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'Safe To Be Me' LGBT conference cancelled after boycott

Over 100 LGBT+ groups had vowed to boycott the "Safe To Be Me" event over the government's stance on conversion therapy.

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Pregnant women to receive life-saving pre-eclampsia check

The test gives an early warning of a condition that can be fatal for the mother and baby, new guidelines say.

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Governor DeSantis pushes a bill that protects doctors’ free speech

Governor DeSantis is supporting a bill that would prohibit hospitals from taking medical licenses from physicians who speak out on issues like COVID-19.

What do nurses fear lately on the job? These responses are heavy, but worth the read

Did you have any idea just how many health care workers are nervous about a physical attack on the job?

What do nurses wish you knew about COVID-19? These answers should be required reading.

Just last week, we asked: If you’re a health care worker, what are you seeing lately on the job?

Spain doctors win suit for lack of protection from COVID-19

Spain’s medical community has scored a victory after a court ordered that a regional government compensate doctors with up to 49,000 euros ($56,000) for having to work without personal protection suits during the devastating early months of the pandemic

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Share: Doctors and nurses, what are you experiencing lately on the job?

Does it still seem like the COVID-19 pandemic just started, or do you feel like we’ve been dealing with this reality for ages?

Got a cold? Get a COVID-19 test. University of Chicago expert explains the do’s and don’ts of testing during omicron.

A guide to COVID-19 testing during the omicron surge, including when to get a COVID test (anytime you have cold symptoms) and when you can rely on home test kits, and when you have to stand in line for a PCR test.

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Long Covid: 'I have to choose between walking and talking'

People say their lives have been ruined by long Covid, amid fears the number of sufferers is rising.

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Covid: No vaccine passport expansion in Scotland and new advice in Northern Ireland

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening.

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Bosnian doctors brace for new wave as virus rages in region

Doctors in Bosnia are bracing for a new wave of the coronavirus in the Balkan nation, which has a low vaccination rate and has been among the hardest hit countries in Europe earlier in the pandemic

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Will complacency damage Covid booster rollout?

Millions of over-50s and others have had a third jab - but could they have been rolled out more quickly?

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Reversal on Daily Aspirin Shows Medicine’s Weak Spot

When doctors recommend untested remedies to healthy patients, they sometimes get the “better safe than sorry” equation mixed up.

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Will Doctors Who Spread Misinformation Ever Be Stopped?

In July, the Federation of State Medical Boards warned that doctors could be punished for spreading COVID misinformation.

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Will Doctors Who Spread Misinformation Ever Be Stopped?

In July, the Federation of State Medical Boards warned that doctors could be punished for spreading COVID misinformation.

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Doctors Urge Americans To Get Vaccinated As Flu Season Nears

Doctors say it's safe to get the COVID vaccine and flu shot at the same time.

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KGTV: Should Americans Skip Labor Day Travel?

Doctors told our sister station that COVID cases are likely to spike after Labor Day.

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WXYZ: Michigan Hospitals Brace For A Fall COVID Surge

Doctors across the country are urging people to get vaccinated to help stop the spread of COVID variants.

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WFTS: Pediatric COVID Cases Keep Climbing In Florida

Doctors urge parents to vaccinate their kids as soon as they're able to.

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KGTV: Why Are Winter Illnesses Spiking Early This Year?

Doctors says they're treating more cases of the common cold, flue and RSV in kids.

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Doctors Stress The Importance Of Annual Physicals For Kids

Physical exams can detect health conditions early on.

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WFTS: Doctor Urges COVID Tests For Students

Doctors recommend tests for kids even if they only have mild symptoms.

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WFTS: Doctor Urges COVID Tests For Students

Doctors recommend tests for kids even if they only have mild symptoms.

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Jacksonville-area physicians field questions about COVID vaccines

Doctors on Monday night took time to answer the questions of News4Jax viewers and address any concerns they might have had about getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

As Coastal Georgia hospitals fill with COVID patients, doctors urge vaccinations

With hospital capacities in Camden and Ware counties listed as severe and others that aren’t full seeing the highest level of COVID-19 patients since the pandemic began, doctors and nurses from across Southeast Georgia gathered Monday to help people understand the “gravity of the situation.”

KSTU: Utah's ICUs Are Filling Back Up Fast

Local doctors continue to urge vaccines as more COVID-19 patients require intense care.

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KSTU: Utah's ICUs Are Filling Back Up Fast

Local doctors continue to urge vaccines as more COVID-19 patients require intense care.

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Doctors Work To Make PTSD Treatment Shot More Widely Available

One veteran says the shot, called a stellate ganglion block, helped relieve his post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

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WXYZ: Tracking Michigan's Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases

Michigan doctors say they're admitting more and more unvaccinated people into hospitals.

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WXYZ: Michigan Doctors Push Vaccines As Delta Variant Spreads

Doctors say current COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the Delta variant.

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WXYZ: Michigan Doctors Push Vaccines As Delta Variant Spreads

Doctors say current COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the Delta variant.

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WLEX: Mask Debate In Schools Continues As COVID Cases Spike

Doctors say more and more kids and teens are testing positive for COVID-19.

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WCPO: Vaccinated Ohio Couple Contracts COVID-19 While On Vacation

Doctors told the couple their symptoms are consistent with the Delta strain.

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'My window visit helped save my son’s life after kidney failure'

Luke Horne was self-isolating because he thought he had Covid - but his dad spotted something else was wrong.

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WKBW: Doctors Debunk Myths About COVID-19 Immunity

Doctors say those who've had COVID-19 still need to get vaccinated.

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Return visits to hospital for additional care were common for many early COVID-19 patients as the disease’s impact lingered, new study finds

A Northwestern Medicine study, published Friday in a peer-reviewed science journal that focuses on aging, found that more than 20% of the surviving COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the hospital during the first month of the pandemic returned to the hospital within four months.

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Return visits to hospital for additional care were common for many early COVID-19 patients as the disease’s impact lingered, new study finds

A Northwestern Medicine study, published Friday in a peer-reviewed science journal that focuses on aging, found that more than 20% of the surviving COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the hospital during the first month of the pandemic returned to the hospital within four months.

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Chicago area health systems hope to start vaccinating kids ages 12 to 15 Thursday

Chicago area health systems hope to start vaccinating kids ages 12 to 15 Thursday

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In Argentina, doctors adapt as COVID-19 strains hospitals

Many doctors in Argentina have become experts at intubation during the current outbreak of coronavirus cases that has filled clinics in Buenos Aires and nearby towns with patients

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KMGH: Colorado Woman Details Reaction To The J&J COVID Shot

Doctors found clots in her lungs and brain.

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Chicago makes plans for first mass vaccination sites as health care workers outside hospitals are slated for shots

“That would be doctors’ offices and COVID testing sites that are at higher risk for COVID,” she said. “We’re looking at which sites are doing a lot of COVID testing, where are we seeing a lot of positive tests, where do we see a lot of deaths?”

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How COVID-19 may impact people with diabetes

More than 30 million people have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Doctors want to make sure those who have the disease are taking precautions because they may face more severe illness if they contract COVID-19. Lansang said while it is not clear that those with diabetes are necessarily at greater risk for contracting COVID-19, uncontrolled diabetes weakens the immune system and may lead to complications and a more difficult recovery. But, it all depends how well someone manages their diabetes and if they have any other underlying health issues. She adds, once a vaccine for COVID-19 is made available to the public, those with diabetes should consider getting it since they are considered more vulnerable.

First responders feeding first responders: Doctors feed officers on Thanksgiving

“We’re going to all the different zones in Duval County then from there we’re going to clay county and then ending up in Saint Johns County,” Dr. Saman Soleymani, Avecina Medical, said. Dr. Soleymani said his team is feeding nearly 600 officers in Duval, Clay and St. Johns Counties from 911 dispatch officers, to prison officers and those patrolling the streets. Dr. Soleymani and his team stopped at substation throughout the counties to drop off the hot meals. Soleimani and Dr. Modell at Avecina Medical are amazing,” Zona said. “They risk their lives to protect us and this is a way for us to thank them,” said Dr. Soleymani.

The Latest: Doctor says Trump 'not yet out of the woods'

The Latest: Doctor says Trump 'not yet out of the woods'Published: October 3, 2020, 10:12 pmPresident Donald Trump’s main doctor says in a health update that the medical team treating the president is “cautiously optimistic,” but also notes that the president is “not yet out of the woods.”

Physicians write letter requesting masks, social distancing at Republican National Convention

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – There is opposition against the Republican National Convention coming to Jacksonville in two months. Nearly 200 physicians, who are mostly from northeast Florida, wrote a letter to Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council requesting masks and social distancing at the RNC in August. The letter said it’s estimated more than 40,000 people from all over the country will attend the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena. The nearly 200 physicians who signed the letter said the Republican National Convention should be postponed. Once we do receive a copy of this letter, we will give it consideration as we do any communication that we receive.”

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How to get the most out of every medical visit -- especially now

But regardless of whether you’ve felt sick these past few months, safe to say, you always want to get the most out of every medical appointment. Here are some tips you can use to make every medical appointment as valuable as possible. Consider a video visit. Medical offices can be overwhelmed by patients, especially lately, so if your symptoms are mild, consider a video visit to discuss your concerns and get some health recommendations. And when you choose a video visit, you will not have to drive to the office, or even get out of bed.

CDC will alert doctors to look out for syndrome in children that could be related to coronavirus

An informal panel of pediatricians organized by Boston Children's Hospital have dubbed the mysterious illness "Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Potentially Associated with COVID-19." Doctors will be asked to report cases to state and local health departments so that the CDC can learn about the syndrome. And Boston Children's Hospital spokeswoman Erin Tornatore told CNN Tuesday two children with the syndrome were hospitalized there, but neither was in intensive care. Dr. Jeffrey Burns, chief of critical care medicine at Boston Children's Hospital, coordinates the panel. Some children have only needed supportive care,” Boston Children’s Hospital said on its website.

Doctors treating coronavirus say they're doing their best, "but it feels like wartime"

Doctors treating coronavirus say they're doing their best, "but it feels like wartime" Scott Pelley reports from hospitals in New York City, the new epicenter for COVID-19. Doctors describe how some patients with the disease can deteriorate suddenly and require lifesaving intensive care.

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Doctors, children among victims in Syria hospital bombing

A new airstrike in Syria hit a hospital and reportedly killed more than two dozen people. Dramatic video shows victims being pulled from the rubble and the frantic search for survivors. Doctors Without Borders says its hospital in a rebel-held part of Aleppo was destroyed. Holly Williams reports from Istanbul.

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Doctors losing licenses amid opioid epidemic

Dozens of medical nonprofit groups pleaded with hospital regulators to tighten national rules for prescribing painkillers because of a growing opioid epidemic. In West Virginia, seven doctors have lost their licenses after the state started a crackdown on the drug. Jim Axelrod has more.

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CDC urges doctors to back off opioid painkiller prescriptions

Doctors have new, first-ever guidelines for prescribing powerful opioid painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants doctors to back off giving the highly-addictive drugs to patients with chronic pain. The director said over-prescribing these medications is a "key driver" of the country’s drug overdose epidemic. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the guidelines.

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Whistleblower: Phoenix VA still doesn't have enough doctors

More than a year after problems at the Phoenix VA hospital were exposed, they still have not been fixed. As Mireya Villarreal reports, a government report describes long waits for veterans' treatment.

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What doctors aren't telling new moms about their babies

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics finds many new mothers are not getting the best medical guidance about how to take care of their newborns. Danielle Nottingham reports.

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Doctors separate conjoined twins in historic operation

Six-month-old Haitian infants Marian and Michelle Bernard were born joined at the abdomen. This week, a Haitian-American doctor separated them, in the first operation of its kind for the country. The doctor, Henri Ford, had left Haiti in 1972, but returned after the 2010 earthquake to help rebuild his home country. Dr. Jon LaPook tells this triumphant story.

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Doctors warn about rapidly spreading dog flu

A new strain of dog flu has killed six dogs and sickened more than 1,000 in four Midwestern states. There is currently no vaccine for the H3N2 strain. Dean Reynolds reports from Chicago.

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Doctors in Liberia battle Ebola -- and misinformation

Doctors in Liberia battle Ebola -- and misinformation People living in Liberia have seen the ravages of Ebola all around them and have a healthy fear for the virus. As a result, doctors and health care workers battling the disease are often stigmatized by those they're trying to protect. Debora Patta reports.

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Are doctors prepared to handle Ebola?

Are doctors prepared to handle Ebola? Dr. LaPook explains to Scott Pelley how doctors in your town are prepping to handle possible cases of Ebola.

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Feds crack down on physician-owned companies

Feds crack down on physician-owned companies A "CBS This Morning" investigation showed that some doctors are getting a cut of the profits for the hardware they put in patients. Now, federal prosecutors are cracking down on physicians with ownership stakes in medical device companies. Jeff Glor reports.

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Doctors don't want drastic end-of-life medical interventions

Doctors don't want drastic end-of-life medical interventions A new study finds 88 percent of doctors would choose to have a do-not-resuscitate order when they're facing terminal illness. What about other patients and families facing this painful decision? CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook spoke with palliative care and geriatric medicine specialist Dr. Nathan Goldstein of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

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The Best Doctors in America

The Best Doctors in America When doctors told author Greg Smith he had inoperable brain cancer and only three months to live, he decided to write "Best Doctors," a guide to the nation's most capable physicians. Morley Safer reports.

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