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Clinical Trial Begins for Long-Acting Anti-HIV Injectable
New NIH-sponsored clinical trial compares the efficacy and safety of an injectable with the orally distributed HIV contraception.
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Interventions can increase cord blood donations
Simple interventions can increase cord blood donations, according to research published in Scientific Reports. Researchers saw a significant...
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EMA recommends orphan designation for pracinostat
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that pracinostat receive orphan drug designation. Pracinostat is an oral histone deacetylase...
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Dental Health: What It Means in Kidney Disease
Healthy patients may dismiss the need for vaccinations—but so do those with chronic kidney disease, depsite their increased risk for infection....
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FDA: No more codeine or hydrocodone cold medicines for children
Risks outweigh benefits for pediatric prescription cough and cold medicines containing opioids.
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AUDIO: Immunotherapy’s role in NHL
Dr. Stephen Ansell outlines the challenges in using immunotherapy effectively in non-Hodgkin lymphoma and future directions.
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Novel herpes zoster vaccine is more cost effective than old vaccine
Cost-effectiveness can be an important factor in considering patient treatment for herpes zoster.
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Phase 1 study: Human IL-10 plus checkpoint blockade looks promising in RCC, NSCLC
Pegylated human IL-10 + anti–PD-1 therapy is well tolerated and shows promise for the treatment of both RCC and NSCLC.
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Office visits have a chronic problem
Adult visits are more often for long term problems, but pediatric visits tend to be for acute conditions.
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Waiving Medicare coinsurance for positive colorectal screening likely beneficial
“The waiver would likely have a very favorable balance of health and cost impact.”