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Older hospital patients treated by female internists have a slightly lower mortality rate than those treated by male internists

Hospitalized Seniors Do Slightly Better Treated by Female Doctors

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Older patients treated by a female internist less likely to be readmitted or die within 30 days
The drug Rubraca (rucaparib) has been granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced ovarian cancer.

FDA Grants Fast-Track Approval to Ovarian Cancer Drug

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Rubraca's use is specific to women with deleterious BRCA mutations
The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced critical changes in its registration renewal process

DEA Announces Critical Changes in Registration Renewal Process

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The ability to renew a registration online after the expiration date will no longer be available
En bloc renal hilar vascular staple ligation is as safe as conventional renal pedicle dissection and isolated staple ligation of the renal artery and vein

Review Deems En Bloc Ligation of Renal Hilum Safe

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En bloc ligation as safe as conventional renal pedicle dissection and isolated vascular ligation
For patients who received transfusions in Sweden and Denmark from 2003 to 2012

No Link for Transfused Red Blood Cell Storage, Mortality

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No link for length of red blood cell storage, mortality in transfusion recipients from Sweden, Denmark
Cancer patients who have diabetes may suffer worse heart damage from chemotherapy

Chemo-Related Cardiotoxicity Worse in Diabetes Patients

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Those with diabetes showed more early warning signs of heart failure
Twitter conversations regarding the human papillomavirus vaccine tend to be positive

Twitter Chatter About HPV Vaccine Mostly Positive

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Researchers find that positive messages prevail on social media site
For patients with coronary heart disease

Noncardiovascular Cause of Death More Common in CHD Patients

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Predictors of noncardiac death include older age, inducible ischemia, higher heart rate, statin nonuse
Use of donor milk is safe when appropriate measures are used to screen donors and collect

AAP Issues New Guidelines for Use of Human Donor Milk

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Methods of established milk banks should be utilized for all human-milk donors
Cervicovaginal secretions from pregnant and nonpregnant women contain HIV infectivity-linked immune mediators

Cervicovaginal Secretions Contain HIV-Linked Immune Mediators

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No difference in infectivity for pregnant and nonpregnant women