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To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians

NPR Health

Some states are trying to make it easier for doctors trained in other countries to work in the U.S. Skeptics say other licensing and hiring barriers could hamper this effort.

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Episode 381 – RLR – Distention – Why?

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Title – Distention – why?

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After an Alzheimer's diagnosis, a new job gave a father 'dignity' and 'purpose'

NPR Health

When Paul Cotter's father began to show signs of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he lost job after job. Then a small local company offered him a role that helped rebuild his sense of purpose.

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Medical Music Mondays: MRSA Melody

PEMBlog

MRSA is the main cause of cutaneous abscesses. You treat them with incision and drainage. remember the lidocaine field block, and break up those locations with a hemostat. Packing isn’t necessary for most abscesses. Lyrics [verse] You know that what they say is true An abscess is infecting you MRSA deep within your skin Drain it with an incision [Chorus] Come on baby drain that pus MRSA infects all of us Lidocaine field blocks best friend Antibiotics in the end [Verse] You think you can ju

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When it comes to harassment, are federal judges above the law?

NPR Health

People who work for the federal court system don't have the same kinds of job protections that most other Americans do. A nearly year-long NPR investigation has found problems with the way the courts police sexual harassment and bullying.and a pervasive culture of fear about blowing the whistle. A warning to our listeners, this piece contains a description of sexual assault.

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ACI’s 3rd Annual Forum on Advanced Therapeutics

FDA Law Blog

The American Conference Institutes 3rd Annual Forum on Advanced Therapeutics is scheduled to take place from March 19-20, 2025, at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, MA. The conference will bring together industry leaders to explore evolving market trends, regulatory frameworks, and intellectual property strategies shaping the future of advanced therapeutics.

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Two patients navigate the new Alzheimer's drugs

NPR Health

There are now two fully approved drugs on the market that can, sometimes, slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Both have been shown to slow down the mental decline of Alzheimer's by more than 25%. But that's in a group of patientsan individual may do much better, or not be helped at all. NPR Science Correspondent Jon Hamilton has been talking to people who've taken these drugs.

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James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died

NPR Health

Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

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