Mixed Topics
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Stigma for drug users with HCV
The Zika virus is still a huge problem for young families.
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Concerns over CMS E/M payment proposal
Telomere length is linked to exacerbations in COPD and in mortality.
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FDA warns about azithromycin in some cancers
New MS criteria may create more false positives
Feature
FDA warning shines light on vaginal rejuvenation
Lasers and radio-frequency machines are being marketed for unapproved vaginal indications, the agency says – with burns and other adverse effects...
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Fibrosis progression linked to weight
PhRMA spending leads all spending efforts in the health sector
Conference Coverage
Study offers snapshot of esophageal strictures in EB patients
LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. – An estimated 10%-17% of EB patients experience strictures, with an overrepresentation in the recessive dystrophic EB subtype...
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No meaningful decline in opioid use
A new study supports meningococcal B vaccine in children with rare diseases.
Under My Skin
The chief complaint
In medical school, they taught us to learn the patient’s chief complaint.
In dermatology the presenting complaint is on the outside, where...
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Changes to doctor payment for in-office drugs
A new index for frailty in myeloma that predicts survival based on biological age.
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Finally, new migraine drugs
The CMS will resume risk adjustment payments for 2017 despite litigation.
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Valsartan cancer risk is low
People with HIV develop more frailty even with treatment