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Individuals with bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve prolapse have a higher risk of developing infective endocarditis than the general population

Infective Endocarditis More Common with Valve Issues

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Antibiotic prophylaxis should be reconsidered with bicuspid aortic valve, mitral valve prolapse
Following quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination

No Higher Risk of Autoimmune Disorders After HPV4 Vaccination

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Girls 12 to 17 have no increased risk of autoimmune disorders seven to 60 days after vaccination
In order to achieve universal health coverage

Better Care Quality Needed for Universal Health Coverage

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Integrated approach involving governments, health providers, and patients is best

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 21-25

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The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy The annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy was held from July 21...
The American Medical Association strongly objects to the Trump administration's plan to withhold federal family planning funding from Planned Parenthood and other entities

AMA Opposes Proposed Cuts, Gag Orders for Reproductive Health

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Cuts to Title X would limit poor, uninsured women's access to reproductive health care
Children often fill outpatient opioid prescriptions

Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Children Often Filled

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Cumulative incidence of opioid-related adverse events was 38.3 per 100,000 prescriptions
For patients younger than 60 years who have had a cryptogenic ischemic stroke thought to be secondary to patent foramen ovale (PFO)

PFO Closure Plus Antiplatelet Tx Advised for Cryptogenic Stroke

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PFO closure plus antiplatelets recommended over antiplatelet therapy alone for patients <60 years
In recent years there have been low rates of osteoporosis treatment initiation after a hip fracture

Drop in Osteoporosis Treatment Initiation After Hip Fracture

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Adherence to regimen needed to cut subsequent fracture risk
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day

July 28 Is World Hepatitis Day

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The awareness day promotes the need to scale up testing, treatment activities
An experimental drug appears to slow mental decline by as much as 30 percent in Alzheimer's disease patients

Experimental Drug Slows Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients

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However, the Phase 2 study of BAN2401 did not meet its primary end point