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• Medical license revoked from Massachusetts doctor who sent explicit photos to patient - WWLP.com

  09-09-2022 23:22
  Medical license revoked from Massachusetts doctor who sent explicit photos to patient  WWLP.com
  
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• Colorado Issues Final Rules on Paid Family and Medical Leave - SHRM

  09-09-2022 22:46
  Colorado Issues Final Rules on Paid Family and Medical Leave  SHRM
  
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• Local doctor known for giving medical marijuana cards faces illegal drug charges - KMOV4

  09-09-2022 21:48
  Local doctor known for giving medical marijuana cards faces illegal drug charges  KMOV4
  
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• Harris County sheriff’s deputy accidentally shoots himself in chest, now on medical leave, authorities say - Houston Public Media

  09-09-2022 21:10
  Harris County sheriff’s deputy accidentally shoots himself in chest, now on medical leave, authorities say  Houston Public Media
  
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• Judge criticizes Florida for not granting more medical marijuana licenses - Tampa Bay Times

  09-09-2022 21:09
  Judge criticizes Florida for not granting more medical marijuana licenses  Tampa Bay Times
  
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• Florida Agriculture Commissioner Slams New Medical Marijuana Dosage Limits - Marijuana Moment

  09-09-2022 20:47
  Florida Agriculture Commissioner Slams New Medical Marijuana Dosage Limits  Marijuana Moment
  
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• Report: ‘Medical issue’ cited for Khamzat Chimaev’s epic weigh-in fail at UFC 279 - Bloody Elbow

  09-09-2022 20:43
  Report: ‘Medical issue’ cited for Khamzat Chimaev’s epic weigh-in fail at UFC 279  Bloody Elbow
  
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• 14 New Endowed Professorships Created to Accelerate Progress of Academic Medical Enterprise - GW Today

  09-09-2022 20:34
  14 New Endowed Professorships Created to Accelerate Progress of Academic Medical Enterprise  GW Today
  
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• Maintenance PARP Inhibition Boosts OS in Two Ovarian Cancer Trials

  09-09-2022 19:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- PARIS--Olaparib (Lynparza) maintenance therapy appears to offer a long-term overall survival (OS) benefit for women with ovarian cancer, according to two phase III studies presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology...
  
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• Health System Warns Exemptions to COVID Vaccines May Expire With New Options

  09-09-2022 19:34 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The Froedtert Health network in Wisconsin has sent a clear message to employees claiming religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination: with an alternative to mRNA vaccines now available, get vaccinated or resign.
  In an email...
  
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• Silicon Valley Medical Technology President Convicted For Fraud - The National Law Review

  09-09-2022 19:10
  Silicon Valley Medical Technology President Convicted For Fraud  The National Law Review
  
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• Pharmacist-Led Hypertension Clinics Able to Lower BP Within Weeks

  09-09-2022 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Across the country, nurse- and pharmacist-led hypertension clinics consistently found it feasible to get blood pressures (BPs) at or close to goal quickly--within a matter of weeks, even--according to single...
  
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• Medical Device Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in Baxter Infusion Pumps - HealthITSecurity

  09-09-2022 19:00
  Medical Device Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in Baxter Infusion Pumps  HealthITSecurity
  
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• Concern deepens over 'shocking' Atlanta Medical Center closure announcement - Reporter Newspapers

  09-09-2022 19:00
  Concern deepens over 'shocking' Atlanta Medical Center closure announcement  Reporter Newspapers
  
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• Worse Survival With Rucaparib in Trial of Recurrent, BRCA+ Ovarian Cancer

  09-09-2022 18:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- PARIS--A postmarketing study meant to support the approval of rucaparib (Rubraca) in ovarian cancer instead demonstrated worse overall survival (OS) for women with recurrent, advanced BRCA-positive disease, a researcher reported...
  
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• Worse OS With Rucaparib First in Trial of Recurrent, BRCA+ Ovarian Cancer

  09-09-2022 18:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- PARIS--A postmarketing study meant to support the approval of rucaparib (Rubraca) in ovarian cancer instead demonstrated worse overall survival (OS) for women with recurrent, advanced BRCA-positive disease initially assigned...
  
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• Antibody-Drug Conjugate Prolongs Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer

  09-09-2022 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- PARIS--Patients with heavily pretreated metastatic breast cancer had clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival (OS) if they received the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) instead of...
  
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• Marine Vet Turned Medical Student Plans to Help Fellow Veterans - UNLV NewsCenter

  09-09-2022 18:18
  Marine Vet Turned Medical Student Plans to Help Fellow Veterans  UNLV NewsCenter
  
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• Physician Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Anti-Anxiety Drug

  09-09-2022 18:15 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- An osteopathic physician from Illinois was sentenced to 1 year in prison on Wednesday for illegally prescribing the anti-anxiety drug alprazolam (Xanax) to people who were not his patients, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...
  
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• People With HIV More Likely to Be Hospitalized With Monkeypox?

  09-09-2022 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Co-infection with HIV may increase the risk of hospitalization in patients with monkeypox, CDC researchers said, though other research did not confirm this.
  Among over 1,300 patients with monkeypox in eight U.S. jurisdictions...
  
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• Simone Gold of America's Frontline Doctors' Released From Prison Early

  09-09-2022 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Simone Gold, MD, JD, founder of the anti-COVID vaccine organization America's Frontline Doctors (AFLD), was released from a Miami federal prison Friday, 2 weeks before the end of her 60-day sentence for misdemeanor trespassing...
  
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• Glutamine for Burn Patients: Time for a Rethink

  09-09-2022 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Supplementing the diet with glutamine didn't improve outcomes for second- and third-degree burn patients, the randomized RE-ENERGIZE trial showed.
  Multiple daily doses of enteral glutamine didn't reduce median time to discharge...
  
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• Medical groups warn of patient safety risks post-Roe - Becker's Hospital Review

  09-09-2022 16:28
  Medical groups warn of patient safety risks post-Roe  Becker's Hospital Review
  
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• Old Town can now respond to medical emergencies by helicopter - Bangor Daily News

  09-09-2022 16:13
  Old Town can now respond to medical emergencies by helicopter  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Data for 150000 People Potentially Exposed in Medical Facility Leaks in N.H. - InDepthNH.org

  09-09-2022 16:07
  Data for 150000 People Potentially Exposed in Medical Facility Leaks in N.H.  InDepthNH.org
  
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• 3 Things About Medical Properties Trust That Smart Investors Know - Nasdaq

  09-09-2022 16:07
  3 Things About Medical Properties Trust That Smart Investors Know  Nasdaq
  
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• SPS member profile: Barbara L. McAneny, MD - American Medical Association

  09-09-2022 16:00
  SPS member profile: Barbara L. McAneny, MD  American Medical Association
  
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• Our Perception of Obesity Needs an Overhaul

  09-09-2022 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- As a nurse practitioner and a woman with obesity, I can share far too many experiences in which I was made to feel either invisible or shamed by providers in various specialties during physical exams.
  What I mean by invisible...
  
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• How far patients will drive for the best medical care prices - Becker's Hospital Review

  09-09-2022 15:38
  How far patients will drive for the best medical care prices  Becker's Hospital Review
  
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• Appellate judge criticizes state over delay in granting medical marijuana licenses - WUSF News

  09-09-2022 15:34
  Appellate judge criticizes state over delay in granting medical marijuana licenses  WUSF News
  
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• Robotic Surgery Tops Laparoscopic Surgery for Middle and Low Rectal Cancer

  09-09-2022 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Robotic surgery resulted in better quality of resection for patients with middle and low rectal cancer compared with conventional laparoscopic surgery, a randomized trial in China showed.
  In a modified intention-to-treat analysis...
  
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• How much do medical alert systems cost? - CBS News

  09-09-2022 15:23
  How much do medical alert systems cost?  CBS News
  
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• Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority offering extensions due to outage - KFOR Oklahoma City

  09-09-2022 15:18
  Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority offering extensions due to outage  KFOR Oklahoma City
  
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• North Jersey HS Athlete Airlifted To Hospital After Having Medical Episode In Practice: Report - Daily Voice

  09-09-2022 15:07
  North Jersey HS Athlete Airlifted To Hospital After Having Medical Episode In Practice: Report  Daily Voice
  
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• The Hartford Expands Medical Provider Training On Addiction, Pain Management And Stigma - Business Wire

  09-09-2022 15:05
  The Hartford Expands Medical Provider Training On Addiction, Pain Management And Stigma  Business Wire
  
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• Memora Health Announces Partnership with UP Medical to Reduce Care Team Burden and Engage Patients Outside of Clinic Walls - PR Newswire

  09-09-2022 15:05
  Memora Health Announces Partnership with UP Medical to Reduce Care Team Burden and Engage Patients Outside of Clinic Walls  PR Newswire
  
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• Taking Two Common Supplements in Pregnancy Reduced Risk of Croup in Kids

  09-09-2022 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- BARCELONA--Taking high-dose vitamin D and fish oil during pregnancy reduced the risk of croup in young children, a Danish randomized controlled trial showed.
  Among over 600 pregnant women, taking fish oil led to a 38% reduced...
  
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• Gantry Secures $267M in Financing for Medical Facilities – Commercial Property Executive - Commercial Property Executive

  09-09-2022 14:43
  Gantry Secures $267M in Financing for Medical Facilities – Commercial Property Executive  Commercial Property Executive
  
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• Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset - The Conversation

  09-09-2022 14:34
  Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset  The Conversation
  
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• Ethics Consult: Biopsy Kids' Brains Even Though They Won't Benefit? MD/JD Weighs In

  09-09-2022 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Ethics Consult--an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case, and then we provide an expert's commentary.
  Last...
  
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• SSG Advises Path Medical in Sale of Substantially All Assets to Physicians Group - News - ABL Advisor

  09-09-2022 14:18
  SSG Advises Path Medical in Sale of Substantially All Assets to Physicians Group - News  ABL Advisor
  
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• Solving medical mysteries with genetics: The Penn Neurogenetics Therapy Center | Penn Today - Penn Today

  09-09-2022 14:00
  Solving medical mysteries with genetics: The Penn Neurogenetics Therapy Center | Penn Today  Penn Today
  
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• A “buddy” can help physicians cope, thrive during hard times - American Medical Association

  09-09-2022 14:00
  A “buddy” can help physicians cope, thrive during hard times  American Medical Association
  
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• Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that? - News-Medical.Net

  09-09-2022 13:23
  Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that?  News-Medical.Net
  
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• Medical micro-instruments launch even smaller robotic instruments for complex super-microsurgery - EnterpriseTalk

  09-09-2022 13:07
  Medical micro-instruments launch even smaller robotic instruments for complex super-microsurgery  EnterpriseTalk
  
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• Crumbling Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office moves closer to a new home - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  09-09-2022 13:03
  Crumbling Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office moves closer to a new home  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  
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• North America is seeing a hiring jump in medical industry cybersecurity roles - Medical Device Network

  09-09-2022 13:00
  North America is seeing a hiring jump in medical industry cybersecurity roles  Medical Device Network
  
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• Clinical Challenges: The Low-Down on HER2-Low

  09-09-2022 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Reclassification of many HER2-negative breast cancers as HER2-low, combined with a new targeted treatment option for this subset, stands to benefit a wide swath of patients with metastatic or unresectable cases, but raises many...
  
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• Houston County to consider allowing medical cannabis dispensaries - 1819 News

  09-09-2022 12:34
  Houston County to consider allowing medical cannabis dispensaries  1819 News
  
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• Arizona Recreational Cannabis Sales Stay Sky High as Medical Marijuana Sales Crater - AZmarijuana.com

  09-09-2022 12:33
  Arizona Recreational Cannabis Sales Stay Sky High as Medical Marijuana Sales Crater  AZmarijuana.com
  
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