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Interferon-free regimen benefits HCV-infected liver transplant recipients
Key clinical point: An oral, interferon-free drug combination produced a 97% sustained virologic response rate in liver transplant recipients with...
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Compounds could treat CML more effectively
Credit: Darren Baker A handful of newly identified compounds may be able to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) more effectively than the...
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Group develops cancer health literacy tool
patient and her father Credit: Rhoda Baer A new tool can identify patients with limited cancer health literacy, according to research published...
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AABB creates new guidelines for platelet transfusion
The AABB has developed new guidelines that specify situations in which adults should receive platelet transfusions. The group’s...
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Malaria prevents hospitals from meeting blood demands
On average, blood demand increased about 24% from low transmission season to high transmission season. And some hospitals could not meet the...
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New-Onset Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Clinical question For patients undergoing any inpatient surgery, is the presence of new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation associated with a...
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Colchicine Prevents Postpericardiotomy Syndrome Following Cardiac Surgery
Clinical question Does perioperative colchicine reduce postpericardiotomy syndrome following cardiac surgery? Bottom line The use of colchicine...
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