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A thoughtful young female nurse sits on the end of a hospital bed and rests her chin on her hand.

Bullying Impedes Clinical Training for Nurse Anesthetists

"When you are walking on eggshells, you're less focused on learning"

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

Rebrand of Nurse Anesthetists Met With Criticism From Physician Group

The American Society of Anesthesiologists called the name change "medical title misappropriation"

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

A close up of a stethoscope being held and worn by a young Black nurse.

Why Are There So Few People of Color in Nursing?

Panel discusses how to diversify the workforce

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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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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Here Are This Year's Top Nursing Schools

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

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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

A nurse wearing a protective mask and hair covering making a fist to the camera.

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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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

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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?

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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

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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NewYork-Presbyterian Sued for Allegedly Ignoring Child Sexual Abuse

Former patient says anorexia specialist Joseph Silverman abused her when she was 11

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Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary

Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest

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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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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

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Driving Patterns Pinpoint Early Alzheimer's Disease

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

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CDC Alarmed: 74% of Cases in Cape Cod Cluster Were Among the Vaxxed

More detail about outbreak in vaccinated people that led to the change in masking, test guidance

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Survey: Look Like a Doc to Be Treated as One

White coats still reign supreme, but that's not the end of the story

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too!

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

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A Medical Resident's COVID-19 Diary

From getting the virus, to giving out the vaccine

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

COVID-19: Persistent Cognitive Effects, Uptick in Alzheimer's Biomarkers

Findings link cognitive impairment and long-lasting anosmia

A close up of a woman in a hospital lowering her waistband to reveal a medical dressing over a hysterectomy scar.

Improved Survival in Metastatic Uterine Cancer With Hysterectomy Plus Chemo

Data extend surgery's advantage from locally advanced to distant metastases

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Call in the T-Cell Cavalry to Fight COVID in the Immunocompromised

Preliminary research suggests immunotherapy could play role in protecting vaccine non-responders

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Simone Biles Is Sending a Message: Olympians Are People First

Mental health is essential to sporting success

An overweight woman runs up concrete stairs in a park.

Healthy Lifestyle Limits Lupus Risk

Diet, exercise, weight, smoking, and moderate alcohol use contributed to lower risk in women

FDA APPROVED insulin glargine-yfgn (Semglee) over a close up of a woman using an insulin injection pen.

FDA OKs First Interchangeable Insulin Biosimilar

Semglee and Lantus insulin glargine products can now be swapped by pharmacists

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Less-Invasive Tibial Nerve Stimulator Quiets Overactive Bladder

Implantable, minimally invasive device relieved urgency incontinence in two-thirds of patients

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Acne Takes a Toll on Women's Mental Health, Quality of Life

Almost half reported self-consciousness, adverse effects on professional, social, personal lives

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Surgeon Accused of Trying to Blackmail Nurse Practitioner for Sex

North Carolina doctor fired after admitting to accuser's harassment complaints, lawsuit says

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Wide Variability Across Nurse Rehabilitation Programs

Survey shows variability across outcomes, operations, costs, governance

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Is This Rehab Program Helpful or Harmful to Nurses?

Critics question the effectiveness of one state's nurse rehabilitation program for substance use

An MRI image of angiomyolipomas of both kidneys.

More Data Support Active Surveillance for Small Renal Masses

Most patients avoided surgery with no metastasis, better focus on aggressive disease

A male healthcare worker in a blue scrub shirt and wearing a gold medal gives the thumbs up gesture.

Are You an Everyday Olympian?

If you're afraid of being average, don't be

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Shorter Is Better for Antibiotics in Men With UTI

Seven days of therapy just as effective as 14 days in afebrile men

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