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German researchers need more data before they can decide whether the hepatitis drug combo sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (Epclusa/Gilead Sciences) is better than earlier antivirals for all genotypes of hepatitis C virus.

Physicians trying to set an all-clear point for would-be parents who have been infected with the Zika virus simply do not know how long abstention from unprotected sex is necessary. In the latest reported case involved the virus' persistence in semen, UK researchers describe a patient whose virus was found 92 days after he got Zika on a trip to Rio De Janeiro

The risk of getting Non-Hodkins Lymphoma is greater in patients co-infected with hepatitis B and hepatitis C if those patients are also receiving anti-retroviral therapy for HIV infection.

The FDA has approved Genentech's prefilled ranibizumab syringe for injecting the eyes of people with wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD)

There are many challenges that confront pain specialists on a daily basis. Despite those challenges, seeing their patients recover and live a better quality of life is reward enough to keep them optimistic for the future of the field.

Injectable medications are being used for everything from chronic pain to cancer related pain. While doctors are working to help their patients manage their symptoms they are also keeping a close eye on potential abuse and illegal activity with the medication.

Ketamine is not a new tool in the arsenal of pain medication but doctors are finding new ways to use it in order to provide relief for patients. As an infusion ketamine is being used to treat chronic pain syndromes.

In an effort to avoid prescribing opioids except in cases where they are needed doctors are finding new ways to provide relief for their patients. This can include newly developed implantable medications which can help reduce pain and increase quality of life.

When opioids first hit the market they were specifically promoted for their non-addictive traits. Over the past few decades that has been disproven as doctors look for the best way to treat patients and avoid the risk of unwanted addiction and other issues.

As the main treatment in pain medication opioids are widely prescribed for patients who need them. Balancing that with the risk of addiction and abuse is something providers deal with on a regular basis.

Uveitis can have many causes. In a newly reported case study in the New England Journal of Medicine, a team from Korea reports on a patient with worms in his eye. There's a video.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's Project Thrive has worked to bring attention to mental health care in New York City. Part of this effort has focused on women's mental health thanks in part to the work of his wife Chirlane McCray.

While the woman may be the one carrying the baby that does not mean their partner is unaffected by or unaware of potential psychological challenges they encounter. They can also play a key role in getting their partners the help they need.

For women who develop depression and anxiety issues during pregnancy and after childbirth they could be susceptible to having more issues later in life. However, with the right care they can be successfully treated and enjoy all the good things that come with being a parent.

For new mothers postpartum depression is a becoming a more common diagnosis. Recent research has shown that depression and anxiety can be a real concern before, during, and after pregnancy.

The concept of pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection is well established. In an editorial in Hepatology, and Australian researcher proposes extending the concept to people at high risk for getting hepatitis C: HIV-infected men who have sex with men.

Fewer than a quarter of people living with diagnosed hepatitis C infection in Australia as ov December 2015 had ever received treatment. But the arrival of direct-acting antivirals on Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has changed that.

Patients who become frail while awaiting a liver transplant become less likely to survive. A Pittsburgh team found that physicians treating these patients often get over-optimistic assessments of how active patients are when they rely on the patients' accounts.

Direct-acting antivirals are curing hepatitis C infection, but that has not stopped the number of deaths from acute on chronic liver failure in patients who develop cirrhosis, a Mayo Clinic team reports.

Whether it was last year's measles outbreaks or more restrictive state policies, the rate of kindergartners getting vaccinated was over 95% in 22 states for the 2015-2016 school year. Last year only 17 states reached that mark.

Baby Boomers face unique risks when it comes to HIV infection--ones due more to attitudes and behavior than medical issues.

An analysis of data in the Nurses' Health Study found that women who exercised regularly were just as likely as peers who did not to get multiple sclerosis. Exercise is still helpful in managing symptoms.

HIV is spread by risky sexual behaviors. But since most people know that, why do they do it? An ongoing study of black men who have sex with men in the Southern US blames racial slights for changing these men's self-esteem and fostering this self-destructive behavior.

Researchers in New York have used transcriptional profiling of platelets to identify genetic factors that appear to put some people at higher risk of cardiovascular events.

As Zika cases mount, US funds a second vaccine project. Sanofi Pasteur and Walter Reed Army Research are getting $43.18 million. There are now at least 749 pregnant women in the US States with known Zika infections.

There have been great strides made in recent years to help treat patients diagnosed with heart disease. As technology improves and new medications are developed it will be important to ensure they can get to the patients who need them most.

While lifestyle modifications and changes in diet can help prevent heart disease in men and women alike there are some distinct differences when it comes to treating these patients once a diagnosis is made.

As more has been learned over the years about heart disease there is also a greater awareness of the impact it can have on women. Because of this increased awareness a greater effort is underway to help catch these conditions before they become fatal.

The FDA today approved its fourth biosimilar, a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor similar to adalimumab.

Hepatocellular carcinoma, the cancer that can result from untreated HCV infection, can be caught earlier with MRIs than the current standard practice of monitoring with ultrasounds, a Korean team reports.