After Harvard resigned, students and doctors thought about medical school rankings.

Published Date: 22 Apr 2023

The US News and World Report rankings, once the benchmark by which students evaluated medical schools, have recently begun to lose some of their sway. The value of a school can be evaluated in various ways, according to medical students.

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A single dose of tirzepatide was followed by persistent vomiting and severe high-anion-gap acidosis in a nondiabetic woman, highlighting a rare safety concern.

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Patients with IBD face similar risk for cancer whether treated with TNF antagonists, vedolizumab, anti-interleukins, or JAK inhibitors, with overall incidence remaining low across all therapy classes.

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