Hepatology
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Best HCV Value? Screen All Baby Boomers, Treat All Infections
Key clinical point: Screening adults born in 1945-1965 and treating all who have HCV with oral anti-HCV regimens is most cost effective. Major...
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VIDEO: Most Baby Boomers Didn’t Know Their Hep C Status
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Drug Combination Successful in Hepatitis C Plus HIV
Key clinical point: Hepatitis C can be treated successfully in patients with HIV using ledipasvir and sofosbuvir. Major finding: Ledipasvir plus...
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Achieving Sustained Response Key to Successful HCV Treatment
Key clinical point: Achieving a sustained virologic response to hepatitis C treatment improved long-term outcomes. Major finding: Achieving a...
CE/CME
Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: Bane of Baby Boomers
Although accreditation for this CE/CME activity has expired, and the posttest is no longer available, you can still read the full article.
Clinical Review
Statin Adverse Effects: Sorting out the Evidence
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Laparoscopic Splenectomy Underutilized in the U.S.
Key clinical point: American general surgeons lag far behind their foreign colleagues in their rate of laparoscopically completed splenectomies....
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FDA Approves Budesonide Rectal Foam for Distal UC
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IBD, Especially Crohn’s Disease, Linked to Cervical Neoplasia
Key clinical point: Women with IBD, especially Crohn’s disease, are at increased risk for developing cervical neoplasia. Major finding: Women with...
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Early Data Find Frozen Fecal Capsules Effective for C. Difficile
Key clinical point: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) with a frozen capsule formulation could be a practical and cost-effective treatment for...