DC celebrates progress, prepares for future in city's fight on HIV/AIDS
DC celebrates progress, prepares for future in city's fight on HIV/AIDS
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The annual AIDS Walk Washington is a big fundraiser for Whitman Walker Health, a nonprofit that has been providing treatment and support for decades to those affected by HIV/AIDS in the D.C. area. "We were the first and only, for a while, health care …
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Infection Risk Not Increased by Use of Antirheumatic Drugs Prior to Surgery in …
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“Our ability to make evidence-based recommendations on whether immunosuppressive drugs for treatment of RA should be stopped before an elective surgery is limited based on current literature on this topic,” explains Dr. Ng. “We often receive consults …
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FDA wants limits on most prescribed painkiller
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In a major policy shift, the agency said in an online notice Thursday that hydrocodone-containing drugs should be subject to the same restrictions as other narcotic drugs like oxycodone and morphine. The move comes more than a decade after the Drug …
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