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Global Suicides; Drug Overdose Deaths Drop; Keto Diet for Bipolar Disorder?

(MedPage Today) -- In 2021, 746,000 individuals died by suicide globally, including 519,000 males and 227,000 females.

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On-Scene Surgery for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: When Is It Futile?

(MedPage Today) -- The experience of London's unique physician-paramedic model shed light on the limits of prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA), based on reco

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Propranolol Can Reduce Sedative Use in Ventilated ICU Patients

(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Enteral propranolol eased the need for sedatives in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, a randomized trial conducted during the pandemic found.

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Utah poised to become the first state to ban fluoride from water systems

Bill pushed through by Republicans awaits governor’s signature to outlaw addition of mineral to waterUtah is poised to become the first state to ban fluoride from its water systems with a bill now b

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Widows, don’t give up on finding love again | Brief letters

Older dating | John Prescott | British universities | Daydreaming at six | Bladder clockDon’t ever despair of finding a loving partner in older age (Letters, 23 February). I was widowed at 73.

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STAT+: Medicare Advantage enrollment growth slows drastically

Enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grew just 3.1%, below projections from Wall Street or the government.

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My $30,000 health insurance claim was denied. Then I tweeted about it

Public shaming works – but it’s also a sign of how broken the appeals process is in the US health insurance industryIn December 2016, I was hospitalized with severe electrolyte abnormalities that

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Will They Come for PubMed Next?

(MedPage Today) -- PubMed is the backbone of biomedical research in the U.S. That's not an exaggeration.

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Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say

At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.

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Teens Speak Out After Gender Surgery Pause; Sepsis Rate Jumps Following Abortion Ban

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.

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