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Allergic Conjunctivitis Severely Affects Children's Quality of Life

News June 15, 2021

Physical, emotional, social, and especially school functioning were all affected. Parents also experienced large effects on quality of life.
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Change to Gilead Assistance Program Threatens PrEP Access

News June 10, 2021
Caffeine May Raise Risk for Inherited Glaucoma

News June 10, 2021

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Tavistock Appeal: Puberty Blockers Give 'Children Time to Choose'

News June 23, 2021

Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, challenging a ruling over the use of puberty-blocking drugs for children, has told a court the treatment reduces distress and gives them time to 'consider options'.
UK COVID-19 Update: Delta Plus Variant, Health Trust Leaders Fear Winter Pressure

News June 23, 2021
Researchers Identify Why COVID-19 Patients Develop Life-Threatening Clots

News June 23, 2021

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Happy Birthday! I Got You COVID

Medscape June 23, 2021

Birthday parties may be the key to studying how small gatherings affect the spread of COVID.
Does Vitamin D Deficiency Play a Role in Opioid Addiction?

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021
Bathroom Blues: Inexpensive Dye Tracks Digestive Transit Time

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021

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More Evidence Doctors' Work Hours Dropped During the Pandemic

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021
That Song Stuck in Your Head Is Good for Your Memory

WebMD Health News June 21, 2021
OCT Corneal Epithelial Mapping May Help Doctors Better Diagnose Dry Eye

Reuters Health Information June 18, 2021
Allergic Conjunctivitis Severely Affects Children's Quality of Life

Medscape Medical News June 15, 2021
Extended AF Monitoring Worth Considering After Eye Stroke

Medscape Medical News June 14, 2021
Attacks on American Agents Leave Baffling Battle Scars

Medscape Medical News June 11, 2021
Caffeine May Raise Risk for Inherited Glaucoma

WebMD Health News June 10, 2021
'Silicon Prairie' Ready for Quantum Leap

Medscape Medical News June 10, 2021

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Walter Isaacson on CRISPR and the People Behind the Revolution

Expert Interview June 18, 2021

Talking with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese, Walter Isaacson describes the stories behind his latest book, 'The Codebreaker,' including how he contrived a Zoom meeting between key players who'd drifted apart.
Medscape Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2021

Report June 11, 2021
15 Cartoons Only Docs Can Appreciate

Slideshow June 4, 2021
Michael Lewis on the Mirage That Is America's Public Health System

Expert Interview June 4, 2021

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Fast Five Quiz: Ankylosing Spondylitis Management

Fast Five Quiz May 27, 2021

How much do you know about the management of ankylosing spondylitis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
Fast Five Quiz: Psoriatic Arthritis Presentation and Diagnosis

Fast Five Quiz May 20, 2021
Sjögren Syndrome-associated ILD Treated With Immunosuppression

Clinical Case March 30, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Managing Progression of Relapsing-Remitting MS

Fast Five Quiz March 8, 2021

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Hearing or Vision Loss, Dual Sensory Loss, and Cognitive Decline

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society June 18, 2021
Novel Vitreous Substitutes in Vitreoretinal Surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology June 4, 2021
Thyroid Eye Disease: Navigating the New Treatment Landscape

Journal of the Endocrine Society June 4, 2021
Fasting Glucose Variation Predicts Microvascular Risk

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism May 10, 2021
Photobiomodulation Therapy in ARMD

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology May 5, 2021
Vision Loss in Giant Cell Arteritis Treated With Tocilizumab

Arthritis Research & Therapy April 30, 2021

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May 01-7, 2021 Virtual
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November 14-17, 2020 Virtual
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Hospital Workers Fired, Resign Over Vaccine Policy

WebMD Health News June 23, 2021

The hospital system required its 26,000 workers to get vaccinated or receive an exemption by June 7. Among those, 178 employees refused to get a shot and were placed on a 2-week suspension.
How Oncology Practices Weathered the Pandemic Storm

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021
More Evidence Doctors' Work Hours Dropped During the Pandemic

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021
MD Jailed for Road Rage, Career Spirals Downhill

Medscape Medical News June 23, 2021

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