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New Anti-CRE Antibiotics Used for 35 Percent of Infections

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Ceftazidime-avibactam, meropenem-vaborbactam, plazomicin exceeded IV polymyxins as of Dec. 2018
Hormone therapy does not significantly impact muscle mass in postmenopausal women

Hormone Tx Not Tied to Change in Muscle Mass in Older Women

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No significant beneficial or detrimental association seen in postmenopausal women
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received reports of rare cases of worsening liver function or liver failure in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus who had moderate-to-severe liver impairment and were treated with Mavyret

FDA Reports Rare Cases of Liver Injury, Failure With Hep C Therapies

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Worsening liver functioning, liver failure reported among patients contraindicated for HCV therapies
The health risk from contamination of widely used generic blood pressure medications

FDA: Risk From Tainted Blood Pressure Drugs Very Low

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Officials say actual risk to patients from tainted medications is likely lower than originally stated
Opioid deaths decreased during January to July 2018

CDC: January to July 2018 Saw Decrease in Opioid Deaths

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But deaths from illicitly manufactured fentanyl increased during same period
Use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors is associated with increased risks for pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors May Up Pancreatic Disease Risk

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Risks for pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer higher in Korean patients with newly diagnosed T2DM
In a special article published online Aug. 21 in Arthritis Care & Research

Treatment Guidelines Updated for Ankylosing Spondylitis, Axial SpA

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TNFi recommended over secukinumab, ixekizumab for AS and nonradiographic axial SpA as first biologic
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Vaccine-Related Searches on Pinterest Will Show Only Public Health Organizations

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Last year, Pinterest stopped showing vaccine-related search results to halt spread of misinformation
Guidelines have been updated on vaccinations in patients with multiple sclerosis; a practice guideline update summary was published online Aug. 28 in Neurology.

Guidelines Updated for Vaccination in Multiple Sclerosis

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MS patients advised to follow all local vaccine standards except in case of specific contraindications
For myeloma patients with progressive disease (PD) after induction therapy

Salvage Therapy Does Not Up Survival for Progressive Myeloma

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Deepening of response through salvage therapy not linked to improved progression-free, overall survival