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Monitoring renal function during daily oral HIV PrEP
Key clinical point: Monitoring creatinine clearance every 6 months is optimal in patients taking tenofovir/emtricitabine for pre-exposure...
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HIV chemoprophylaxis in U.S. up 738% in recent 3-year period
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – More than 79,000 Americans started taking emtricitabine/tenofovir for prevention of HIV infection during a recent 3-year...
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Smartphone app helps decrease depression symptoms in pregnancy
A smartphone app helped lower depressive symptoms and improve confidence in self-care during the third trimester of pregnancy in low-income women...
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NIH launches trial of Zika vaccine candidate
The phase I clinical trial began on Aug. 2 and will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an investigational DNA vaccine for Zika virus. If...
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Testosterone might counteract chemotherapy heart damage
Key clinical point: Adjunct testosterone improved cardiac function in head, neck, and cervical cancer patients undergoing standard treatment in a...
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Oocyte donation may up risk of preterm birth
HELSINKI – The risk of preterm birth and low birth weight is higher following oocyte donation for in vitro fertilization, compared with autologous...
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CDC warns pregnant women to avoid Miami neighborhood due to Zika risk
Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are advised to stay away from the neighborhood north of downtown Miami. Women who live in or...
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Motivational interviewing for HPV vaccination well accepted by doctors
Nine months after motivational interviewing training, 72% of providers were still using the technique in HPV vaccine counseling.
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Gestational diabetes ups risk for infantile hemangiomas
MINNEAPOLIS – Gestational diabetes and prenatal progesterone use were among the maternal factors associated with increased risk of infantile...
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Weight loss may improve fertility in anovulatory obese women
HELSINKI – A 6-month lifestyle intervention was associated with an increased natural conception rate in infertile anovulatory obese women,...
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Women with ovarian cancer wait over a month to start treatment
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer waited about 38 days, on average, from the initial concerning imaging test to initiation of treatment,...