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Low-dose cyclophosphamide unlikely to impair fertility in lupus patients
WASHINGTON - Low-dose pulsed cyclophosphamide doesn't appear to affect ovarian reserve when used to treat women with systemic lupus erythematosus...
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Slavitt to Trump administration: Keep the CMS Innovation Center
WASHINGTON – The transition from volume-based payment to value-based payment “can’t work as well without a CMS Innovation Center that can move...
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Biosimilar trastuzumab shows similar efficacy
A trastuzumab biosimilar drug has shown an equivalent response, compared with trastuzumab, in the treatment of ERBB2 (HER2)-positive metastatic...
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Ultrasound effective in diagnosing occult hernia in women
ORLANDO – Physical exam plus ultrasound is a low-cost, noninvasive way to diagnose occult hernia in women with unexplained chronic pelvic pain.
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Dapivirine vaginal ring cuts new HIV-1 infections
The dapivirine vaginal ring reduced the rate of new HIV-1 infection by 31% in a phase III trial involving high-risk women in sub-Saharan Africa....
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Early-onset preeclampsia more likely to occur in women with lupus
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Texas reports local Zika transmission
On Nov. 28, public health officials reported a case of Zika virus in a Brownsville woman who hadn’t traveled to Mexico or any other area with...
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Infants with congenital Zika born without microcephaly still can still develop it
Head circumferences of 13 Brazilian infants – born with confirmed congenital Zika virus but without microcephaly – shrunk within 1 year.
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Surgeon general’s addiction report calls for better integrated care
Physicians must step up prevention efforts and the use of state-of-the-art medicine when treating addiction, according to a new surgeon general’s...
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It’s not easy to identify clinical depression in menopause
Clinical depression isn’t a more severe extreme of milder depressive symptoms, but rather a distinct clinical entity, said Hadine Joffe, MD, and...
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High protein intake moderately associated with improved breast cancer survival
Higher protein intake, particularly protein from animal sources, is associated with a modest but lower risk of breast cancer recurrence and death...