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Trial shows some relief for long COVID fatigue, researchers say
It was one of the first randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial for a possible treatment for long COVID.
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Severe COVID-19 linked to new diabetes diagnoses
Both men and women who had severe cases were at the highest risk.
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Dried blood spot test validated for HIV, hep B, and hep C
“This method is particularly useful in high-risk settings such as homeless shelters, drug rehabilitation centers, and prisons, where ... it can be...
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CMS inpatient payment rule for 2024: Key takeaways
Many of the changes centered around improving health equity and quality as well as alleviating rural clinician shortages.
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CDC backs FDA’s call for second COVID booster for those at high risk
The agency is following the recommendations made by its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
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Infographic: Is your compensation rising as fast as your peers?
Did doctors’ salaries continue their zesty postpandemic rise in 2022?
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Physicians may retire en masse soon. What does that mean for medicine?
“It’s a significant concern in terms of whether we have an adequate supply of physicians in the U.S. to meet our nation’s medical care needs....
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Sleep disturbances linked to post-COVID dyspnea
Sleep disturbance after COVID hospitalization was associated with dyspnea and lower lung function.
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Perinatal HIV nearly eradicated in U.S.
Just 32 children in the country were diagnosed in 2019, compared with twice as many in 2010.
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New variant jumps to second place on COVID list
Arcturus is more transmissible but not more dangerous than recent chart-topping strains, experts say.
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As COVID tracking wanes, are we letting our guard down too soon?
Along with the tracking sites, masking and social distancing mandates have mostly disappeared.