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By MedPageToday
- Aug 14, 2020
BIDEN'S MASK POLICY; 'WORST FALL' WARNING; EUROPE STILL STRUGGLING
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Joe Biden backed a nationwide mandate on masks for the next three months....
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 14, 2020
NHANES: A THIRD OF AMERICAN CHILDREN REGULARLY EAT FAST FOOD
More than 36% of U.S. kids ate fast food on any given day from 2015 to 2018, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 14, 2020
DOCTORS, PLEASE DON'T JUDGE
Oh, how we all learn and change with our experiences. It's one of the greatest things in life that most of us are not the same person...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
FAUCI: HERE'S HOW SCHOOLS CAN SAFELY REOPEN
While the nation's goal should be getting children back to school, there's a "big 'however' there," NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD,...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
GVHD CELL THERAPY FOR KIDS GETS ODAC BACKING
An FDA advisory panel was mostly convinced that remestemcel-L, an investigational cellular therapy, would be a safe and effective treatment...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
STUDY: PACING LEADS POSE CHALLENGES IN TTVR
People undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement to avoid redo valve surgery still had fairly good mid-term outcomes despite...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
MEDICARE FOR ALL A SORE POINT FOR SOME DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION DELEGATES
One of the more controversial issues surrounding this year's Democratic Party platform has been whether to include a plank supporting...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
IS THE MEDICARE 'INPATIENT ONLY' LIST HISTORY?
Medicare's new proposed rule would move 266 procedures - including dozens of amputation, replantation, and bone graft surgery codes...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
MYOCARDITIS RISK LOOMS OVER COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S COVID-19 RESPONSE
Risk of myocarditis - a heart condition with potentially permanent consequences - associated with COVID-19 may be the biggest obstacle...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
RECENT-ONSET DIABETES, WEIGHT LOSS TIED TO CANCER IN 30-YEAR STUDY
Individuals with recent-onset diabetes accompanied by weight loss had a high risk for pancreatic cancer and could be a group that would...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
TWO WINS IN GI CANCER; BOLDER ACTIONS FOR DISPARITIES; SUPPORT FOR EARLIER MAMMO
Bristol Myers Squibb announced positive results from two trials in gastric and esophageal cancer: Nivolumab plus chemotherapy improved...
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By MedPageToday - Aug 13, 2020
MEDIA COVERAGE LINKED TO TRANSGENDER REFERRALS FOR KIDS
Study Authors: Ken C. Pang, Nastasja M. de Graaf, et al.; Stephen T. Russell Target Audience and Goal Statement: Pediatricians, primary...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
TELEMEDICINE SUCCESS IN GASTRO SURGERY PRACTICE
Experience at a large endoscopy clinic in Dallas showed that telemedicine boosted numbers of new patients scheduled and seen - and...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
NO BENEFIT TO ADDED CHEMO IN PN2A HEAD AND NECK CANCERS
Adding chemotherapy to adjuvant radiation therapy did not improve survival in patients with pN2a human papillomavirus -negative squamous...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
THE GREAT COLONOSCOPY POSITIONING DEBATE: LEFT OR RIGHT?
A theory that colonoscopies go better when patients are positioned on their right side rather than the left failed to win support in...
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By MedPageToday - Aug 13, 2020
CANCER DIAGNOSES NEARLY HALVED DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Study Authors: Harvey W. Kaufman, Zhen Chen, et al. Target Audience and Goal Statement: Oncologists, infectious disease specialists,...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
DROP IN NSCLC MORTALITY CREDITED TO BETTER TREATMENT
Improved treatment fueled a sharp decrease in mortality from the most common type of lung cancer in recent years, particularly among...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
COVID-19 WAS WORSE THAN THE FLU IN NYC. THE 1918 FLU
Jumps in New York City's overall mortality during its COVID-19 peak were even higher than in the 1918 flu pandemic there, researchers...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
COVID-19 DAMAGE SEEN IN OLFACTORY SYSTEM
SARS-CoV-2 particles and associated inflammation were seen in the olfactory nervous system of patients who had severe COVID-19, a report...
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By MedPageToday
- Aug 13, 2020
U.S. DATA REPORTING A 'DISASTER'; RUSSIAN VACCINE ROLL-OUT; NO HERD IMMUNITY IN BRITAIN
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The government's switch in how COVID-19 data are collected and publicly...
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COVID-19 Outbreak Increases Incidence of Physical Partner Violence
Compared to the last three years, there is an increased incidence of physical intimate partner violence, especially as a result of the psychological impact of COVID-19...
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Coronavirus: Wearing face masks could lower death rate 5%
Applying the findings to the UK's death toll of 41,329, it suggests face coverings with medical face masks for the elderly and infected could have saved over 4,000 lives .
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Yep, You Still Need a Flu Shot This Year - Here's Where to Get One For Free
We're still battling the COVID-19 pandemic , but that doesn't mean you can ignore flu season. It's more important than ever that you get a flu shot if you're able to, in order...
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Obesity is a Major Risk Factor in Severe COVID-19 Cases
Obesity has emerged as a major risk factor for severe COVID-19 cases. Obesity also has other health implications, and there is hope for obese patients with weight loss surgery...
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Stillbirths are Predicted to Spike During the COVID-19 Lockdown
Pregnant women are at raised risk of stillbirth this year. There is a sharp jump in stillbirths seen during the COVID-19 pandemic due to less face-to-face antenatal visits...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Helps Prevent Pneumonia
In mice infected with the COVID-19 virus, an experimental vaccine was found to help prevent pneumonia, stated new study.
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Containment, Contact Tracing Key To Manage Covid-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised that containment, contact tracing, and surveillance were key to effective management of the virus infections in the country.
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BREAKING: Oregon State Police abandon Portland after local left-wing D.A...
BREAKING: Portland, Oregon now stands on the verge of collapse into total lawlessness and anarchy, all by design, as Oregon State Police are pulling out of the city following...
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Medical Marijuana Linked to Fewer Hospitalizations for People With Sickle...
People with sickle cell disease who receive medical marijuana to treat pain may require fewer visits to the hospital, stated new study.
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NHANES: A Third of American Children Regularly Eat Fast Food
More than 36% of U.S. kids ate fast food on any given day from 2015 to 2018, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data showed. Among U.S. children and adolescents...