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- US Betrays Healthcare Workers in Coronavirus Disaster https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927811 31 comments
- New Law [and Tech] Beginning of the End of Animal Research https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989738 8 comments upliftingnews
- The FDA has approved the first oral N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist for the treatment of major depressive disorder https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979568 3 comments science
- Resident Doubles as Officiant, Marries Couple in Labor Room https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/962862?spon=12&uac=280883EJ&impID=3801642&sso=true&faf=1&src=WNL_mdpls_211116_mscpedit_psych 3 comments upliftingnews
- WHO Tells Rich Countries: Stop Cutting the Vaccines Queue https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/943833 4 comments worldnews
- Critics Blast Controversial Declaration in Favor of Herd Immunity https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/939147?src=mkm_covid_update_201014_mscpedit_&uac=168522fv&impid=2619934&faf=1 4 comments science
- First Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Reinfections in US https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/939003?src=mkm_covid_update_201012_mscpedit_&uac=168522fv&impid=2616440&faf=1 2443 comments science
- Potential New Swine Flu Pandemic Stirring in China https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937422 18 comments worldnews
- Survey: About 6% of parents in the US are hesitant about routine childhood vaccination, whereas 26% are hesitant about yearly influenza vaccination. Among hesitant parents, 68% had deferred or refused routine childhood vaccination, compared with 9% of nonhesitant parents https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/932622 8 comments science
- COVID-19 Linked to Large Vessel Stroke in Young Adults https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/929345 8 comments worldnews
- COVID-19 Linked to Large Vessel Stroke in Young Adults https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/929345 1112 comments science
- First Presumptive Case of Encephalitis Linked to COVID-19 Reported https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/928069 17 comments worldnews
- Medical error as cause of death grossly overestimated in recent analyses https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/917696?nlid=131513_3863&src=wnl_mdplsfeat_190910_mscpedit_card&uac=101351bx&spon=2&impid=2089763&faf=1 9 comments science
- First Biomarker Evidence Autism Is Linked to DDT https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/900776?nlid=124448_3901&src=wnl_newsalrt_180816_mscpedit&uac=258654ej&impid=1713753&faf=1 4 comments science
- Intranasal Ketamine Succeeds for Resistant Depression in Phase 3 Trial http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/896510?src=iphone&ref=email 11 comments science
- Prolonged Sitting Tied to Brain Atrophy http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/895272 5 comments nottheonion
- Night Shifts Increase Breast Cancer Risk, Especially for Nurses https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/891048 3 comments science
- When 51 slim young people were given a substance to dull their taste buds for perceiving sweetness, they preferred a more highly sweetened beverage or cookie, with more calories. Thus, further study is needed to see how weakened taste buds might be linked to obesity, the researchers conclude. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883736 3 comments science
- Censoring the CDC Is Scary and Crazy, Says Ethicist https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/890240?nlid=119655_3903&src=wnl_exclsv_171218_mscpedit&uac=280883ej&impid=1512538&faf=1 4 comments politics
- Delayed childbearing among groups who carry genes linked with higher educational attainment may be causing these traits to become less common in some human populations, according to an Icelandic study. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/875016 3 comments science
- Rural Hospitals Brace for Impact From Health Law Repeal http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/874419 70 comments politics
- Adverse Bone Changes After Hormone Therapy of Transgender Youth http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/873700?nlid=111609_821&src=wnl_mdplsnews_161230_mscpedit_peds&uac=194528dx&spon=9&impid=1265074&faf=1&pa=kgzwnzf%2Fiy4lrt%2Bwyg8inak%2Fb3xcpnj9elnr3o8hek1yge9tvbacq4xft44jxwvd8sivl8zjyv73guyw5rsbwa%3D%3D 9 comments science
- Clinton Outlines Health Plan in NEJM; Trump Declines http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/869493 23 comments politics
- A first suicide attempt is an even greater risk factor for a completed suicide than previously appreciated, and the great majority of completed suicides occur within a year of the first attempt, a new cohort study shows. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/867783 5 comments science
- Cancer Overtaking Heart Disease as Europe's Biggest Killer http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/867493 68 comments europe
- Yellow Fever Concerns Grow, WHO Urged to Set Up Emergency Panel http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/863161 5 comments science
- A common antihistamine available over the counter has shown evidence of remyelination in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The OTC antihistamine clemastine does this by stimulating precursor oligodendrocytes to differentiate into mature oligodendrocytes that produce myelin. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/861963 3 comments science
- Light Therapy Highly Effective for Major Depression http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854857 7 comments science
- US Adult Obesity Rate Hits Almost 40%; Youth Rate Stays Stable http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854459 8 comments worldnews
- Significant gender disparities exist between women and men in the field of cardiology when it comes not only to salaries but also job characteristics and specialization, according to new research http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854115 3 comments science
- Replace Saturated with Unsaturated Fats to Reduce Heart Disease Risk, Says Cohort Study http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/851702#vp_1 5 comments science
- Lung cancer rate among nonsmokers doubles since 2008 - noone knows why http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/850708 11 comments science
- A new study that suggests that teens who try electronic (e)-cigarettes are more likely to smoke has been hailed as "the strongest evidence to date that e-cigarettes might pose a health hazard by encouraging adolescents to start smoking conventional tobacco products." http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/849875 20 comments science
- Greek Debt Crisis: Tragic Spike in Suicide Rates: 35% jump in suicide rates in a little less than 2 years http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/846904 13 comments worldnews
- PTSD Linked to Premature Aging, Specific Diseases http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/844376 4 comments science
- Rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders among first grade children in a representative middle-class community in the Midwest are substantially higher than most previous estimates for the general populations of the US, Europe, or Canada, according to results from a study published in Pediatrics. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/833885 15 comments science
- Japanese Women Fight "Maternity Harrassment" http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/832302?nlid=66445_2822&src=wnl_edit_medp_nurs&uac=195578hy&spon=24 3 comments worldnews
- Acetaminophen (e.g. Tylenol) + Alcohol = double the risk of kidney failure compared to either one taken alone http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/814484 3 comments science
- Experimental 'Alzheimer's' drug promising. Drug works by stimulating nicotine receptor in brain- also being investigated as treatment for schizophrenia http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/767741?src=rss 9 comments science
- Gleevec appears to halt disease progression for some cancer patients for as long as they continue taking it - but it almost always recurs if they stop http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/729359 4 comments science