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How to pick the best face masks for children, according to the experts
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Why are boosters being given after 8 months? Experts weigh in
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Medicinal liquor and edited mosquitoes
Plus, health system’s money gets “adult,” and desk users get “exercise.”
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Pfizer recalls four more lots of smoking cessation drug Chantix
On July 2, the FDA reported that Pfizer had voluntarily recalled nine lots of the drug.
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Psychiatrists’ income, wealth gain ground despite COVID-19 challenges
Forty percent of psychiatrists reported a net worth of $1 million to $5 million this year - up from 38% last year.
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Novel antidepressant shines in phase 2 trial, but FDA has issues with its NDA
In the MERIT study, AXS-05 significantly delayed time to depression relapse compared with placebo, which was their primary endpoint.
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Why aren’t more women doctors in the top-paying specialties?
“I was told by one program interviewer that ‘I don’t have a bias about women in medicine, I have a bias about women in orthopedic surgery.’”
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Will the Delta variant peak and then burn out?
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Delta variant could drive herd immunity threshold over 80%
In addition to driving up case numbers, the Delta variant could also push the threshold to achieve herd immunity higher.
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Mental illness admissions: 18-44 is the age of prevalence
Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and alcohol use disorders among the top five primary diagnoses for stays in younger adults.
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Bronchitis the leader at putting children in the hospital
Respiratory conditions make up three of the top five causes of nonmaternal, nonneonatal inpatient stays.