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Long COVID Affecting More Than 33% of College Students, Faculty

WebMD Health News January 27, 2023

The median age of participants was 23 years. The study is unique for evaluating mostly healthy, young adults and for its rare look at long COVID in a university community.
Income Could Plunge for Out-of-Network Doctors

Medscape Medical News January 27, 2023
Sleep Abnormalities Common In All Stages of Psychosis

Medscape Medical News January 27, 2023

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Female Doctors Have Higher Infertility Rates: What Can Be Done?

Medscape Medical News January 27, 2023
STS Apologizes for Ex-President's Speech Amid Twitter Backlash

Medscape Medical News January 26, 2023
Medical Debt Persists, but Declines in the United States

Medscape Medical News January 26, 2023
'Archaic' Notion: Surgeon Gender Not Tied to C-Section Outcomes

MDedge News January 25, 2023
Q&A With Long COVID Patient, Researcher: Treatments Lagging

Medscape Medical News January 25, 2023
Survival 'Much Lower' 10 Years After Chronic Pancreatitis Surgery

Medscape Medical News January 24, 2023
Does Appendectomy Raise the Risk for Colorectal Cancer?

Medscape Medical News January 23, 2023
Transgender People in Rural America Struggle to Find Doctors

Kaiser Health News January 23, 2023

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'I Cry but No One Cares': Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2023

Report January 27, 2023

Burnout is up and is harming physicians' health and relationships. More than 9100 physicians told us what's causing their burnout and depression, how it affects them, and what they're doing about it.
Novel CPR for Patients With Nonshockable Rhythms

Commentary January 26, 2023
Weight Bias Affects Views of Kids' Obesity Recommendations

Commentary January 26, 2023
Should You Seek 'Operative Request' Rather Than 'Informed Consent'?

Commentary January 26, 2023

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Obesity Treatment in Orthopedic Surgery

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons January 27, 2023
DEX Premedication in Adults Undergoing Tracheal Intubation

BMC Anesthesiology January 26, 2023
Crohn's Disease Shared Decision Making Intervention

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics January 26, 2023
pks+ Escherichia Coli and Development of Colorectal Cancer

Laboratory Medicine January 25, 2023
Tools for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Decisions

Journal of Clinical Oncology January 25, 2023
Multiligamentous Knee Injuries

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons January 20, 2023

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Fast Five Quiz: Hidradenitis Suppurativa Management

Fast Five Quiz January 27, 2023

How much do you know about the management of hidradenitis suppurativa? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
Skill Checkup: Woman With Past Breast Cancer and Spine Pain

Skill Checkup January 23, 2023
Fast Five Quiz: High-Risk Assessment of Early Breast Cancer

Fast Five Quiz January 17, 2023
A Mother of Four With Menstruation Issues and Debilitating Pain

Case Challenge January 17, 2023

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Medical Debt Persists, but Declines in the United States

Medscape Medical News January 26, 2023

An updated report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found a slight decrease in the percentage of families struggling to pay medical bills.
AI Bot ChatGPT Passes US Medical Licensing Exams

Medscape Medical News January 26, 2023
Should You Seek 'Operative Request' Rather Than 'Informed Consent'?

Medscape Business of Medicine January 26, 2023
Inflation Reduction Act Will Make HF Meds More Affordable

Medscape Medical News January 23, 2023

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