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Former President Jimmy Carter Leaves Hospital After Surgery for Broken Hip

• Former President Jimmy Carter Breaks Hip, Has Surgery
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• Step-by-Step Exercises for a Stronger Back

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Fracture Risk Tool Useful for Women on Aromatase Inhibitors

• Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases on the Rise
• Opioid Quantity Prescribed After Musculoskeletal Injury Tied to Prolonged Use
• CDC: Racial Disparity Seen With Lupus-Related Deaths

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April 2019 Briefing - Orthopedics

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Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery

The operating room is where, without doubt, many lives are saved and a multitude of destinies are altered. However, in today’s rapidly changing world, the number and complexity of surgical procedures are increasing dramatically. So is the number of surgical sub-specialties. The operating lists in…

The Wrongly Famous in Medical History

In medical history, there have been instances wherein, one gained “name” and “fame” for “describing” a particular condition or “performing” a procedure, when in fact, someone else had already described or performed that procedure. Some conditions have been wrongly named after individuals…

Massive Recall of Tylenol in USA, UAE and Fiji

Johnson and Johnson is extending the voluntary recall of certain lots of OTC products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Fiji. This includes Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph’s aspirin.

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RE: Investigational Topical Minocycline Gel for Acne Advances to Phase III Development

Great articles. learnt a lot from it.

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