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Add this to the list of long COVID symptoms: Stigma
Most people with long COVID find they’re facing stigma due to their condition, a new study finds.
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What the FTC’s proposed ban on noncompete agreements could mean for physicians, other clinicians
Employers often include noncompete clauses in physician contracts because they want to avoid having patients leave their health care system.
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COVID leading cause of death among law enforcement for third year
A new report says 70 officers died of COVID-...
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Early retirement and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cognitive decline
Plus: The ancient origins of smallpox and the medical world’s newest additions to an inventive hall of fame.
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What to do when patients don’t listen
The reasons behind a patient’s nonadherence are multifaceted.
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New Omicron subvariant is ‘crazy infectious,’ COVID expert warns
‘All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don’t think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants,’...
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Advanced Primary Care program boosts COVID-19 results
Better outcomes were seen in higher vaccination rates and fewer infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19.
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ED doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them
Companies have successfully sidestepped bans on owning medical practices by buying or establishing local staffing groups that are nominally owned...
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Long COVID clinical trials may offer shortcut to new treatments
“We already know that Paxlovid reduces the risk of developing long COVID, but it would be a game changer if it can improve long COVID symptoms as...
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Medical practice gave 8,000 patients cancer for Christmas
Plus: Genes like time-restricted eating and meditations on the U.S. national stress.
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Study of beliefs about what causes cancer sparks debate
The authors set out to evaluate “the patterns of beliefs about cancer among people who believed in conspiracies, rejected the COVID-19 vaccine, or...