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A happy [[Juneteenth]], [[Canada Day]], and [[Independence Day (United States)|July 4th]] to all. During tumultuous times, at least the newsletter returns. The newsletter remains experimental; if you have ideas, suggestions, or criticisms, please post them at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine/Newsletter]]. With that, here's what is happening this month:
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{{icon|GA}} [[Mary Carson Breckinridge]] <small>nom. {{U|JECason}}, reviewed by {{U|1namesake1}}</small><br>
{{icon|GA}} [[Complete blood count]] <small>nom. {{U|Spicy}}, reviewed by {{U|Tom (LT)}}</small><br>
{{icon|GA}} [[Joseph Ray Watkins]] <small>nom. {{U|Doug Coldwell}}, reviewed by {{U|Ajpolino}}</small><br>
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{{icon|FAR}} [[Huntington's disease]] <small>is a [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_review#Huntington's_disease|Featured article removal candidate]]</small><br>
{{icon|FAR}} [[DNA repair]] <small>nom. for [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_review#DNA_repair|FAR]]; some medical info needs checking</small><br>
{{icon|GAN}} [[Prostate]] <small>nom. {{U|Tom (LT)}}</small><br>
{{icon|GAN}} [[Niacin]] <small>nom. {{U|David notMD}}, under review by {{U|Ajpolino}}</small><br>
{{icon|GAN}} [[Willis J. Potts]] <small>nom. {{U|Larry Hockett}}</small><br>
{{icon|GAN}} [[Pantothenic acid]] <small>nom. {{U|David notMD}}, under review by {{U|HaEr48}}</small><br>
{{icon|GAN}} [[Dimple]] <small>nom. {{U|MonkeyStolen234}}</small><br>
{{icon|GAN}} [[Atul Gawande]] <small>nom. {{U|Vrrajkum}}, under review by {{U|BennyOnTheLoose}}</small><br>
{{icon|GAN}} [[Buruli ulcer]] <small>nom. {{U|Ajpolino}}</small><br>
{{icon|GAN}} [[Louise Bourgeois Boursier]] <small> nom. {{U|Doug Coldwell}}</small>
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<big><strong>News from around the site</strong></big>
*Calling all reviewers! A rush of [[WP:GAN|good article nominations]] has filled the [[WP:GAN#MED]] queue. Anyone can review a nomination against the [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|good article criteria]]; see the instructions [[Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations/Instructions#Reviewing|here]] for details. If you have questions about reviewing or would like some supervision as you get started, feel free to post at [[WT:GAN]] or [[User talk:Ajpolino|my talk page]]. Happy reviewing!
*The arbitration committee is hosting [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC|a large anti-harrassment RfC]]. Feedback from a broad swath of the community would be helpful.

<strong><big>Discussions of interest</big></strong>
*A question regarding incorporating machine-readable disease codes into more medical articles is still ongoing at [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Populate_medical_resources_in_disease_articles_with_information_from_curated_sources|at VPP]]
*More eyes are needed to review some class-created medical pages; list at [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Medicine#List]].

<small>For a list of ongoing discussions in WP:MED-tagged articles, see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Discussions]]</small>
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<small>Also, a reminder to see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine/Tools#Article_Alerts|Article Alerts]] for a list of medicine-related AfDs, CfDs, merge discussions, and more!</small>

<big><strong>Let's hook some new editors</strong></big>
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[[Image:Roger Moore The Alaskans 1959.JPG|thumb|right|An experienced user (right) entices a new user to contribute productively. The new user remains unaware of the hook embedded within until it's too late.]]
According to at least [[Wikipedia:Time_Between_Edits|one metric]] (scroll to the bottom of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-05-31/News_and_notes|this signpost article]] for a brief explanation) total edit levels are higher than they've been in a decade. By [https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org/contributing/edits/normal|bar|all|~total|monthly another metric] they've at least substantially spiked over the last few months. The encyclopedia, and of course WikiProject Medicine, can only survive if we continue to rope in new editors to fill in for us as we lose the time, interest, or ability to improve the encyclopedia. We all know that this work can be time-consuming and frustrating, but hopefully we can put aside our frustrations to help guide and recruit the talent that will ensure the project's continued success. 

This may be a good time to remind yourself of the Wikipedia introduction pages, which have recently been improved. [[Help:Introduction]] provides a streamlined starting point, while [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia]] provides a more comprehensive reference guide. The [[Wikipedia:Teahouse]] remains unnaturally quick at responding to questions, and is always a good place to direct new editors. The classic {{tlx|Welcome}} template has recently received a trimming, plus a few WikiProject Medicine-specific welcome templates are available at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine/Resources#Templates]]. When in doubt, you can always point an unsure user to [[WT:MED]] and we can all try to lend a hand. If you come across introductory resources that remain unclear, outdated, or conflicting please post at [[Wikipedia talk:Welcoming committee]] to bring it to the attention of interested editors.

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