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Stop using Neutrogena and Aveeno spray sunscreen, J&J warns
Consumers should stop using these products and throw them away, the company said.
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Florida-based doctor arrested in Haiti president’s assassination
Public records show the man had more than a dozen businesses registered in Florida, including medical services.
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Metformin use may curb BCC risk
Population-based study shows a potential protective effect of metformin use for basal cell carcinoma, but no effect on risk of squamous cell...
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Most U.S. adults age 50+ report good health: Survey
Among the respondents, 41% said their health was very good or excellent.
Commentary
The Peer Review Process During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The editors of Federal Practitioner provide a report card on the journal’s peer review process and published articles.
Original Research
Home Modifications for Rural Veterans With Disabilities
From 2015 to 2018 more than 10,000 rural veterans with disabilities qualified for home modifications from the Home Improvements and Structural...
Original Research
Assessment of a Medication Deprescribing Tool on Polypharmacy and Cost Avoidance
A medication deprescribing tool discontinued potentially inappropriate medications, reducing polypharmacy for patients and pharmacy expenditures...
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Network meta-analysis ranks first-line H. pylori regimens
A network meta-analysis found levofloxacin-containing therapy to be the best overall against Helicobacter pylori infection.
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Limited English proficiency linked with less health care in U.S.
The services that those with limited English skills are missing are “the types of care people need to lead a healthy life,” says the author of a...
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Pfizer halts distribution of stop-smoking pill Chantix
The distribution pause was ordered out of abundance of caution while further testing is conducted.