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Non-Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer Increasing
But, findings show use more likely in black, uninsured, and Medicaid patients
Johns Hopkins Announces HIV-to-HIV Organ Transplants
One donor supplied a kidney to one patient and a liver to another patient
Burden of Hep C Virus Substantial Despite Oral Antiviral Therapy
In the next 35 years, 320,000 patients expected to die, 157,000 to develop hepatocellular carcinoma
FDA Approves First Tx for Disease Linked to Stem Cell Transplant
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease is rare, but fatal
AMA Addresses Elements of Team-Based Care Model
New module from STEPS Forward collection describes how to bring these elements together
Mortality Low for Laparoscopic Surgery in Severe GERD
For patients with severe GERD, low rates of 90- and 30-day mortality and 90-day reoperation
How Can We Fix the Wage Gap Among Female Physicians?
Women need to become better negotiators and lobby for transparency to reduce gender wage disparity
Total Medical Costs of $16K for IFN-Based Antiviral Tx for HCV
Mean cost per sustained virologic response €38,514; cost increases with more advanced liver disease
Esophageal Rupture Described After Drinking PEG Solution
Case report describes 71-year-old man with severe epigastralgia and dyspnea after drinking PEG
Drug Combo Reduces Polyps in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Findings for sulindac twice daily and erlotinib daily
