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Medicaid coverage of HPV vaccine in adults: Implications in dermatology
Widespread coverage should encourage dermatologists to identify patients at risk for HPV and recommend vaccination.
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The danger when doctors don’t get mental health help
“There is a real fear for physicians when it comes to getting mental health care.”
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The truth of alcohol consequences
Plus: It’s nice to share … COVID infection data, and there’s another reason to hate January.
From the Journals
Metabolites may distinguish severe subtypes of PAH
Patients with the systemic sclerosis subtype of pulmonary arterial hypertension showed a distinctive bioactive lipid signature
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Younger doctors call for more attention to patients with disabilities
As the number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities grows, medical educators look to the next generation of physicians to...
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Study addresses whether cosmetic treatments make patients happier
“We set out to assess: Are patients who seek cosmetic procedures happy at baseline? And, do cosmetic procedures make us happier or more satisfied...
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From Frankenstein to Lecter: Hollywood’s baddest docs
When Dr. Frankenstein exclaims: “It’s alive, it’s alive!” little did he...
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Many specialists are on the wrong side of the patient-jargon relationship
Plus: Obesity could put the sand in sandwiches, and Reliebo could be the antianxiety robot we’ve been looking for.
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Study finds systemic AD treatment relieves depressive symptoms along with skin symptoms
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This brain surgery was BYOS: Bring your own saxophone
Plus: Mosquito attraction tested and women’s verbal fluency advantage confirmed.
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You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”