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Scientists find microplastics in human lung tissue
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Surgeons in China ‘are the executioners,’ procuring organs before brain death
An analysis of articles published in obscure Chinese language journals provides damning evidence of decades of widespread organ harvesting from...
Livin' on the MDedge
Bellies up to the bar, the weight gain is on us
Plus: A slime-time robot, fish that do math, and the unsung heroes of the soil.
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Ohio bill bans ‘co-pay accumulator’ practice by insurers
Co-pay accumulators, which prevent rebates and coupons from counting toward a patient’s deductible, can put the cost of treatments out of reach...
Commentary
We all struggle with the unwritten rules of medical culture
If someone treats you poorly for not knowing something, you are not an idiot.
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Fingers take the fight to COVID-19
Plus: The interesting man in his flying machine, giving food as medicine some bite, and one benefit of being rude or stubborn.
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Does evidence support benefits of omega-3 fatty acids?
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Artificial sweeteners: A modifiable cancer risk?
“Our findings do not support the use of artificial sweeteners as safe alternatives for sugar in foods or beverages,” said the researchers. An...
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Boring is good. Boring is right. Boring is … interesting
Plus: A fungal fashion statement, worm-on-a-chip diagnosis, and mosquito olfaction.
Commentary
Yes, Russian docs should be shut out of medical associations, says ethicist
The reason to break the ties is that that is the way to bring pressure upon Putin and his kleptocratic, oligarchic advisers to stop the attack, to...
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Empagliflozin scores topline win in EMPA-KIDNEY trial
Researchers stopped the 6,600-patient EMPA-KIDNEY trial sooner than expected because it positively met prespecified efficacy criteria in a trial...