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Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 13

How did a young immigrant, who began life in the US as a janitor, start several nonprofits, garner invitations to the White House, and achieve his dream of pursuing a career in neurosurgery? Read on.
Hearing, Vision Loss Combo a Colossal Risk for Cognitive Decline

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 2
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Hospital Medicine Gains Popularity Among Newly Minted Physicians

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 1
Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 13
This Rural County Was a Vaccine Success Story. Not Anymore.

Kaiser Health News May 19, 2022
Shared Decision-Making 'Only Sometimes Useful' in Surgery

Medscape Medical News May 18, 2022 6

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A Psychiatric Patient Confesses to Murder: Now What?

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 45
Accused of Scientific Misconduct — And That Was Just the Beginning

Retraction Watch May 19, 2022
Marthe Gautier, 'Forgotten' Discoverer of Trisomy 21, Dies

Medscape Medical News May 18, 2022 3
Improved Cancer Survival in States with ACA Medicaid Expansion

Medscape Medical News May 18, 2022

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Climate Change, Medical Education, and Dermatology

Commentary May 23, 2022 4

The effects of climate change in dermatology include heat-related illness, changing patterns of vector-borne illnesses, and pollution and wildfire smoke causing flares of inflammatory skin diseases.
I Was Lost in an Abyss of Electronic Clicks

Commentary May 23, 2022 35
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Examining Physician Legislators in the US Congress 2011-2020

Journal Article May 23, 2022
Can an NP Lose Their Job if a Doc 'Collaborator' Backs Away?

Commentary May 20, 2022

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Fast Five Quiz: Thrombocytopenia

Fast Five Quiz May 20, 2022 1

Do you know key clinical information and best practices when encountering abnormally low platelet counts in patients? Test yourself on thrombocytopenia with this quick quiz.
A Patient Who Collapsed in Agony After Echocardiography

Case Challenge May 19, 2022 12
Fast Five Quiz: Kidney Transplant Rejection Risk and Monitoring

Fast Five Quiz May 19, 2022
Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Colorectal Liver Metastases

e-Tumor Boards May 18, 2022

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Alzheimer's Disease: Hope on the Horizon: The Winding Road to Approval

Alzheimer's Disease: Hope on the Horizon: The Winding Road to Approval

Experts at Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, discuss the bumpy road to the FDA's accelerated approval of aducanumab.

Invisible Threat: Prostate Cancer Without Symptoms

Invisible Threat: Prostate Cancer Without Symptoms

Prostate cancer is often asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis, and treatment can affect quality of life more than the disease itself does. In this series, specialists discuss treatment benefit vs risk.

Immune Thrombocytopenia: Protecting Endangered Platelets: Primary Considerations

Immune Thrombocytopenia: Protecting Endangered Platelets: Primary Considerations

The USC team explains how an evolving understanding of ITP as a syndrome with varied presentations confirms the importance of individualized patient management.

Comorbidities in IPF: Compounding a Heavy Burden

Comorbidities in IPF: Compounding a Heavy Burden

Pulmonologists at Yale School of Medicine explain idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); the impact of comorbidities on this incurable, progressive disease; and new directions in drug research.

Providing Equitable Care in Early Breast Cancer

Providing Equitable Care in Early Breast Cancer

Experts at Mount Sinai in New York City report on groundbreaking advances in early breast cancer therapy and discuss strategies to ensure access to comprehensive breast cancer care for all patients.

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The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 1

An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 13
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Can a Novel Med School Curriculum Curb the US Opioid Epidemic?

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 31
Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 7

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