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Post-exposure doxycycline halves STIs among MSM
Preventing sexually transmitted infections with post-exposure antibiotics is promising, but not ready for general practice.
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Anthony Fauci faces the ‘perpetual challenge’ of emerging infections
SAN DIEGO – NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, can say one thing for certain: Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the United States...
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Doubt expressed about potential of any single regimen to treat all hep C
PHILADELPHIA – Individualized care and follow-up will still be needed to treat HCV.
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Of six milestones, only two left on route to hep B cure
PHILADELPHIA – As in hepatitis C, it is likely a combination of therapies will be essential to achieve eradication of hep B and infection cure.
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Moving or starting a practice? Consider Iowa
The Midwest and West did well in a ranking of the best states to practice medicine. New England and the Mid-Atlantic? Not so much.
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Justice Department joins lawsuit alleging massive Medicare fraud by UnitedHealth
The Justice Department has joined a California whistle-blower’s lawsuit that accuses insurance giant UnitedHealth Group of fraud in its popular...
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House leaders ‘came up short’ in effort to kill Obamacare
Despite days of intense negotiations and last-minute concessions to win over wavering GOP conservatives and moderates, House Republican leaders...
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How to stop penicillin allergy relabeling
ATLANTA – People who think they are allergic to penicillin need counseling to understand that their negative skin prick tests mean that they aren’...
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Gorsuch keeps cards close during nomination hearing
During his marathon confirmation hearing, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch remained tight-lipped about how he may rule on major health care...
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OpenNotes: Patient engagement with low physician hassle
ORLANDO – Prior to the pilot, physicians expected OpenNotes to lengthen patient visits and extend the time needed to write/edit/dictate notes....
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American Samoa could be a model for responding to Zika outbreaks
Syndromic and enhanced surveillance, along with mosquito control, helped public health officials in American Samoa quickly contain Zika...