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Teens Need Later School Start Times

The pandemic has further highlighted the health benefits

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Study: Exposure Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Saves Money

Adding exposure to internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy could cut costs in the long run

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Two Shots, Two Paralyses After COVID Vaccine

First report of two contralateral Bell's palsy episodes in the same patient

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Why Are Tick-Borne Illnesses Increasing in the U.S.?

Heightened awareness, growing population, and climate change all play a role

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On-Demand PrEP Surpasses Daily Use Among Chinese MSM

Real-world study showed fewer HIV infections with event-driven regimen

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Your Face Looks Familiar

Establishing good continuity of care with patients really matters

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Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB

Multi-arm trial suggests the antibiotic can be reduced in three-drug combo

Vials of Tecentriq (Atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) over a computer rendering of the peritoneum.

Drug Combo Promising in Rare Mesothelioma

Small study showed "robust and durable" responses, with "meaningful prolongation of survival"

FDA APPROVED Tacrolimus (Prograf) over a computer rendering of a lung in a metal dish with surgical tools.

FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approval

No prospective trial offered or required

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Thoughts on Great Leadership; Improving Your Tax Strategies

Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

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Dexcom's CGM Interoperability Expands; Warfarin and Osteoporosis; Maine Bans PFAS

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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Private Equity Is Ruining American Healthcare

Physicians, patients lose when PE takes over; it's time to take medicine back

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Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates?

A new study explores the data and implications

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The Psychological Repercussions of Patient Complaints

We need support from hospital administration

Senate Committee Shines Spotlight on VA's Troubled EHR Program

Concerns raised about patient safety, cost overruns

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Phone Calls Spot Early Alzheimer's

Predictive model identified vocal features of dementia patients from everyday speech

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COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda Increased Gender-Based Violence

Sexual attacks, HIV exposure, and teen pregnancies all showed upticks, study found

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A Patient Care App Diagnosed Me With Cancer

No one should receive a serious diagnosis this way -- not even a doctor like myself

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Safety Concerns Turn FDA Panel Thumbs Down for Novel CKD-Anemia Drug

Advisory committee rejected oral anemia drug for dialysis and non-dialysis patient populations

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'Acceptable' Lead in Drinking Water May Still Be Harmful to Patients With CKD

No safe amount of lead in water for those with kidney disease, researchers warn

The U.S. Fumbled the Early COVID Response in Two Major Ways

Marty Makary, MD, and Andy Slavitt review those initial strategies and public health messages

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PURE Study Points Finger at Processed, Fatty Foods in IBD

But expert serves up a heaping helping of caveats to the findings

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Brain Implant Translates Neural Signals Into Sentences

Neuroprosthesis decodes input from brain to vocal tract in stroke patient who cannot speak

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Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilities

Rhode Island the first state to authorize a pilot program, but how likely is it others will follow

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Anti-Vax Pediatrician Is Back in Business, Kind Of

Restrictions will require previously suspended doctor to stay mum on vaccine protocols

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelm

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Medicine Through Abuelita鈥檚 Eyes

Patients are better off when treated with empathy and care

A young male physician in blue scrubs sits on a bed in the dark looking for his pager.

Physicians: Stop Dreading Call

How to banish those negative thoughts and make them positive

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Ivermectin and Aducanumab: Do They Work?

ZDoggMD and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, analyze the evidence

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Did Getting a Colonoscopy Lead to Cleaner Living?

Results varied by severity of screening findings, researchers found

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Low-Weight Babies Delivered Early Do Worse in School

Results highlight a need to assess long-term outcomes of obstetric interventions, experts say

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Slow Steroid Tapering Succeeds in SLE

Flare rates were significantly lower with gradual withdrawal than with low-dose maintenance

Doctors Went Unpaid for a Month of Work

Emergency physicians' $140K invoice languished after bankruptcy, buyout

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Vascular Function: Another Benefit of Bariatric Surgery

Macrovascular, microvascular gains accrue for nearly all patient groups

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Which Came First: Low Testosterone Levels or Severe COVID-19?

Italian data suggest a dose-response association

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Beta Variant May Be Deadlier, South African Hospital Data Suggests

Increases in hospitalizations, deaths in country's second COVID-19 wave

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Dear Parents, Kids Need Camp

Providers should talk to parents about summer camp precautions that can keep kids safe and healthy

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ADHD Linked to Kids' Traumatic Brain Injury Severity

But overall, children with ADHD were more likely to experience TBI

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Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System

Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention

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Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors

Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says

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