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First-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine to treat opioid use.

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The first patients have been enrolled in a phase 1 randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to study a therapeutic vaccine for opioid use disorder developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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Women in STEM with Charlotte Owens

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After medical school and residency I decided to dedicate my life to women and specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology. I graduated with my BS in physiology and later attended the University of Michigan Medical School.

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Free High Blood Pressure Presentation

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He graduated from UCLA Medical School, but grew frustrated with “the system” which didn’t allow much for alternative remedies – even though he knew they were more effective with less side effects. pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult your physician.

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Genomics/Biobanks/Cohort Studies

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Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study

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Experts said the findings give more support to something that’s been advocated, but not commonly done by doctors and nurses: Checking patients’ blood pressure in both arms. And the greater the difference, the more those risks climb. “But I think it should be.” Christopher Clark, lead researcher on the new analysis.

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Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home

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Researchers looked at records from more than 1,400 COVID patients who were discharged from New York hospitals into care from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York — a large nonprofit home health agency. For others, it might be an alternative to being discharged to a skilled nursing facility or other institution.

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Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes

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. “I think a lot more work would need to be done before the SPLS is considered the new standard of care,” said Dr. Andrew Schoenfeld, an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston.