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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 Panel Votes to Approve Pfizer's Vaccine for Children

WebMD Health News October 26, 2021

Despite some questions and concerns, the advisory panel felt the benefits outweighed the risks for children 5-11.
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More Evidence Mindfulness Is Effective for Migraine

Medscape Medical News October 26, 2021
Ohio Records More Deaths Than Births for First Time

WebMD Health News October 26, 2021

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SGLT2 Inhibitors for Diabetes: No Link to Fractures in Older Adults

Medscape Medical News October 27, 2021
The Unsolved Mystery of Descartes' Skull

Quick Take October 26, 2021
PRP Injections Don't Top Placebo for Ankle Osteoarthritis

Medscape Medical News October 26, 2021
Testing Space Travel for People With Disabilities

Quick Take October 25, 2021
Which Specialties Get the Biggest Markups Over Medicare Rates?

Medscape Medical News October 21, 2021
Coalition Fights to Keep Medicare Support for Hospital at Home

Medscape Medical News October 20, 2021
What If Your Patient Refuses to Take Off Their Clothes?

Medscape Medical News October 20, 2021
Global Guidelines for Managing Hypo- and Hyperparathyroidism

Medscape Medical News October 19, 2021

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How My Boston Marathon Strategy Helps With Residency

Blog October 26, 2021

Marathons are like medical careers: long and painful at times, but possible and worth it all in the end.
Medscape Residents Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2021

Report October 22, 2021
Dr Ebony Hilton Wants to Talk Herself Out of a Job

Expert Interview October 20, 2021
Medscape Female Physician Compensation Report 2021

Report October 15, 2021

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Comparison of Primary and Revision Posterior Cervical Fusion

Spine October 27, 2021
Serious Injury Risk Among Specialized Youth Soccer Players

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise October 21, 2021
Decreasing Time to Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Open Fractures

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons October 20, 2021
A Restorative-Neurostimulator for Chronic Low Back Pain

Pain October 19, 2021
Prosthetic Joint Infection Management Patterns in the U.S.

Current Orthopaedic Practice October 18, 2021
Ageing, Comorbidities, and the Determinants of AF in Athletes

European Heart Journal October 18, 2021

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Fast Five Quiz: Rheumatoid Arthritis Myths vs Facts

Fast Five Quiz October 25, 2021

Myths and misinformation about rheumatoid arthritis are common. Can you separate fact from fiction when it comes to key clinical information? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
Skill Checkup: Woman With Past Breast Cancer and Spine Pain

Skill Checkup October 21, 2021
A Nonverbal 33-Year-Old Woman With Intellectual Impairment

Case Challenge October 20, 2021
Low Back Pain: What Works? What Doesn't?

Clinical Case September 30, 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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