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Madonna's ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsis

— Despite being life-threatening, sepsis can be easy to miss

A photo of Madonna in the press room at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards

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Doctor No-No's; Leaving Residency for Reality TV; Debunking COVID Misinfo

Healthcare social media content from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Jun 29, 2023
Setting Up Technology in Your Private Practice

Creating practice workflows means "you have to learn as you go," says Payal Kohli, MD

Jun 29, 2023
Lewis Capaldi's Tourette's Episode Shows Adults Can Be Diagnosed, Too

Tourette's is often diagnosed in childhood and symptoms abate with age, but not always

Jun 28, 2023
The Sanitization of the Mutter Museum

Medical exhibits caught in the crosshairs of reparation

Jun 28, 2023
Lewis Capaldi's Tourette's Episode Shows Adults Can Be Diagnosed, Too

Tourette's is often diagnosed in childhood and symptoms abate with age, but not always

The Sanitization of the Mutter Museum

Medical exhibits caught in the crosshairs of reparation

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Summer Reading List for Healthcare Professionals

Need a literary escape? Try these books

Jun 28, 2023
A photo of a pair of sunglasses laying on an open book.
One Doctor's Compound Interest Scorecard

What works and what doesn't work toward calculating high net worth

Jun 27, 2023
A photo of the compound interest equation written on a napkin next to an empty cup of coffee.
Unbelievable Surgeries That Changed Patients' Lives

YouTuber and physician Dr. Mike reacts to leg lengthening, a uterus transplant, and more

Jun 22, 2023
The YouTube thumbnail with Mikhail Varshavski, DO, a photo of conjoined children and the words: SKULL SEPARATION.
Bebe Rexha's Wound Care; 'The System Is Broken'; Finding Nemo in a Blood Drain

Healthcare social media content from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Jun 22, 2023
Social Break over a photo of a smartphone laying on a granite counter top
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When Celebrities Talk Mental Health on Social Media

Mental health experts discuss the impact opening up has on celebrities and their audiences

Jun 19, 2023
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A Dose of Dessert; How to Send a Hospital CEO Into a Coma; 'Okay' in the ER

Healthcare social media content from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Jun 15, 2023
Social Break over a photo of a smartphone laying on a granite counter top
How to Use the Placebo Effect to (Actually) Feel Better

Is placebo a viable treatment option?

Jun 15, 2023
The YouTube thumbnail with Rohin Francis, MBBS, holding a placebo pill with the words: LIFE CHANGING?
In Wake of Tori Bowie's Death, Doctor Warns Preeclampsia 'Spares No One'

"The most important thing is to make sure that women ... do not dismiss their own symptoms"

Jun 14, 2023
A photo of Tori Bowie after winning the 100 meter finale at the 2017 IAAF World Championships athletics.
Bard vs ChatGPT for Medical Care: Truth and 'Truthiness'

Will new technology create mistrust?

Jun 13, 2023
A photo of a person using Google Bard on a laptop.
Opinion
The State of Teen Mental Health

COVID, social media, and triggering events for American youths

Jun 13, 2023
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Doctors Taste-Test Hospital Food

YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, tries thickened coffee, chicken puree, and more

Jun 08, 2023
The YouTube thumbnail with Siobhan Deshauer, MD, her husband and the words: HOSPITAL FOOD
Wildfire Health Risks; An Rx for Love; Francis Collins' Graduation Serenade

Healthcare social media content from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Jun 08, 2023
Social Break over a photo of a smartphone laying on a granite counter top
Doctors Nominate the Most Important Organ

Which is your favorite?

Jun 02, 2023
The YouTube thumbnail with Mikhail Varshavski, DO and the word RECTUM
Is Berberine Really 'Nature's Ozempic'?

An obesity medicine specialist shares his insights on the new social media craze

Jun 02, 2023
A photo of a jar of berberine supplements.
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