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ARTICLE: Evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for Hepatitis C Virus Testing in an Urban Emergency Department AUTHORS: Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Richard E. Rothman,… Read More »Evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for Hepatitis C Virus Testing in an Urban Emergency Department

ARTICLE: Association of Variants in Candidate Genes with Lipid Profiles in Women with Early Breast Cancer on Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy AUTHORS: Cesar A. Santa-Maria,… Read More »Association of Variants in Candidate Genes with Lipid Profiles in Women with Early Breast Cancer on Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy

ARTICLE: Antimicrobial Access in the 21st Century: Delays and Critical Shortages AUTHORS: Shmuel Shoham, Annukka Antar, Paul Auwaerter, Christine Durand, Mark Sulkowski and Deborah Cotton JOURNAL:… Read More »Antimicrobial Access in the 21st Century: Delays and Critical Shortages

ARTICLE: Empirical tuberculosis therapy versus isoniazid in adult outpatients with advanced HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy (REMEMBER): a multicountry open-label randomised controlled trial AUTHORS: Mina C… Read More »Empirical tuberculosis therapy versus isoniazid in adult outpatients with advanced HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy (REMEMBER): a multicountry open-label randomised controlled trial

ARTICLE: Epigenetic modulators, modifiers and mediators in cancer aetiology and progression AUTHORS: Andrew P. Feinberg, Michael A. Koldobskiy, Anita Göndör JOURNAL: Nat Rev Genet. 2016 Mar… Read More »Epigenetic modulators, modifiers and mediators in cancer aetiology and progression

ARTICLE: Misanalysis of Urinalysis: A Teachable Moment AUTHORS: Kathryn B. Holroyd, Alexander Rittenberg and Amit Pahwa JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Mar 7. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0067. [Epub ahead of print] A 64-year-old… Read More »Misanalysis of Urinalysis: A Teachable Moment

ARTICLE: Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women AUTHORS: Jared M. Baeten, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Elizabeth R. Brown, Katie Schwartz, Lydia E. Soto-Torres, Vaneshree Govender, Nyaradzo M. Mgodi, Flavia… Read More »Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women

ARTICLE: Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease AUTHORS: Lazarus B, Chen Y, Wilson FP, Sang Y, Chang AR, Coresh J, Grams ME JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Feb 1;176(2):238-46. doi:… Read More »Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

ARTICLE: HIV Salvage Therapy Does Not Require Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Randomized, Controlled Trial AUTHORS: Karen T. Tashima, Laura M. Smeaton, Carl J. Fichtenbaum, Adriana Andrade,… Read More »HIV Salvage Therapy Does Not Require Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Randomized, Controlled Trial