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• Eczema Doc: Helpful App from Reputable Source

  24-08-2016 23:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Designed for patients but useful for professionals too
  
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• Zika Virus Can Persist for Months in Newborns, Case Study Suggests

  24-08-2016 23:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- With prolonged infection may come more tissue damage
  
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• Is CT Angio Sufficient Without Functional Data? (CME/CE)

  24-08-2016 22:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Adding FFR into the mix triggers different clinical decisions
  
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• Late-Onset Asthma Ups Risk for CVD, Stroke (CME/CE)

  24-08-2016 22:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Greater risk not seen with early-onset asthma
  
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• Biomarkers May Help Predict Ischemic Stroke Risk (CME/CE)

  24-08-2016 22:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Improved prediction when added to Framingham model
  
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• Heart Disease Still Tops Causes of Death

  24-08-2016 21:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Cancer continuing to close gap
  
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• Medical pot extension called a 'Band-Aid' for program - taosnews

  24-08-2016 21:23
  
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  Medical pot extension called a 'Band-Aid' for program
  taosnews
  Department of Health Secretary Lynn Gallagher discusses the medical cannabis program with lawmakers during a legislative committee meeting Aug. 22. prev. next. New Mexico's medical marijuana program has experienced months-long delays in ...
  
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• Ben Carson: 'Elderly' Trump and Clinton Should Release Medical Details - U.S. News & World Report

  24-08-2016 21:14
  
  U.S. News & World Report
  Ben Carson: 'Elderly' Trump and Clinton Should Release Medical Details
  U.S. News & World Report
  The former neurosurgeon stopped short of endorsing theories that either candidate is in poor health, but he said more disclosure is better than less. By Gabrielle Levy | Political Reporter Aug. 24, 2016, at 3:11 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon ...
  Carson calls on 'elderly' Trump, Clinton to release new medical recordsPolitico
  Ben Carson Calls On 'Elderly' Tr
  
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• Hospital CEO Pay Rises While Many Americans Drown in Medical Debt - Healthline

  24-08-2016 20:13
  
  Healthline
  Hospital CEO Pay Rises While Many Americans Drown in Medical Debt
  Healthline
  Executives at many publicly traded and nonprofit hospitals make millions of dollars in salary and other benefits. ceo pay increases. One in five Americans of working age with health insurance struggled to pay their medical bills in the past year ...
  
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• Nontoxic Battery Promising for Ingestible Devices

  24-08-2016 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Researchers turn to melanin as power source
  
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• Lawyer: 'Medical Complications' Delaying Robert Durst's Extradition on Murder Charge - People Magazine

  24-08-2016 19:46
  
  People Magazine
  Lawyer: 'Medical Complications' Delaying Robert Durst's Extradition on Murder Charge
  People Magazine
  The lawyer representing Manhattan real estate heir and accused murderer Robert Durst says several unspecified "medical complications" have delayed his client's impending extradition to California, where he has been charged with the 2000 execution-style ...and more »
  
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• Antibiotics Linked to T1D in Mice (CME/CE)

  24-08-2016 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Study mimicked typical antibiotic course in childhood
  
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• Orange County follows Orlando with moratorium on medical marijuana activities - Orlando Weekly (blog)

  24-08-2016 18:16
  
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  Orange County follows Orlando with moratorium on medical marijuana activities
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  More than a month after the Orlando City Council voted for a temporary moratorium for medical marijuana dispensaries, Orange County commissioners followed suit with a similar measure on Tuesday. The moratorium extends to May 23, 2017 or until ...and more »
  
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• Coma patient's brain 'jump-started' using ultrasound - Medical News Today

  24-08-2016 18:16
  
  Medical News Today
  Coma patient's brain 'jump-started' using ultrasound
  Medical News Today
  Doctors at the University of California-Los Angeles "jump-started" a 25-year-old coma patient's brain, spurring a dramatic recovery. This is the first time that ultrasound has been used in such a way, and - if the findings are replicated - it will mark ...and more »
  
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• Voclosporin Said to Show Benefit in Lupus Nephritis

  24-08-2016 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Significant responses seen in phase IIb trial
  
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• A Medical-Device Stock With Big Upside - Barron's

  24-08-2016 17:47
  
  Barron's
  A Medical-Device Stock With Big Upside
  Barron's
  The medical instrument maker should get a big lift from a test that detects heart attacks in ER patients. Email; Print; 0 Comments; Order Reprints. Facebook. Share. Twitter. Google+. smaller; Larger. close ...and more »
  
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• Vashon Island just lost its only medical clinic - KING5.com

  24-08-2016 17:33
  
  KING5.com
  Vashon Island just lost its only medical clinic
  KING5.com
  Would you live on an island with no healthcare clinic? The people of Vashon are getting a taste of what that's like, now that the only clinic packed up and moved out. Jake Whittenberg, KING 11:03 AM. PDT August 24, 2016. Vashon Island's only remaning ...and more »
  
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• CDC: Most Sepsis Cases Start Outside a Hospital (CME/CE)

  24-08-2016 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Agency launches new campaign to raise blood infection awareness
  
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• Medical errors persist, despite increase scrutiny - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

  24-08-2016 16:15
  
  The Boston Globe
  Medical errors persist, despite increase scrutiny - The Boston Globe
  The Boston Globe
  Preventable medical errors reported by full-service hospitals in Massachusetts grew 60 percent last year, a rise partly attributed to problems detected in a single ...
  Massachusetts Medical Errors Increased by 60 PercentBoston magazine (blog)
  Medical errors at Massachusetts hospital on the riseBoston Heraldall 10 news articles »
  
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• Morning Break: Zika Spreads; Cancer Patient Violence; EpiPen Price Politics

  24-08-2016 15:45 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff
  
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• Public Health Issues Key for Medical Schools, Applicants - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

  24-08-2016 15:36
  
  U.S. News & World Report (blog)
  Public Health Issues Key for Medical Schools, Applicants
  U.S. News & World Report (blog)
  Schools are adapting to include more public health information – and applicants should start boning up on issues. By Kathleen Franco, M.D. | Contributor Aug. 24, 2016, at 9:30 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Public Health Issues ...
  
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• Wild West of Healthcare: Lab Companies Reeling in the $$$

  24-08-2016 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In this second part ofthe 'Billion Dollar Lab Scandal,' Larry Husten offers variations on the theme
  
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• Scope of Practice: Do NPs and PAs Need More Autonomy?

  24-08-2016 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- It may be time to level the playing field
  
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• 'Don't Worry Alone': Hospitals Encourage Medical Residents To Seek Help For Depression06:20 - WBUR

  24-08-2016 12:44
  
  WBUR
  'Don't Worry Alone': Hospitals Encourage Medical Residents To Seek Help For Depression06:20
  WBUR
  Doctors at area hospitals, including Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, see a trend in depression among medical residents and are encouraging doctors-in-training to speak out and get help early. (Hadley Green for WBUR). When Brigham and ...
  
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• Sepsis Declared Medical Emergency By CDC, Fast Action Required For Prevention - International Business Times

  24-08-2016 08:24
  
  International Business Times
  Sepsis Declared Medical Emergency By CDC, Fast Action Required For Prevention
  International Business Times
  Sepsis has been declared a medical emergency by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a report Tuesday that showed the preventability of the condition in over 70 percent of the cases through early action. Sepsis is a possibly ...
  Sepsis is a medical emergency, CDC says. It can be stopped if caught in time.Washington Post
  CDC Puts Spotligh
  
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• Company under fire for increase in price of life-saving medical device EpiPen - The Oakland Press

  24-08-2016 07:50
  
  The Oakland Press
  Company under fire for increase in price of life-saving medical device EpiPen
  The Oakland Press
  Dr. Ronald Czarnecki discusses the effects the EpiPen price increase will have on his patients at The Allergy and Asthma Center of Rochester, 1135 West University Dr., on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. (Mark Cavitt/The Oakland Press). By Mark Cavitt ...and more »
  
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• McGregor gets 6-month medical suspension after UFC 202 - Business Insider

  24-08-2016 07:04
  
  Business Insider
  McGregor gets 6-month medical suspension after UFC 202
  Business Insider
  Conor McGregor celebrates after defeating Nate Diaz in a welterweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 202 on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) syndication.ap.org. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor has received a medical ...and more »
  
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• Attorney: Officials ignored family's request of medical care for woman who died in Silverdale - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  24-08-2016 06:43
  
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Attorney: Officials ignored family's request of medical care for woman who died in Silverdale
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  The family of a 26-year-old woman who died while in custody at Silverdale Correctional Facility said Monday Madison Deal was attacked by other inmates six days before she died and that jail employees failed to provide proper medical attention. However ...and more »
  
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• Medical errors persist, despite increased scrutiny - The Boston Globe

  24-08-2016 06:24
  
  The Boston Globe
  Medical errors persist, despite increased scrutiny
  The Boston Globe
  Preventable medical errors reported by full-service hospitals in Massachusetts grew 60 percent last year, a rise partly attributed to problems detected in a single hospital's dialysis unit. Hospitals disclosed 1,313 errors that harmed or threatened ...
  
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• New York looks to medical marijuana expansion - Albany Times Union

  24-08-2016 04:47
  
  Albany Times Union
  New York looks to medical marijuana expansion
  Albany Times Union
  Nancy Rivera poses for a photo at her home on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Troy, N.Y. Rivera suffers from medical issues that would allow her access to medical marijuana, but so far hasn't gotten any assistance from her doctor to get it. (Paul Buckowski ...
  New York airs out proposal that would put medical pot in schoolsNew York Daily News
  New York State Medical Marijuana Update: Department Of Health Makes Several R
  
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• St. Joseph Medical Center in KC to close baby delivery room this year - Kansas City Star

  24-08-2016 02:14
  
  Kansas City Star
  St. Joseph Medical Center in KC to close baby delivery room this year
  Kansas City Star
  St. Joseph Medical Center announced Tuesday it will close its birthing center on Oct. 31. In announcing the closure, the hospital cited the declining number of baby deliveries at St. Joseph and the impending exit of OB-GYN physicians from the hospital.and more »
  
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• UIW faculty supports move to put Agnese on medical leave - San Antonio Express-News (subscription)

  24-08-2016 01:50
  
  San Antonio Express-News (subscription)
  UIW faculty supports move to put Agnese on medical leave
  San Antonio Express-News (subscription)
  University of the Incarnate Word president Dr. Louis J. Agnese Jr., answers questions from the media before a Conferral Ceremony of Honorary Degrees celebrating his 30th anniversary as UIW president, Monday March 21, 2016 at the Chapel of the ...and more »
  
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• State officials: Enough signatures collected for medical marijuana petition to move forward - kfor.com

  24-08-2016 00:20
  
  kfor.com
  State officials: Enough signatures collected for medical marijuana petition to move forward
  kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – It seems that a question regarding medical marijuana is one step closer to going before a vote of the people. On Tuesday, Oklahoma Secretary of State Chris Benge announced that his office had finished counting signatures for State ...
  Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Petition Surpasses Signatures NeededNews On 6
  Enough signatures gathered for measure dealing with le
  
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• Xience V Useful for Very Long Lesions (CME/CE)

  24-08-2016 00:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- No increased risks associated with stenting lesions over 35 mm
  
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• Painful Head, Painful Heart: Psychiatric Times & Neurology Times

  24-08-2016 00:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Also, explaining "Alice in Wonderland" syndrome
  
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• Company searches for medical marijuana dispensary site in Palm Beach County - WPEC

  24-08-2016 00:00
  WPEC
  Company searches for medical marijuana dispensary site in Palm Beach County
  WPEC
  But we could be getting one soon that would be the first of its kind, at least in south Florida. Medical marijuana is a budding industry in Florida. Trulieve--a private company---opened a medical marijuana dispensary in Tallahassee and in Clearwater ...and more »
  
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• AMA Urges EpiPen Manufacturer to Rein in Exorbitant Costs

  24-08-2016 00:00
  "With Americans across the country sending their children back to school this month, many parents and schools are encountering sticker shock over the cost of EpiPens."AMA Statement
  
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