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It has been more than 5 years since New York State mandated that HIV tests be offered to patients between the ages of 13 and 64 be offered HIV tests in hospital emergency settings. Despite this offer many are refusing to be tested for a variety of reasons.

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The MD Magazine editors rounded up the 10 best stories from the past month – did you read them all?

The race to perform a historic organ transplant in a patient with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), from an HIV-positive donor, has come to an end as a team of physicians from Johns Hopkins has successfully completed the monumental surgery.

Persistent parental criticism appears to be among the reasons why attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms persist with age among some children, as opposed to decreasing with age as seen with many children with ADHD.

Researchers have found that smoking a water pipe, or hookah, even only occasionally leads to a variety of pulmonary abnormalities.

The symptoms and pathology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) worsened in mice models, which were missing the enzyme needed for serotonin synthesis, according to findings published in The American Journal of Pathology.

Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Crohn’s disease are “gonna be defeatedâ€, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

It is now more possible to predict which individuals will develop multiple sclerosis (MS), according to findings published in the Annals of Neurology.

Potential alternatives to cisplatin have emerged in recent years, including non-platinum-based metal ion complexes. Studies have also shown that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can fight certain cancers and improve the activity of other agents.

People who experienced anxiety at any point in their lives demonstrated a 48% higher risk of developing dementia, according to findings published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

Certain patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may benefit from treatment with aclidinium bromide, according to findings from the German Institute for Quality of Efficiency in Health Care.

If research continues focusing on macrophages and their role in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it could mean new opportunities to treat patients and eventually help find a cure.

In 2006, Massachusetts passed a healthcare insurance reform law that resembled the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) in many ways.

Due to an FDA labelling change on an abortion drug, physicians can now prescribe the drug up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy instead of about seven weeks. Abortion rights group hailed the new rule, saying it will make termination easier to get in restrictive states.

In previous studies it had been shown that macrophages were not targeted by HIV when looking at how the virus develops. New research of mouse models has shown evidence that that may not be the case.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a common bariatric procedure.

A retrospective analysis of transesophageal echocardiography from 388 patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation has found no significant evidence that novel oral anticoagulants reduce the incidence of left atrial thrombus or eliminate the need for transesophageal echocardiography before ablation.

Most patients with coronary artery disease receive aspirin for primary or secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, stroke, and death.

A trial designed to find a quick and definitive way to test for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in cystic fibrosis patients has instead discovered another feasible method that does not work.

Analysis of 3 apremilast trials finds that the medication increases workplace productivity and reduces workplace limitations for at least a year in patients who began trials with inadequately controlled psoriatic arthritis.

The FDA has granted Roche expanded use of the company’s RNA test for hepatitis, which will allow the assay to be used as a diagnostic tool to confirm active infection in certain populations, the Swiss pharmaceutical company announced.

Anticoagulants have been used for many years in the medical community, and now with the development of new agents patients can see better results without the risk of as many adverse events.

Heart disease is already the number one cause of death in women in the United States, and now a recent study has found that endometriosis is linked to a higher risk of coronary heart disease.

For patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation the prospects of treatment can be scary and intimidating. With a team based approach that care can help them live normal lives while safely managing their condition.

There have been promising results in a Phase II trial showing that gene transfer treatment of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction was safe and successful in over 90% of patients.

Patients afflicted with staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) skin and soft tissue infections only take about 57% of their prescribed antibiotic doses upon leaving the hospital.

A mysterious microbe is stalking the elderly in the Midwest. The CDC and local health officials are stumped.

Men afflicted with psoriasis are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction.

Although antiviral medications help control the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), treatment can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study identifies a strategy to reduce that risk.