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CMS Finalizes Decision to Cover HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer

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AAFP encouraged CMS to consider coverage and follow through on proposal
Many health care workers do not remove personal protective equipment correctly

Inadequate Adherence for Proper Removal of Protective Gear

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Forty-three percent of health care workers remove personal protective equipment in incorrect order
Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy is associated with improved outcomes in HIV

More Evidence of Benefits for Early Initiation of ART

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Two studies show benefits in patients with asymptomatic HIV and in African patients
For patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy

Targeted Prophylaxis Effective in Post-Prostate Biopsy Sepsis

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Targeted prophylaxis similarly effective to empirical prophylaxis after transrectal prostate biopsy
A major change in Papanicolaou test guidelines introduced in 2009 may have had an unintended consequence: Some young women are missing out on screening for chlamydia

2009 Pap Guidelines Linked to Drop in Chlamydia Testing

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Screening of young women dropped significantly at one university health center
A French teen born with HIV has the disease under control even though she stopped treatment 12 years ago

Teen’s HIV Under Control 12 Years After Stopping Drug Tx

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Girl is in remission of infection but she is still infected, not cured
Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae has a prevalence of 13.2 percent in a sample of M. pneumoniae-positive specimens from six locations in the United States

Macrolide-Resistant M. pneumoniae in All U.S. Regions

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Prevalence of 13.2 percent in sample of 91 M. pneumoniae-positive specimens from six locations
Among patients with diabetes

Extensive Nonadherence to Vaccine Guidelines in Diabetes

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Ubiquitous nonadherence to 2011 Advisory Committee's hepatitis B recommendation
Many American parents still have misconceptions about when their children should receive antibiotics and what the medications do

Antibiotic Misconceptions Still Common Among Parents

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Those with Medicaid insurance tend to know less about the drugs, researchers find
Clinicians may be biased when it comes to the sexual orientation of patients

Clinicians May Harbor Biases About Sexual Orientation

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Findings show need for sensitivity training, expert suggests