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The burden of hepatitis C virus and associated disease is projected to remain considerable even in the era of oral direct-acting antivirals

Burden of Hep C Virus Substantial Despite Oral Antiviral Therapy

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In the next 35 years, 320,000 patients expected to die, 157,000 to develop hepatocellular carcinoma
Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare

FDA Approves First Tx for Disease Linked to Stem Cell Transplant

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Hepatic veno-occlusive disease is rare, but fatal
Participants with a negative low-dose computed tomography prevalence screen (T0) have lower incidence of lung cancer and lung cancer-specific mortality than all participants with a T0 screen

Low Lung Cancer Incidence With Negative CT Prevalence Screen

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Incidence of lung CA, lung CA-related mortality lower than for all participants with prevalence screen
Acupuncture may improve management of hot flashes in women with breast cancer

Acupuncture Helps Manage Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Patients

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Improvements seen in climacteric symptoms and quality of life measures
The elements of a team-based care model are described in a report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA Addresses Elements of Team-Based Care Model

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New module from STEPS Forward collection describes how to bring these elements together
Highly conservative use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and biopsy referral is necessary for PSA screening to be cost-effective

Only Conservative Strategy Makes PSA Cost-Effective

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This includes less frequent screening and more restrictive biopsy referral criteria
For cancer patients

Similar, Longer Survival for Cancer Patients Who Die at Home

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In days' and weeks' prognosis groups, survival significantly longer for patients who died at home
Three years into the campaign

CDC: Tips Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign Still Having Impact

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More than 1.8 million smokers attempted to quit smoking as a result of the 2014 ad campaign
Women doctors can address the gender wage disparity by understanding the reasons why they earn less

How Can We Fix the Wage Gap Among Female Physicians?

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Women need to become better negotiators and lobby for transparency to reduce gender wage disparity
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has endorsed the European Association of Urology guideline on muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer

ASCO Endorses European Guideline on Bladder Cancer

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Guideline on muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer, with qualifying statements