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Several Factors Contribute to GI Bleeding Mortality Risk

Patients hospitalized due to GI bleeding less likely to die from it, French researchers found

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Sleep Disorders Tied to Dementia in Patients With TBI

Study evaluates outcomes by sex, independently of other dementia risks

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Early Vax Myocarditis Data; Novel RAAS Inhibitor; Star Athletes Collapse Mid-Game

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

A microscopy of Neurofibrillary tangles in the Hippocampus of an old person with Alzheimer-related pathology.

Alzheimer's Tau Vaccine Shows Immune Response, Safety

Exploratory, post hoc analyses hint at plasma NfL changes, and in some, slower cognitive decline

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New Respiratory Support Paradigm for Extreme Preemies?

CORSAD trial points that way

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Medical Residents Need Better Working Conditions, AMA Delegates Say

More access needed to healthy food, child care

AMA over a grid of doctors faces of various genders and ethnicities.

A National Task Force for Obesity? AMA Delegates Debate the Idea

Policy eyes reducing maternal mortality, COVID-19 deaths among minorities

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Persistent Insomnia Since Childhood Linked with Mood, Anxiety Disorders in Adults

But no increased risk seen in kids whose insomnia improved over time

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AMA Delegates Pan Physician Assistants' Name Change Announcement

"We call this 'Scope-A-Dope'"

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AMA Delegates Debate Making Sex on Birth Certificate Private

Also discuss improving doc access to tools to identify youth at "imminent risk" for suicide

AMA over a grid of doctors faces of various genders and ethnicities.

AMA Delegates Tussle Over Lowering Medicare Eligibility Age to 60

Resolution asks association to urge Congress to take action

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Sleep Study Data Predict Brain Age

AI model uses EEG signals recorded during sleep studies

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The Case of the Yellow Sticky Note

This simple office supply was a clue to doctor's problems at work

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Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment

Depression and vascular disease may play roles

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Want Healthcare for All? Ditch Fee-for-Service, Says Former CMS Chief

"We should move to global budgets as soon as possible," says Donald Berwick

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Experts Confident About COVID Vaccines' Long-Term Safety

"I know of no precedent of a long-term effect that comes up 5 or 10 years later," expert says

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Breaking Through Healthcare's Glass Ceiling

Let's close the gender gap at the leadership level

A senior woman visits with her female gynecologist.

Most Older Women Do Not Meet Criteria to Stop Cervical Cancer Screening

Inadequate screening in middle age, lack of medical record documentation highlighted

Protestors carry a banner which reads: I CAN鈥橳 BREATHE in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the day before Derek Chauvin trial

AAN: Ban Chokeholds, Strangleholds in Law Enforcement

Recent deaths put into question whether neck restraints are controllable and safe

The packaging and auto injector of Imraldi (adalimumab)

No Difference in Disease Markers for IBD Patients Treated With Biosimilars

U.K. study shows comparable results after a year

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Docs, Scientists Call on FDA to Delay Approval of COVID Vaccines

Data should be from completed phase III trials, not interim results, group says

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Don't Wait for the Government to Fix Healthcare

Healthcare 3.0 is in your hands

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COVID Vaccine Protection; 'Until You Die From the Cancer'; What's Palliative Care?

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Investigation of Patient Death Finds Deficient Care at VA Hospital

Emergency department triage may have resulted in delay in care

People wearing protective masks form a tight line outside of a health clinic in Chetla, Kolkata India.

3,000 Indian Doctors Who Quit COVID Front Lines Are Back on the Job

Week-long strike ends with pay raise; doctors resigned when court ordered them back to work

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Promising Early Data for Bladder-Sparing Cancer Treatment

Bladder-intact DFS at 1 year nears 90% for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

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Migraine Patients Report Higher COVID Incidence

Do people with migraine have altered susceptibility?

Congress Wrestles Over How to Hold Sackler Family Accountable

Without a legal fix, OxyContin makers would evade responsibility for untold deaths, say Dems

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Physician Organizations Challenge PA Name Change

The AMA and AOA release statements against the rebrand

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An Unhealthy Diet Feeds Into Clonal Hematopoiesis

Can diet mitigate the CVD risk of this age-related genetic phenomenon?

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More Support for Gene Assay to Guide Breast Cancer Treatment

More nuanced data on treatment de-escalation, extended endocrine therapy

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Osteoarthritis: A Link With Parkinson's?

Inflammation may contribute to both joint and nerve degeneration

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How Photography Made Me a Better Doctor

Where art and medicine overlap to create a more complete picture

Two HHS Nominees Have Fairly Easy Time at Senate Hearing

Opioid crisis, drug supply chain among senators' concerns

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Brain Vein Clots Less Likely With Vaccine Than With Severe COVID

Study provides a better basis for weighing the relative risks

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UnitedHealthcare to Crack Down on 'Non-Emergent' ED Claims

Emergency physicians group characterized new policy as "direct violation" of current standard

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Fetal Surgery Boosts Survival for Babies With Severe Birth Defect

Randomized trial confirms benefit of complex fetal procedure

A man lifts up his sleeve to reveal a NO VAX tattoo on his shoulder.

Op-Ed: Needling Friends to Get the COVID Jab? Stop

Here's a hot take on vaccine holdouts: leave them alone

A close up of a droplet of liquid containing a COVID-19 virus at the end of a syringe.

The Complex Ethical Morass of COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials

"The end doesn't justify any and all means," ethicist says

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Secukinumab Shows Promise for Kids With Arthritis

More than 90% responded at week 12, study showed

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