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DOJ: Nurses Allowed Controlled Substances During Opioid Recovery

September 2, 2022

Indiana nursing board reaches settlement following DOJ investigation into its abstinence-based opioid rehabilitation program that prevented nurses' use of OUD medications.
A Resident's View: Low Nurse Staffing Spurs Unsafe Outcomes

Medscape Nurses September 2, 2022
Ultraprocessed Foods Tied to Risk for CRC, Death From Heart Disease

Medscape Medical News August 31, 2022

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Chengdu Locks Down 21.2 Million as Chinese Cities Battle COVID

Reuters Health Information September 2, 2022
After Long Drought, China Plots Big Water Infrastructure Push

Reuters Health Information September 2, 2022
Acute Myocarditis a Possible Complication of Monkeypox

Medscape Medical News September 2, 2022
Hong Kong Leader Proposes 'Reverse Quarantine' for China Travel

Reuters Health Information September 2, 2022
Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients With GI Symptoms Have Worse Outcomes

MDedge News September 2, 2022
BMI, Sex Linked to Roux Stasis Syndrome After Gastrectomy

First Look September 2, 2022
India Develops Its First Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Reuters Health Information September 2, 2022
EU Regulator Backs Two Omicron-Adapted COVID Boosters

Reuters Health Information September 2, 2022

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A Resident's View: Low Nurse Staffing Spurs Unsafe Outcomes

Commentary September 2, 2022

Nurses are overworked and legislation is slow to change that, compromising patient care and forcing new doctors in training to take up the slack.
Dig Like an Archaeologist

Commentary August 22, 2022

"He was a fit man in his 40s. Thick legs. Maybe he was a long-distance walker?"
'I Shall Harm': When Patients Experience the Nocebo Effect

Commentary August 12, 2022
Climate Change, Medical Education, and Dermatology

Commentary May 23, 2022

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HFrEF: "The Importance of Being Frail"

Circulation September 2, 2022
Pseudoprogression in NSCLC Treated With Combo Chemotherapy

Journal of Medical Case Reports September 2, 2022
Enhancing Tobacco Treatment for Medicaid Recipients

Southern Medical Journal September 2, 2022
Living in the NAFLD Silent Epidemic: Patients' Perspectives

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics September 2, 2022
An Autologous Blood Clot for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Wounds September 2, 2022
Loneliness Predicts Pain, Fatigue, Depression in Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society September 2, 2022

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A Recently Married 27-Year-Old With Hot Flashes, Amenorrhea

Case Challenge September 2, 2022

A 27-year-old woman has been experiencing hot flashes and cessation of menses since stopping oral contraceptives. Her only other symptoms are fatigue and a swelling sensation in her neck.
Fast Five Quiz: Menopause and Hormone Therapy

Fast Five Quiz September 1, 2022
Delirious, Incontinent 45-Year-Old Found Crawling on the Floor

Case Challenge September 1, 2022
Rapid Rx Quiz: Statin Intolerance and Related Concerns

Interactive Quiz September 1, 2022

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