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CMS proposes second specialty tier for Medicare drugs
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the move would give health plans more negotiating power and ultimately lower prices for patients.
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Remdesivir under study as treatment for novel coronavirus
At this time, the immediate risk of 2019-nCoV to the American public remains low.
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Progestin-only systemic hormone therapy for menopausal hot flashes
Clinicians treating postmenopausal hot flashes often recommend “systemic estrogen treatment.” However, progestin-only therapy also can effectively...
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IBD quality initiative slashes ED utilization
A quality initiative led to sharp drops in emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and opioid use for Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis...
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Treating those who taught us
Dr. Allan M. Block recounts his experience in taking care of a former attending physician who taught him during his residency.
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EEG abnormalities may indicate increased risk for epilepsy in patients with autism
BALTIMORE – A family history of febrile seizures, but not a patient’s history of febrile seizures, was associated...
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Less gestational weight gain seen with metformin
GRAPEVINE – Fetal outcomes were not compromised when pregnant women with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes took...
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Breast cancer chemoprophylaxis in high-risk women: How persistent is the impact of an aromatase inhibitor after 5 years of use?
Among postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer, those treated with anastrozole (N = 1,920) compared with placebo (N = 1,944)...
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ERAS takes its place in IBD surgery
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Report chastises government for allowing flavored e-cigarettes
Raising the minimum age of sale for tobacco products to 21 was an important step for public health.