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MDedge Daily News: Avoid warfarin’s polypharmacy perils
And red meat may fuel the rise of fatty livers.
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Women in medicine shout #MeToo about sexual harassment at work
Women are combating sexual harassment in the medical field at every level, from patients’ bedsides to the executive boardroom.
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MDedge Daily News: Stem cells may reverse premature menopause
And the Food and Drug Administration wants to snuff out nicotine in cigarettes.
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FDA approves subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment for CIDP
Hizentra is the first FDA-approved subcutaneously administered human immunoglobulin maintenance therapy for CIDP.
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MRI finds PML in some natalizumab-treated patients despite negative CSF, no symptoms
Correlation also observed between viral load and lesion volume.
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MDedge Daily News: MedPAC targets Medicare’s pay plans
And a gout drug has a puzzling link to cardiovascular deaths.
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Low vitamin B12 tied to worsening mobility, cognition in early Parkinson’s
Increased level over time didn’t necessarily lead to better outcomes.
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MDedge Daily News: Three daily meals best in type 2 diabetes
And new practice guidelines on testosterone therapy make their debut.
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MedPAC to Congress: Eliminate MIPS
MedPAC says the Merit-based Incentive Payment System won’t fulfill its goals and should be eliminated.
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Match Day 2018: Big increases for neurology
Specialty does more than its share to make 2018 a record year.
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Effectiveness, adherence similar for nasal pillows and standard masks
The side effects for patients using nasal pillows were different than those encountered by patients using standard nasal masks.