HPV DNA testing is better than cytology alone in preventing cervical cancer or detecting it early on for women over thirty, researchers reported in The Lancet Oncology. The authors explained, after reporting on the POBASCAM trial, that they now have compelling evidence in favour of routine HPV testing in national screening programs…
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Women with a short cervix should be treated with vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth, according to a landmark study by leading obstetricians around the world…
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The Joint Commission’s alert calls on organizations to take action to prevent fatigue-related errors. Medscape Medical News
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Dr. Hans-Cristoph Diener discusses new data on the possible correlation between mobile phone use and malignancy. Medscape Neurology
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(MedPage Today) — Implementing mandatory flu shot policies for healthcare workers more than doubled coverage rates, researchers found.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Medtronic has agreed to pay the U.S. Justice Department $23.5 million to settle allegations that the company paid doctors to implant the company’s pacemakers and defibrillators.
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(MedPage Today) — Americans still fall short of national dietary recommendations, eating too many sweets and not enough vegetables and whole grains, as measured against the CDC’s healthy-eating index.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The spending bill passed Tuesday night by the House of Representatives included a provision that prevents a 27% cut in physician Medicare payments, but the bill is little more than a political message from Republicans and has little chance of passing in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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(MedPage Today) — The American Cancer Society has revised its process for creating cancer screening guidelines to improve consistency.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A conservative judicial watchdog group and Republican lawmakers are pushing for Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to recuse herself from hearing the case against the Affordable Care Act.
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