to medical emergencies dental professionals are ready to respond  ada.org
  
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• McGovern Resolution on Nutrition Education in Medical Schools Passes House - Congressman Jim McGovern

  17-05-2022 09:00
  
  McGovern Resolution on Nutrition Education in Medical Schools Passes House  Congressman Jim McGovern
  
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• Changing the Cancer Equation | Dell Medical School - Dell Medical School

  17-05-2022 09:00
  
  Changing the Cancer Equation | Dell Medical School  Dell Medical School
  
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• COVID ‘is still with us’: Mass. Medical Society urges caution amid rising cases - Boston.com

  17-05-2022 01:02
  
  COVID ‘is still with us’: Mass. Medical Society urges caution amid rising cases  Boston.com
  
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