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Doctor’s checklist for treating long COVID patients
Emerging research has identified a checklist of sorts that doctors should consider when a patient seeks care for what appears to be long COVID.
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Too high: Can you ID pot-induced psychosis?
Cannabis-induced “psychosis is complicated and likely underdiagnosed.”
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Biosimilars and patients: Discussions should address safety, cost, and anxiety about change
Physicians can respond to pushback from patients on switching to a biosimilar by offering resources and discussing options for both biosimilar and...
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Sweaty treatment for social anxiety could pass the sniff test
Plus: MOF-Jet gives needle-phobics a shot in the arm, and data-mining provides a hippocampal close-up.
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Luxe vacations, private jets: Medical device maker, surgeon to pay $46 million penalty in kickback scheme
“In recent years, we are seeing a trend toward holding physicians and others on the receiving end of the inducement accountable as well,”...
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Does new heart transplant method challenge definition of death?
Heart donation after circulatory rather than brain death increases donor hearts available to save lives, but the processes involved raise ethical...
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Nurse makes millions selling her licensing exam study sheets
Stephanee Beggs’ business developed in a “very unintentional” way.
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The air up there: Oxygen could be a bit overrated
Plus: Assume the position … for sleeping, and COVID’s connection to UFO sightings.
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Cases of potentially deadly fungus jump 200%: CDC
People in hospitals and nursing homes are at a heightened risk because they might have weakened immune systems or be using invasive medical...
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After the Match: Next steps for new residents, unmatched
International medical graduates applied in record numbers to Match2023, according to the National Resident Matching Program.
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Old-school printer helps scientists quickly spot bacteria in blood
An inkjet printer has been modified to print blood instead of ink.