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USPSTF affirms optional pelvic screening
The usefulness of the screening pelvic exam remains uncertain following a report from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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Long-term peanut sublingual immunotherapy found safe
ATLANTA – Peanut sublingual immunotherapy induces clinically significant desensitization in the majority of subjects.
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Maternal vitamin E isoform levels possible marker for infant wheezing risk
There’s a new possible marker for infant wheezing risk.
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Breast cancer mortality mapped for 2017
The highest death rate expected in West Virginia, lowest in Utah.
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CMS nominee Verma clears Senate Finance hurdle
Seema Verma has moved one step closer to becoming the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Senate Finance...
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Personalized coaching program controls blood pressure for black patients
HOUSTON – The randomized “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” trial found that a yearlong lifestyle modification intervention could significantly increase...
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Trump lays out principles for ACA replacement
Former Speaker John Boehner warns, “In the 25 years that I served in the Unites States Congress, Republicans never ever one time agreed on what a...
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‘Strong evidence’ links obesity to cancers
A large umbrella review study of more than 200 meta-analyses finds that obesity is associated with a wide range of cancers.
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Megamerger rulings may chill future consolidations
The blocking of mergers between Aetna and Humana and Anthem and Cigna may discourage future consolidations between insurers and among providers....
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Oral PrEP works despite bacterial vaginosis
SEATTLE – Concerns about reduced effectiveness of oral PrEP for HIV prevention in women with bacterial vaginosis are unfounded.
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Zika vaccine development expected to last through 2020
Phase I trials of Zika vaccines are currently underway, but broad distribution will need more time.