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The majority of cancers linked to human papillomavirus are preventable

CDC: Majority of HPV-Linked Cancers Are Preventable

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Cervical cancer, and oropharyngeal cancers in men, account for most HPV-associated cancers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is appealing to physicians to join the agency as part of its recovery from a 2014 scandal linked to excessive wait times

VA Appealing to Physicians to Join Agency

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Key efforts in response to 2014 scandal include reducing wait times, engaging employees
Short-term survival of heritable retinoblastoma is high

Retinoblastoma Mortality Up With Eye-Preserving Radiotherapy

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Second malignancies remain major cause of death in retinoblastoma survivors
In addition to the health impacts of childhood obesity

Health Care Costs ~60 Percent Higher for Obese Preschoolers

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Costs 1.62 times those of children with healthy weight
For adults with diabetic gastroparesis

Relamorelin Beneficial in Adults With Diabetic Gastroparesis

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Drug is linked to significantly accelerated gastric emptying, reduced vomiting frequency
Persistent diarrhea is typically caused by parasites or bacteria and requires accurate diagnosis in order to determine appropriate treatment

Lab-Established Diagnosis Key for Persistent Diarrhea

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Microbiological causes of protracted diarrhea include detectable parasitic and bacterial pathogens
The diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome is discussed in a case vignette published online July 6 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Case Vignette Addresses Diagnosis, Management of PCOS

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Treatment decisions should be informed by patient priorities -- in this case hirsutism, irregular menses
Neratinib and veliparib-carboplatin appear to be effective in women with specific subtypes of breast cancer

Neratinib Active in HER2-Positive, HR-Negative Breast Cancer

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And higher pathologic complete response for veliparib-carboplatin in triple-negative breast cancer
Pharmacists often encounter fees imposed by prescription drug "middlemen" that adversely impact both pharmacies and patients and distort medication costs and reimbursement rates

Pharmacists Report Hidden Fees That Distort Prescription Costs

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Direct and indirect remuneration fees, copay clawback fees skew cost of prescription meds
Only about half of trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov are listed in the largest data-sharing repository

Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository

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Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website