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VA Fast-Tracks Hiring to Address Critical Shortages
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VA Gets it Right on Suicide
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Climate change: Commentary in four dermatology journals calls for emergency action
Dermatology medical societies need to increase advocacy, the authors say.
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Dermatologists fear effects of Dobbs decision for patients on isotretinoin, methotrexate
The iPLEDGE work group has not yet issued any specific statements on the implications of the Dobbs decision on prescribing isotretinoin.
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The marked contrast in pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States
Over time Japan has the least cumulative deaths per capita of any major country in the world.
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A farewell to arms? Drug approvals based on single-arm trials can be flawed
Objective responses, not time-dependent survival outcomes, should be endpoints for single-arm trials, with results only used for conditional...
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Biden’s Cancer Moonshot turns its focus to early-detection blood tests
If these tests become standard, the oncology field will need to navigate a thicket of new challenges.
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How docs in firearm-friendly states talk gun safety
Some patients “bristle” when they’re asked about guns. Focusing on the “why” of the question can soften their response.
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Experts: EPA should assess risk of sunscreens’ UV filters
The assessment is urgently needed and the results should be shared with the Food and Drug Administration, the experts said.
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FDA acts against sales of unapproved mole and skin tag products on Amazon, other sites
Warning letters sent to three companies address possible violations from selling unapproved drugs for mole and skin tag removal.