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Re: If Any Drug Tested on HEK-293 Is Immoral, Goodbye Modern Medicine | Matthew Schneider
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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Additional Action to Protect America’s Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 | CMS

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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Don’t Be a Schmuck. Put on a Mask. – The Atlantic

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Don’t Be a Schmuck. Put on a Mask.

August 15, 2021 dashephe

Generations of Americans made incredible sacrifices, and we’re going to throw fits about putting a mask over our mouth and nose? https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/schwarzenegger-schmuck-mask-vaccines/619746/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Is COVID Eradication a Pipe Dream?

August 12, 2021 dashephe

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Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Noncritically Ill Patients with Covid-19 | NEJM

August 11, 2021 dashephe

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2105911

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Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant | NEJM

August 11, 2021 dashephe

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2108891?query=recirc_mostViewed_railB_article

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modeling covid testing strategies in nursing homes

August 11, 2021 dashephe

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AMDA stance on Aducanamab

August 5, 2021 dashephe

AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is compelled to comment on therecent approval of the controversial parenteral Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) medication, aducanumab.After considering the evidence, we…

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Increase in 2021 RSV, HPIV cases

August 5, 2021 dashephe

National and statewide circulation of respiratory viruses other than influenza and SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are above normal transmission levels, particularly human parainfluenza virus 3 (HPIV-3) and respiratory…

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The Health Facilities Community Blog: Universal masking required for all residential care facilities

August 4, 2021 dashephe

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