Month: August 2019

NJOY Ace Source: NJOY E-cigarette giant Juul’s momentum is slowing as rivals woo customers with less expensive vapes and fruity flavors, according to the latest Nielsen data. Juul’s dollar share slipped slightly, down 0.3 percentage points to 71.4%, in the four weeks ended Aug. 10, according to Nielsen scanner data compiled by Cowen analyst Vivien
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The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has developed an evidence-based guideline for the treatment of patients with myelomeningocele. Executive summaries of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Pediatric Myelomeningocele were published today in Neurosurgery. Full text of the guidelines can also be found on cns.org. The burden of disease is
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The path to becoming a doctor is challenging. First college as a pre-med, then medical school, and finally residency. Which part is the most challenging? In this video we’ll go over each stage. Vlog channel: https://youtube.com/lifeofasurgeon Pre-med Roadmap to Med School Acceptance: https://medschoolinsiders.com/all-courses/ College vs Medical School: https://youtu.be/PgHotL0MOVM Med School vs Residency: https://youtu.be/3mFF8It-oG8 My Struggles
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Researchers are growing increasingly interested in the relationship between blood pressure and dementia. The most recent study investigates how patterns of change in blood pressure over the decades might influence risk. What can blood pressure fluctuations tell us about dementia risk? As the United States population ages, dementia incidence rises in tandem. Today, around 5
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SmileDirectClub, a direct-to-consumer teeth-straightening service, on Friday made its confidential IPO prospectus public. SmileDirectClub is one of many companies that have lined up to file to go public in 2019. The Nashville-based company, which aims to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SDC,” is hoping to raise up to $100 million
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This video is one in a series that explains the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. For more information, visit www.understandingsleep.org Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: https://goo.gl/4dwXyZ Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/GbrmQM Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/s1w4up Follow on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/04vRgY Website: https://hms.harvard.edu
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Dr. Edythe Strand, Emeritus Professor and Consultant, division of Speech Pathology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, discusses possible causes for speech delay, describes different types of speech problems and defines the term childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). For more information, visit: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/childhood-apraxia-of-speech/basics/definition/con-20031147?mc_id=us&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=sm&utm_content=video&utm_campaign=mayoclinic&geo=national&placementsite=enterprise&cauid=100504
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What is Zytiga? Zytiga is a brand-name prescription medication. It’s used to treat two types of prostate cancer: metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) metastatic high-risk castration-sensitive prostate cancer (CSPC) Metastatic means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Both of these cancers are considered advanced. The word “castration” refers to the lowering
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A team of researchers from Osaka University, in cooperation with the Institute for Clinical Research and medical institutes participating in the Kansai Molecular Diagnosis Network for CNS Tumors (KNBTG), conducted the largest-ever retrospective cohort study for Japanese patients with glioblastoma (GBM), proposing an underlying prognosis biomarker responsible for the survival difference between two cohorts: an
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After medical marijuana became legal in Massachusetts, cannabis-related poison control calls involving the commonwealth’s children and teenagers doubled, according to a public health investigation led by University of Massachusetts Amherst injury prevention researcher Jennifer Whitehill. The increase in calls to the Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention at Boston Children’s Hospital occurred despite legislative
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Note that some links may require subscriptions. The American Medical Association dropped out of a coalition fighting “Medicare for All,” preferring to focus on “practical solutions” to the U.S. healthcare crisis. (Politico) Ebola hit a previously unaffected region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters) The FDA approved entrectinib (Rozlytrek) for cancers with NTRK
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A new microscope technology allows us to see cells and tissues like we’ve never seen before. Find out more at https://hms.harvard.edu/news/boldly-go Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: https://goo.gl/4dwXyZ Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/GbrmQM Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/s1w4up Follow on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/04vRgY Website: https://hms.harvard.edu/
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