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Nurse's Sinister Swap? UCLA Mum on Accused Gyn; Kid Nets $11.5M for Botched Dx

MedPageToday.com - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 16:30

(MedPage Today) -- Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

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'More Might Be Less' in FIT for CRC Screening

MedPageToday.com - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 16:00

(MedPage Today) -- Two-sample FITs had lower positive predictive value, increased colonoscopy demand

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Enanta's lung infection therapy succeeds in mid-stage trial

Reuters Health - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 15:57

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday its treatment for a highly contagious respiratory infection met the main goal of reducing virus levels in the body in a mid-stage study.

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Got an antibiotic prescription from your dentist? Chances are, it might be unnecessary

Reuters Health - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 15:39

(Reuters Health) - More than three-quarters of antibiotic prescriptions written by dentists before dental procedures are unnecessary and might do more harm than good, a new U.S. study found.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Speed Up Aging, Especially in Women

MedPageToday.com - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 15:30

(MedPage Today) -- Sleep disordered breathing linked to accelerated epigenetic aging

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Prediabetes in Older Adults: Who Will Get Diabetes?

MedPageToday.com - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 15:00

(MedPage Today) -- Body weight, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease are key factors, study found

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Vitamin D Supplementation No Help for T2D Prevention

MedPageToday.com - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 14:30

(MedPage Today) -- D2d trial finds no significant difference versus placebo after nearly 3 years follow-up

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Bluebird prices gene therapy at 1.575 million euros over five years

Reuters Health - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 14:02

Bluebird bio Inc on Friday set a price for its gene therapy, Zynteglo, at 1.575 million euros ($1.78 million) over five years, after winning conditional approval in Europe this month to treat a rare genetic blood disorder.

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Family sent back to DR Congo after two die of Ebola in Uganda

Reuters Health - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 13:55

Authorities repatriated the relatives of two people who died of Ebola in Uganda back to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, including a 3-year-old boy confirmed to be suffering from the disease, the Ugandan health minister said.

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Abortions high 'shows need for contraception access'

BBC Health - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 12:19

There were more than 200,000 abortions in England and Wales last year - the highest ever recorded.

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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey gives birth to twin boys

BBC Health - Ven, 14/06/2019 - 11:31

The 43-year-old gave birth in a Glasgow maternity unit this week where staff say she is doing well.

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