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New Candida species isolated in U.S.
Major finding: Unlike C. albicans, C.
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Breast cancer receptor change may predict outcomes
Major finding: Receptor status changed in 41% of breast cancers after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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Dalbavancin stands up to severe skin infections
Major finding: The proportion of patients with severe acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections who took dalbavancin and achieved the...
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Single-dose oritavancin shows efficacy against skin infections
Major finding: A single 1,200-mg dose of intravenous oritavancin was noninferior to 7-10 days of IV vancomycin for acute bacterial skin and skin...
Commentary
The obesity paradox continues
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Switching nonadherent to denosumab improved bone density
Major finding: Bone density increased at 1 year by 2.3% and 2% in the hip, 1.7% and 1.5% at the femoral neck, and 4% and 3.5% at the spine on...
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Studies speak volumes about brain changes and cognition in women
Major finding: Postmenopausal women with subjective cognitive complaints had significantly larger volumes of some brain regions, compared with...
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Long-term mifepristone associated with endometrial thickening, bleeding
Major finding: Clinically relevant bleeding developed in four women with greater than 20 mm of endometrial thickening after 14 or more weeks of...
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LARCs hold key to reducing unplanned pregnancy rate
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Slight cognition benefit found for testosterone gel after menopause
Major finding: After 6 months of daily testosterone gel, women scored 1.57 points better on the 48-point International Shopping List Task test....
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Children of diabetic mothers at greater risk of overweight as young adults
Major finding: Of 17-year-old males born to diabetic mothers, 27% had a BMI at or above the 85th percentile nationally, compared with 16% of...