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• New EPOCH for adult patients with Burkitt lymphoma

  patients with Burkitt lymphoma can achieve equally sound survival outcomes with dose-adjusted chemotherapy versus high-intensity regimens, but can do so while avoiding the severe toxicities, U.S. study data shows.[[{\"fid\":\"263150\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_full_text\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_full_text\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Burkitt lymphoma, touch prep, Wright stain\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Ed Uthman, MD/Creative Commons License\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_full_text\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Burkitt lymphoma, touch ......(full story)

• Subcutaneous hep A vaccination as effective as intramuscular for bleeding disorder patients

  hepatitis A vaccination is as effective and may be safer for patients with bleeding disorders, according to a study by Mayumi Nakasone, MD, and colleagues.[[{\"fid\":\"246557\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"A close-up of medical syringe with a vaccine.\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"MarianVejcik/Getty Images\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"A close-up of medical syringe with a vaccine.\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"MarianVejcik/Getty Images\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"}},\"attributes\":{\"alt\":\"A close-up ......(full story)

• EBV may worsen immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced colitis

  patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced colitis, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection may increase risks of steroid-refractory disease and ulcers that contribute to colonic perforation, according to investigators.Pending further research, routine monitoring of EBV status may be needed for patients undergoing checkpoint inhibitor therapy, ......(full story)

• Disparate study results on elective labor costs fuel debate

  concerns have circulated regarding elective induction of labor, a method that’s become increasingly popular in the United States. Two studies in Obstetrics & Gynecology, however, offer no consensus on the cost burden of this method.[[{\"fid\":\"240509\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_left\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_left\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Young woman in labor\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"dimarik/iStock/Getty Images\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_left\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Young woman in labor\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"dimarik/iStock/Getty ......(full story)

• In-hospital formula feeding more than doubles odds of early weaning

  infants who receive formula in the hospital are more than twofold more likely to wean during the first year, compared with infants who are exclusively breastfed, according to research published online in Pediatrics.[[{\"fid\":\"216646\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Baby drinking formula from a bottle.\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"patrisyu/Thinkstock\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Baby drinking formula from a ......(full story)

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CLICK for Credit articles are peer-reviewed by Lisa Joan Pfitzer, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Chair, University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee. Dr. Pfitzer has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests. Whitney McKnight has no relevant financial relationship with any commercial interests.

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