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N.Y. and Colorado Ask Former Health Care Workers to Return to Workforce
Includes those working in another occupation, retired with medical license that is still active, can be reactivated
Author Conflicts of Interest May Influence Cannabidiol Conclusions
Supportive conclusions seen in more studies with versus without CBD-related industry funding
Amid Increased COVID-19 Fears, U.S. Extends Ban on Foreign Travel
Meanwhile, President Trump's coronavirus test comes back negative
Phone App Helps Cut Pain, Aid Functioning With Osteoarthritis
Findings seen in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis participating for either 24 or 48 weeks
All-Cause Mortality Up in Female Domestic Abuse Survivors
Risk for mortality 44 percent higher compared with general population
Health Coaches Improve Inhaler Use in COPD Patients
Significant improvements in inhaler adherence, technique seen for low-income patients
Factors ID’d in Quitting Smoking for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Being new to rheumatology care, treated at rural community health system up likelihood of quitting smoking
Hep C Testing, Treatment Rates Low at Federally Qualified Health Centers
Only 15 percent of individuals with identified opioid use disorder were tested for hepatitis C virus
Evidence Points to GI Infection by SARS-CoV-2
Viral host receptor ACE2 stained positive mainly in cytoplasm of gastrointestinal epithelial cells
Function, Cognition, Psych Well-Being Linked to Postop Death
Risk for one-year mortality rises with increasing risk factors among older adults undergoing major surgery