CDC: Steep Rise in New HCV Infections Over Last Five Years
Many stemmed from rising use of injected drugs linked to the current opioid epidemic, officials say
Activation of Estrogen Receptor α-AF1 May Target Adiposity
ERα-AF1 agonist tamoxifen could reduce food intake and prevent adiposity, insulin resistance, steatosis
Never Breastfeeding Linked to Increased Risk of T1DM
Among those who were breastfed, no link for duration of full, any breastfeeding with reduced risk
Biomarker ID’d for Pregnancy-Induced Glucose Intolerance
Plasma glycated CD59 measurement at 24 to 28 weeks can identify women with failed GCT, GDM
Multidrug-Resistant TB Set to Increase Through 2040
Increase in percentage of MDR tuberculosis, XDR tuberculosis in India, Philippines, Russia, S. Africa
Bioengineered Intraabdominal Endocrine Pancreas Feasible
Patient still off insulin injections a year after receiving allogeneic islet cells in omentum
Adding Selumetinib to Docetaxel Doesn’t Up PFS in NSCLC
No improvement in progression-free survival for previously treated advanced KRAS-mutant NSCLC
HCV Infection Increasing in Reproductive-Aged Women
Doubling in number of women with past or present HCV infection in NNDSS from 2006 to 2014
Postmarket Safety Events for 32 Percent of Novel Therapeutics
Thirty-two percent of 222 FDA approved novel therapeutics from 2001 to 2010 were affected
Testosterone Found to Be Protective Against Asthma
Study findings could explain why airway condition is more common in women
