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ENDO 2021 Roundup: Jatenzo Liver Data, Adrenal Insufficiency, and More

Other noteworthy research presented at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting

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Benzene Found in Multiple Hand Sanitizer Brands

Known human carcinogen can be absorbed through the skin

What to Make of That Danish Reinfection Study?

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses the findings and their takeaway

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Op-Ed: Blood Cancer Patients Need More COVID Vax Answers

Patients are left wondering, "will I be protected?"

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They Came for a Caribbean Escape, and Stayed for COVID Shots

St. Croix rides wave of vaccine tourism

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Nurse Unhooked Patient's Oxygen; Sneaky Code Hides Prices; HIV Surges in W.Va.

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Senate Confirms Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General, Again

This will be Murthy's second time around in the job

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Hyperglycemia Better Predictor of Severe COVID-19 Than Diabetes

Study looked at hospitalized patient outcomes during early months of the pandemic

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Stay-at-Home Orders Linked to Weight Gain

Problem may not end with pandemic

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'They Stopped Treating and the Effect Persisted': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 番茄社区's sources

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A New (More Hopeful) Normal in Medicine?

Renew your faith in the abundance of living

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Residency Matching Rates Down This Year

Surge in registrants driven by pandemic; numbers of matches set records

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What to Tell Patients With Rheumatic/Musculoskeletal Diseases About COVID Vaccines

New guidance from the American College of Rheumatology

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COVID Outcomes Worse for MS Patients With Mobility Problems

North American study also finds higher risk with certain treatments

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Intermediate-Dose Clot Prevention Flops for Severe COVID

Prophylactic anticoagulation reigns in the ICU

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'COVID-to-COVID' Double Lung Transplant Performed

Northwestern calls February procedure a success, opens door to more

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The 'Tamiflu' Approach to Treating COVID-19

Here's the latest on oral antivirals in development for COVID-19

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Time to Stop Routine Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy?

Neurologists debate pandemic-related guidelines

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COVID-19 Treatments: What's In, What's Out

A look at which treatments are effective -- and which aren't

Why Women Experience COVID and the Vaccines Differently Than Men

It's chromosomal and hormonal, and maybe sociocultural too

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AstraZeneca Vax Flops Against South African Variant in Early Trial

But jury still out as to whether it prevents severe disease from the variant

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Op-Ed: Did We Hurt Healthcare Workers With Bad Mask Advice?

ZDoggMD discusses new evidence that suggests we did

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Why ADE Hasn't Been a Problem With COVID Vaccines

Even with new variants, it's unlikely antibody-dependent enhancement will be an issue

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AstraZeneca Vaccine Unfairly Under Fire Over Clot Risk?

Statistics, WHO, hematologists argue the risk isn't real

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Op-Ed: COVID Shot While on a Blood Thinner?

One hematologist's strategy for addressing concerns

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Could One mRNA COVID Shot Be Adequate for Past Infectees?

Small study shows powerful antibody response after first dose

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Pathologists Urge Caution on At-Home COVID Test Kits

"Did it sit in the sun?"

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The Nurses Are Not Alright

Four in 10 nurses under age 34 are isolated, lonely, or depressed

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Here's Why Viral Vector Vaccines Don't Alter DNA

It's pretty simple -- they can't

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To Keep Schools Safe, Should Kids Be Six Feet Apart, or Three?

Also, herd immunity probably unreachable unless kids get the shots

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'Real-World' Data Suggest COVID Vax Cuts Asymptomatic Infection Risk

But like the real world, the reports come with many uncertainties

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HIV, High-Risk Pregnancy and Coronavirus

Outcomes support case for pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19

When Can I Walk Into a Pharmacy and Get a COVID Shot?

Walgreens' Rina Shah, PharmD, on the challenges and opportunities

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Wait at Least This Long After COVID for Surgery

Large international study defines period of high mortality risk

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Facebook: A Worthy Judge of Medical Info?

The social media giant's fact-checkers are plucked from a constellation of Twitter stars

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Op-Ed: The American Psychiatric Association Sickened America

It's time to right their wrongs and move toward recovery

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FDA Warns Mercola for Selling Bogus COVID Treatments

Controversial physician in trouble for claims about vitamin C, vitamin D, and quercetin products

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Minnesota Nursing Board Drops Investigation of Fired Nurse

Cliff Willmeng was under review after being fired for defying orders about hospital scrubs

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Ivermectin Disappoints in Mild COVID-19

Colombian trial flop

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Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Need COVID Vaccines, Lawmakers Told

Witnesses slam industry for failing to protect workers

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