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Diabetes medications containing saxagliptin and alogliptin may raise the risk of heart failure

FDA Issues New Warning for Two Diabetes Medications

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Drugs containing saxagliptin or alogliptin may be linked to heart failure risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its second-ever "biosimilar" drug

FDA Approves Inflectra as ‘Biosimilar’ to Remicade

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For adults with Crohn's, rheumatoid arthritis, or psoriasis
Utah is the first state to require anesthesia for women having an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later.

New Utah State Law Requires Anesthesia During Abortion

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Law applies to woman having the procedure at 20 weeks or later
More than 300 public health experts attended the Zika Action Plan Summit

CDC Hosts Zika Action Plan Summit

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Virus expected to become active in some parts of the southern United States in early summer
A new way of paying for hip and knee replacements is being tested by Medicare with the goal of improving quality and cutting costs.

Medicare Tests New Payment System for Joint Replacements

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Focus will be on quality of care and cost cutting; hospitals on board but orthopedic surgeons are wary
Groundbreaking liver and kidney transplants from an HIV-positive donor to HIV-positive recipients were announced Wednesday by surgeons at Johns Hopkins University.

Johns Hopkins Announces HIV-to-HIV Organ Transplants

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One donor supplied a kidney to one patient and a liver to another patient
An experimental test to check blood donations for the Zika virus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Allows Use of Investigational Zika Test for Blood Donations

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But agency still asks those who've possibly been exposed to the virus to forgo giving blood right now
Many individuals are unaware of the exact nature of Zika virus transmission

Many Don’t Know Key Facts About Zika Virus Transmission

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Overall, 31 percent of respondents believe that Zika is transmitted through coughing and sneezing
Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare

FDA Approves First Tx for Disease Linked to Stem Cell Transplant

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Hepatic veno-occlusive disease is rare, but fatal
The elements of a team-based care model are described in a report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA Addresses Elements of Team-Based Care Model

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New module from STEPS Forward collection describes how to bring these elements together