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Try out new fun Wordosis game made of only medical/health words! https://t.co/2rL390Ytfp
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🚨PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REFORM🚨

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Suzanne Somers’ Legacy Tainted by Celebrity Medical Misinformation - KFF Health News https://t.co/HlimjCmj6U

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Want to "green" your healthcare facility? It's OK to start small, experts say. @Parkland @MSKCancerCenter https://t.co/IEpp6HVula

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EXCLUSIVE: @CherClarHealth exposes clinics that push insulin infusions for everything from Parkinson's to Crohn's to gout to macular degeneration - without any scientific evidence for doing so. Our latest @medpagetoday investigation: https://t.co/pklySDcz9D

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Great story on this actual thing that is bed rotting by @SophNaama with insights from the brilliant @drjessigold https://t.co/E2l7gCA0XA

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Not at the @AmerMedicalAssn meeting? Don't worry; we've got the coverage! #AMAhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ama/104948 #AMAmtg

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Tips on improving #primarycare in the U.S. from @IshaniG @DarilynMoyer @DrKamLeigh @CKollerMilbank https://t.co/Jd74P6vqX2
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When one healthcare system was affected by a ransomware attack, two neighboring emergency departments felt the impact, researchers from @UCSDHealth reported in @JAMANetworkOpen.

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19 states have restricted access to gender-affirming care, either via legislative ban or some other policy action. @medpagetoday is keeping track with this interactive map that will be updated as new laws come online: https://t.co/BnQmvxUcwX

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#MetGala? More like... Med Gala.

2023 Met Gala looks as medical specialties. A thread. 🧵 #MedTwitter

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Starting in 10 minutes! Join @meganranney and @jeremyfaust over on our IG: https://t.co/nr2ziwdLBk

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Legal observers are raising the possibility that the Texas #mifepristone (#Mifeprex) case could have repercussions beyond that single drug.

"That possibility should have all of us very concerned." #MedTwitter @MedPagePolicy
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House Republican Argues Against #FDABudget Increase
— Problems demand "strong leadership," not more money, says Rep. Andy Harris https://t.co/zZ5eiCWmYk
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House Lawmakers Squabble Over HHS Budget
— Republicans slam increased Title X funding, question funding of transgender surgery https://t.co/LwwvR30HyX
by @shannonfirth @medpagetoday #MedTwitter

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Today at 4:30 PM ET 🚨👉Will we see you there?!

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Senators Press Moderna's CEO to Drop COVID Vaccine Price - Added complexity, uncertain volume, and new responsibilities justify costs, chief executive says https://t.co/2o9qoR5Lle
By @shannonfirth @medpagetoday

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Congrats @SophNaama!!

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Announcing the finalists for the 2023 NIHCM Awards in Journalism & Research! https://t.co/QKU0Q86Y9R
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Obesity Tied to Density of Food Stores Carrying Less Healthy Options, Report Finds
— Link between obesity and unhealthy food establishments holds in both rural and non-rural areas
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What we heard this week at @MedPageToday 🧵

"Let's finish the job. Ban assault weapons; ban them again." -- @POTUS during a speech on reducing #gunviolence in the U.S.

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