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Doctors Slam NRA’s Directive to ‘Stay in Their Lane’ After Chicago Hospital Shooting

‘Every shooting is a preventable cause of death’

Source: time.com/5460036/this-is-our-lane-doctors-guns/

The good and bad: E-cigarettes may help some patients quit smoking but could be gateway for teens to smoke | FierceHealthcare

The jury is still out when it comes to how doctors feel about electronic cigarettes, but most say they cause more harm than good. U.S. physicians do see benefits, in that e-cigarettes or vaping may help patients quit smoking. But on the other hand, doctors say e-cigarettes may get a new generation addicted to nicotine as their popularity grows with teens.

Source: www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/doctors-e-cigarettes-vaping-sermo-poll

Doctors are standing up to NRA officials telling them to “stay in their lane”

Doctors aren’t going to stay quiet after an NRA tweet told them to “stay in their lane”

Source: www.salon.com/2018/11/11/doctors-are-standing-up-to-nra-officials-telling-them-to-stay-in-their-lane

Why doctors are taking on the NRA with ThisIsOurLane campaign

Physicians are pushing back on social media after the National Rifle Association of America said “self-important anti-gun doctors” should “stay in their lane.”

Source: beta.ctvnews.ca/national/world/2018/11/13/1_4175507.amp.html

Redefining Medical Necessity – PM360

Source: www.pm360online.com/redefining-medical-necessity/

What is Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)?

Vitamin B5, also called pantothenic acid and pantothenate, is vital to living a healthy life. Like all B vitamins, it helps the body turn food into energy.

Source: www.livescience.com/51640-b5-pantothenic-acid.html

Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Buffett vs US healthcare

Source: https://www.alvexo.com/blog/business/amazon-jpmorgan-chase-buffett-vs-us-healthcare/

What doctors want from health care reform

Nearly every major medical group believes the GOP’s latest “repeal and replace” of Obamacare would have only made healthcare worse for America. But what do doctors want instead?

Source: www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/health/doctors-health-care-reform/index.html

‘The worst pain a woman can have’: ER doctors misdiagnosed my twisted ovary

The wife of “Big Bang Theory” actor Wil Wheaton says a female ER doctor could have saved her days of pain with an earlier diagnosis of ovarian torsion.

Source: www.today.com/health/anne-wheaton-er-doctors-misdiagnosed-my-twisted-ovary-t113173

Doctors Respond: Where Should Patients Receive their Flu shots? – InCrowd

This week we are getting an opportunity for a unique perspective from physician and author Dr. Linda Girgis. Using our microsurvey technology InCrowd surveyed some of our primary care and pediatric physicians to get their perspective on flu vaccine trends. We’ve asked Dr. Girgis to review our research data and be our guest blogger on …

Source: incrowdnow.com/marketing/doctors-respond-where-should-patients-receive-their-flu-shots-2-mirror/