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A considerable proportion of men who have sex with men

Some Men at Risk for HIV Do Not Live Near PrEP Provider

Thirteen percent of PrEP-eligible men who have sex with men live in 30-minute-drive deserts
Roxadustat is noninferior to epoetin alfa for increasing hemoglobin levels among patients with anemia who are undergoing dialysis

Roxadustat Noninferior to Epoetin Alfa in Dialysis Patients

And for anemia in patients with kidney disease not undergoing dialysis, roxadustat is superior to placebo
Metformin use is associated with a substantially lower risk for dementia among younger African-American patients with diabetes compared with sulfonylurea initiation

Metformin May Lower Dementia Risk in Black Patients With T2DM

Findings strongest in younger African-American patients aged 50 to 64 years
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor-associated diabetic ketoacidosis may occur after surgery even in patients with normal or near-normal blood glucose levels

Periop Diabetic Ketoacidosis Seen in Patients on SGLT2 Inhibitors

Testing for acid load needed in patients with diabetes taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors
The World Health Organization "Treat All" strategy for antiretroviral treatment initiation among patients living with HIV was the standard of care at almost all International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS sites by mid-2017

WHO ‘Treat All’ Recommendation for HIV Widely Implemented

Findings seen in rural, primary-level health facilities in low-resource settings
For HIV-infected women receiving dolutegravir from the time of conception

Neural-Tube Defects Up for Offspring of Women on Dolutegravir

Prevalence of neural-tube defects with dolutegravir higher than with other antiretroviral tx
For youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Stimulant Treatment Has Strong Protective Effect in ADHD

Number needed to treat was low and varied from three to 10 for youth with ADHD
Patients with rejected or abandoned prescriptions for proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 inhibitors have a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular events than those with paid prescriptions

CV Event Risk Up With Rejected, Abandoned PCSK9i Prescriptions

Rejection rates higher for PCSK9i prescriptions for women, racial minorities, lower-income groups
A bill to reduce prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare recipients and lower federal and state health costs has been introduced by two U.S. senators.

Senate Bill Would Reduce Drug Costs for Seniors

Bill would limit drug copays for people with Medicare Part D by capping annual out-of-pocket costs
Among patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis resistant to previous therapy with biologic agents

Filgotinib Bests Placebo in Tx of Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis

Clinical response rate higher among patients with active RA resistant to treatment with biologic agents