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ARTICLE: Older Adults' Views and Communication Preferences About Cancer Screening Cessation AUTHORS: Nancy L. Schoenborn, Kimberley Lee, Craig E. Pollack, Karen Armacost, Sydney M. Dy, John F. P. Bridges, Qian-Li Xue, Antonio C. Wolff, Cynthia Boyd JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Jun 12. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1778. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract… Read More »Older Adults’ Views and Communication Preferences About Cancer Screening Cessation

ARTICLE: Sulforaphane reduces hepatic glucose production and improves glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes AUTHORS: Annika S. Axelsson, Emily Tubbs, Brig Mecham, Shaji Chacko, Hannah A. Nenonen, Yunzhao… Read More »Sulforaphane reduces hepatic glucose production and improves glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes

ARTICLE: Presence of Human Hepegivirus-1 in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs AUTHORS: Abraham J. Kandathil, Florian P. Breitwieser, Jaiprasath Sachithanandham, Matthew Robinson, Shruti… Read More »Presence of Human Hepegivirus-1 in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs

ARTICLE: Looking Beyond the Tip of a Tusk: Balancing the Evidence in Prognosis-related Communication. AUTHORS: Rebecca A Aslakson and Mary Catherine Beach JOURNAL: Am J Respir Crit… Read More »Looking Beyond the Tip of a Tusk: Balancing the Evidence in Prognosis-related Communication

ARTICLE: A microbiome variable in the HIV-prevention equation AUTHORS: Susan Tuddenham and Khalil G. Ghanem JOURNAL: Science. 2017 Jun 2;356(6341):907-908. doi: 10.1126/science.aan6103. Summary The healthy vaginal… Read More »A microbiome variable in the HIV-prevention equation

ARTICLE: Oral Direct-Acting Agent Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Systematic Review AUTHORS: Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, Catalina Suarez-Cuervo, David R. Nelson, Michael W. Fried, Jodi… Read More »Oral Direct-Acting Agent Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Systematic Review

ARTICLE: Emergency Department Query for Patient-Centered Approaches to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: The EQUALITY Study AUTHORS: Adil H. Haider, Eric B. Schneider, Lisa M. Kodadek, Rachel R. Adler,… Read More »Emergency Department Query for Patient-Centered Approaches to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: The EQUALITY Study

ARTICLE: A Year at the Bedside With Osler AUTHORS: Jason Liebowitz JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2017 May 1. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1080. [Epub ahead of print] He who studies… Read More »A Year at the Bedside With Osler

ARTICLE: Benefits and Harms of Osteoporosis Medications in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AUTHORS: Lisa M. Wilson, Casey M. Rebholz,… Read More »Benefits and Harms of Osteoporosis Medications in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

ARTICLE: Physician Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Following Guideline Changes: Results of a National Survey AUTHORS: Archana Radhakrishnan, Sarah A. Nowak, Andrew M. Parker, Kala Visvanathan, Craig Evan Pollack JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2017… Read More »Physician Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Following Guideline Changes: Results of a National Survey