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As weight rises

CDC: Obesity Contributing to Hike in Asthma Rates Among Women

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Why obese people are more likely to have asthma is unclear
Free training is being offered to physicians in medication-assisted treatment

Free Training Being Offered for Substance Use Disorder Tx

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Providers' Clinical Support System offering training comprising online course, live training
In an effort to reduce burnout among physicians

Mayo Clinic Has Established Model to Help Battle Burnout

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Model considers three factors that physicians need: choice, social connectedness, and excellence
A new advisory

CDC Issues New Prescription Guidelines for Opioids

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To curb abuse, doctors should try non-opioid options for chronic pain not involving cancer, terminal illness
U.S. health officials on Friday gave tentative approval to a field test in the Florida Keys of mosquitoes genetically modified to help curb the spread of the Zika virus.

FDA Gives Tentative Approval to Tests of Gene-Modified Mosquitos

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Agency says testing the insects in Florida Keys poses little risk to people, animals, the environment
There is stronger evidence of a link between the herbicide Agent Orange and bladder cancer and hypothyroidism among U.S. military personnel exposed to the chemical during the Vietnam War

Evidence Links Agent Orange to Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism

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Also, veterans with Parkinson's-like symptoms can file claim for the condition
Xalkori (crizotinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with tumors that have a rare ROS1 gene mutation.

FDA Approves Xalkori for Rare Genetic Form of Lung Cancer

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Drug approval expanded to include patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC
U.S. health officials issued an assessment Thursday of the continued spread of the Zika virus

CDC: Zika Poses Serious Threat to Puerto Rico

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Funds needed to battle the virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects
The first U.S. woman to receive a transplanted uterus has had the implanted organ removed due to an unnamed sudden complication

Complications Led to Loss of Organ in U.S. Uterus Transplant

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Doctors at Cleveland Clinic aren't yet revealing what went wrong
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for latent tuberculosis infection in adults at increased risk. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement

USPSTF Urges Screening for Adults at High Risk of Latent TB

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Grade B recommendation issued in draft recommendation statement on latent TB infection