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Microbicide research suffered a setback earlier this year when a phase III clinical trial studying cellulose sulfate to block HIV infection was stopped prematurely because there appeared to be a higher rate of HIV infections among the study group than the control group.
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A project to assess the impact on community health centers of recent Deficit Reduction Act changes that require Medicaid applicants and recipients to document their citizenship, legal U.S. residence, and personal identity has found significant adverse effects in terms of coverage disruptions and loss of Medicaid income.
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For some patients, the hospice referral arrives so late that there is too little time for satisfying goal setting; for others, there are barriers that make it difficult for the patient and family to meet their goals in the time remaining.
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In the wake of a first-of-its-kind settlement regarding the discharge of a homeless woman by a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Southern California, indications are that the disturbing issues it aims to address are far from unique.
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The authors of this issue discuss three types of drug-resistant bacteria that can colonize or infect emergency department patients. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and, to a lesser extent, vancomycin-resistant enterococci are known to most emergency physicians.