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Insomnia? Referral, drugs not usually needed
‘Restricted sleep’ is a good place to start, says expert.
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When to refer patients with new memory loss
Initial questions should zero in on what the patient is forgetting, according to an expert.
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Most labeled penicillin-allergic are no longer intolerant
Of the 10% of the population whose records say they are allergic to penicillin, 90% can tolerate it now, says an expert.
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Feds lift pause of J&J COVID vaccine, add new warning
The warning is directed at women under the age of 50.
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CDC panel: Pause of J&J COVID-19 vaccine to remain for now
“Putting this vaccine on pause for those of us that are frontline health care workers has really been devastating.”
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Endocrinologist charged after bomb-making supplies found
Florida physician was also charged with narcotics trafficking and possession of controlled substances. He has been placed on leave from his Naples...
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Black inpatients at higher risk for poor safety outcomes
The gaps were widest surrounding surgical care.
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COVID vaccines could lose their punch within a year, experts say
Almost a third said ineffectiveness would happen in 9 months or less; 18.2% said 6 months or less.
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2021 match sets records: Who matched and who didn’t?
Of the 38,106 total positions offered, 36,179 were filled, representing a 2.6% increase over 2020.
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Variants spur new FDA guidance on COVID vaccines, tests, drugs
The FDA has already been communicating with individual manufacturers as they assess the variants’ effect on their products.
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COVID cuts internists’ happiness in life outside work
Before the pandemic, a large majority of internists reported that they were generally happy with life outside of work, although by specialty, they...
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One in 10 family docs with burnout consider quitting medicine
Family physicians cope with burnout in a variety of ways.
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CDC chief lays out attack plan for COVID variants
Public health leaders are ramping up genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and ensuring that sampling is geographically representative.