Gonorrhea, Now Resistant to Most Drugs, on the Rise in Maine

Gonorrhea, now resistant to most drugs, on the rise in Maine

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In August, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines for how doctors should treat gonorrhea, scrambling to keep pace with the increasingly drug-resistant disease. The guidelines were an update to recommendations …
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New drugs aimed at helping kids with cancer

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An incentive that gives companies six additional months to market their treatment free from generic competition may help coax them into studying their drugs in cancers for younger patients. The population of … Prior meetings haven't borne fruit as …
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Federal regulators blast UC Davis Medical Center over experimental surgeries

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Innovative care is defined as a treatment or medication given to a patient that "departs in a significant way from standard or accepted medical practice," according to the university's correction plan. Much of the current controversy … As a result …
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