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FDA issues stronger warning on neuropsychiatric event risk linked to montelukast
The new boxed warning advises health care providers to avoid prescribing montelukast for patients with mild symptoms.
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Loneliness, social isolation in seniors need urgent attention
Clinicians might be able to prevent or reduce social isolation and loneliness by directly addressing underlying health-related causes, new report...
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Survey: 2020 will see more attacks on ACA
Few physicians believe that the election will result in support for universal health care.
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FDA moves to expand coronavirus testing capacity; CDC clarifies testing criteria
Close to a million tests will be available by week’s end, predicted HHS Secretary Alex Azar
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What medical conferences are being canceled by coronavirus?
In the United States, however, most medical conferences are moving forward as planned – at least for now.
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rTMS for depression continues to evolve
LAS VEGAS – “I think we will achieve much higher rates of success with this treatment once we push the envelope a little bit,” Dr. Alan F....
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Borderline personality disorder common in chronic pain patients
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – “The fact that one-fourth of individuals with [chronic noncancer pain] could have co-occurring BPD underscores the need for...
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Washington State grapples with coronavirus outbreak
King County, Wash. is Ground Zero for the first outbreak on U.S. soil.
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Bad behavior by medical trainees target of new proposal
Unprofessional behaviors by medical trainees are universally deemed egregious and worthy of discipline, but often these lapses may offer teachable...
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The fate of the ACA now rests with the U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Texas v. California, a closely watched case that could decide the fate of the Affordable Care...
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Expert: Eliminating HCV ‘sounds ambitious, but I think it’s possible’
An estimated one in three inmates in the United States has chronic HCV.