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Subtle brain changes may explain why some patients with multiple sclerosis lose their ability to interpret social cues

Brain Changes in MS May Contribute to Lack of Empathy

Diffuse normal-appearing white matter damage may create disconnection in social brain network
Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Seen in Many Nursing Home Residents

More infection-prevention education and policies are needed, researcher says
Excess weight is associated with increased costs across health care settings

Excess Weight Increases Costs Across Health Care Settings

Percentage increases in costs associated with obesity were highest for medications, higher for women
An appointment-based model which synchronizes medication refills to improve medication adherence is associated with improvement in medication-taking behavior

Medication Adherence Up With Refill Synchronization Model

Improvement in medication-taking behavior; cost savings over one year for HTN, DM, hyperlipidemia
A pill containing the antiviral drugs sofosbuvir

Three-Drug Combo Pill Nearly 100 Percent Effective in Curing Hep C

Pill (sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, voxilaprevir) is for patients who have failed with direct-acting antivirals
Capecitabine (Xeloda) can extend the lives of patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer who have residual invasive disease after receipt of neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Certain Breast CA Patients Benefit From Adjuvant Capecitabine

Capecitabine cut risk of relapse, death by 30 percent over five years, researchers say
More Americans with HIV are adhering to antiretroviral therapy regimens

Antiretroviral Regimen Adherence Up for Americans With HIV

But too many still stop taking drugs a few years after diagnosis
For patients with a first demyelinating event (clinically isolated syndrome)

Risk of Conversion to Multiple Sclerosis Down With Minocycline

Treatment with minocycline reduces conversion to MS over six months after first demyelinating event
A quadriceps isometric contraction exercise method is effective for relieving pain in knee osteoarthritis

Quadriceps Exercise Relieves Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

Quadriceps isometric contraction exercise method effective for pain relief, knee joint function
β-blocker use is not associated with reduced mortality after acute myocardial infarction without heart failure or left ventricular systolic dysfunction

β-Blocker Use Not Linked to Reduced Mortality After AMI

No significant difference in mortality for MI patients without HF, LVSD with, without β-blocker use