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  • March 11, 2019 10:44 AM | Deleted user

    March 11, 2019, MedPage Today  

    Low-income women enrolled in high-deductible health plans delayed chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer by nearly 9 months versus low-income women enrolled in low-deductible plans, researchers reported. 

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  • March 08, 2019 8:57 AM | Deleted user

    March 8, 2019, MedPage Today  

    SEATTLE – Women presenting late in pregnancy with HIV infection were successfully treated with integrase inhibitors in randomized trials, reducing circulating virus faster than efavirenz-based therapy, researchers reported here. 

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  • March 08, 2019 8:49 AM | Deleted user

    March 8, 2019, Endocrine Today 

    Adults with hepatitis C who are treated with direct-acting antiviral therapy are less likely to develop diabetes than those who are treated with pegylated interferon/ribavirin or untreated, according to findings presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2019 in Seattle. 

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  • March 07, 2019 9:26 AM | Deleted user

    March 7, 2019, MedPage Today  

    SEATTLE -- Prior intravenous drug use and hepatitis C infection were tied to increased syphilis rates in women with HIV, factors that could help guide screening decisions in this high-risk group, a new study found. 

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  • March 06, 2019 8:43 AM | Deleted user

    March 6, 2019, MedPage Today 

    An artificial intelligence (AI) system performed very similarly to 101 radiologists in detecting breast cancer on digital mammography (DM), a large multi-center, cancer-enriched study of mammograms found. 

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  • March 06, 2019 8:41 AM | Deleted user

    March 6, 2019, JAAPA 

    Women with opioid use disorder who become pregnant are a particularly vulnerable population and require a comprehensive treatment approach for mother and fetus. Research is continuing on opioid use disorder, effects of opioid use on the fetus, and best treatment approaches. This article reviews current recommendations and guidelines for treatment.

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  • March 05, 2019 8:31 AM | Deleted user

    March 5, 2019, MedPage Today 

    Most cases of cervical cancer worldwide could be eliminated at the end of this century if the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination and screening efforts are rapidly expanded, researchers suggest.

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  • March 05, 2019 8:22 AM | Deleted user

    March 5, 2019, HemOnc Today 

    Cryoablation may be an effective primary treatment option for women with low-risk breast cancer, according to preliminary findings from the Ice 3 trial. The trial included women aged 60 years and older who underwent cryoablation across 20 centers in the U.S. for low-risk breast cancer. Researchers will use mammography to monitor the women for breast cancer recurrence at 6 months and 12 months, and then annually for 5 years. 

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  • March 04, 2019 9:22 AM | Deleted user

    March 4, 2019, MedPage Today 

    WASHINGTON -- Injectable collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) was an effective treatment option for women with cellulite on the buttocks, according to researchers here.

    Based on results from two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trials (Release-1 and Release-2), CCH (Xiaflex) significantly improved cellulite severity in women with moderate to severe cellulite on the buttocks, reported Joely Kaufman, MD, of the Skin Associates of South Florida in Coral Gables, and colleagues, at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting.

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  • March 04, 2019 9:19 AM | Deleted user

    March 4, 2019, MedPage Today OB/GYN Update 

    Pregnancies shortly after a stillbirth were not linked with an increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to those where women waited longer to conceive, researchers found.

    In a study of over 14,000 women who had a stillbirth, pregnancy intervals ≤12 months were not associated with a higher risk of subsequent stillbirth, preterm birth, or small-for-gestational-age birth compared with intervals of 24-59 months following a stillbirth, reported Annette Regan, PhD, of Curtin University in Perth, Australia, and colleagues in The Lancet.

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