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Mental Health: The New 'Coming Out' in Medicine

Openness about challenges with anxiety, depression can help fight the stigma

A computer rendering of a monoclonal antibody over a photo of hidradenitis suppurativa

Dual IL-17 Inhibitor Achieves Deep Responses in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Bimekizumab outclasses placebo, compares favorably with adalimumab

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How Space Doctors Train on Earth

A look at analog missions

FDA WARNING Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels and Lotions over a photo of a bottle of EcoGel 200 ultrasound gel.

FDA Warns on Contamination Risk With Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels

Healthcare providers must toss all of company's gels and lotions, agency says

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Things Bad Doctors Say

Don't be like this

A computer rendering of a kidney in a stainless steel dish with surgical instruments.

Kidney Transplant Outcomes Improved Over Past Quarter-Century

Patient and graft survival rates have increased since 1996

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Alabama Doc Puts His Foot Down on the Unvaccinated

Jason Valentine hopes to reach those unwilling to get the COVID vaccine by turning them away

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More Teens Are Trying to Quit Vaping Than Ever Before

Over half of adolescent e-cigarette users want to quit and have tried to quit, new study shows

A bottle of Nuplazid (pimavanserin) capsules over a photo of a senior woman hiding her eyes with her hands.

Parkinson's Drug Tied to Increased Hospitalizations, Death

Mortality risk persisted in people taking pimavanserin

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Gestational Diabetes Rates Climb Among All Racial, Ethnic Groups

Variation in rates between subgroups highlight racial disparities, editorialists say

Close-up of bottles of COVID-19 vaccine.

Bell's Palsy After COVID Vaccines Still Very Rare

New study looks at Pfizer, CoronaVac shots in Hong Kong

A male physician looks over the chart of his male patient who is asleep in a hospital bed in a darkened room.

Medicine Doesn't Stop at the Bedside

Medical organizations and physicians should play an active role in advancing positive change

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Is Financial Freedom for Doctors Possible?

Making a few financially savvy decisions as an attending can get you there

Boxes of Prilosec (omeprazole) and Prevacid (lansoprazole) over a computer rendering of inflamed intestines.

Proton Pump Inhibitors and IBD: What's the Link?

Use tied to "modest" increase in risk for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's in observational studies

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What Factors Predict RA in First-Degree Relatives?

Study may offer insight into preclinical phase to identify factors that predict progression

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Combo GIP/GLP-1 Injectable Beats Insulin for A1c Reduction

All doses of once-weekly tirzepatide better than insulin degludec for HbA1c reduction

A preterm infant in an incubator in the neonatal ICU.

Preterm Birth, Autism Link Cemented

Big Swedish study documents "dose-response" relationship

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Colonoscopy Obstacles for Vulnerable Patients After an Abnormal FIT

Some factors cited by staff at safety net health systems could be modifiable

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U.S. Kids Chowed Down on Highly Processed Foods

Majority of energy intake came from ready-to-eat, ultraprocessed foods in 1999-2018

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Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data

"Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals

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For So Long, I Put Up With the Abuse

The poor treatment of nurses by patients and hospitals needs to change

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Probiotics Show Promise for Symptoms of Functional GI Disorders

Small pilot study suggested clinical benefit, acceptable safety profile

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All Eyes on FDA: The Upcoming Regulation of Juul E-Cigarettes

Will the public health be protected?

A nurse wearing white rubber gloves takes a blood sample from a patient鈥檚 finger.

Are Hemoglobin Cutoffs for Anemia Outdated?

A growing call for WHO criteria to be tightened

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Here Are This Year's Top 10 Medical Schools

The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report

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New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye?

Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means

A bottle and tablet of Rinvoq (Upadacitinib) over a close up of a man scratching the eczema on the back of his hand

JAK Inhibitor Tops Mab for Eczema

New disease-modifying treatment option on the horizon

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Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low?

Some big states' annual new enrollment in confidential rehab dips to single digits

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Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs

Attorneys charge that programs can be aggressive, costly, and not in the nurse's favor

A young male physician wearing a protective mask holds a sign which reads: NO COVID VACCINE

Spreading False Vax Info Might Cost You Your Medical License

Federation of State Medical Boards threaten disciplinary action

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Racism in Medicine Is Alive and Well

Are you a part of the problem or will you be part of the solution?

A computer rendering of a transparent body with the large intestine highlighted in red.

Two Ulcerative Colitis Biologics: Same Clinical Difference?

One may have additional clinical benefits, post-hoc analysis suggested

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AMA, Physician Groups Slam VA's Planned Standards of Practice Changes

Lack of transparency criticized

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Bob Odenkirk's Heart Attack

The "Better Call Saul" actor collapsed on set

A young female nurse writes notes during a home visit to her mature male patient, both are wearing protective masks.

Bring House Calls Into the 21st Century

The pandemic highlighted the benefits of home health services for a range of patient populations

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Naloxone Rebound Akathisia: It Could Turn on You

The rise in opioid overdoses warrants a review of the symptoms of akathisia

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The Pill Can Spell Trouble for Long QTc

Cardiac events linked to one form in particular

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Join Me in the Fight Against COVID-19 Misinformation

Do the right thing for society

FDA APPROVED casirivimab and imdevimab (REGEN-COV) over a computer rendering of COVID-19 viruses in aerosol & a masked person

Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure

REGEN-COV becomes first monoclonal antibody treatment with EUA following exposure alone

AAIC over a computer rendering of phosphorylation of tau proteins leading to disintegration of microtubuli in a neuron axon

Driving Patterns Pinpoint Early Alzheimer's Disease

Subtle shifts in on-road behavior suggest GPS-based biomarkers may have merit

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