Quizzes > Weekly News Quiz — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff May 13, 2023 The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up …
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TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include falls and mortality, orphan …
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Graduation day. A moment of shear elation. I’ve been there. Years of medical school. Scut work. Rotations. Cadaver labs. Foreign smells. Short white coats. Board exams. And now, the students are done (with the med school part, anyway). But then they must face: The loans. God, the loans. They have just invested in a business …
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Tirzepatide (Mounjaro), perhaps with a new brand name, will likely join semaglutide (Wegovy) by year’s end as an approved weight-loss treatment for people with obesity or overweight and at least one weight-related medical problem. Tirzepatide is currently only approved for diabetes but is prescribed off-label for weight loss. More potent than semaglutide, which is also …
NEW MENU ITEMS at Starbucks tend to make a splash online. But one addition to their new summer menu has people going through all kinds of emotions: Confusion, uncontrollable laughter, and even outrage. Would could be getting people this riled up? The seemingly innocent Bumblebee Cake Pop. And it’s not even its taste that has …
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Paul Walker’s daughter Meadow has confirmed she will cameo in the upcoming Fast X, as the film pays tribute to her late father. On Instagram, Meadow shared an image of herself in the film, while describing how much it meant to her to be able to honour her father’s legacy. “The first Fast was released …
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It was a big night for country star Lainey Wilson at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11. Not only did the singer take home the awards for Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year with her latest record Bell Bottom Country, as well as two joint wins for …
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Netflix’s new Regency romance spin-off series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story takes a step away from the love lives of the Bridgerton family and focuses instead on the backstory of one of Bridgerton‘s most interesting side characters, the Queen herself, chronicling her and King George’s courtship and their ascent to the throne. Played by Corey …
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May brings with it a host of Memorial Day deals, and while we’re still a couple weeks away from the official holiday weekend, the sales are already here. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your home gym equipment or a pick up a new TV for summer screenings, Memorial Day is one of the best times …
Alcohol often goes hand in hand with socializing. There’s the tailgate before the big game. Holiday parties. A champagne toast at a wedding. A mimosa at brunch with friends. But there are lots of reasons why you might not drink — at least, not this time. Or maybe ever. Perhaps you’re pregnant or need to avoid alcohol for …