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HCV patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma can achieve SVR
Among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, rates of sustained viral response to direct-acting regimens for hepatitis C virus were 79% for...
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Texas reports local Zika transmission
On Nov. 28, public health officials reported a case of Zika virus in a Brownsville woman who hadn’t traveled to Mexico or any other area with...
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Survey finds high rate of misdiagnosed fungal infections
Fungal skin infections may be missed or misdiagnosed by many dermatologists, according to results of an interactive survey of attendees at a...
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VIDEO: Appealing DAA denials is worth it for hepatitis C patients
BOSTON – Though criteria for insurance approval for direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus are loosening, many patients are still denied...
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Infants with congenital Zika born without microcephaly still can still develop it
Head circumferences of 13 Brazilian infants – born with confirmed congenital Zika virus but without microcephaly – shrunk within 1 year.
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Hypervirulent Mycobacterium clone infecting cystic fibrosis patients worldwide
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HIV research update: Late October 2016
Interventions are needed to increase HIV PrEP use by at-risk women, according to a study of commercially insured persons in the U.S. Read about...
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Flu susceptibility driven by birth year
Differences in influenza A susceptibility once attributed to age may actually be due to the immune system “imprinting” on the viruses present...
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Broadly neutralizing antibody VRC01 fails to sustain HIV viral suppression
Passive immunization against HIV using the broadly neutralizing antibody VRC01 is associated with a delay in plasma viral rebound, but the viral...
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What will the Trump administration mean for medicine?
ACA repeal seems fairly likely; who will head the federal health care agencies is unknown.
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Giving women HIV self-tests increases male partner testing
Providing women attending prenatal or postpartum health care visits with HIV self-testing kits raised the rates of partner and couples testing to...