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UK Doctors' Salary and Satisfaction Report 2021

Slideshow April 21, 2021

With post-COVID NHS pay a hot topic, how have UK doctors' salaries changed, and is the gender pay gap narrowing?
UK COVID-19 Update: Antivirals Taskforce, Pandemic Suicide Rates, Stretched Primary Care Services

News April 20, 2021
Risk of Recurrent Miscarriage 70% Higher in Women With Obesity

News April 20, 2021

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J&J Vaccine: CVST, VITT, and What Physicians Should Do

Medscape Internal Medicine April 20, 2021

What to tell patients, what to watch for, what tests to order, and how to manage a potential thrombotic event.
COVID Vaccine Makers Have More Than Boosters in the Works

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021
Med Ed Racism Discussions Must Include Classism

Medscape Med Students April 20, 2021

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During Pandemic, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays

Kaiser Health News April 20, 2021
COVID Vaccine Makers Have More Than Boosters in the Works

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021
Brazil Scrambles for Sedatives as Hospitals Overwhelmed by COVID

Reuters Health Information April 19, 2021
AGA Guidelines: Intragastric Balloons in Obesity Management

Medscape Medical News April 19, 2021
NLR May Be Tied to Survival in Patients With NSCLC Brain Metastases

Reuters Health Information April 16, 2021
Virus Variants Inciting India's Second Surge, Epidemiologists Say

Reuters Health Information April 16, 2021
Indian Hospitals Overwhelmed by COVID Surge as Beds Fall Short

Reuters Health Information April 16, 2021
FDA Panel Endorses Islet Cell Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Medscape Medical News April 16, 2021

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Can Minimally Invasive SAVR Challenge TAVR?

Commentary April 19, 2021

Cardiologist Wayne Batchelor talks with cardiothoracic surgeon Tom Nguyen about his experience with minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery.
The Optimized Doctor: Say My Name

Commentary April 19, 2021
Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2021: The Recovery Begins

Report April 16, 2021
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Organ Harvesting's Troubled Past — and Complicated Present

Commentary April 15, 2021

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Ethics: Today's Hot Topics Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

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Journal Articles View All

Management of Lung Transplantation in the COVID-19 Era

American Journal of Transplantation April 21, 2021
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Colonic Mucosal Neoplasia

Southern Medical Journal April 20, 2021
Pyoderma Gangrenosum After Hand Surgery: A Case Report

Wounds April 19, 2021
Myocardial Injury After Surgery-Is Slightly Heavier Better?

Anesthesia & Analgesia April 19, 2021
Obesity Impact on Adverse Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Fusion

Spine April 19, 2021
The American Board of Surgery Leans Into Antiracism

Annals of Surgery April 19, 2021

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Cases & Quizzes View All

Patient Simulation: A 63-Year-Old Woman With Lung Cancer and New-Onset Hip Pain

Patient Simulation April 12, 2021

A 63-year-old woman from the United Kingdom with a history of lung cancer has hip and leg pain. What steps would you take to manage this patient?
Fast Five Quiz: Hyperkalemia Management

Fast Five Quiz April 9, 2021
Pleural Effusion and an Axillary Mass in a Hypertensive Woman

Case Challenge March 30, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Anal Conditions

Fast Five Quiz March 26, 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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Physician Salaries -- 5 Specialties That Decreased the Most

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Women Physicians Reveal Their Biggest Workplace Challenges

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