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Pharmacies Can Up Access to Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hep C
Collaboration with local specialty pharmacy linked to reduced delays in therapy, lower rates of denial
Maternal Folic Acid, Multivitamin Use May Cut ASD Risk in Offspring
Autism spectrum disorder risk lower in those whose moms took supplements before, while pregnant
TP53 Variants Linked to Childhood ALL, Poor Outcomes
Carrying germline variants linked to decreased event-free, overall survival; higher risk of second cancers
Type 1 IFNs May Mediate Zika Pregnancy Complications
After Zika virus infection, IFNAR signaling in conceptus inhibits development of placental labyrinth
Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Helps to Evaluate Migraine Pain
Commonly used pain survey better assesses migraine patients' pain-coping ability and function
Adjuvanted Shingles Subunit Vaccine Likely More Cost-Effective
Less overall cost and more effective than live attenuated vaccine at all ages; generally a good value
Fluorouracil Tied to Reduced Surgery for Squamous Cell CA
Reduced risk of squamous cell carcinoma, but not basal cell carcinoma, for one year in at-risk veterans
Bidirectional Association for Depression, Dysglycemia in T1DM
Depression increases risk of dysglycemia especially in first six months to one year of diagnosis
KRAS Mutations Linked to Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
Most tissue samples of arteriovenous malformations of the brain had somatic activating KRAS mutations
Cancer Death Rate Continuing to Decline in United States
Continuous drop in combined cancer death rate from 1991 to 2015, resulting in 2,378,600 fewer deaths
