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Med Students to Get Vaccine After General Population, Cacti, Humpback Whales

GomerBlog

ATLANTA, GA – Commenting their status as backline healthcare workers, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has recommended medical students get vaccinated against COVID-19, but only after the general population, cacti, several species of toads, and humpback whales do so first.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Additionally, by buying smart toothbrushes from companies like Procter & Gamble and Philips Oral Healthcare you agree to their privacy policies that enable them to share your data with third parties. As the technology is set to become an integral part of healthcare practice, it will also become incorporated into dental labs.

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Unexpected Praise for Direct Pay Practices from Dr. Vonnegut – A Book Review

Noreta Family Medicine

Vonnegut’s book took me on an entertaining and insightful journey, ranging from very short and hilarious tales of his interactions with his pediatric patients and their parents, to longer chapters where he laments both the disappearance of private practice primary care offices and the loss of physician control in the healthcare system.

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A Side-by-Side Look: COVID-19 Vaccines vs. Super Mario Invincibility Star

GomerBlog

TARGET POPULATION: Not medical students. The COVID-19 vaccines do not come with a musical theme, something which has drawn the ire of healthcare personnel and gamers alike. An Invincibility Star is reserved only for Mario, maybe Luigi. BACKGROUND MUSIC: The Invincibility Star is accompanied with a musical theme.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

And our next guest is Amy Linsky, who’s a physician and researcher at the VA Boston Healthcare System and associate professor at Boston University University. Alex 13:34 MSTAR medical students in aging research apply now. I think the application medications are due soon, Eric. Emily, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

First, we’ve invited Jerry Gurwitz to talk about his recently published article in JAMA titled The Paradoxical Decline of Geriatric Medicine as a Profession (while it’s not the most upbeat title for the future of geriatrics, Jerry sees it as a call to action). I was going to start off by asking Jerry about why he wrote the JAMA article.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

So in preparation for this, I read a couple articles about social work leadership in palliative care. And the title of his article is, does culture of modern day palliative care social work leave room for leadership, where he interviewed six leaders in palliative care, five or six for social workers. Eric: All right, Barbara.

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