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

News April 20, 2021

These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
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

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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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
All US Adults Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines

WebMD Health News April 20, 2021
Walgreens Pharmacy Distributes Saline, Not Vaccine, to 22 People

Associated Press April 20, 2021
No Link Found Between Epidural Use and Autism

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021
AAN 2021

Remote Genetic Testing, Counseling Feasible for Parkinson’s Disease

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021
Pandemic Worry Keeping Americans Up at Night

Medscape Medical News April 20, 2021

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Updates on Semaglutide for Weight Loss, From ENDO 2021

Commentary April 20, 2021

Dr Anne Peters discusses updates from the STEP trials that were presented at ENDO 2021.
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The COVID-19 Virus Has No Borders

Expert Interview April 20, 2021
An Update on New Epilepsy Medications

Commentary April 20, 2021
Can Minimally Invasive SAVR Challenge TAVR?

Commentary April 19, 2021

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George Lundberg: At Large at Medscape George D. Lundberg, MD

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

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West on Lung Cancer H. Jack West, MD

Isaacson on Alzheimer's Richard S. Isaacson, MD

Manson on Women's Health JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH

Prasad on Medicine Vinay K. Prasad, MD, MPH

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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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ISN 2021

April 15-19, 2021 Virtual
EPA 2021

April 10-13, 2021 Virtual
AAN 2021

April 17-22, 2021 Virtual

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Fast Five Quiz: Breast Cancer Myths

Fast Five Quiz April 20, 2021

As breast cancer incidence rises, many previously accepted notions about risk, prognosis, and treatment are changing. Can you separate clinical facts from fiction? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
Fast Five Quiz: Can You Properly Identify and Treat COPD?

Fast Five Quiz April 15, 2021
HSS Grand Rounds Complex Cases

Managing Diffuse Peripheral Ischemia in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Clinical Case April 14, 2021
Patient Simulation: A 40-Year-Old Man With Poorly Controlled Asthma

Patient Simulation April 14, 2021

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Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2021: The Recovery Begins

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Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2021

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Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2020

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Medscape APRN Compensation Report 2020

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Life, Death, and Painful Dilemmas: Ethics 2020

Medscape Features Slideshows

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