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Mandatory COVID Jabs Could Be 'Devastating' to Staffing: BMA

News October 27, 2021

The British Medical Association has reiterated its opposition to mandatory coronavirus vaccination for doctors and health workers.
Top Tips for Effective Management of 10-Minute Consultations

Practice Guideline October 27, 2021
Cancer Survival Rates Could Stall Over the Next Decade Due to COVID-19, MPs Told

News October 27, 2021

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FDA OKs New High-Dose Naloxone Product for Opioid Overdose

FDA Approvals October 18, 2021

ZIMHI from Adamis Pharmaceuticals is administered using a single-dose, prefilled syringe that delivers 5 mg of naloxone hydrochloride solution through intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.
Patients Want Docs, Not NPs or PAs, Leading Their ER Care

Medscape Hospital Medicine October 18, 2021
Does Violating HIPAA on Social Media Warrant Getting Fired?

Medscape Hospital Medicine July 16, 2021

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Enforcement of Indoor Vaccine Mandates Proves Uneven in US

Associated Press October 27, 2021
Answers to Questions About the Latest Booster Recommendations

Medscape Medical News October 27, 2021
Fla Surgeon General Offered Outdoor Meet as Mask Alternative

Associated Press October 27, 2021
Unresponsive Anesthesiologist Saved by Hospital Custodian

Medscape Medical News October 27, 2021
Accused: Doc Enhances Patient's Penis With Improper Fillers; More

Medscape Business of Medicine October 27, 2021
Surgery Needed in Nearly Half of Appendicitis Patients Treated With Antibiotics

Reuters Health Information October 26, 2021
FDA Panel Votes to Approve Pfizer's Vaccine for Children

WebMD Health News October 26, 2021
Lipid-Modifying Agents to Treat or Prevent COVID-19?

Medscape Medical News October 26, 2021

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Patients Want Docs, Not NPs or PAs, Leading Their ER Care

Commentary October 18, 2021

Dr Alok Patel discusses a recent poll that showed patients want physician-led teams in the emergency department but aren't always clear on how to tell who is a doctor and who isn't.
Code Overdue: Psychiatric Care in the ED

Blog October 25, 2021

Over the past decade, the ED has been the first point of contact for many psychiatric emergencies, although significant improvements for timely intervention persist.
Substance Use or Substance Use Disorder: A Question of Judgment

Commentary October 20, 2021
Key Takeaways From the Latest Stroke Guidelines

Commentary October 13, 2021

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The Long-term Risk for MI or Stroke After PPI Therapy

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics October 27, 2021
Obesity and Cardiovascular Health: The Size of the Problem

European Heart Journal October 25, 2021
COVID-19 in Hospitalized HIV-Positive and Negative Patients

HIV Medicine October 25, 2021
Polypharmacy Among Older Adults With or Without Dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society October 25, 2021
Neuromuscular Block in Patients 80 Years and Older

BMC Anesthesiology October 25, 2021
Advances in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer: 2020-2021

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology October 25, 2021

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A Veteran With Lesions, Alcohol Use, and Opioid Dependence

Case Challenge October 27, 2021

A 57-year-old Army veteran presents with excessive bruising and lesions. His wife reports an opioid dependence that has been replaced with alcohol use. Can you make the diagnosis?
Patient Simulation: A 78-Year-Old Man With Diabetes and Heart Disease

Patient Simulation October 22, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Immunosuppression for Kidney Transplantation

Fast Five Quiz October 22, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: COVID-19 Vaccines

Fast Five Quiz October 15, 2021

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Unresponsive Anesthesiologist Saved by Hospital Custodian

Medscape Medical News October 27, 2021

Usually, the doctor comes to the rescue when a blood clot is involved. But for one physician, he's alive in large part thanks to one of his hospital's custodians.
Accused: Doc Enhances Patient's Penis With Improper Fillers; More

Medscape Business of Medicine October 27, 2021
Internal Medicine Society Reappraises Its Nazi History

Medscape Medical News October 27, 2021
Black Box Warnings: Legal Risks Doctors Never Saw Coming

Medscape Business of Medicine October 27, 2021

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