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UK COVID-19 Update: Antivirals Taskforce, Pandemic Suicide Rates, Stretched Primary Care Services

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Risk of Recurrent Miscarriage 70% Higher in Women With Obesity

News April 20, 2021
Vitamin D, Multivits, Probiotics and Omega-3 Reduce COVID in Women, Not Men

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Serious, 'Unexpected' Adverse Events From Nasal Esketamine

Medscape Medical News April 16, 2021

Intranasal esketamine is linked to a greater risk for serious and unexpected adverse events vs other antidepressants. However, the weight of evidence suggests it is not a major concern, an expert notes.
4 New Stroke Studies and Guidelines to Know

Medscape Neurology April 16, 2021
A Year Later, Feds Move to Better Protect Frontline Workers

Kaiser Health News April 14, 2021

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Scientists Reveal How AstraZeneca Vaccine Causes Unusual Clots

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021
J&J Pause Did Not Upend Vaccine Confidence: Poll

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021
Marijuana Activists Offer #JointsforJabs to Back COVID Vaccination

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021
Doctors: Clot Treatment Advice Key to US Resuming J&J Vaccines

Reuters Health Information April 20, 2021
After Surge, NY Eases Rules as New COVID-19 Cases Drop

Associated Press April 20, 2021
During Pandemic, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays

Kaiser Health News April 20, 2021
J&J Vaccine Reviewed for Links to More Reports of Side Effects

Reuters Health Information April 20, 2021
COVID Vaccine Makers Have More Than Boosters in the Works

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021

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4 New Stroke Studies and Guidelines to Know

Commentary April 16, 2021

Dr Christoph Diener on new ESO thrombolysis guidelines and data on carotid stenosis, stroke scales, and mobile stroke units.
Losing Both Parents During COVID: A Physician's 'Unwitnessed Grief'

Expert Column April 19, 2021

Melissa Walton-Shirley quit full-time practice to help care for her elderly parents. That they would both die during a pandemic when close comfort and mourning rituals were not allowed magnified her loss.
Is Sending My Suicidal Teen Patient to the ED Enough?

Commentary April 16, 2021
Frieden on CDC Fumbles, Blood Clots, and Fixing Our COVID Approach

Expert Interview April 15, 2021

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HF and Systolic Function: Leave Diagnostics Based on EF?

European Heart Journal April 21, 2021
Sleep, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and CV Health

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise April 21, 2021
Novel Treatments for Alcoholic Hepatitis

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology April 21, 2021
Management of Lung Transplantation in the COVID-19 Era

American Journal of Transplantation April 21, 2021
Closed Pantalar Dislocations

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons April 14, 2021
Early Apixaban Use Following Stroke in Patients With AF

Stroke April 14, 2021

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Managing Diffuse Peripheral Ischemia in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Clinical Case April 14, 2021

A complex case of refractory peripheral ischemia in a 39-year-old man with APS and type 1 diabetes.
Patient Simulation: A 40-Year-Old Man With Poorly Controlled Asthma

Patient Simulation April 14, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Schizophrenia Presentation and Diagnosis

Fast Five Quiz April 13, 2021
Patient Simulation: A 55-Year-Old Woman With Orthostasis and Worsening Paresthesia

Patient Simulation April 12, 2021

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Marijuana Activists Offer #JointsforJabs to Back COVID Vaccination

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021

The 1-day handout was pegged to April 20, a day of celebration for marijuana enthusiasts.
Nurses or Physicians: Who Are at Highest Suicide Risk?

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021
Humana Health Plan Overcharged Medicare by Nearly $200 Million

Kaiser Health News April 20, 2021
Most Older Patients Choose a Doctor by Convenience, Not Ratings

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021

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