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Highlighting how locum tenens providers contribute to improving patient experiences and outcomes.

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The Rising Cancer Risk Among Younger Adults: What You Need to Know

The Rising Cancer Risk Among Younger Adults: What You Need to Know Cancer rates in young adults are rising at an alarming pace. Studies show that individuals born in the 1980s and 1990s face significantly higher risks of developing various types of cancer compared to previous generations. This blog explores the increasing cancer incidence in …

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How Diabetes Drugs Became Weight Loss Game Changers: The Semaglutide Evolution

How Diabetes Drugs Became Weight Loss Game Changers: The Semaglutide Evolution   Medications designed for one purpose often transform healthcare in unexpected ways. Semaglutide, originally developed to manage type 2 diabetes, has taken the medical world by storm by also becoming a groundbreaking tool in weight loss. At xLocums, we stay at the forefront of …

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Doctors manage psoriasis by considering it an immune-mediated inflammatory disease.

Doctors manage psoriasis by considering it an immune-mediated inflammatory disease.  Further suggesting that inflammation is at the root of this condition. Introduction: Connecting Psoriasis and Inflammation Psoriasis, often recognized for its visible impact on the skin, is increasingly understood as an immune-mediated inflammatory disease. This chronic condition stems from an overactive immune system, which mistakenly …

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Updated RSV Guidance Recommendations Due to Limited Supply of Drug

Updated RSV guidance recommendations due to limited supply of drug. RSV guidance recommendations from the CDC updated due to limited supply of drug antibody designed to protect infants from the sometimes fatal respiratory disease. The CDC has issued updated guidance for RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) due to a limited supply of monoclonal antibodies designed to …

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Physicians Know, but Patients Don’t: The Consequences of Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

Physicians know, but patients don’t the consequences of benzodiazepine withdrawal. Physicians know, but patients don’t – the consequences of benzodiazepine withdrawal from long term use.  Critical awareness needed for Xanax, Ativan, Versed, and Valium Critical awareness is needed for benzodiazepines like Xanax, Ativan, Versed, and Valium, especially as patients often don’t understand the risks of …

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Growing Scramble for Ozempic, Wegovy, & Other Weight Loss Drugs in the Gulf

Growing scramble for Ozempic, Wegovy, & to help a voiceless patient talk . A growing scramble for Ozempic, Wegovy, and weight loss drugs in the Gulf.  This new class and approach to weight loss has surged in popularity in the oil-rich Persian Gulf, leading to a need for greater regulation. This new class and approach …

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Surgeons Place Brain Implants to Help a Voiceless Patient Talk and Restore Communication

Surgeons Place Brain Implants to Help a Voiceless Patient Talk and Restore Communication Groundbreaking advancements in neurosurgery and technology are paving the way for patients to regain their voices. In a remarkable procedure, surgeons placed brain implants in a voiceless patient, enabling them to communicate again. This innovation highlights the intersection of cutting-edge medical science …

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