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Doctors can be involved in developing new payment models for their practices

Physicians Can Get Involved in Developing Payment Models

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New payment models relating to bone metastases, breast cancer developed by ASTRO
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CDC, OSHA Issue Guidance on Occupational Exposure to Zika

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One advisory: Don't make travel to endemic areas mandatory for employees
Every city has its own character

Cities Found to Have Distinct Microbial Communities

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Flagstaff offices had richer microbial communities than those in San Diego or Toronto
A cluster of rare bloodstream infections was discovered by Illinois health officials while investigating an outbreak in Wisconsin.

Ten Cases of Rare Bloodstream Infection Reported in Illinois

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Cases of infection from the bacterium Elizabethkingia included six deaths
Donor Epstein-Barr virus serostatus influences incidence of graft-versus-host disease in patients with acute leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

Donor Epstein-Barr Serostatus Influences GVHD After Allo-HSCT

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Higher risk of acute and chronic GVHD for patients receiving grafts from seropositive donors
The first case of Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosed in a person with HIV suggests progressive dementia in older HIV+ individuals may be due to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder

Novel Case of Alzheimer’s Reported in HIV+ Patient

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Amyloid PET imaging may help distinguish AD from HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder
A new two-step Ebola vaccine strategy has shown some promise in early clinical trials

Early Trials Offer Promising Results for 2-Step Ebola Vaccine

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One vaccine provided first as a primer, and the second given as a booster
Low-cost generic antiviral drugs are as effective and safe as more expensive brand-name drugs in treating people with hepatitis C

Generic Antivirals Equally Effective to Brand Rx in Hep C

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Inexpensive antivirals could be a game-changer in many countries, researchers say
Early reductions in Medicare spending were seen for the first full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts for 2012 Accountable Care Organization entrants

Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants

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First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
Children with congenital infection

Severe Cerebral Damage ID’d on Imaging in Children With Zika

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Findings seen in 23 children with congenital infection, presumably associated with Zika virus