Monthly Archives: June 2016
Pharmacist-Prescribed Birth Control in Oregon and Other States
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In Oregon, a new law took effect on January 1, 2016, allowing women 18...
Study Links Periodontal Disease Bacteria to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
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May 31, 2016
More than 50 000 people will be diagnosed with pancrea...
On Death and Money History, Facts, and Explanations
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April 26, 2016
The finding that income predicts mortality has a l...
US Hospitals Prepare for Penis Transplants
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Stories of service members who have lost limbs or suffered traumatic b...
Syphilis on the Rise What Went Wrong?
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June 7, 2016
As the 1990s ended, syphilis was on the decline. At least in par...
Obesity Levels Rise to 40% in US Women
The Unrelenting Challenge of Obesity
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June 7, 2016
In this issue of JAM...
Ushering Hypertension Into a New Era of Precision Medicine
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Approximately 80 million US adults have hypertension, and hypertension...
Ethical and Societal Questions Loom Large as Gene Editing Moves Closer to the Clinic
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Over the last few decades, researchers have developed innova...
The Graying of US Physicians
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Implications for Quality and the Future Supply of Physicians
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The Emerging Zika Pandemic Enhancing Preparedness
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The Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus related to yellow fever, dengue, W...