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Pennsylvania welcomes first transgender physician general
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Reducing soda consumption could mean lower type 2 diabetes incidence
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Don’t defer antiretrovirals in asymptomatic HIV patients
Start antiretroviral agents immediately in asymptomatic HIV patients, regardless of CD4+ count.
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Diet, exercise programs increasingly effective at reducing type 2 diabetes risk
Clinical and community outreach programs designed to educate individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes can be effective at reducing the overall rate...
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Medicare adds HPV test for cervical cancer screening
In a national coverage decision issued July 9, Medicare officials announced that the “evidence is sufficient” to add HPV testing once every 5...
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Study quantifies risks linked to cardiac multimorbidity
Mortality among people with a history of diabetes, stroke, or MI was similar for each condition, results from a large prospective study suggest....
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Citrus consumption linked to risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma
Health professionals from two cohort studies who consumed citrus products more than 1.6 times per day had a 36% higher risk of developing...
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Liraglutide improved weight management in overweight and obese adults
When taken daily at a dose of 3 mg in combination with diet and exercise, liraglutide increased weight loss in overweight and obese nondiabetic...
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Indoor tanning declines, says CDC
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ACOG adds HPV-9 to vaccination advice
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists continues to urge routine vaccination for human papillomavirus for girls and boys and has...
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ACIP: Tdap during pregnancy optimal strategy for protecting infants
Based on the available evidence of the impact “cocooning” has on transmission of pertussis to infants, no changes are currently recommended in the...